Tag: Geology
Occidental’s Foucault Pendulum: A unifying symbol of hard sciences
According to physics department chair Professor Daniel Snowden-Ifft, the idea to install a Foucault Pendulum in the Hameetman Science Center was the vision of late Professor George...
From gym to JSTOR, student-athlete-researchers make the most of their college...
This October, the Council on Undergraduate Research awarded Occidental the 2019 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) in recognition of the college's vast number of...
Occidental geologists travel to far-off places in pursuit of scientific research
The Occidental geology department is busy traveling to far-off places, conducting research and furthering their understanding of the geologic world. Margaret Rusmore, chair of...
Geology club hosts panel as ‘the big one’ looms
In response to the growing certainty in the scientific community regarding the likelihood of a 6.7+ magnitude earthquake in Southern California, Occidental Geology Club...
“Dad’s night out” leads to Martian concrete
Geology department chair and professor Chris Oze and his research partner Allan Scott, a professor at the University of Canterbury, have discovered a new way...