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  Tectonophysics: "Using contrasts in horizontal P-wave reflectivity to map the base of the continental lithosphere: Results for the central and eastern U.S."   Authors:  Laura E. Hanawalt1, Michael P. Cuilik1, Robert B. Hawman1* 1 Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Correspondence: Robert B. Hawman (hawman@uga.edu)   Highlights We investigate structure of the lithosphere beneath the central…
Tectonophysics
UGA Geology majors visited the KaMin kaolin mining operations in Gordon, GA. With the help of KaMin geologist, Eric Parrish, the class was provided a core specially retrieved for them, which penetrated a Miocene-Eocene- Cretaceous sequence.  Students sampled different sedimentary facies and looked at different alteration zones.  This particular kaolin is a key component in making automobile catalytic converters. This literally…
Kamin Core
Science of The Total Environment: "Generation and geochemical characteristics of acid rock drainage (ARD) in Barton Peninsula, King George Island (KGI), maritime, Antarctica"   Authors:  Nurgul Balci1,2 and Yagmur Gunes1 1 Department of Geological Engineering, Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 2 Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA…
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Water: "Groundwater Level Prediction Using Machine Learning and Geostatistical Interpolation Models"   Authors:  Fabian J. Zowam1 and Dr. Adam M. Milewski1 1-Water Resources & Remote Sensing Laboratory (WRRS), Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA   Correspondence: Dr. Adam Milewski   NOTE: Exciting new developments in groundwater management! Doctoral candidate, Fabian Zowam, and…
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Title: Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Evaluation of Local and Regional Surface and Groundwater Hydrology using Alternative Conceptual Models Collaborative effort between College of Engineering and the Department of Geology (Franklin College of Arts & Sciences) PI: C. Brock Woodson, College of Engineering Co-PI: Adam M. Milewski, Department of Geology (Franklin College of Arts & Sciences) Duration: October 2024 – September 2027 Support…
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    Geobiology: "Morphological and Microbial Diversity of Hydromagnesite Microbialites in Lake Salda: A Mars Analog Alkaline Lake"     Authors:  Yagmur Gunes1, Fatih Sekerci1, Burak Avcı2, Thijs J. G. Ettema2 , Nurgul Balci1,3 1 Department of Geological Engineering, Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry Laboratory, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 2 Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University and…
Geobiology
  AGU: "Earth Sciences are the Model Sciences of the Anthropocene"   Dr. Paul Schroeder has co-authored an article in the American Geophysical Union’s Perspectives of Earth and Space Sciences that points the emerging importance of Earth Sciences in society today. We are pleased to see that UGA Geology’s Georgia First  is at the core of this message addressing issues of water, sustainable energy, critical minerals,…
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International Society for Microbial Ecology  ISME:  "Microbial community composition predicts bacterial production across ocean ecosystems"   Authors:  Elizabeth Connors1,2,*, Avishek Dutta3,4, Rebecca Trinh5, Natalia Erazo1, Srishti Dasarathy1, Hugh Ducklow5, J.L. Weissman6,7, Yi-Chun Yeh6 , Oscar Schofield8 , Deborah Steinberg9, Jed Fuhrman6 , Jeff S. Bowman1,2  Abstract: Microbial ecological functions are an emergent…
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The Department of Geology, in collaboration with the Lamar Dodd School of Art, has the honor to exhibit the work of UGA Alumna Ansley West Rivers titled Holding Time. The artwork maybe viewed at the third floor Geological Gallery in GG. The Artwork: Holding Time brings together three distinct bodies of photographic work by the artist to show the disquieting intersection of landscape and humanity.   About the Artist: Ansley West Rivers…
Geo Gallery
Book: "Water Matters: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals" edited by Dr. Abhijit Mukherjee Chapter 6: "Role of Water in Sanitation (SDG 6.2)" authored by Dr. Srimanti Duttagupta   Water Matters is authored by about 100 authors across the world. It provides interdisciplinary content that bridges knowledge on water sustainability, technology, and security, with global and regional reviews as well as detailed case studies. The role of…
Water Matters