Welcome!

The University of Texas at Dallas GeoClub is a registered student organization devoted to promote geoscience awareness and knowledge within the University and the general community.

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The GeoClub meets twice monthly in room FO 2.604 during each full-term semester. Free pizza is served and a topic relating to the geosciences is discussed. Speakers at the meetings usually include geoscience students who are actively involved in research, professors, visiting scientists and professional geologists/geophysicists.

All members are encouraged to participate in GeoClub and UTD activities. GeoClub also encourages geo-students to become student members of geology related organizations, such as the Geological Society of America (GSA), American Geophysical Union (AGU), Association of Women Geoscientists (AWG), Dallas Geological Society (DGS) and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG).

Two Scholarships!

posted 4/16/2008 12:25:00 PM by Eric Ingram | 0 comments

Here are two scholarships you can apply for if you want some money!

Texas Energy Council
Desk and Derrick Club

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An Update in Pictures

posted 4/07/2008 02:47:00 AM by Eric Ingram | 0 comments

Brian helps scouts get a geology merit badge:

GSA:

Josh finds an XBOX HUGE ammonite and hauls it 242 miles:

Dr. James Reilly, astronaut, came by for a visit:

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March 2008

posted 3/06/2008 01:13:00 PM by Graminis | 0 comments

GeoClub Update:

  1. Galen Treadgold, the geophysicist from Weinman GeoScience has offered to open up his rock shop for UTD GeoClubbers this Saturday the 8th: Those that are still interested on going to Galen's rock and mineral shop, we are meeting this Saturday the 8th at 9:15 am in the west parking lot of UTD. We are leaving at 9:30 am, because he wants all of us there by 10 am. It is by Addison airport so that will be plenty of enough time to get there. If for some reason you want to go and can't meet at school here is the address: Address is: 3228 Skylane in Carrollton. Skylane is off Midway rd, North of Keller Springs and South of Trinity Mills.Take Keller Springs West from Preston towards the tollway, thru the Addison toll tunnel to Midway. Take a right on Midway. When you turn on Skylane (which will be a left turn) the warehouse is 200 yards west of Midway on the south side of the street (So the warehouse will be on the left)
  2. We will have a series of GeoClub meetings at lunch time when we return from spring break. There will be one on the 18th, 21st, and 25th of March. The candidates for department head will be speaking at these meetings. Students will be encouraged to ask these candidates questions during these times. There will also be corresponding department seminars given by each of the candidates while they are here at UTD. I will provide more information on these events as the meetings come closer.
  3. On March 22nd GeoClub will have two events happening simultaneously. The first is our Day Trip to go fossil hunting. If you want to come along on this trip please get in touch with me or Michele Kashouh. Secondly, the service organization, Alpha Phi Omega has asked GeoClub to teach the geology merit badge to members of The Boy Scouts of America on the 22nd. We are looking for volunteers for this event as well. Contact me or Brian Burnham for more information on this.
As always please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding these or any other GeoClub related activities.

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Geoclub Meeting - Friday, Feb. 20

posted 2/20/2008 12:02:00 PM by Eric Ingram | 0 comments

Geoclub meeting this Friday, February 20, 2008 at 12:00pm in FO 2.604. Dr. Noel Potter, Professor Emeritus of Dickinson College, will be speaking on glaciers and rock glaciers.

Free pizza! And drinks will be sold as a fund raiser for the GeoClub.

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GeoClub Meeting Jan 30

posted 1/28/2008 01:29:00 PM by Graminis | 0 comments

Dr. Stern, the Graduate adviser for the UTD Geosciences Department will be speaking on what to do to get into the graduate school and when to do it.

FO 2.604

12:00 noon- 1:00 pm
As always free pizza!

Drinks will also be for sale as a fund raiser for the GeoClub

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Corona Volcano Commercial

posted 1/24/2008 07:00:00 PM by Eric Ingram | 0 comments

Dr. Stern passes on this Corona commercial that has some good geology action going on. Check it out!

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GeoClub Meeting Jan. 17th

posted 1/14/2008 11:52:00 AM by Graminis | 0 comments

GeoClub Meeting January 17th at 11:30 am

This will be our first meeting of the semester. We will go over our agenda for the semester in the first half of the meeting, and then in the second half Susan Eriksson, Ph.D. of UNAVCO Inc. will be speaking on her research.

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Spring 2008......Heads up! We're gonna try to do a lot...

posted 1/06/2008 11:29:00 AM by Graminis | 0 comments

Welcome back, and if you are new to UTD GeoClub welcome to you as well.

Keep an eye open for new things going on with GeoClub this Spring semester. I intend on having the first meeting the second week of school. Flyers will be posted around the geology department, utdgeoclub.com will have an announcement, members of this group will receive a facebook message, and an email will be sent out to all the geo-folks in the department. If you have not received emails regarding GeoClub events in the past and would like to receive them, then please ask Gloria in the Geosciences office to add you to the email list.

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Geo Club T-Shirt Orders!

posted 12/07/2007 06:38:00 PM by Brian "Caveman" Burnham | 2 comments

To all who ordered a Geo Club t-shirt, the box of t-shirts is still quite full. If you have yet to pick up your t-shirt, please stop by the Geosciences office and pick them up. Talk with either Christine, Jean, or Gloria, and they will help you in retrieving your t-shirt.

They are only $13, you just can't beat the price for such a gneiss shirt!

Seminar and GeoClub Meeting Friday - Nov. 16

posted 11/15/2007 02:50:00 PM by Eric Ingram | 0 comments

Geosciences Seminar
There is a seminar Friday, November 16, 2007 at 4:00pm in FN 2.102. Dr. Jennifer Hare, a Senior Geophysicist at Zonge Engineering & Research Organization (and she also got her Ph.D. from UTD), will be talking about 4D Microgravity Surveillance of the Gas Cap Water Injection in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

We will have refreshments at 3:45pm in the lobby near the Geosciences office.

Surprise GeoClub Meeting
There is also a GeoClub meeting the same day at 12:00pm in FO 2.604. Dr. Jennifer Hare will our guest speaker. Free pizza!

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