Since March, I had been busy working from home writing up the results of my first project. But after getting married on September 5th, my husband and I drove to northeastern Minnesota with our two dogs to spend 2.5 weeks up in Orr, Minnesota, so I could do field work to collect the rocks for … More Field work in Minnesota
Every 2 years the Earth Department at U-Michigan leads an international geology field trip, and this year I went on the trip to Israel and Jordan led by my adviser, Adam Simon. The undergrad/grad student trip was focused on the amazing geology and cultural history of the Dead Sea Rift Valley and was 12 days … More Israel/Jordan field trip
I spent 2 weeks in Switzerland to analyze samples from the experiments I conducted last summer. It was my first time in the country and I was pretty impressed! Switzerland is full of international people and flavors and the Alps are visible from practically anywhere. It’s a very small country with just under 8 million … More Switzerland research trip