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College of Science and EngineeringN.H. Winchell School of Earth SciencesDepartment of Earth SciencesAlumni NewsletterSpring 2013Bacterial Polyphosphate Metabolism and theOrigin of Phosphatic Mineral Depositsby Jake BaileyA farmer adds phosphorus to land in southern Minnesota,her crops grow, and people eat. Phosphorus is a criticalelement to life. It is used for many biological functions,including the transfer of energy within cells and the stabilizationof DNA. But where does that phosphorus come fromand where does it end up over geological timescales? Muchof the phosphorus used in modern agriculture comes fromthe processing of several million tons of rock mined annuallyfrom deposits known as phosphorites. Phosphoritesare sedimentary rocks that contain ca. 6-13% phosphate,primarily in the form of apatite-group minerals (Figure 1A).Phosphorus mining primarily occurs in the United States,China, and Morocco, with deposits of mineable significancealso occurring in a few other countries. Depletion of mineablephosphorites, which are considered a non-renewableresource, is a growing concern and new sources of phosphorusare being sought. One potential source of phosphaticmaterial that is receiving interest from a mining standpointare the sediments in which phosphorites are activelyforming today. But what is happening in these sedimentsthat results in the formation of a phosphorite?Phosphorus primarily enters the hydrosphere throughthe weathering of phosphorus-bearing igneous and sedimentaryrocks. As a limiting nutrient for phototrophic life,phosphorus is rapidly taken up by organisms, and upondeath, phosphorus released from biomass is rapidly cycledthrough the hydrosphere and back into the biosphere.However some phosphorus does make it into sediments,either as particulate organic matter and fish bones, oradsorbed to iron oxides. Phosphorus-bearing minerals arealso known to form in certain marine sediments and it isFigure 1: A) Phosphorites overlain by diatomites from the MioceneMonterey Formation at Shell Beach, California. (B) Collecting deepmarine sediments that contain vacuolated sulfide-oxidizing bacteriain 5000 meter water depths off of Barbados using the ROV Jason.these rare precipitatedphosphate minerals thatare primarily relevant tophosphorite formation.Decades of research suggestthat phosphoritesprimarily result from thereworking and sedimentaryconcentration ofphosphatic precipitatesand grains. However,what is not well understoodis why the sourcephosphatic mineralsprecipitate in certainsedimentary settings.The formation ofphosphorites in modernsediments primarilyoccurs in marine shelfcontinued on pg. 3IN THIS ISSUEBacterial Polyphosphate............... 1Greetings from the Chair............ 2In Memoriam-Former Faculty..... 4Honors and Awards..................... 6Department 2012-13.................... 8Hawaii, May 2012 ..................... 10Mineral Collection Database..... 12New State Bedrock Map............ 13Gifts........................................... 14Fellowships/Scholarships.......... 16Philanthropic Investments......... 18In Memoriam-Alumni............... 18Degrees Granted........................ 19Student Profile...........................20GeoClub - Then and Now.........22Alumni Notes............................. 24Missing Alumni.........................28

Greetings from the ChairHello from Pillsbury Hall – a very busy place this winter.In addition to all the usual activities related to teachingand research, Pillsbury is experiencing a bit of renovationthis winter. Some of the renovation involves fixing criticalissues of utilities and infrastructure, and some is related tothe temporary relocation to Pillsbury of LacCore researchersdisplaced from their home deep in the Civil Engineeringbuilding while that building is renovated. In fact, there hasbeen a lot of moving around this year: the Polar GeospatialCenter, a highly successful research group within ourschool, needed to grow more than Pillsbury Hall couldaccommodate and recently moved into new quarters on theSt. Paul campus. One thing that is not new in any of this isthat our department continues to be dispersed among quitea few buildings on the Twin Cities campus.Will that ever change? Perhaps... Although this willsound very familiar to many of you, given the number oftimes in the past when there have been plans or rumorsof plans for a new home for our department, we are in themidst of the “pre-design” phase of planning for a possiblenew home in a renovated Tate Laboratory of Physics. Ifyou have been on campus lately, you may have seen a newPhysics and Nanotechnology Building under construction.That new building will house approximately half of thephysics department (primarily the experimentalists), andthe rest (including the astrophysicists) will remain in TateHall, where we may join them after the building has beensubstantially renovated. There are many uncertainties remainingbefore we will know whether such a move is likely.I also have a bit of news to report about the faculty,“old” and new: Two faculty colleagues have announcedtheir plans to retire: Jim Stout (2013) and Calvin Alexander(2014). Stay tuned for announcements about festivities (seepage 11) to celebrate the careers and contributions of thesecolleagues. In the meantime, we are currently conductinga search for two new faculty members: one each in Earthsurfaceprocesses and Hydrogeologic processes. The surfaceprocesses search has resulted in the hiring of AndrewWickert from the University of Colorado. Andy (in his ownwords) investigates the “co-evolution of ice sheets, climate,rivers, sea level, and depositional systems over the lastglacial cycle; geodynamics; watershed-scale hydrology andwild fires; landscape evolution in drylands; and the designand installation of open-source instrumentation to monitorprocesses in the field.” As I write, the search in Hydrogeologicprocesses is still ongoing.I sometimes joke that my job as department headmostly consists of signing forms, but one of the things thatI sincerely enjoy signing are the thank-you letters to alumniand friends who have made a donation to one of thedepartment’s funds for student fellowships, scholarships,or field experiences, or to the general fund for support ofresearch and teaching. It is fascinating to see the namesand addresses of those who support the department in thisway. I have greatly enjoyed becoming more familiar withthe department’s people and history and gaining a new appreciationfor how fortunate we are to have such a strongnetwork of alumni and friends. These donations providecritical support for our field courses and other field experiencesfor students and supplement research grants tosupport as many students as possible. In this newsletter,you will read about two new funds: the Allan and EleanorMartini Fellowship and the Robert and Carol Gunn Professorship(see page 17).We also have a great need for technician and researchscientistsupport for laboratories. It can be very difficultto provide sufficient, stable funding from grants for thepersonnel needed to run these state-of-the-art facilities,continued on page 5Field work in the Central Anatolian Fault Zone and eastern Taurus Mountains, Turkey. Donna Whitney and colleagues are currently working on a 5-year NSFfundedContinental Dynamics project to investigate mantle-to-surface dynamics of continents with significant strike-slip faulting, uplift, and volcanism. (projectwebpage: http://www.esci.umn.edu/orgs/whitney/CD-CAT-index.html)Page 2Department of Earth Sciences

Bacterial Polyphosphate Metabolism-continued from page 1settings associated with upwelling systems where nutrient-richwaters fuel the blooming of photosynthetic algae. The increasedbiologicaloxygen demand that accompanies the decay of thisalgal biomass often results in low-oxygen conditions in shelf sedimentsand bottom waters. One might infer that phosphogenesis ispromoted by the increased export of phosphorus from the watercolumn into sediments that accompanies these algal blooms, andthis may in fact be an important aspect of phosphogenesis. Butthe concentration of phosphate in certain sedimentary pore waterhorizons where apatite is actively precipitating, cannot be easilyexplained by the simple the breakdown of organic detritus. Gatheringevidence suggests that microbial processes may be importantfor the concentration of phosphate that leads to sedimentaryapatite precipitation.In shelf settingsoff of Namibia, and inother phosphogenicsediments, pore waterphosphate concentrationsand precipitationof apatite mineralsis closely associatedwith accumulations ofbacteria that acquiretheir metabolic energyprimarily through thechemical oxidation ofhydrogen sulfide, whichthey use to fix CO2 intobiomass in a mannersimilar to plants. Someof these bacteria aregiants of the microbialworld, with individual cells reaching nearly a millimeter in diameter.These giant cells are adapted to dynamic changes in bottomwater geochemistry that can oscillate between anoxic, sulfidicconditions and oxygenated conditions over periods of months.Part of that adaptation involves the storage of various metabolitesin granules and vacuoles within the cell. One of these types ofinclusions is known to store polyphosphate. Polyphosphates arelinear chains of phosphate linked by phosphoanhydride bonds(Figure 2). These polyphosphate molecules have diverse functionsin organisms from all three domains of life, including serving asan energy reserve.The role, or roles, of polyphosphate in marine microbialecosystems remains poorly understood. However, polyphosphatesappear to play an important role in the precipitation ofsedimentary apatite. When sulfide-oxidizing bacteria are exposedto sulfidic and/or anoxic conditions, they hydrolyze their polyphosphatestores, likely deriving energy for metabolism under theanoxic or sulfidic conditions. Laboratory experiments show thatthe hydrolysis of polyphosphate by these bacteria is sufficient toexplain pore water phosphate enrichments observed in sedimentswhere apatite minerals are precipitating in close proximity to matsof sulfide-oxidizing bacteria. Additionally, radioisotope-labelingstudies show a link between the polyphosphate in the cells andapatite precipitation in the surrounding sediments.So, large sulfide-oxidizing bacteria appear to be importantfor the formation of apatite in modern sediments. But interestingly,our research group has recently observed a similar releaseof phosphate in response to sulfide exposure from methane seepsediments collected with the remotely-operated vehicle (ROV)Jason from 5000 meter water depths off of Barbados (Figure 1B).These sediments were found to contain vacuolate sulfide-oxidizingbacteria, but these sediments are not known to host the precipitationof apatite. So perhaps there is more to the story of apatiteprecipitation and phosphorite formation than just the concentrationand pulsed release of phosphate from polyphosphate-accumulatinggiant microbes? To further complicate the story, we alsoobserved a substantial phosphate release from sulfidic sedimentsin the Santa BarbaraBasin off of SouthernCalifornia. Sedimentsfrom the Santa BarbaraBasin often containlarge sulfide-oxidizingbacteria, but the specificsediments we sampleddid not host thesebacteria. So where didthe observed phosphaterelease come from?Smaller, less obviousbacteria are also knownto store polyphosphate,and perhaps theseorganisms are responsiblefor the observedphosphate release. Ourgroup is investigatingthis hypothesis, in part by looking at the expression of genes thatregulate polyphosphate metabolism under various geochemicalconditions via a process known as metatranscriptomics. We hopeto learn more about this process in the near future.Figure 2: Polyphosphates are linear polymers of phosphate (A) that can be found ininclusions (bright spots) in diverse eukaryotes such as in this DAPI-stained diatom (B)(nucleus is diffuse blue spot), and bacteria, such as in this culture of Halomonas spp. (C)Scale bars = 5 mm. Source: (A) Rao et al., 2009; (B-C) Jones and Bailey unpublished.We are also interested in the formation of phosphoritesover geological time scales. We have identified fossilized cells inancient phosphorites that may represent the mineralized remainsof sulfide-oxidizing bacteria. The taxonomic identification of someof these structures remains equivocal because reliance on morphologicfeatures can be misleading. However, in other fossilizedbacteria preserved in phosphorites, we have identified geochemicalsignatures that we suggest are diagnostic of sulfide-oxidizingbacteria. The oldest of these microfossils occur in 600 million yearold phosphorites. This period of geologic time, the Neoproterozoic,is known for an unprecedented explosion in the occurrence ofmineable phosphorites on nearly every continent. Neoproterozoicrocks also show evidence for the widespread oxygenation of theoceans, as opposed to the atmosphere, which is thought to havebecome oxygenated in Paleoproterozoic times. Because sulfideoxidizingbacteria require access to oxygen, or oxygen-dependentchemical species such as nitrate, the correlation between phosphoriteproliferation and the spread of oxygen in the Neoproterozoic,may be explained by the expansion of conditions that harborpolyphosphate-accumulating bacteria. However, the observationsthat we have recently made in modern sediments suggest that theAlumni NewsletterPage 3

story may be much more complex than we first imagined,and clearly much remains to be investigated.These studies have the potential to help us betterunderstand the origins of those ancient phosphorites thatwe use to support modern agriculture. But also, if we candiscover the mechanisms by which these bacteria sequesterphosphorus in mineral form, we may well be able tobetter manage dwindling phosphorus resources in thefuture. New discoveries, new biological and geochemicaltechniques, and new challenges to the sustainability ofour civilization, make this an exciting time to investigatethe formation of phosphorites and the microbes associatedwith them.Jake Bailey collecting and processing sediment cores from the Santa Barbara Basinon board the ROV New Horizon.In MemoriamPaul K. Sims, Sept. 8, 1918-Oct. 29,2011, received his Bachelors and Mastersdegrees from the University of Illinoisin 1940 and 1942, respectively. In1950 he completed work for a PhD atPrinceton University. After he receivedhis Masters degree, Paul began fieldstudies of ore deposits in Washingtonand Arizona with the U.S. GeologicalSurvey. After two years in the Navy,Paul rejoined the USGS working ona number of projects including aneight-year study of the geology and oredeposits of the Colorado Front Range. In 1961, Paul was namedDirector of the Minnesota Geological Survey and concurrentlybegan teaching in the Department of Geology at the University ofMinnesota. Under Paul’s leadership the MGS was able to hire thefirst full-time staff, creating an active, productive organization.Paul continued working in Minnesota for 12 years before returningto the USGS in 1973. He became a member of the branch ofCentral Mineral Resources and served as project chief for a studyof the Precambrian greenstone belts of Minnesota and their regionaltectonic framework. In 1980, this highly successful projectwas expanded to a study, lead by Paul, of Precambrian Tectonicsof the Lake Superior region. Paul retired from the USGS in 1995,although he remained active in research and continued publishingscientific papers through 2005. Throughout his career Paulreceived numerous honors and awards, including the S.S. GoldichMedal of the Institute on Lake Superior Geology (1985), the RalphW. Marsden Medal of the Society of Economic Geologists (1989),the Department of Interior’s Meritorious Service Award (1984)and Distinguished Service Award (1991).Professor Emeritus Glenn B.Morey passed away Aug. 2,2012. GB or Morey, as he wascalled by family and friends,was born in Duluth, MN Oct.17, 1935. He received his BAin Geology in 1957 from theUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth, his MS in 1960 andPhD in 1965 from the Departmentof Geology and Geophysicsworking with Fred Swain.Morey joined the MGS in 1965,becoming its Associate Directorin 1976. He was named thesurvey’s Chief Geologist in1985 and became a full professorin the Department in 1987. During his distinguished 36-yearcareer with the Minnesota Geological Survey, he played a pivotalrole in enabling the MGS to fulfill its mission. In 1972, Morey andP.K. Sims edited Geology of Minnesota: A Centennial Volume. Moreyretired in 2001 and remained active working on a biography ofNewton Horace Winchell, first director of the Minnesota GeologicalSurvey, and a history of the Survey. In 1986, Morey receivedthe S.S. Goldich Medal of the Institute of Lake Superior Geologyin recognition of his numerous contributions in geology which includedfield studies, integration of the geology of Minnesota intothe new paradigm of plate tectonics, presentations at regional,national, and international meetings, and in the publications ofthe Minnesota Geological Survey and national and internationalprofessional journals. He was a Fellow of the Geological Society ofAmerica and recognized authority on the geology of PrecambrianIron Formations.Page 4Department of Earth Sciences

Varanasi Rama Murthy (1933-2012)Rama Murthy passed away inCalifornia on October 12, 2012after a prolonged illness. Hewas 79. On December 20, 2012,students, faculty and researchersfrom our department,others from across the university,and friends and family ofRama gathered at the CampusClub in Coffman Union toremember him. There was bothsadness and joy, gravity andlevity, throughout the evening,just as Rama would combineserious science and humorousstories when he would be chatting with students and colleaguesin the department or at a conference. People talk of ‘footprints’and Rama has left behind many large footprints on diverse‘stages’ where scholarship and pedagogy have played major roles,be it in the U.S., Europe or India.Our departmental website describes Rama’s contributions inthe world of scientific research and academic scholarship. Hereperhaps it is more appropriate to draw attention to his roles inleading the department and the School of Earth Sciences, as wellas serving the College as Associate Dean and the University asAssociate Vice President.Rama came from the not-too-wealthy village of Anantapur inAndhra Pradesh in India, studied first at Andhra University inWaltair, and then at the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad wherehe was the gold medalist (top of class). He met in Dhanbad avisitor, the late Professor Alan Bateman of Yale, and later, armedwith a Tata family scholarship, joined Professor Bateman in Yaleand got his Ph.D. there. Rama never forgot the struggle he had towage on the way to academic success, and perhaps that is whyhe took a personal interest in encouraging students to dream ofclimbing the apparently difficult ‘peaks’ of scholarship.In a way, he did the same kind of urging and cheerleadingfor the department, persuading exceptional young faculty to jointhe department and then making every effort to support them inachieving their dreams. Rama never missed a chance to let geologyalums and faculty of other departments, as well as membersof the administration, know of the latest successes of our facultyand students, be it in publishing or reading high impact papers,receiving large research grants, or garnering honors from academicsocieties. As Associate Dean and Associate Vice-president, hehelped faculty of our own and many other departments in theirsearch for ‘matching funds’ for their grant applications. He wasalso known to be the person to go to when departments wantedto make spousal hires of faculty via the mechanism of temporaryfunding from the college and university. In particular, Rama wasextremely supportive of women graduate students and womenfaculty, and he and his wife Janice Noruk have left a permanent‘footprint’ by establishing graduate fellowships in the department,one for the most qualified student, male or female, and theother only for exceptional women graduate students.It was fun to be with Rama at a conference, at a party or athis home because at one moment he would be talking of basalticvolcanism on the Moon or his conviction that there is sulfur in theEarth’s core, and the next he would be gravely telling us that themost critical step in cooking a pot of perfectly cooked rice is not inthe boiling of water but the crucial ‘steaming’ of the nearly cookedrice when the heat has been turned off. And of course, he was anaccomplished raconteur from whom we learnt about his hostingat home the world famous musician Ravi Shankar, or the partialcredit he took for nominating Gabriel Garcia Marquez for theNobel Prize in literature which, of course, Marquez won.I could not be at the GSA meeting in Minneapolis in October,2011, but I heard how in spite of his poor health, Rama was againthe soul of ‘the party’ and the person to whom all the ex-studentspresent came to express their gratitude and respect as well as theirlove. And those were probably Rama’s most desired things in life.Subir BanerjeeGreetings from the Chair-continued from page 2and yet these people and labs are essential to our research,teaching, and service mission. We have yet to find a goodsolution to this problem, given the high level of need acrossmuch of the department. Your donations to the department’sgeneral fund provide some help with this importantneed.As spring slowly approaches, there will be a numberof interesting events in our department, including a careerpanel for students (featuring alumni and others from variousindustries and government agencies that employ geoscientists);and the usual spring field trip, this year to thedesert Southwest (including Death Valley). By reading thisnewsletter, you will get a glimpse of some of the goings-onin the department. If you want to keep up with all the geonewsfrom Pillsbury Hall, you can read weekly updatesin the news column of our department webpage (http://www.esci.umn.edu/) and/or check out our Facebook page(http://www.facebook.com/groups/81943157076).I hope that you will enjoy reading this newsletter. Asalways, I welcome comments, questions, suggestions, andnews from alumni and friends of the department.Donna L. WhitneyHead, N.H. Winchell School of Earth SciencesDistinguished McKnight University ProfessorAlumni NewsletterPage 5

Honors and AwardsJake Bailey received an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award,which supports junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars throughoutstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education andresearch within the context of the mission of their organizations.Larry Edwards was elected as a National Academy of Sciences Fellow in 2011. Thedepartment is honored to have three NAS Fellows among the faculty, Larry, DavidKohlstedt (2009) and Herb Wright (1977).The National Academy of Sciences selected Larry Edwards to receive theprestigious Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship honoring his scientific contributionsto the study of the physics of the Earth. Larry is only the 14th recipient of theDay Prize since its inception in 1972 and the first from the University of Minnesota.He is best known for his development of extremely precise methods for measuringthe ages of rocks, using these methods to date rocks found in caves in China todocument climate change patterns in history.The American Associate for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) selected LarryEdwards and David Kohlstedt as 2012 AAAS Fellows.Our two junior faculty members, Josh Feinberg and Jake Bailey, were awardedMcKnight Land-Grant Professorships for 2012-14 and 2013-15, respectively. Thisprogram is designed to strengthen University of Minnesota faculty members forthe future and to advance the careers of the University’s most promising juniorfaculty members.Marc Hirschmann, Tom Johnson (UofM-Duluth), and Bill Seyfried were electedas Fellows of AGU in 2011.Chris Paola was honored by theGeological Society of London withtheir 2011 Lyell Medal, named forperhaps the 19 th Century’s most influentialEarth scientist, Sir CharlesLyell. Chris’ research was citedfor stretching from the dynamicsof bedforms and braided rivers toquantitative understanding of largescalestratigraphic sequences acrossentire sedimentary basins; distillingessential simplicity from the rich and complex brew of nature’s complexity. Hiswork has not only been of academic importance – it has also impinged cruciallyupon petroleum geology, river hydrology and engineering.Tony Runkel (BS’83), MGS Chief Geologist and Adjunct Professor, has appearedon TPT’s Almanac at the Capital and other news reports explaining the value ofMinnesota’s sand for the hot topic process of ‘fracking’.Martin Saar was named a 2011 Institute on the Environment Fellow. The University’sIonE pursues research-based solutions to global grand challenges in five keyareas: energy, food and land use, freshwater, population and development, andwhole systems. Also in 2011 Martin received the College of Science and EngineeringCareer Development Award in recognition of exceptional contributions toteaching by a candidate for tenure. Martin was successfully promoted to AssociateProfessor with tenure.Donna Whitney and Marc Hirschmann were selected as Distinguished McKnightUniversity Professors, in 2010 and 2011 respectively. These professorshipsare elected based on the level of distinction their scholarly work brings to theOn November 1, 2012, University ofMinnesota School of Earth Science founderNewton Horace Winchell was inductedinto the Minnesota Science and TechnologyHall of Fame by the Minnesota HighTech Association (MHTA) and the ScienceMuseum of Minnesota.The Hall of Fame web site (www.msthalloffame.org) now indicates “NewtonHorace Winchell was one of the mostrenowned natural scientists in Minnesotain the late nineteenth century. As the firstdirector of the Geological and Natural HistorySurvey of Minnesota, now known asthe Minnesota Geological Survey, Winchellwas responsible for many pioneering studiesof Minnesota geology. He also studiedand estimated the rate of recession of theFalls of St. Anthony. Winchell was morebroadly known among archaeologistsfor his insistence on the presence of earlyhumans in the Ice Age.”The induction occurred at the galaTekne Awards ceremony at the MinneapolisConvention Center. The MinnesotaScience and Technology Hall of Fame isnow featured in an exhibit at the ScienceMuseum of Minnesota. The Tekne Awardshonor companies, innovations and individualswith technological breakthroughsthat positively impact the lives and futuresof people living in Minnesota and all overthe world.Margaret Anderson Kelliher, presidentof MHTA, said “The 2012 recipients epitomizetechnology and innovation leadership.”The gala evening was hosted byDon Shelby, and Winchell was representedby Harvey Thorleifson – Professor in theDepartment and Winchell’s successor asMinnesota Geological Survey Director.Page 6Department of Earth Sciences

university; the merit of their achievements and the potential forgreater attainment in the field; the dimension of their nationalor international reputation; the extent to which their intellectualwork and reputation are identified with Minnesota; the quality oftheir teaching and advising; and their contributions to the broadercommunity.Robert Johnson (Adjunct Professor) andJaney Westin published in 2012 The LastKings of Norse-America – Runestone Keys toa Lost Empire.Olga Zoltai received the 2012 Immigrantof Distinction Award from the Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter of the American ImmigrationLawyers Association. The awardhonors immigrants who have made substantialcontributions to their communitiesor professions through exceptional leadership,high achievement, or moral courage. Olga exemplifies howtreating immigrants with dignity strengthens our moral fabric andbrings our country great financial benefits.NSF Graduate Fellowships:Brandi Cron, Advisor: Brandy TonerKatherine Fornash, Advisors: Christian Teyssier andDonna WhitneyLaura Vietti, Advisors: David Fox, Ray Rogers, andJake BaileyGraduate School Fellowships:2010-11 Chris CrosbyRoxanne Renedo2011-12 Katherine FornashChristie Villanueva2012-13 Giselle CondeGraduate School Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships:2010-11 Amanda DillmanAndrew LuhmannJimmy RandolphBrooke White2011-12 Dylan BlumnetrittBen Stanley2012-13 Anna LindquistAntoinette Abeyta, PhD student working with Chris Paola, receivedan Outstanding Student Paper Award at the Fall 2012 AGUmeeting.Chris Spencer, PhD candidate working with Dave Yuen, receivedan NSF Summer Fellowship to work in Beijing on cyber-infrastructure.Three Outstanding Service Awards were made to departmentalsupport staff in 2012. Mark Griffith, departmental machinist andPillsbury Hall manager, beyond his normal duties, worked hard toensure renovations needed to accommodate the new XRCT weredone in a timely and efficient manner. There were many unforeseenproblems associated with the installation. Mark’s concernwent even as far as having foam protective layers placed in therock cabinets to keep the samples safe during their move in andout of the hallway in preparation for the big move-in day. SharonKressler, our student services specialist, always goes well aboveand beyond her job duties assisting students and faculty alike,especially challenging now in light of the changes in proceduresand official requirements brought on by the closing of the GraduateSchool. Kathy Ohler, our departmental administrator, makessure everything functions smoothly in the department in assistingthe head and the faculty. Her hard-earned knowledge of how theUniversity works helps ensure things get done properly and efficiently.One of her many skills is putting the newsletter togetherin a highly professional manner. Kathy and Sharon together makea formidable pair. They were absolutely key in making the GSADinner in October 2011 such a success. The slide show Sharonput together for the event can still be viewed on our departmentwebsite.Birthday celebrations:Dave Yuen celebratedhis 63rd birthday whilein China and OlafPfannkuch marked his80th birthday with friendsand colleagues in theWinchell Reading Room.Alumni NewsletterPage 7

Department of Earth Sciences 2012-13Fall departmentalpicnic 2012Faculty 21Research and Teaching Faculty 5Emeritus Faculty 9Adjunct Faculty 11Senior Researchers 2Researchers and Postdocs 45Scientists 6Support Staff 5Graduate StudentsMSPhD1446Undergraduate Majors 58Departmental research groups and centers are fortunate to attract outstanding postdoctoral fellows and researchers. Below is a list ofthe most recent additions to these research teams:Aqueous Geochemistry Research GroupAndrew Luhmann – Postdoctoral FellowChunyang Tan – Postdoctoral FellowShijun Wu – Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-12)Bailey Geobiology LabBeverly Flood – Postdoctoral FellowBen Harrison – Center for Dark Energy BiosphereInvestigations (C-DEBI) FellowDan Jones – Agouron Institute FellowExperimental Petrology Research GroupLora Armstrong – Postdoctoral FellowAnja Rosenthal – Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-12)Haijin Xu – Postdoctoral Fellow (2010-11)Paola Ardai– Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11)Geofluids Research GroupPo-Hao Kao – Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11)Kong Xiang Zhao – Postdoctoral FellowJimmy Randolph – Postdoctoral FellowStuart Walsh – Postdoctoral Fellow (2006-11)Matt Covington – Postdoctoral Fellow (2008-10)Polar Geospatial CenterJonathan Pundsack – Center ManagerInstitute for Rock Magnetism (IRM)Dario Bilardello – Research AssociateJulie Bowles – Research Associate (2007-12)Max Brown – Postdoctoral Fellow (2008-11)Ioan Lascu – Postdoctoral FellowNick Swanson-Hysell – NSF Postdoctoral FellowMinnesota Isotope GroupAhmed Al Mikhlafi – Fulbright Postdoctoral FellowAudrey Bouvier – Research AssociateYanbin Lu – Postdoctoral FellowIan Orland – NSF Postdoctoral FellowJulie Retrum – NSF Postdoctoral FellowAnja Rosenthal – Postdoctoral Fellow (2011-12)Xunlin Yang – Visiting Research ScholarRock and Mineral Physics LabMiki Tasaka – Postdoctoral FellowMatej Pec – Postdoctoral FellowJanelle Homburg – Postdoctoral FellowAyako Suzuki – Research Associate (2008-12)Structure Tectonics and Metamorphic Petrology Research Group(STAMP)Côme Lefebvre – Postdoctoral FellowMaud Meijers – Postdoctoral FellowPage 8Department of Earth Sciences

New Lab Managers: X-ray Computed Tomography Lab ....In March 2012 the department purchased an X5000 high resolutionX-ray Computed Tomography (XRCT) system. The newfacility was funded in part by a grant to Donna Whitney fromthe University of Minnesota’s Infrastructure Investment Initiative.The XRCT lab is available for use by researchers within andbeyond the University of Minnesota as well as from industry andgovernment agencies. Analyses can be performed by lab staff orby users, including graduate and undergraduate students, whocan be trained to operate the equipment and software independently.Brian Bagley, PhD 2011, was hired to manage the new facilityand arrived in May 2012. Research from the lab has alreadybeen presented at three conferences and we are looking forwardto a busy and productive year. See xraylab.esci.umn.edu for additionalinformation.Martin Saar and Brian Bagley with the newly installed XRCT.Microtus ochrogaster haydenii crania and mandibles. (Sample courtesy of David Fox)....Electron Microprobe LabIn October 2012, Dr. Anette von der Handt joined us to takeover the responsibility for the Electron Microprobe Lab. She hasmore than 10 years of experience in microbeam analysis and hasworked with various electron microprobe models on a wide arrayof applications. Dr. von der Handt got her PhD from the Max-Planck Institute of Chemistry in Mainz working on melt-rockreaction and cooling processes in abyssal peridotites. Since thenshe has worked on a variety of applications using the electron microprobeand is looking forward to continuing the lab’s excellentservice for our internal and external users. More information onthe lab can be found at http://probelab.esci.umn.edu.Anette von der Handt at Gullfoss in IcelandAlumni NewsletterPage 9

Hawaii, May 2012Imagine a gentle surf lapping up along a black sand beachjust 50 feet from your tent, backed up by coconut palms andremnants of an ancient wall of aa basalt, and you will have agood image of our campsite. It was the second night of the2012 undergrad field trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. Aftera long day of hiking over glassy pahoehoe and exploring oldlava tubes, we arrived at Ho’okena Beach just south of CaptainCook on the western side of the island. It was nearly dark,of course, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for muchneeded re-hydration and pitching in to fix dinner. There wereno recorded complaints after a great meal of adult macaroniand cheese and broccoli-grape salad, and no complaints aboutsleeping on a sandy beach.Those of you now reading this newsletter and who have beenon any of Jim Stout’s previous Hawaii trips (2006, 2000, 1996,1992, 1990, etc.) will probably recognize the Ho’okena campsiteas a new one for this trip. Our first campsite, Spencer BeachCounty Park, is one you will all remember. It’s just north ofHapuna Beach, the one with the great body surfing and the highendhotels. This campsite has become so popular that we couldonly reserve the night of our arrival and the night before ourdeparture a week later. That worked out fine; everyone got fedand even had a midnight (body time) swim before crashing.Green sand beach, South Point.on the lee sides of coves and ledges. Sedimentary processes hadtheir day, but so did olivine crystallization and binary liquidusdiagrams!We spent our third night at Punalu’u County Park along theSE coast in preparation for our morning drive into VolcanoesNational Park. An eerie glow beneath the cloud cover to thenorth had everyone’s attention that evening. After many yearsof inactivity, Kilauea crater has awakened, erupting gas andpyroclastics non-stop since the beginning of the year. The volcanichazard was enough for the Park Service to close the paved roadaround the SE side of the crater rim.The next day left no doubt as to the level of activity. After amorning of lava tubes, pit craters, tree molds, Pele’s Hair andreticulite, we met with Matt Patrick, a volcanologist at the HawaiiVolcano Observatory (HVO). Matt gave us a tour of the facilityand instrumentation used to monitor the recent activity. We alsomade final plans to meet him the following morning to do someuseful work. We would accompany him and a colleague on a longLava tube in 1801 Hualalei flow.We continued our counter-clockwise route around the islandon the third day, driving down to South Point and hiking thethree miles out to the fabled green sand beach. Everyone wasso excited about the destination and a dip into the clear watersof this secluded cove that they failed to recognize that the greenolivine grains are totally absent from the pyroclastic layersthat surround the cove. What is the origin of the green sandbeach? Once everyone was out of the water, it didn’t take long torecognize that the green sand was aolean, dropped in by the windFresh pahoehoe basalt.Page 10Department of Earth Sciences

Xenolith site on Mauna Kea.hike along the coast to an active lava tube break-out. With a littleluck, everyone would have an opportunity to sample fresh, hotbasalt from the Pu’u ‘O’o vent. Later that evening the glow ofKilauea’s eruption from our campsite was enough to motivate asmall group to hike over to the rim for a spectacular night view.The next morning was not disappointing. Everyone was keenlyaware of the heat on the hike in as the sun beat down onthe jet black lava flows. It didn’t help that long pants, longsleevedshirt, gloves and boots were required by HVO. Thenit really started to get hot as we approached the first of manybreakouts of pahoehoe. Sampling and photography is trickybusiness in this environment. Eyebrows and beards canget singed in a moment if you forget that the object of yourphotography is moving towards you. For many, this wasthe highlight of the trip. Everyone had an opportunity toplunge a rock hammer into a molten flow at 1100°C to collecta sample of brand new Planet Earth. Some good sciencewas done as well as several cameras were set up to recordpahoehoe inflation in 3-D. More than one of the undergradswas impressed that you can actually get paid to do this kindof work.After a damp night in the park, we headed for the summitof Mauna Kea and a visit to the Keck Observatory at 13,800feet elevation. An alkali basalt cinder cone on the way wasexplored for xenoliths of various types. All are found ascores of bombs that were hurled out of the cone about 5,000years ago. Some nice dunites, lherzolites and even gabbrosconvinced the group that these types derived from magmachamber crystallization rather than deeper mantle depths.The summit was impressive, both for the array of telescopesand also for the view: Mauna Loa to the south, Maui to thenorth, sunshine to the west, and clouds and rain to the eastwhere we were about to descend.On our sixth day we did the long drive around the north sideof the island. Akaka Falls was a required stop, of course, butthe day’s objective seemed mainly to get back over to the dryside of the island and everyone’s favorite campsiteat Spencer Beach. The following morning the GeoClub treated everyone to breakfast at the HawaiianStyle Café in Waimea. No reservations, cash only,and a quantity of food at great prices that won’tdisappoint. It’s a “must stop” for any of you whomay find your way back there.So in summary, it was a great field trip and a greatgroup of undergrads. For Lissa Bardal, KelseyBlazer, Darren Cheah, Ben Harkins, Alexis Iverson,Rachel Kane, Stephanie Mayer, Mark Neumeyer,Caitlin Olejniczak, Mathieu Pythoud, KatyRempfert, Alex Seeling, Courtney Sprain, Leif Tokle,Kelsi Ustipak and Nurbek Yessetov, my thanks forbeing such great students and for pitching in withthe day-to-day camping chores that made this sucha memorable trip. Special thanks to Steph for someof the photos.And as a closing note, my thanks also to all of the students fromyears past who have been on my field trips to lots of differentplaces and who have helped make every one of them a success.The time has come, however, for me to move on so it is with somereluctance to admit that Hawaii 2012 was the last big trip for me.They have all been great!Aloha,Jim StoutJames H. Stout Retirement CelebrationWednesday, May 15, 2013University of Minnesota Campus ClubSocial hour begins at 5:30 pmPlease join the Department ofEarth Sciences in celebrating JamesH. Stout’s forty-one years of outstandingteaching, research, andprofessional service at the Universityof Minnesota. You are cordiallyinvited to a retirement celebrationwhere we will gather to sharegood food, fond memories, a fewtestimonials, a humorous story ortwo, and images of Jim’s illustriouscareer.Also consider contributing your stories, photos, and memories ofJim’s impact on your career and life to be included in a book ofmemories and well wishes we are gathering to present to Jim.Dinner at the Campus Club $25/person, discount for studentsReservations by May 8, 2013 (contact Kathy Ohler, 612-624-9031or k-ohler@umn.edu)Alumni NewsletterPage 11

Mineral Collection DatabaseDepartment’s Mineral Collection Database(http://mineral.esci.umn.edu)by Josh Feinberg“Mineralogy” was the first course I ever taught in our Department,and I remember scrambling immediately before eachlecture to find helpful mineral samples that would allow studentsto get an up-close-and-personal view of the materials that makeup our Earth. The main target of my rummaging was the Department’sunderappreciated mineral collection, comprising over 7000specimens, many of which are museum quality. Prof. Newton H.Winchell started the collection in the 1850s shortly after the foundingof the University itself. Many of the specimens come frompioneering mineralogists such as Winchell, George F. Kunz, andTibor Zoltai. A small fraction of the most eye-catching samples areon public display within Pillsbury Hall, but until recently the vastmajority of the collection was housed in locked metal cabinets,which meant that the collection received very little use by studentsand researchers.An example of a high-resolution image from the online mineral library.This specimen of riebeckite hails from Griqualand, South Africa anddisplays the fibrous texture that makes this mineral an asbestos hazard.experimental research. Further, the online library allows graduatestudents and faculty to “check out” certain mineral specimens forresearch, which will let us track the use of the collection for thefirst time.Much work remains to be done for Department’s Mineral Collection.There are certain minerals that are poorly representedin the collection and we hope to fill these gaps in the comingyears. Undergraduate interns are in the process of systematicallyphotographing each of the mineral specimens for inclusion inthe Online Library. Additionally, we hope that the online MineralLibrary may serve as a centerpiece for a larger effort to build anelectronic mineral library that incorporates mineral collectionsfrom a multitude of U.S. educational institutions. By invitingother educational institutions to incorporate their own mineralcollections into the database, the value and scientific breadth ofthe Library will continue to grow well into the future.This specimen of sphalerite was collected from the Barnet Mine nearCave-in-Rock, Illinois by Walter Dietrich. The brilliant black color of thesphalerite crystals indicates a high degree of iron substitution (a varietycalled “marmatite”). The sphalerite grains are growing on a substrate ofpale purple fluorite and brass-colored pyrite.Thanks to the organizational efforts of two preternaturallygifted undergraduates, Eric Burdette and Miriam Clayton, the Department’smineral collection can now be browsed online (http://mineral.esci.umn.edu). This database-driven website improvesthe visibility and accessibility of our mineral collection and is oneof the more extensive of its kind. The searchable, online databasecontains high-resolution photographs of many of specimens in theUniversity’s mineral collection and provides access to the completecollection. We’re hoping that this website will be expandedto serve as a tool for teaching and research. Educators can linknumerous specimens to create online “collections” that emphasizeparticular themes, e.g., economic mineralogy, common mineraldonors, or common geographic origin, and the online databasehas already been interwoven into courses for Earth Science majorsand non-majors. Researchers are able to explore the collection formineral standards for instrument calibration or more involvedThis sample of polished variscite originated in Fairfield, Utah and isan example of the phosphate nodules that formed when phosphaticgroundwaters reacted with aluminous country rock. These nodules werethe focus of three papers in the journal “American Mineralogist” byEsper Larsen (Harvard U.) in 1942.Page 12Department of Earth Sciences

New State Bedrock Geologic MapThe Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) has released a newState Bedrock Geologic Map. It is only the 8th such state-widedepiction of bedrock geology to be published in the 141 yearssince inception of the MGS in 1872. Creation of the map “stoodon the shoulders” of prior iterations to present new results from adecade of work by scientists from the MGS and other institutions.The map conveys a new level of insight into the rocks that formour landscape, that record evolution of the earth’s crust, and thatsupply much of our water and mineral resources. The state-widegeologic map serves several important functions. First, it representsa status report of our current understanding of the State’sgeology. Secondly, it provides a broad context within which tointerpret detailed maps where they exist. And finally, it providesa jumping off point to direct future scientific and resource evaluations.The map was constructed by six geologists and a numberof GIS staff over a period of 3 years. Funding was provided bythe Minnesota Legislature, administered by the Minerals CoordinatingCommittee, and by the State Special Appropriation tothe MGS. Crucial to the new level of detail was comprehensiveinformation compiled in the state water well database, andsurveys based on rock magnetism and density. Both data setsallow geologists to image the crust beneath younger layers of rockand sediment. Because detailed maps of all parts of Minnesotahave not yet been published, this compilation presents the mostaccurate depiction available for some areas of the state. Computerfiles that accompany the map allow the user to lift off youngerlayers of rock to reveal what is inferred to lie beneath, which adds30% more geologic interpretation than on previous iterations.Corresponding GIS data tables permit attribute searches based onage, terrane, and lithologic and nomenclatural subdivisions. Ancillaryfiles, published as MGS Open-File Report OF10-02, includenew state-wide databases and maps of outcrops, bedrock topography,depth to bedrock, and geochronologic data.The map reference number is S-21, a part of the MinnesotaGeological Survey’s State Map Series. It can be viewed on theMGS web site (www.mngs.umn.edu), and prints (size: 4 feet X 5feet) can be ordered there as well. A companion map, S-22, is adigital-only and print-on-demand version showing Precambriangeology. For more information, contact:Map Sales Department of the Minnesota GeologicalSurvey; 612-627-4780, ext. 238Mark Jirsa, Geologist and lead compiler of the maps,Minnesota Geological Survey, College of Science andEngineering, University of Minnesota, 612-627-4780,ext 208 or jirsa001@umn.edu.Original 1872 geological map of Minnesota by N.H. Winchell (left) contrasted with the 2011 bedrock geology map (S-21) on right.Alumni NewsletterPage 13

Gifts to the DepartmentWe wish to express our gratitude to alumni and friends who continue supporting the department with generousdonations. Your financial support provides scholarships and fellowships enabling students to carry out their studies,conduct field and analytical research, and present papers at professional meetings. Listed on these pages aregifts received from October 2010 through January 2013. Many of those listed here have given multiple donations.Department of Earth SciencesMargaret G. Aldrich Irrevocable Trust U/WThomas AldrichCara J. Alferness*George S. Austin*Brian C. BagleyDora B. BarlazHenry A. Baski*Carl S. BensonRichard N. BensonMike Berndt*Marcia G. Bjornerud*Bill Bonnichsen*Joy M. Branlund*Bill and Marlee Brice*Norman Brown*Keith A. Brugger*Douglas J. Bruha*George V. Bulin, Jr.*Kelley Carlson Malek*Jon and Jean A. Carlson*Tom W. Carlson*Ron K. ChurchillBrian CohenJoseph L. CondonMartin W. Connolly*Kevin V. CookJacqueline M. Couillard*Richard E. Cribbs*Elizabeth O. Doyle*Fletcher G. Driscoll*James J. DulianMark S. EbertMargaretha M. EckhardtMatthew J. Eich*Denis and Karol EricksonStephanie S. EricksonHenry T. ErringerEthan S. Fawley*Stephen V. FeeslBob J. Ferderer*Jeffrey R. FieldsJoseph R. Flannery*Rudy and Susan Ford*Mike and Janet FosterJohn and Carol Freeburg, Jr.Judith Friedman and Scott RiceSherilyn C. FritzThomas A. GardnerEldon M. Gath*William J. GelineauMohamed A. Gheith*multiple donations*Peter A. GintautasKarin Goff and Reed McEwan*Charles GruenenfelderLeah Gruhn and Jere MohrLifeng GuoMilton HackettJane HagedornEric and Lisa HansenGil and Janet HansonRoger Hardy*Milo I. Harpstead*John W. Hjerpe*Ryan and Catherine HoffmanJohn A. HolmquistDick and Margery Hoppin*Peter J. Hudleston*Hope Jahren and Clinton ConradDavid and Louise Janecky*Bob G. JohnsonDale A. JohnsonKevin D. JohnsonDana D. JohnstonDavid C. Kasper*Kerry L. KeenRandal and Mary KertzmanKathy J. Kleiter*James A. KnoxBradley J. Korkowski*David J. Koubsky*Joseph J. Kowalik*Craig B. Larson*Steven and Lauren Levine*Mrs. John A. LevorsenRan Lu*Jerry Lucia*Matt L. Mannick*Seth E. MattersMike and Julie PlanteJohn R. MoegerEric H. MohringArt P. MordauntScott L. MurchieSusan M. Mullin*Marylee S. Murphy*Clarence W. NelsonDavid and Laura A. Nemetz*Sarah K. Noble*Larry NutterDaniel T. O’Connor*Sidney A. ParkansSidney Parkans and Edis Lewis*David B. Parker*Dean M. Peterson*Gary and Sharon Peterson*Clara Lee and William Pickering*Mike PlanteJames M PorterJohn M Prutzman, Jr.*Bill C. RadichelNancy Radle*John J Read*Peter and Rebecca RecksBill L RohrerRob and Tara Ruffner*Bob and Margie RutfordConnie J. Sansome*Matthew J. Sauter*Paul G. SchmidtThomas C. Sersen*Bill and Carol SeyfriedLinda and Orrin ShaneThomas G. Sharp*Rebecca Seal Soileau*Kenneth S. Soward*Don SprowlHristo S. StoynovThomas C. Sutton*Robert J. SwansonJohn C. Tacinelli*John A. Thomas*Ed C. Thornton*John C. VinjeJohn J. ViveirosBrian J. Wagstrom*Robert F. Werner*Lowell E. Wille*Robert E. Yost, Jr.*Michael A. YoungKarl N. ZenkBanerjee Fellowship*Subir Banerjee and Manju ParikhJulie A. BowlesRinita DalanChristopher P. HuntMike Jackson and Betsy LeachJohn W. KingKenneth P. KodamaSally and David Kohlstedt*Ran LuBruce MoskowitzPete A. SolheidRob Van der VooMary E. WilkoszToshitsugu YamazakiPage 14Department of Earth Sciences

Robert A. Berg Scholarship*Jo F. BergDonath Honors Scholarship*Fred A. DonathField Experiences FundRichard C. BensonDouglas J. BruhaRichard J. Callaway*Jon and Jean A. Carlson*Dyanna M. CzeckWilliam L. GriffinBob GunnDonald L. Hansen, Sr.Milo I. HarpsteadTim B. HolstDonald L. JakesBob G. JohnsonJack KohlerJoseph J. KowalikPete T. LoefflerLarry NutterBernie Saini-EidukatDale and Michelle Setterholm*John R. Tabor*Ed C. ThorntonAdam D. TschidaS.S. Goldich GeochemicalResearch Fund*Carl S. BensonWarren C. DayColleen and Joe Coppersmith*Bruce and Marjorie DoeJames and Cindy HartmanSandra and Craig LarsonSusan and Jack McNamara*Bernie Saini-EidukatRosemary and Tom SakalJohn Gruner Fellowship*Carl S. BensonDyanna M. CzeckMargery Hoppin*Terence T. Quirke, Jr.*Robert L. SundeenKerry R. Kelts Memorial Fund*Tom C. JohnsonHarold M. Mooney FellowshipMohammed and Samar Badri*Muawia Barazangi*Carl S. Benson*Douglas A. Carlson*Rudy and Susan FordJohn A. Holmquist*Jane G. Iverson*Lane R. Johnson*Morris and Judy Kaufman*John E. Koss*Steven and Gayle Lund*Jim J. OlsonPilling Living Trust*Nigel and Jane Wattrus*Craig A. WilliamsRama Murthy & Janice NorukFellowship for WomenJanet and Gordon BeaversJudie A.C. CilcainMargaret Mary Dean*Rama and Janice NorukOlaf PfannkuchRita Paquette MemorialScholarshipCalvin Alexander*Rene M. Averett*Mike W. Block*Linda B. Bruemmer*Caroline Chinquist*Mike and Lynn ConveryJanet B. Dalgleish*Judith Friedman and Scott Rice*Barry S. Goldstein*Donald L. Jakes*Elizabeth M. Kilanowski*Marguerite and Robert McCarron*Scott L. MurchieKaren A. RyssMary E. WilkoszQP Minor Program FellowshipMike Jackson and Betsy LeachKerry L. KeenPete T. LoefflerClarence W. NelsonLinda and Orrin ShaneFrederick Swain Fellowship*Beltman-Miller Foundation*Donald L. Hansen, Sr.*Larry NutterMichael Paisner and Sarah CharnesH.E. Wright Footsteps Fund*Dora Barlaz HanftCarl S. BensonRichard M. Forester*Christoph GeissDavid and Louise JaneckyLarry NutterPete R. Palmer*Don O. Rosenberry*Allan and Betty SchneiderLinda and Orrin Shane*Dick and Patty Jo WatsonDouglas and Nancy WilcoxZoltai FellowshipAgnes and Laszlo FulopThomas C. SuttonShu-Cheng YuCorporate DonationsBraun Intertec CorporationChevron CorporationChevron Texaco Corporation, matching gifts of George Austin and Thomas CarlsonExxonMobil Foundation, matching gifts of Michael Foster and Kelley Carlson-MalekShell Oil Company Foundation, matching gift of John HjerpeUnited Technologies Corporation, matching gift of Steven Levine*multiple donationsAlumni NewsletterPage 15

Fellowships, Scholarships, and AwardsGRADUATE STUDENTSThomas Andrews Fellowships2011-12 Raphael Gottardi2012-13 Ben TutoloSubir Banerjee Fellowship2011-12 Anna LindquistDennis Graduate Fellowships2011-12William NachlasChao QiRoxanne Renedo2012-13Chris CrosbyAndrew HavelesJen WrightWilliam H. Emmons Fellowship2011-12 Hongluo ZhangWarren Fisher Memorial Fellowships2011-12 Lauren Idleman2012-13 Paul McKinneyFrancis Gibson Fellowships2011-12Greg BrickChris Crosby2012-13Ben TutoloSamuel Goldich Fellowship2011-12 Drew SyversonJohn Gruner Fellowships2011-12Fred DavisJen Wright2012-13Yang LiDavid Jensen Fellowship2011-12 Andrew HavelesKerry Kelts Travel Awards2011-12 Andrew Haveles (LRC)2012-13 Brittany Kruger (LLO)Harold Mooney Fellowships2011-12 Anna Lindquist2012-13 Chao QiV.R. Murthy/Janice Noruk Fellowships2011-12 Yang Li2012-13 Chao QiV.R. Murthy/Janice Noruk Fellowshipsfor Women Graduate Students2011-12 Anna Lindquist2012-13 Becky StraussH.E. Wright “Footsteps” Awards2011-12 Dylan Blumentritt2012-13 Andrew HavelesZoltai Graduate Fellowships2011-12 Erkan Toraman2012-13Will NachlasRoxanne RenedoForrest Fellowships2011-12 Matthew Carter2012-13 Becky StraussUNDERGRADUATE STUDENTSAllan and Eleanor Martini Fellowship2012-13 Matt CarterOutstanding TA Awards2010-11, Patrick Hastings, Paul McKinneyStephanie Olson, Susanna Webb2011-12, Raphael Gottardi, Autumn HaagsmaKatie Rempfert, Leif TokleThomas & Margaret Aldrich Awards2010-11 Susanna Webb2011-12 Courtney SprainRobert R. Berg Scholarships2011-12 Ian Keifer2012-13 Alexander SeelingDennis Undergraduate Scholarships2011-12Aslam Ab Bin FatahIan KeiferKelsi UstipakMuhammad Nizam Md Zin2012-13Silvia AscariDarren CheahFred Donath Honors Scholarships2011-12 Courtney Sprain2012-13 Katie RempfertJ. Chris Kraft Scholarships2011-12 Leif Tokle2012-13 Katie RempfertMcMillen Undergraduate Scholarships2011-12Silvia AscariKaitlin Rempfert2012-13Christopher NovitskyPeter PutzierMathieu PythoudRita Paquette Memorial Awards2011-12 Silvia Ascari2012-13 Caitlin OlejniczakWalter and Joyce Rembold Scholarships2011-12 Courtney Sprain2012-13 Katie Rempfert2011 Field Camp ScholarshipsSilvia Ascari Jesse KrzenskiJohn Barland Lori McCloudColin Cervantes Justin MichaelAlexis Iverson Caitlin OlejniczakRachel Kane Kaitlin RempfertIan Keifer Nicholas Schmidt2012 Field Camp ScholarshipsMelissa Bardal Stefanie MayerKelsey Blazer Lori McCloudDarren Cheah Christopher NovitskyBrian Demet Peter PutzierElliott Ingram Mathieu PythoudBenjamin Jessen Katie RempfertRachel Kane Alec SchubickNoah Keller Alexander SeelingPage 16Department of Earth Sciences

Fellowship and scholarship support has grown significantly over the last decade because of our alumni. Yourgenerosity has been the tipping point in many cases, where better financial packages enable us to attract thebest undergraduate and graduate students to the University of Minnesota and to the department.Allan and Eleanor Martini FellowshipAllan Martini graduated from the University with a B.S.in Geological Engineering in 1951. He started his successfulcareer with Standard Oil of California (now ChevronCorporation) rising through the ranks to become Directorof Chevron Corporation and Vice President of WorldwideExploration and Production in 1986. Throughout hiscareer, Allan was instrumental in Chevron’s worldwideoil and gas operations including oil-field technology andresearch, and pivotal for the opening international doors inthis global market. He received the Outstanding AchievementAward of the University of Minnesota in 2011. Heattributes much of his success to the quality of educationand training he received in the Department of Earth Sciences.Allan and Eleanor established this fellowship withthe hope it would assist others in obtaining the educationthey will need to find satisfaction and fulfillment in theirown careers in earth sciences, giving extra consideration tostudents expecting to pursue their careers in industry. Thedepartment was pleased to award the first Allan andEleanor Martini Fellowship to Matt Carter for 2012-13.Peter Hudleston congratulating the first Allan and Eleanor MartiniFellowship recipient, PhD student Matt Carter.Robert and Carol Gunn ProfessorshipCarol and Robert Gunn, BA 1949 (photo courtesy of JimCarlson)Alumnus Robert Gunn and his wife Carol have madea most generous donation of $1,000,000 to establish theRobert and Carol Gunn Professorship for Earth Sciences.The holder of the professorship will be a faculty memberin our department with demonstrated excellence inresearch or outstanding potential. The first holder of theprofessorship will be selected later this year. Bob Gunnreceived his BA degree in geology in 1949. He has had ahighly successful career in the oil and gas industry, playinga pioneering role in discovery of oil and gas fields in Texasand elsewhere and founding Gunn Oil Company in WichitaFalls, Texas. He has served as president of the AmericanAssociation of Petroleum Geologists and received theSidney Powers award from that society for his outstandingcontributions to petroleum geology. He received theOutstanding Achievement Award of the University ofMinnesota in 1992. He and Carol have provided exemplaryvoluntary service to their state and community and havemaintained strong interests in and support for education.They have recently made a most generous donation to helpexpansion of two colleges at Midwestern State Universityin Wichita Falls.Alumni NewsletterPage 17

Philanthropic Investments Yield Tremendous DividendsDid you know that strategic philanthropic investments made by forward-thinking alumni andfriends are paying off in the form of academic opportunities for our students, now and in the future?It’s true!In the most recently completed academic year, more than 170 generous donors contributed nearly$1.2 million to the Department of Earth Sciences in the College of Science and Engineering. Thesegifts are supporting scholarships and fellowships for current undergraduate and graduate students,as well as providing direct support for faculty, programs, research and outreach.Our benefactors choose to make their philanthropic investments in the form of pledges and outrightgifts, many of which are eligible for matching funds, thus multiplying their positive impact.Still others contribute through deferred giving options, such as charitable annuities and trusts, whichcan provide both income and tax advantages for the donor.It is well understood that the financial barriers to earning an advanced, high-quality education canbe difficult for students and their families. While the University of Minnesota remains committed todoing its part in keeping college affordable, the formula for success must include philanthropic support.Our students, faculty and researchers are deeply grateful to all who continue to invest in them.For more information about how you can invest in the students and faculty of the N.H. WinchellSchool of Earth Sciences, contact our dedicated development officer, Paul DeGeest (612-624-5543 ordege0106@umn.edu).In MemoriamAfter a recent review of our department records, we learned of the passing of several alumni and friends.Their names are listed below. We are always working to keep our information current and appreciate yourassistance in updating us of any changes. Thank you.Francis W. Boulger, EM 1934,†February 24, 2010Lyman C. Dennis, MS 1936Lloyal O. Bacon, EM 1941, †April 2008Robert T. Bell, EM 1941Burton H. Boyum, BS 1941/EM 1965Newton E. Chute, MS 1941,†August 3, 2011George Gryc, MS 1941, †April 27, 2008Richard J. Hawkanson, EM 1941John M. Kendall, MS 1941Ray M. Knutson, BS 1941Roberto Sarmiento, MS 1941, †June 2010Andrew J. Starin, EM 1941,†January 10, 2009Alfred S. Bathke, EM 1942,†September 24, 2000Richard A. Hoppin, BA 1942/MS 1947,†January 6, 2012Maxwell H. Madsen, EM 1942,†February 11, 2004Reuben L. Olson, EM 1942,† June 26, 1993Albert D. Annand, EM 1943,†November 15, 2002N. Lawrence Benson, EM 1943,†April 12, 2009Warren S. Fogelberg, EM 1943,†March 1997George C. McBride, EM 1943,†March 17, 2008Milton J. Novak, EM 1943,†January 15, 2010Irving H. Palm, BS 1943, †March 9, 2002Andre J. Masson, BA 1946, †April 29, 2004Donald E. Lee, MS 1947, †2002Albert L. Alexander, EM 1948,†August 24, 2009William J. Bronkala, EM 1948,†August 28, 1990Carl A. Crone, EM 1948Richard F. Hadley, BA 1948, MS 1950,†November 2009Thelma Beers, PhD 1949, †October 16, 2012Lyle F. Campbell, EM 1949Roland J. DePaul, BS 1949, †May 1999Harland J. Stetson, EM 1949Wesley F. Danielson, EM 1950, †June 2008Patrick H. Grames, EM 1950George W. Herbst, EM 1950, †April 2002George E. Lerick, EM 1950Edwin C. Adamson, BA 1951Charles L. Friberg, BS 1951,†December 2001Alfred Haaland, EM 1951, †July 15, 1999George S. Hayden, EM 1951,†January 2, 2006Donald C. Leibbrand, EM 1951,†October 6, 2001Harold R. Olson, EM 1951,†December 2, 2010John J.W. Rogers, MS 1952Edward M. Ahlberg, EM 1953Edward J. Bolin, MS 1954, †October 2010David V. Lewis, MS 1954, †July 11, 2010Gerard S. Witucki, BA 1954, †July 2008Eiler l. Henrickson, PhD 1956,†December 10, 2009Robert W. Meader, MS 1956, †August 2009Stanley R. Tyler, MS 1956,†September 2, 2001Sheldon W. Porthan, EM 1957,†August 20, 2009Roger A. Rozendal, MS 1957,†October 22, 2008James N. Gundersen, PhD 1958Robert J. Langer, EM, 1958,†October 15, 2009Lawrence C. Trost, EM 1958,†August 9, 1992Bruce R. Erickson, BS 1959John M. Pilling, EM 1959, †August 2, 2010Motoaki Sato, PhD 1959,†September 9, 2012Russell Hoehn, MS 1960, †2007Charles R. LaBeaux, BS 1960, †June 2003John J. Bandholtz, EM, 1961, †June 2008Paul G. Schmidt, MS 1962,†February 25, 2013Thomas W. Bastien, MS 1963, †July 4, 2010William G. Loy, MS 1963,†November 15, 2003William P. Knox, MS 1964, †2009Bijon Sharma, MS 1964, †June 2010Roger L. Sorensen, BS 1968, †October 2009James A. Labo, BA 1969James R. Horner, BS 1971, †January 2010Michael E. Madson, BS 1971,†January 10, 2011William Haxby, BS 1973, †January 4, 2006Gary W. Molitor, BS 1975, †2000Barbara M. Palen, BS 1978, †June 2, 2006Page 18Department of Earth Sciences

Degrees Granted 2010-12Graduate DegreesNicholas J. Pester, PhD Geology, November 2012, The role ofiron and manganese in elucidating the temperature of subseafloorhydrothermal reactions: Insights from experimental and fielddata, Advisor: Bill SeyfriedAhmadreza Malekpour Alamdarie, MS Geology, November2012, Kinematic and thermochronologic studies of Cordilleranmetamorphic complexes (Pioneer, Idaho; North Cascades, Washington),Advisors: Christian Teyssier and Donna WhitneyBenjamin D. Stanley, PhD Geology, August 2012, The role ofC-O-H volatiles in the Martian mantle and the production of theMartian atmosphere, Advisor, Marc HirschmannFrederick A. Davis, PhD Geology, August, 2012, The roleof partial melts of peridotite in the formation of oceanic islandbasalts, Advisor, Marc HirschmannAkhan O. Suleimenov, MS Earth Sciences, August, 2012,Advisor: Calvin AlexanderRaphael Gottardi, PhD Geology, July 2012, Thermomechanicsand hydrology of a detachment shear zone, Advisors: ChristianTeyssier and Donna WhitneyStephanie S. Day, PhD Geology, July 2012, Anthropogenicallyintensifiederosion in incising river systems, Advisors: Karen Granand Chris PaolaEvan M. Finnes, MS Earth Sciences, June 2012, A rock andpaleomagnetic characterization of the Duluth Complex layeredseries intrusions associated with the Nokomis Deposit in NE Minnesota,Advisor: Joshua FeinbergLars N. Hansen, PhD Geophysics, May 2012, Evolution of theviscosity of Earth’s upper mantle: Grain-boundary sliding andthe role of microstructure in olivine deformation, Advisor: DavidKohlstedtChiji J. Ochiagha, MS Geology, December 2011, Advisors:David Fox and Vaughan VollerSara E. Moron Polanco, MS Geology, December 2011, Paleosolcarbon isotope stratigraphy, major oxides and rock magneticrecord of climate change across the Paleocene-Eocene boundary inthe Bogota Basin, Colombia, Advisor: David FoxIoan Lascu, PhD Geology, December 2011, Quantification ofmagnetic components in sediments with applications in paleoenvironmentalstudies, Advisors: Subir Banerjee and Emi ItoJessica L. Till, PhD Geophysics, October 2011, Magnetic andphysical characteristics of magnetite associated with deformationand exsolution, Advisor: Bruce MoskowitzMelissa A. Berke, PhD Geology, October 2011, Molecular andisotopic records of climate variability and vegetation responsein tropical East Africa during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene,Advisor: Tom JohnsonXiuju Liu, PhD Geology, September 2011, Late Quaternaryclimate history on the Northeast Tibetan Plateau: Multi-proxyinvestigation of Lake Qinghai sediments, China, Advisor: SteveColman and Erik BrownPeter J. Rose, PhD Geology, August 2011, Paleoclimate andmammal paleocology during the Paleocene of North America:Insights from stable isotopes, Advisor: David FoxJimmy B. Randolph, PhD Geophysics, August, 2011, Couplinggeothermal energy capture with carbon dioxide sequestration innatural permeable, porous geologic formations – a novel approachfor expanding geothermal energy utilization, Advisor: MartinSaarMikaella E. Rough, MS Geology, July 2011, H2 and chloriteproduction from an olivine-rich gabbroic rock assemblage: Amodeling and experimental study at 420C, 500 bars, Advisor: BillSeyfriedAndrew J. Luhmann, PhD Geology, July 2011, Water temperatureas a tracer in karst aquifers, Advisor: Calvin AlexanderBrian C. Bagley, PhD Geophysics, June 2011, Seismic structureof the mantle beneath the Pacific hemisphere, Advisor: JustinRevenaughFrederick A. Davis, MS Geology, March 2011, Determinationof small melt fraction peridotite partial melts using Re foil melttraps, Advisor: Marc HirschmannElisa Fitz-Diaz, PhD Geology, December 2010, Progressivedeformation, fluid flow and water-rock interaction in the MexicanFold-Thrust Belt, Central Mexico, Advisor: Peter HudlestonBenjamin F. Hardt, PhD Geology, November 2010, Changes inseasonal precipitation of East Central North America with connectionsto global climate, Advisor; Larry EdwardsUndergraduate DegreesBS GeologySu Yi ChaiRupert S. CooperChristopher M. GonzalesAubrey A. LeeArthur P. MordauntLucy H. MulveyStephanie L. Olson,with distinctionMatthew W. PendletonLeta M. SchoellerAnthony R. SingerhouseLeif E. TokleSusanna I. Webb,magna cum laudeJacob A. WotczakMichael S. ZazzeraBS GeophysicsRupert S. CooperChristopher M. GonzalesAubrey A. LeeStephanie L. Olson,with distinctionLeta M. SchoellerSusanna I. Webb,magna cum laudeMichael S. ZazzeraBA GeologySean T. SitekBA Earth SceincesMelissa A. BardalKelsey J. BlazerCommencement reception for graduates, their families and friends.Alumni NewsletterPage 19

Student Profile - Laura Viette2012 Plesiosaur field crew. Pictured from left to right are: Ed Paluch,John Vietti, Jim Spaulding, Laura Vietti (PI), Kelsey Blazer, DarrenBaun, Silvia Ascari, Mikey Spaulding, Joan Feakens, and Barb Vietti(not pictured are Ryan Littlewood and Emily Cassidy).vertebrates inhabited the water, including plesiosaurs. Plesiosaurswere a marine reptile that, like whales, evolved from a terrestrialancestor into a fully aquatic lifestyle sometime in the early Jurassicperiod ~ 200 ma (whales evolved into fully aquatic mammalsaround 41 ma). The type of plesiosaur we excavated is characterizedby having an extremely long neck (~70 vertebrae comparedto humans’ 7 vertebrae), a small skull, and four flippers (like aturtle). The Lochness monster hoax was likened to a plesiosaur.After much preparation, I had assembled a field crew composedof Earth Science undergraduates Joan Feakins, Silvia Ascari,Kelsey Blazer, Mikey Spaulding (Morris campus), and DarrenBaun (also UMN Morris). We left early on a Monday morningand arrived at the excavation site by the next day. We startedView of the excavation site.Last summer, a team of Earth Sciences undergraduates andI excavated a partial plesiosaur skeleton weathering out of theBearpaw Shale (~74 ma) in central Montana. The fossil skeletonwas first encountered in the summer of 2011 by a Bureau of LandManagement (BLM) employee testing the quality of a remote waterreservoir. One of my advisers, Ray Rogers (adjunct professorin the Earth Sciences department), traveled to the site to confirmthat it was indeed a plesiosaur skeleton, in what looked like goodcondition. Since my dissertation research is aimed at understandingthe early fossilization process of marine vertebrates, includingplesiosaurs, Ray thought the plesiosaur would be an ideal opportunityto study marine fossil bones in situ (in place), and invitedme to head an excavation on the skeleton. I eagerly accepted butfirst had to secure funding to travel to such a remote excavationsite (~2000 miles round trip for 3 vehicles). The Department ofEarth Sciences came to our rescue by providing the necessaryfunds to make the expedition a reality.In early June, 2012 I visited the plesiosaur site to undergo asmall reconnaissance excavation. Since this would be my first excavationin the Bearpaw Shale and in such a remote area, I wantedto gain a better idea of what to expect for the main excavation. Toget to the site, two BLM employees and I traveled over two hoursfrom the BLM office in Lewistown MT, half of which was on dirtroads. At the end of my visit we uncovered over ten perfectly articulatedplesiosaur neck vertebrae, indicating that the rest of theneck was likely still in the ground, hopefully leading to a skull. Itwas also clear that the majority of the skeleton, everything belowthe shoulder section, was likely lost due to weathering out of thehill. Nevertheless, the hope of a skull, and the excellent preservationof the neck was enough to warrant a full out expedition.To put the excavation in geologic context, the Bearpaw Shale iscomposed primarily of blue shale deposited throughout the lastmajor marine transgression of the Western Interior Seaway duringthe late Cretaceous, approximately 74 million years ago in theCampanion stage. At this time, the oceans were interpreted to beover 200 meters deep and a variety of marine reptiles, fish, and in-With the help of undergraduates Joan Feakens and Kelsey Blazer, LauraVietti applies a plaster jacket to a string of vertebrae.Page 20Department of Earth Sciences

the excavation by removing overburden down to the bones anduncovering the extent of the skeleton. This was difficult as theneck appeared to be heading directly into the hill and we had toremove over 8 cubic meters of overburden just to reach the skeleton.Complicating the process more, the neck vertebrae were notoriented in a straight line, but were gently curved which requiredmore overburden removal. After two days, we had nearly exposedmost of the plesiosaur skeleton and all we had left to find wasthe skull. But sadly, after several hours of searching, we couldn’tlocate the skull because it had likely detached from the plesiosaurbody prior to fossilization due to scavenging or the decompositionprocess.Once the skeleton was exposed, we applied plaster jackets togroups of bone to prevent damage post-excavation. To prepare forthe plaster jacket, the bones were first isolated and elevated fromthe surrounding rock material. At this point, field data collectionwas finished, pictures taken, and the quarry map was completed.Then, in a process similar to fixing a broken human bone, weapplied a thin plaster jacket (burlap strips coated in plaster)to the pedestaled bones and allowed the plaster to cure overnight.On the fourth and last day of excavation we separated thejackets (there were 7) by removing the rock material underneaththe bones and rolling the jackets off of the pedestal. Lastly, weExcavation leader and graduate student at UMN, Earth Sciences, LauraVietti, carefully exposes bone near the location of the expected skull.the most complete cervical (neck) section of an elsmosaur fromthe Bearpaw Shale. Furthermore, the position and orientation ofthe skeleton in the ground provides new insight about the earlydecomposition process of marine reptile dead-falls.Lab-based preparation will continue throughout the schoolyear, and I anticipate starting formal research on the skeleton thissummer. Key research questions I plan on addressing are (1) amore detailed taxonomic investigation, (2) characterize the degreeof damage on the bone surface and internal histology, and (3) toinvestigate the composition and significance of the concretionassociated with some of the plesiosaur bones. The elasmosaurskeleton will ultimately be curated at the Museum of the Rockiesin Bozeman, MT.Laura Vietti is a PhD candidate working with David Fox, Ray Rogers,and Jake Bailey.Laura Vietti standing next the first vertebrae uncovered on the first dayof excavation.cleaned up the site, reclaimed the area by filling in the excavationpit with talus material, and transported the plesiosaur bones toPillsbury Hall. Currently, the bones are in the process of beingcleaned and repaired for study and museum curation. Silvia,Joan, and Darren are the primary fossil preparators and to date,they have removed most of the rock and repaired broken bonefrom 3 of the 7 field jackets.Although the skull and most post-crania were not found, theshape and number of the neck vertebrae indicate that the skeletonlikely belongs to the Elasmosaurus group of the Plesiosaria. Elasmosaurswere one of the largest types of plesiosaurs (~14 m long),generally not thought to swim fast, and likely ate fish, belemnites(squid), and ammonites (like nautaloides). Most elasmosaur fossilsare recovered from the Pierre shale in Kansas and Montanaspecimens are rare. According to Pat Drunkenmiller (marinereptile expert at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks), the specimenwe excavated is especially significant because it representsUndergraduate student Silvia Ascari, preps the recovered plesiosaurskeleton by removing the shale from the bone, consolidating fractures,and gluing broken bone.Alumni NewsletterPage 21

GeoClub - Then and NowComments on the U of M Geology Clubby Carl S. Benson (BA 1950/MS 1955)Here are some comments about the Geology Club and howit inspired students, including me. When I asked one of thegraduate students, “How do you become a member?” He said:“Members are those who show up,” and I made a point ofshowing up from then on.A special highlight was visits by George Gryc (pronouncedGrich), an alumnus of our Department (BA 1940/MS 1942, 2008).He joined the USGS in 1943 and worked in the Territory of Alaskaon exciting reconnaissance geology in the Arctic.* He showedmaps of Arctic Alaska in 1947 and 1948, north of the BrooksRange. The maps were blank because geologic mapping had beenonly done along some of the rivers. Wow! This was pioneering,and he held us spellbound. Students wanted to get involved andmany did. In 1949 Ed Sable (BS 1948) recommended me to Irving(Irv) Tailleur, Party Chief of a group going west from Umiat in1950 to do geologic mapping between the rivers. We used weaselsto make camps between the Etivluk and the Utukok Rivers, andmapped directly on tri-metrigon aerial photos taken in 1949. Thefield season lasted from May to September and it was wonderful.During the 1946 field season GeorgeGryc led a field party using canvasfold boats down the Chandler Riverfrom Chandler Lake to the ColvilleRiver and upstream to Umiat. Thisexpedition is described in a bookby Charles Metzger: The SilentRiver: A Pastoral Elegy in the formof a Recollection of Arctic Adventure(ISBN-13: 9780961309404). Metzgerwas the cook and his well-writtenbook gives a vivid feel for thefieldwork.The Geology Club was amazing. It helped to make thedepartment seem like a college within the massive U of M. Someof the presentations were spectacular; one was the talk presentedby Lester King of South Africa in the fall of 1950. Continentaldrift was not mainstream at that time, but evidence for largescalemovement was accumulating, and King demonstratedstratigraphic continuity between western South Africa and SouthAmerica.He summed up by saying, “In the Northern Hemisphere, whenit comes to continental drift, you can take it or leave it; in theSouthern Hemisphere we are driven to it!” As he said this, heleaned over the lectern with light from below on his craggy face,goatee, and pop-eyes, and banged his fist on the podium; it wasmemorable. Several faculty members and a group of studentstook Professor King out for dinner and extended conversation.I hope the Geology Club still thrives and acts as “glue” for thedepartment.*The research was part of the USGSinvestigation of Naval PetroleumReserve No. 4 established byPresident Harding in 1924. NPR-4 was the biggest of the NavalPetroleum Reserves; when WorldWar II started, the Navy wantedto find out what was there. Itcontracted the USGS to set upthe “Navy Oil Unit” which wassupported by Navy SeaBees (CBs)in building runways at Barrow,Umiat, and Barter Island. NPR-4 isnow National Petroleum Reserve-A(NPR-A).Cover by “Benson” from the 1950 Journal of Geology Club of theUniversity of Minnesota. Fortunately Tibor Zoltai kept copies of thesedepartmental mimeographed treasures.Page 22Department of Earth Sciences

GeoClub Continues to Thriveby Katie Rempfert, current GeoClub Vice-PresidentIn 2013 the University of MinnesotaGeoClub continues to welcome allstudents interested in studying theearth sciences. The GeoClub andour undergraduate student loungestill provide a home within the hugeuniversity and an opportunity toexperience camaraderie, as well asgiving us opportunities for uniquefieldwork, and to learn from thegraduate students and professorswithin the department. This year,we’ve strived to have a greater communityimpact by giving presentationsto elementary students atscience and math nights or in theirclassrooms. We’ve also becomemore active within the College ofScience and Engineering, which hasprovided us with grants that willallow us to take a short field trip inthe spring, aid in our May field trip,and provide pizza for our meetings–a new luxury we can now afford.Each May we organize a major fieldtrip lead by a member of the earthsciences faculty. Last year, we wentto the Big Island of Hawaii with Professor Jim Stout, studying thelava tubes and active flows on the island (see story on page 10).We also had some fun “sedimentary studies”.This May, we will be heading to Death Valley, California andFlagstaff, Arizona to study tectonics, volcanics, and sedimentaryfeatures with Adjunct Professor Annia Fayon. We are currentlyfund raising for this trip through bake sales, a chili cook-off, andJoyful “sedimentary studies” and well-wishes from the students on the olivine sand beach, South Point, onthe last Hawaiian field trip lead by Jim Stout.a department raffle. In addition the department provides fundingfor these May trips from the Field Experience Endowment Fund.New this year are plans for a joint trip with the Society of Mining,Metallurgy, and Exploration once the snow melts.We hope we are living up to the wonderful legacy GeoClub hashad in the past!GeoClub held a fund-raising event this fall that brought together members of the department fora soup and bread cook-off. Students, faculty and staff competed, ate, and enjoyed!Alumni NewsletterPage 23

Alumni NotesBruce Doe, EM 1954, celebrated his 80 th birthday with a tour ofwestern Canada, including Lake Louise, Banff, Jasper, and GlacierNational Park. It was 2 summers of camping in Glacier NationalPark in 1949 and 1950 with Gary Ernst, MS 1955, that eventuallygot him interested in studying geology.Eldon Nahring, BS 1969, is the asbestos division manager forCustom Environmental Services, Inc. in Arvada CO.Noel Potter, PhD 1969, shared this story:In exchange for a contribution to our local public radio station,we joined 3 bus loads of folks on a trip to Wolf Trap PerformingArts Center west of Washington to see Garrison Keilor andPrairie Home Companion live. Some 50 or so of us gatherednext to the big trailer truck with the red cab saying “Prairie HomeProductions” and “Dedicated to Chet Atkins” at the dock. Outcame Garrison with red sneakers and putting on his too-long redtie. He’s as funny in person as on the radio, complete with dancingbushy eyebrows and a face seemingly made of rubber. Hechatted with our group for about 10 minutes, signed a few autographs,and many cameras clicked. As he was about to leave, Itold him that I had spent 6 years in the 1960s in Pillsbury Hall onthe University campus. He immediately said, “Ah, Geology,” andexchanged a few words about the architectural treasure Pillsburyis. Then just before leaving to go back inside, he said “You know,the English Department is taking over Pillsbury.”Robert Rutford, PhD 1969, prior to attending the 2011 GSA meetingin Minneapolis sent his recollection of the last GSA meeting inMinneapolis held in 1972. He was leading a field trip along withCharles Matsch and Merlin Tipton (South Dakota Geol. Survey).They ended the trip at Sam Goldich’s Morton gneiss quarry andserved martinis, crackers and cheese. If remembered correctlythere were a few martinis served on the bus and all arrived at theSunday evening party feeling little or no pain!Bob received the 2010 Medal for International Scientific Coordinationby the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).He was recognized for his longtime leadership in internationalAntarctic research and for “championing and promoting internationalcoordination” in Antarctica for the last 40 years. Theaward also recognized his vice presidency and presidency of theorganization.Subbaraman Viswanathan, PhD 1971, retired as the Director ofthe Atomic Minerals Division of the Department of Atomic Energy,Government of India in 1993. During his career he publishfifty research papers, delivered numerous lectures and keynoteaddresses at national and international conferences. He coauthored“50 Years of the Journal: Some Significant Landmarks” forthe Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Geological Society of Indiain 2008. He discovered basaltic komatiite in the Kolar Gold Fieldof Indian and peridotitic komatiite in several localities of Karnataka,India. At 79 years old, he stays active publishing researchpapers on geochemistry of pegmatitic columbite-tantalite, criticalelement ratio maps of granitic terrains for exploration of atomicminerals, and wavelength-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometryin geochemical analysis.Dwight Gustafson, BS 1972, retired on December 31, 2012 fromSaudi Aramco where he worked as a senior geophysical consultant.He is now living in Northbrook, IL and plans to stayinvolved in earth sciences through the AAPG, SEG, and GSA.Mike Mudrey, PhD 1973, retired from the Wisconsin Geologicaland Natural History Survey in 2005. He received the GoldichMedal in 2006 and continues to be active in numerous fraternalorganizations since his retirement.Kist Saint, PhD 1973, retired from California State University-Fullerton after 32 years of teaching and research.James Quick, MS 1974, is the associate vice president for research,dean of graduate studies, and professor of earth sciences at SouthernMethodist University. He joined SMU after a distinguishedtwenty-five year scientific career with the United States GeologicalSurvey (USGS). He assumed this newly-created position at theSMU in August 2007 after serving as Program Coordinator for theVolcano Hazards Program with the Survey.Paul Melnychenko, BS 1975, founded St. Croix Exploration Companyin Denver in 1983.Mark Saporito, MS 1975, has been the Database Manager forHeart of America Northwest since 2009. Heart of America Northwesthas spent over twenty years working for the timely cleanupof nuclear waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.Keith Sverdrup, BS 1975, is a professor of Geophysics at the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Geoff Delin, BS 1976,worked for two years as aprofessional geologist for alocal engineering consultingfirm before beginning hiscareer with USGS. He’s beenwith USGS for over 32 years,29 of which were in the MinnesotaWater Science Center(WSC) in Mounds View, MN.As a hydrologist with USGShe authored more than 60 peer-reviewed interpretive reports andjournal articles and made more than 70 conference presentations.His career benefited greatly from having the privilege of workingwith many eminent scientists within USGS and academia. Hismost recent work in Minnesota included being the WSC groundwaterspecialist, where he was a technical advisor to local scientists,as well as conducting research on groundwater recharge processesand on the fate and transport of petroleum hydrocarbons atthe USGS crude-oil spill research site near Bemidji, MN. In 2008he transferred to the Denver USGS offices to assume the dutiesof regional groundwater specialist for 15 states within the centralpart of the country. He was looked upon as a technical resourcewithin the region to ensure that groundwater activities conductedby USGS scientists meet quality standards and programmaticrequirements. He reviews WSC data-collection programs,project proposals, groundwater models, groundwater reports,and aquifer tests to assure that proper technical procedures arePage 24Department of Earth Sciences

eing used. In addition to the above responsibilities, he continuesto be involved in research at the Bemidji crude-oil spill site. Theattached picture was taken in June 2010 in the Swiss Alps, withthe Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains poking above theclouds in the background. He had just given a presentation onsome research from the Bemidji site at a conference in Zürich andafterwards was able to take a little R&R time with his wife in theAlps. “I feel very blessed that my career has helped provide mewith a rich and fulfilling life, including a beautiful wife and twowonderful children who are now grown and on their own. Thatcareer started with an enriched education at the University ofMinnesota, Department of Geology and Geophysics. Many thanksto the faculty and to the institution!”Aberra Mogessie, MS 1976, visited the department and PeterHudleston in the fall of 2011. Aberra is a professor at the Universityof Graz in Austria. For his thesis, he worked with Paul Weiblenon Cu-Ni mineralization in the Duluth Complex. He is involvedin a new research project studying the origin of platinum in theDuluth Complex, with colleagues from a number of institutions,including NRRI at Duluth. This is what brought him to Minnesota.Peter Hudleston believes Aberra was the first person todiscover platinum in these rocks back in the 1970s. It is one ofthe minerals in which mining companies are currently showingrenewed interest. He is originally from Ethiopia and is active inAfrican geology. He is the president of the Geological Society ofAfrica.home office for Cliffs once he returns from South America in thenext couple of years.George Mickelson, BS 1979 (Geo minor), is retired from the WisconsinDNR.Mike Foster, MS 1981, is considering retiring after more than 30years with Exxon. He and Janet (Miciek Foster), BS 1980, continueto enjoy life in Houston.Marcia Bjornerud, BS 1983, received the National Educator of theYear Award from the Association of Women Geoscientists at thenational GSA meeting in Minnesota 2010.Dana Johnston, MS 1978/PhD 1983, was appointed in 2010 as AssociateDean of Natural Sciences at the University of Oregon.Kimball Forrest, PhD 1983, was out in the Wrangell mountainsand noticed a spectacular fold in the canyon wall. The fold remindedhim of Peter Hudleston’s Structural Styles class. Below isa picture that hints at the amazing structures.Donald Jakes, BS 1977, retired from the Minnesota PollutionControl Agency in 2010, after working in state government for 35years, 33+ of it with the MPCA.Tawn Albinson, MS 1978, is the Managing Director in Mexico ofBaja Mining Corp, and also runs a Fluid Inclusion Laboratory inMexico City providing consulting services to various companiesin the mining industry.Kelton Barr, MS 1978, and Nancy Radle, MS 1981, participated inthe College of Science and Engineering Mentor Program.David DesAutels, MS 1978, publishedhis second book, a fictional novel“The Alaska Oil Conspiracy.” (ISBN13:9781468122671) – April 2012.Eldon Gath, BS 1978, received the 2010GSA Burwell Award made to the authorsof a published paper of distinction thatadvances knowledge concerning principlesor practice of engineering geology,or of related fields of applied soil or rockmechanics where the role of geology isemphasized.Ronald Graber, MS 1978, is the General Manager – South AmericanExploration Division for Cliffs. He set up a Cliffs office in Santiago,Chile. Over the last couple of years he has been in routinecontact with Jim Miller at UMD as a member of their PrecambrianResearch Center industrial advisory board and also UMD’s Collegeof Science and Engineering external advisory board. He hasbuilt a retirement home in Rochester, MN and will work from aJoe Hartman, MS 1976/PhD 1984, received the University ofNorth Dakota Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Award (thehighest award a professor can receive from UND).John Jaschke, BS 1984, is the Executive Director of the MinnesotaBoard of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR).Scott Murchie, MS 1984, is a principal investigator with CompactReconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM).Don Sprowl, PhD 1985, is the Assistant Provost for InstitutionalResearch and Accreditation at Indiana Wesleyan University.Horst Worm, Postdoc 1986-89, has visited the IRM a number oftimes since returning to Germany. Horst teaches in Dassel andhe and his wife, Kathrin, enjoy country life without being too faraway from cities.Barry Goldstein, MS 1980/PhD 1986, is the Director of EnvironmentalPolicy and Decision Making Program at the University ofPuget Sound. He and Marian spent a sabbatical leave in Spain inthe fall of 2011.Alumni NewsletterPage 25

Chuck Anderson, BS 1989, left Penn State at the end of December2012 and moved to Boulder, CO. He is now the Water ColumnSonar Data Manager for the NOAA National Geophysical DataCenter working through CIRES at CU in Boulder. He and his wifeSusie are settling into their new house and are starting to exploreall that Boulder has to offer.Roberta Lamons, BS 1983/PhD 1991, retired from teaching, but isbusy volunteering with the local mercury museum, working onmercury education for the Los Alamitos Creek Watershed, leadingwildflower walks, working on a wildflower book, clearing trailsfor the county parks, helping out at the New Almaden CommunityClub, helping a neighbor friend with MS, making posters andt-shirt designs, taking pictures of her cat in compromising positions,and making stained glass windows. Robbie has 3 grandchildrenliving in St. Paul.Greg Brick, BA 1993, is completing his PhDunder the supervision of Calvin Alexander.His book “Subterranean Twin Cities”received the 2010 Heritage PreservationAward of the American Institute of Architects.Paul Kelso, MS 1990, PhD 1993, receiveda Michigan Distinguished Professor of theYear Award from the Presidents Council ofState Universities of Michigan (PCSUM) in2011.Mike Plante, BS 1996, is a senior hydrogeologist with Leggette,Brashears & Graham, Inc., in St. Paul MN.Rachel (Bursheim) Breckenridge, BS 2000 married Andy Breckenridge,MS 1999. They have a daughter, Stina, and recentlymoved back to Duluth from Erie, PA and are doing great! Rachelis teaching math and stats at UMD and Andy is teaching geologyat Univ. Wisc. Superior. Since graduating Andy and Rachel havebeen going to school (Rachel: MS math, secondary teaching math;Andy: PhD geology), working (teaching), and travelling. Theyhave gone on several canoe trips to Northern Canada, backpackingtrips to the southwest, and went to Norway.Send Us Your News and CommentsPlease send comments on this newsletter,reminiscences of your days at the Universityof Minnesota, and/or news of your career orfamily to esci@umn.edu. Your updates couldalso be sent by using the Alumni News formfound at http://www.esci.umn.edu/alumni/contact.html.Dan Doctor, PhD 2002, and Katarina are doing well in Reston,Virginia. Dan works for the USGS as a research geologist, mappingquadrangles in the karst environs of the Appalachian GreatValley. In his spare time, he enjoys house, car, and computer maintenance.Katarina is a PhD student in the Dept. of Geography andGeoinformation Science at George Mason University; in her sparetime, she flies a Cessna 172.Nathan Gruman, BS 2004, for the past 7 years, Nathan has beenworking for Braun Intertec providing environmental consultingservices relating to the redevelopment of contaminated properties.Since leaving the U of MN Geology Department, Nathan hassuccessfully passed the Fundamentals of Geology and ProfessionalGeology licensure exam. He is now a licensed professionalgeologist (PG) with the State of Minnesota. As of early thisFebruary, Nathan has also become a licensed monitoring wellcontractor, which involves designing, supervising the installation,or installing more than 50 monitoring wells and passing an examregarding the rules and statutes set by the Minnesota Departmentof Health. Nathan is an active member of the Society of Mining,Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) and is currently the Presidentof the Minnesota Section of the American Institute of ProfessionalGeologists (AIPG).Nathan has two children: a girl (7) and a boy (almost 5). Helives in south Minneapolis.Joel Poppert, BS 2004, is currently enrolled in the Global EnergyManagement (GEM) Masters in Science Program at the Universityof Colorado Business School (plans to graduate June 2013).He has owned and operated Rocky Mountain GeoExploration,Inc., dba Alpine Geothermal Drilling since February 2007, whichspecializes in the installation and design of Geothermal Heatingand Cooling heat exchangers a renewable energy technology, andspecialized exploratory and environmental drilling/remediationprojects. He is the current president of the Colorado GeothermalEnergy and Heat Pump Association (CoGEHPA), where he workswith developing the geothermal industry, unifying the industryand its stakeholders, educating the public and engaging in publicpolicy. He is currently working with Senator Gail Schwartz ofColorado on a Renewable Thermal Standard (RTS) for the State ofColorado that is being introduced into the 2013 state legislature.The RTS is a pioneering piece of policy that addresses the gapsleft out of the state’s renewable portfolio standard by introducingmeasures to help bring thermal renewable technologies to economiesof scale. In October of 2012 he launched another companycalled Sun Tzu Energy, LLC that is a development firm that organizesand brings finance to clean energy and triple bottom lineprojects. They are currently working on several pilot projects andif successful will be taking the business plan national very shortly.In his free time Joel enjoys playing hockey, back country skiing,hiking, relaxing at the local watering hole, and debating globalenergy strategy and policy.Ted Scott, PhD 2006, and his family are still living and loving thePacific NW. He is still working as a software tester for Microsoft,which greatly values his geophysics skills whenever there is anearthquake drill. Ted’s daughter, Miranda, will soon be startingmiddle school, and plans to attend the U of MN someday (totallyher idea!). His wife, Bree, works in the King County Library system,and will soon be adding to the number of advanced degreesin the household. Ted is still racing bicycles and rock climbing,which has become their family sport of choice. “In my spare time,I plan for the next career change - hopefully announced in nextyear’s alumni note! Good luck to everyone! 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Ravi Appana, MS 2009, has been working at EnvironmentalResources Management (ERM). In addition to the regular hydrogeoduties, he started developing the modeling and visualizationcapabilities for the India Business Unit. In July 2012 he moved to acity called Bengaluru (previously Bangalore). In addition to beingclose to his hometown, Bengaluru hasperfect weather all through the year (likeCalifornia). Although it is a cosmopolitancity with people from all around theworld, it has a southern Indian touchwhich he enjoys every bit of it. “Allthings said, I still miss Minnesota.”John Quinn, MS 1992/PhD 2009, is withthe Environmental Science Division ofArgonne National Laboratory. He visitedthe department this winter and got tohang with Olaf while in town; he alsosaw Sharon, Scott, Calvin, and Martinbriefly. “And I didn’t get hit by the snowoff the roof!” John sent these photos—note the “fix” by Facilities Managementto the perennial snow avalanche hazardsto people as well as vehicles.Ryan Swanson, BS 2009, received a 2011NSF Graduate Research Fellowship asa graduate student at Penn State forhis research on an electrical-geophysicsapproach to understand and predictanomalous contaminant transport ingroundwater.Cale Anger, MS 2010, continued his education in the UofM CivilEngineering program. He received an MS in CE in 2012, winningthe UofM’s 2012 Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award.Photos taken by John Quinn during arecent visit to Pillsbury Hall this pastwinter.Anna Henderson, PhD 2010, is workingfor Senator Franken as an AAASand AGI Congressional Science Fellow.Dan King, PhD 2010, is workingat the Department of Energy. Annaand Dan’s 2 nd child, Silas, was bornon Dec. 23, 2012.Jessica Till, PhD 2011, participating in Expedition 335 of the IntegratedOcean Drilling Program as a shipboard scientist aboard thedrilling research vessel JOIDES Resolution from April 14 - June 3,2011.Part of the PGC research team. Front row: Bradley Herried, Claire Porter,Paul Morin (together with Oscar the dog), and Michelle LaRue; back row,William Risse, Spencer Niebuhr, Cole Kelleher, Matt Swanson, ThomasJuntunen, Jonathan Pundsack, and Andrew Morrison.New location for Polar Geospatial Center:Learning & Environmental Sciences BldgRm R280Univ. Minnesota, St. Paul Campuswww.pgc.umn.edu or 612-626-0505As this newsletter goes to print, LacCore is in the process of movinginto Pillsbury Hall and Shepherd Labs. The facility is scheduledto stay in these temporary spaces for eight months to a yearwhile the Civil Engineering building is renovated. LacCore’s 25staff and techniciansare veryexcited to run intoour Earth Sciencescolleagues in thehalls, and want tothank everyone inadvance for yourpatience with theirnoise, traffic, andvisitors. NewCore Lab location:30 Pillsbury Hall,612-626-7889 orlaccore.org.20% of the LacCore staff: Anders Noren, Amy Myrbo,Ryan O’Grady, Jessica Heck, and Kristina Brady.Alumni NewsletterPage 27

Department of Earth SciencesUniversity of Minnesota310 Pillsbury Dr. SEMinneapolis, MN 55455CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTEDMissing but not forgotten...We continue the search for missing alumni and friends. Your help in locating these missing persons would be greatlyappreciated. Do you know the whereabouts of...Elmer D. Anderson, BS’1948John E. Boettcher, BA’1949James W. Joyce, EM’1949Clarke R. Lewis, MS’1949Roy T. Sorenson, EM’1949/MS’1952Robert W. Timm, EM’1949Mary E. Lugsdin, BS’1950William H. Becker, EM’1951John H. Goodrich, EM’1951Kenneth H. Johnson, BS’1951Wayne H. Kelly, BS’1951Russell A. Nelson, BS’1951Douglas M. Sheridan, MS’1951Edward S. Hughes, MS’1952Gene M. Olson, EM’1952Howard L. Ellinwood, PhD’1953Allan Kiliman, BA’1953Richard P. Maley, MS’1953Murray Lloyd Miller, PhD’1953Eugene L. Palusky, EM’1953Orville J. Pardau, BS’1953Charles J. Beaupré, EM’1954Rudolf R. Moen, EM’1954Howard W. Blakely, BS’1955Bernardo A. Taborda, MS’1955Iwan Tkatchenko, EM’1955Ashiq Ali, MS’1956Roy W. Hillmer, EM’1956Jack D. Arthur, BA’1957Robert H. Barton, MS’1957Robert C. Kaase, EM’1958Leslie G. McDowell, BS’1958Warren C. Miller, BA’1958Gary C. Stamman, BA’1959Reynaldo Ayala, BA’1960Arthur E. Anderson, EM’1961John R. Guenther, EM’1961Conrad E. Maher, BS’1961Pundalik Kulkarni, MS’1962Barton D. Gross, MS’1963Naiding Wang, MS’1963Dennis G. Deischl, MS’1964Harold A. Johnson, BS’1964Charles E. Knigge, BA’1967Jeffrey B. Carruthers, BS’1968Douglas B. Moore, BA’1968Jacques Becker, MS’1969Joel L. Renner, MS’1969Robert E. Smith, BS’1969Dale Wikre, BA’1969Dominique Rey, MS’1971Richard K. Covill, BS’1972Sally Wright Kendrick, MS’1972Douglas O. Phair, BS’1972John E. Puffer, BS’1972Sudarshan Singh, MS’1972Mark Markowitz, MS’1973Larry D. Douglas, MS’1974James Carl Engstrom, MS’1974William Thomas Gill, BS’1974Bruce H. Burton, MS’1975William J. Loye, BS’1976Carolee Berge, BS’1977Robert G. Bowman, BS’1977Stephen R. Elkins, MS’1977Ann Hubbs, BS’1977Benjamin A. Arogundade, BS’1978Randall R. Atchinson, BS’1978Michael Bower, BS’1978Thomas Geskerman, BS’1978John A. Miller, MS’1978Lorene Gergen, BS’1979Steven A. Meger, BS’1979Paul W. Loaney, BS’1980James Paulson, BS’1980Dong Jin Kim, MS’1982Michael A. McCrum, BS’1982Dora B. Barlaz, MS’1983Brian A. Ross, MS’1985Chongmi Suk, MS’1985Dongwoo Suk, MS’1985James E. Doten, BA’1986Ahmad B. Ibrahim, BS’1986Kevin E. Miller, BS’1987Wendy Lynn Tormanen, BA’1987Joseph G. Kroening, BS’1988Janice M. Lawhead, Ed’1988Richard T. Wilkin, BA’1988Ellen K. Kirschner, BS’1989Mary J. Lynch, BA’1989Christopher Manydeeds, BS’1989R. Jonathan Paetz, MS’1989Jacqueline Black Jiran, BS’1990Kurt S. Pfaff, MS’1991Anbin Yu, BS’1992Craig L. Kurtz, BS’1993Jennifer Mackenzic, BS’1993Elizabeth E. Bembenek, BS’1995Kriste M. Davenport, BS’1995Scott Rubin, MS’1995Sanghamitra Sahu, MS’1995/PhD’1997Virginia F. Davis, BS’1996Jon Paul Jones, BS’1996Susan Ginsberg Hamm, MS’1997Gideon Norbert Ngobi, MS’1998Garrett Mark Kramer, BS’1999Jennifer York, PhD’2000Michelle M DiGirolamo, BS’2001Kelly A. Wheaton, BS’2001/BS’2002Bilikisu Davies, BS’2002Nicole R. Elgethun, BS’2002Ross D. McNeil, BS’2003Lily M. Wood, BS’2003Nicholas R. Bonow, BS’2004Yongsul Cho, MS’2004Samantha A. Heck, BA’2004Travis Charles Kennebeck, BS’2004Matthew L. Rheinhart, BS’2005Richard A. Cargill, BS’2006Djuna Maria Gulliver, BS’2006Junmin Shi, MS’2009Su Yi Chai, BS’2011This newsletter is available in alternativeformats upon request. For additionalinformation or comments contact:Alumni NewsletterDepartment of Earth SciencesUniversity of Minnesota310 Pillsbury Drive SEMinneapolis, MN 55455phone: 612/624-1333fax: 612/625-3918e-mail: esci@umn.eduwww.esci.umn.eduThe watercolor of Pillsbury Hall on the front coveris a gift from Nicole Sabatier of Manurewa, NewZealand. The original artwork is on display in thedepartmental administrative offices.The University of Minnesota shall provide equalaccess to and opportunity in its programs, facilities,and employment without regard to race, color,creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, maritalstatus, disability, public assistance status, veteranstatus, sexual orientation, gender identity, orgender expression.