University of Kansas Department of Geology

03/22/2024

The University of Kansas Geology student IBA team placed second in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) West division competition on Wednesday 3/20. The KU team of Westin Scott, Alex Arimes, Elynor Head, Yakov Yermakov and Ali Albulushi (pictured from left) competed against teams from the University of Alberta (1st place), San Diego State University (3rd place), University of Texas at Austin, University of Calgary, and Campinas State University (UNICAMP – Sao Paulo Brazil). In the AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Program teams from universities in sections and regions around the world analyze subsurface data sets to evaluate prospective hydrocarbon basins, carbon sequestration sites or geothermal resources. Teams work intensively over a period of eight weeks and deliver their results in a 25-minute presentation to a panel of industry experts. The KU team was mentored by alumni Karen Lechtenberg and Edward Washburn, graduate student Mary Ama Tsiboe, and Geology faculty George Tsoflias and Anthony Walton.

Congratulations to the KU team for distinguishing themselves among an international group of highly regarded universities.

11/06/2023

Dr. Matthew Kirk, an Associate Professor of Geology at Kansas State University, will present “Subsurface Impacts of Woody Encroachment in Grassland Watersheds” on Thursday, November 9th at 12:00 p.m. in the Beren Petroleum Conference Center (BPCC), room G192, Slawson Hall, on the KU Lawrence campus and on Zoom for the Geology Department Colloquium.

Dr. Kirk’s teaching and research is primarily focused on the chemistry and microbiology of aquifers, streams, and soils. Recent studies in his research group have examined groundwater quality in agricultural landscapes, impacts of land use and climate on hydrological processes and greenhouse gas fluxes, and geochemical controls on interactions between anaerobic microorganisms. This presentation will describe research to identify subsurface impacts of woody encroachment at Konza Prairie Biological State, a native tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Findings from two watersheds, one with about 20% woody plant coverage and one with about 40% will be discussed. Additional information about this presentation is in the attached flyer.

The presentation will last approximately one hour. Please attend Colloquium in person if you can. If you must participate remotely via Zoom, please use the link below to register in advance for the presentation.
https://kansas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlcuytrjojHdabBvI7cacqZP59o1bH4E9M

After you register for the Zoom meeting, it will take a few minutes, or longer, for you to receive an automated email giving you the Meeting ID and Pass Code numbers. That is why we recommend you register in advance of the start of the meeting.

A reception will be held prior to the presentation, also in the BPCC, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. where coffee, tea and cookies will be served. Attendees are welcome to bring their own “brown bag” lunch to eat during the presentation.

08/09/2023

We're very proud to count our own Daniel Mongovin among these Fellows.

05/24/2023

KU scientist receives honorary membership award from international organization

LAWRENCE — Evan K. Franseen, professor in the University of Kansas Department of Geology, senior scientific fellow at the Kansas Geological Survey, and co-director of the Kansas Interdisciplinary Carbonates Consortium (KICC), is the recipient of the 2023 Honorary Membership Award from SEPM, the Society for Sedimentary Geology, for “excellence in professional achievements and extraordinary service to the Society.”

SEPM is the largest and one of the oldest international societies in the field of sedimentary geology.

04/26/2023

Tommorow, the colloquium will host Dr. Judith Parrish, Professor Emerita, Department of Earth and Spatial Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, presenting on "Dolomite in the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone, SE Utah, USA"

Noon-1PM
Beren Center,
Slawson Hall, Room G192

04/10/2023

Dr. Salli Dymond, Associate Professor, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, is the guest speaker for this week's Colloquium on Thursday, April 13 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. in the Beren Petroleum Center (BPC), in Slawson Hall, room G192 at 1420 Naismith Drive in Lawrence, KS. Prior to this presentation there will be a reception where coffee, tea, water, and cookies will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the BPC.

04/04/2023

TODAY, the Departments of Geography & Atmospheric Science and Geology are proud to present a joint colloquium presentation from Gray Tappan, Emeritus Geographer, U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observations and Science Center. The presentation, titled "Landscape of West Africa: Sixty Years of Change and Opportunity in Forest and Agricultural Resources," will be hosted in the Beren Center, Slason G192 from 4PM-5PM with refreshments beforehand.

A reception will be held from 5PM-7PM at the Adams Alumni Center Pub. All Graduate Students attending the Tappan Colloquium will receive two drink tickets that may be used for wine, beer, or soft drinks at the reception afterwards on April 4. Students attending the reception will receive a new memo book with the CLAS logo, and a few other KU logoed items.

The Adams Alumni Center is located at 1266 Oread Ave, Lawrence, KS 66045

03/31/2023

Next week, the Departments of Geography & Atmospheric Science and Geology are proud to present a joint colloquium presentation from Gray Tappan, Emeritus Geographer, U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observations and Science Center. The presentation, titled "Landscape of West Africa: Sixty Years of Change and Opportunity in Forest and Agricultural Resources," will be hosted in the Beren Center, Slason G192 from 4PM-5PM with refreshments beforehand.

A reception will be held from 5PM-7PM at the Adams Alumni Center Pub. All Graduate Students attending the Tappan Colloquium will receive two drink tickets that may be used for wine, beer, or soft drinks at the reception afterwards on April 4. Students attending the reception will receive a new memo book with the CLAS logo, and a few other KU logoed items.

The Adams Alumni Center is located at 1266 Oread Ave, Lawrence, KS 66045

03/29/2023

Tomorrow, the Colloquium will host Dr. Peter Copeland's presentation, "Timing and Mechanism of the Laramide Orogeny: a Memoir of Investigation"

Thursday, March 30
Noon-1PM

Refreshments will be served beforehand at 11:45. We hope to see you there!

03/25/2023

03/08/2023

Tomorrow, the Colloquium will host the annual Klein Lecture in Clastic Sedimentology!

Dr. Devon Orme will be presenting at the Beren Center from 4-5PM in the Beren Center and simultaneously on Zoom: https://kansas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvdOuvpzwsG9R4XERJvd_t_VUhKM1yt2CV