Site-Wide Activity

Beginning on Week 3 you must write a blog post responding to the week’s readings and lectures and submit before Friday’s class. Blog posts should be between 150-250 words in length and should make specific ref […]

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Interested in the Geology or Environmental Geoscience major or minor? You’ll find lots of information on the ESCI Majors/Minors page. Current students can view the ESCI Spring 2021 advising video for an overview […]

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Educator. Mentor. Earth Scientist.

Dr. Pollock, Professor of Earth Sciences at The College of Wooster

I’m a volcano-lover with a passion for teaching, undergraduate research, and DEI.

My […]

I am the recent chair of the Department of Earth Sciences at The College of Wooster. In my time as chair, I led the department through a sweeping overhaul of our identity. We created a new mission statement, […]

I am committed to creating an inclusive community that values human differences and prioritizes equity in opportunity and success. I am the chair of the advisory board for Wooster’s STEM Success Initiative, whose […]

In 2019’s FYS Beyond Broken Bones, students explored the wide variety of X-ray applications. X-rays have revolutionized society. By enabling us to see inside the human body and discover the structure of DNA, […]

In the Wooster X-ray and Geochemistry labs, we are engaging in interdisciplinary and collaborative research on soils. One project is in collaboration with Dr. Beth O’Shea (University of San Diego) focusing on the […]

Hannah Grachen (’20) studied the geochemistry of Bræðravirki ridge in the Western Volcanic Zone of Iceland. She is an experienced undergraduate researcher who has worked with faculty and student c […]

Geochemistry explores the chemical interactions between and among Earth’s spheres, including the chemistry of the physical environment and anthropogenic impacts. Geochemists essentially use chemical tools to u […]

Igneous and metamorphic processes govern the rock cycle, from the formation of rocks at mid-ocean ridges, through subduction, collision, and continental rifting. Petrologic concepts help us understand the Earth […]

A course about minerals, rocks, and soils. We practice identifying and describing Earth materials using their physical, optical, and chemical properties. We learn to use field and lab techniques to test hypotheses […]

Natural hazards will affect most of us at some point in our lives. We will investigate spectacular hazards, like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, and hazards that are far less dramatic, but no less dangerous, […]

Mid-ocean ridges are the single largest volcanic feature on Earth. My research uses the mineralogical and chemical compositions of the ocean floor to understand the magmatic and tectonic processes that form the […]