Voices | Meagen Pollock | Activity https://voices.wooster.edu/members/meagenpollock/activity/ Activity feed for Meagen Pollock. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:32:57 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fc74b4703465dfb8a8c985b810a57fc9 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=152 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:46:18 +0000 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 […]

]]> fcec90b6709c961d9c149162affadd91 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=132 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:16:43 +0000 Email Dr. Pollock at mpollock at wooster dot edu

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]]> 86729c5905140bffe560343267d39ac3 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=130 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:16:23 +0000 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 […]

]]> 05e26545dfaec52f9b0f8c011ca8a2f1 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=128 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:06:40 +0000 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, […]

]]> 1e0d96cefe62629d46a103b3d56c6945 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=126 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:54:15 +0000 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 […]

]]> fc76ce3042309fa06173ef9b8090565b Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=110 Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:55:54 +0000 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, […]

]]> 7385c7a8d3b251587e31844bca5dec72 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=108 Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:55:04 +0000 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 […]

]]> 18bed797f6bf673a5be2eb47dd8fd8fc Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=63 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:46:32 +0000 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 […]

]]> e123e57cbfd07bde3e8a40b70a445a9b Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=36 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:57:45 +0000 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 […]

]]> c98190685c3a4264f4ca2b0ea89e1762 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=34 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:57:35 +0000 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 […]

]]> 4f4586ca73659b035cca7114df0d8781 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=32 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:57:21 +0000 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 […]

]]> 1a19608e760999cf8d512cfd74238844 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=30 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:57:10 +0000 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, […]

]]> 1d47b133afc9d36d8b5340ee265142c8 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=27 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:54:47 +0000 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 […]

]]> b03b49b9f9a51edc86a6d673f8f06c30 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=25 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:54:33 +0000 Our research explores magma transport and crystallization processes in the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP), a large igneous province that was erupted on Pangaea just before the supercontinent rifted […]

]]> e64687e5d67418344750c925754a054d Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=20 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:51:02 +0000 Ice Springs Volcanic Field in Utah’s Black Rock Desert is made of nested cinder cones and their associated lava flows. My research uses petrological data, major and trace element geochemistry, and cosmogenic […]

]]> b4562c94c04711499128bfe0c188068c Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=15 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:49:28 +0000 I am a high-temperature geochemist that uses the compositions of Earth materials to understand how they form and evolve. Most of my research involves analyses in our Wooster X-ray and geochemistry labs. Our X-ray […]

]]> a5c3b0af4f1cfaa32ece7a41ca6a9c64 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=12 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:48:43 +0000 A volcanic eruption in the presence of ice or meltwater can be extremely hazardous, injecting huge amounts of ash into the atmosphere and generating catastrophic glacial outburst floods. But there is so much we […]

]]> e0eb82bae570429292cfb90fb13401c6 Meagen Pollock wrote a new post on the site Dr. Meagen Pollock http://drmeagenpollock.voices.wooster.edu/?p=10 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:47:59 +0000 Undergraduate research is a theme that extends across all aspects of my career. I am a Councilor for the Geosciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research and have been facilitating faculty development […]

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