August 27, 2016 – Classes Begin Monday, August 29.

Welcome to Our Newest Majors: Micah Rogers-Geol, Chase Sexton-Geol, Ramadan Aboulkabir-Geol, Matthew Reese-AEG, Britney Snell-Geol, Colton Berube-Geol, Bergandy Borrero-AEG, Catherine Schooley-AEG, James Henderson-Geol, Aaron Babbitt-AEG, Samantha Giroux-Geol, Toby Gonzales-Geol, Ethan Mayfield-Geol, Jessica Colver-Geol, Molly Gonzales-Geol, Jacquelyn Conrad-Geol, Keauna Black-EST, Orana Paullus-Geol, Rachael Nielsen-Geol, Wyatt Ekblad-Geol, Angie Cronin-Geol, Dianna Young-Geol, Hope Vigil-Geol, Shirley Mayer-EST, Clay Reynolds-AEG, Jakob Bradley-AEG, Samantha Anglin-AEG, Anneke Allart-EST.

Please do not hesitate to let us know how we can best support you with your goals. (Geol=Geology major, AEG=Applied Environmental Geosciences major, EST=Earth Science Teaching major).

Welcome to the Tracy Hall Science Center: The new home of the Department of Geosciences, along with the rest of the College of Science, was officially opened last Wednesday during a festive Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Open House. Tracy Hall, as the new building will be known across campus, is named for H. Tracy Hall (1919-2008), distinguished alumnus, scientist, and inventor of the process to manufacture synthetic diamonds. The Tracy and Hall families of Ogden provided the lead gift for the funding of this amazing new academic building, which encompasses 189,544 sq ft of classrooms, teaching labs, research labs, and a variety of student study spaces. Construction took 26 months, at a price tag of $77 million. Tracy Hall was designed and built with the goal of obtaining a LEED Gold certification in sustainability (LEED = Leader in Energy and Environmental Design).

Media photos from the Ribbon Cutting and Open House can be found here:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865660957/Photos-Weber-State-officially-opens-Tracy-Hall-Science-Center.html?pg=all

http://www.sltrib.com/news/4275715-155/weber-state-celebrates-77m-science-building

A great video about H. Tracy hall and our new building can be found here:

https://vimeo.com/alveymedia/review/179776858/597334f0b5

We are confident that GEO majors will thrive in Tracy Hall, their new academic home. WELCOME!

Town Hall Meeting for all GEO Majors: Please join us Tuesday, September 6, from 1:30-2:30pm. Come together with other geosciences students, faculty and staff to learn about all the great things happening in our department community. Faculty will discuss undergraduate research opportunities, course offerings, and advising. Geology Club and SGE student officers will have information about club membership and activities. New majors are especially encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served. See the attached flyer for full information.

Richard and Belva Moyle Geoscience Majors Room: In recognition of a very generous gift to the Tracy Hall Building Fund, the geoscience Majors' Room (TY 362) is named in honor of Richard and Belva Moyle. Dr. Richard Moyle is a retired geoscience professor whose specialty was invertebrate paleontology. Belva, his wife, is a retired school teacher. The Moyles have also generously sponsored a departmental scholarship for Earth Science Teaching majors for many years. Thank you!

GEO's Spaces in Tracy Hall: Below is a listing of the various rooms that will support the academic mission of the Department of Geosciences:

Level 1:

Hydrology-Stratigraphy-Geomorphology Research Lab:  TY 103

Petrology-Geochronology-Structural Geology Research Lab:  TY 104

Rock/Sample Preparation Room:  TY 111

Microscopy/Spectroscopy Research Lab ("SEM Lab"):  TY 116 (shared with Physics)

Computational Teaching Lab (GIS & Remote Sensing):  TY 127 (shared facility)

Computational Lab Support:  TY 128 (shared facility)

GIS/Remote Sensing Research Lab: TY 132)

Level 2:

Intro Geosciences Teaching  Lab:  TY 211

Geosciences Collections area:  TY 216

Advanced Geosciences Teaching Lab:  TY 217

Geochemistry-Biogeoscience Research Lab:  TY 241

Level 3:

Department Office:  TY 338

Faculty Offices:  3rd-floor office corridor (enter through TY 338)

GEO Majors Room:  TY 362

Welcome to the Newest GEO Professor: Dr. Carie Frantz (PhD USC) joined the geoscience team this past June and will be teaching her first WSU classes on Monday. Her office is TY 315; please stop by to welcome her. Carie is a geochemist and geomicrobiologist and will be looking to include undergraduate researchers in her various research projects. A native of Washington, Carie comes to us from a post-doctoral appointment with the Polar Science Center at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Come in for Advising: If you haven't already done so, please touch base with your departmental advisor to discuss your course selections and overall degree progress. The advisors are listed below: We want to help you during the registration process to help save you time, effort & money -- come see us!

   All New GEO Majors: Dr. Rick Ford

   All Graduating Seniors (Fall 2016): Dr. Rick Ford   

   Geology: Dr. Rick Ford

   Applied Environmental Geosciences: Dr. Marek Matyjasik

   Earth Science Teaching: Dr. Rick Ford

   Geospatial Minor/Geomatics Certificate: Dr. Michael Hernandez   

​GIS Position Available: ​The city of Draper is looking to fill a part-time GIS technician position. The GIS Technicial works under the supervision of the GIS Manager. This positio performs technical GIS functions including but not limited to, editing and maintaining data layers, generating maps, data collection, and performing data analyses. Please see this page for more information and to apply. 

Photo of the Week:

Tim Seeber, aka "Mr. Bones", entertains guests with his articulated allosaurus costume/model during the Tracy Hall Open House last Wednesday. Mr. Bones' participation was sponsored by the Deans' Office. (Photo Credit: Rick Ford​)​

​Have a great weekend, and we'll see you next week!

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