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And that's a wrap on GSA Connects 2026! Thank you for all the inspiring science, networking, and fun!
10/15/2026

And that's a wrap on GSA Connects 2026! Thank you for all the inspiring science, networking, and fun!

This year's EES 230 Fire and Ice Trip (and annual Biscuitville pilgrimage) provided the class with opportunities to see ...
10/07/2026

This year's EES 230 Fire and Ice Trip (and annual Biscuitville pilgrimage) provided the class with opportunities to see rocks and landscapes that we don't have near Lexington. While they hoped that the quiet Atlantic basin would mean a year without the threat of hurricanes, the Pacific had other plans and sent the remnants of Polo to keep everyone humble. Fortunately, the rain didn't begin until after the last stop on Saturday, and just in time to get dinner and catch that OT two-point conversion. Important lessons were learned over the four days like how to properly set up a tent for rain, why you should tuck your pants legs into your socks in tick country, and how sometimes the most unassuming rocks tell the coolest stories 🧊☄

The geochemistry classes from University of Kentucky and the Ohio State recently joined forces to learn about acid mine ...
10/06/2026

The geochemistry classes from University of Kentucky and the Ohio State recently joined forces to learn about acid mine drainage (AMD). Looking at the sources at an abandoned coal mine, a treatment facility, and sampling downstream, the students learned about how to both prevent and treat AMD in Appalachia.

Students in Professor Ettensohn's Sedimentary Geology course ventured deep into Bowman this week for their grain size la...
09/24/2026

Students in Professor Ettensohn's Sedimentary Geology course ventured deep into Bowman this week for their grain size lab. Grain size is one of the most important clues geologists use to interpret how sediment was transported, deposited, and even later modified.

Have any favorite Bowman memories to share? Let's hear them!👂

09/14/2026

Do the following words spark excitement and/or intellectual curiosity? Petrophysics, stratigraphy, structural geology, basin analysis, geophysics, geofluids, subsurface energy resources

If so, KGS is hiring a subsurface and energy geologist. At KGS, you'll have an opportunity to build and lead a research program and conduct mission-driven science to benefit the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Apply here: https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/647076

This summer, Prof. Frank Ettensohn was awarded Scouting America’s Silver Beaver Award by the Blue Grass Council. This aw...
09/11/2026

This summer, Prof. Frank Ettensohn was awarded Scouting America’s Silver Beaver Award by the Blue Grass Council. This award is approved by the National Court of Honor and represents Scouting America’s highest and most prestigious honor at the council level. It is presented to adult volunteer leaders who have made a lasting, positive impact on local youth through dedicated service and hard work. The Blue Grass Council, officially chartered in 1917, serves 55 Kentucky counties. While he may not have been there in the beginning, Frank has been an active participant in Scouting since his early youth in Cincinnati.

As an example of Frank's continued commitments to Scouting, read about his role this year in inspiring a new Eagle Scout's journey towards becoming a paleontologist: https://tr.ee/IYMQRRIL7U

Meet your 2026-2027 Geology Club officers! From the left we have Noah (Treasurer), Baileigh (Social Media Manager), Kend...
09/10/2026

Meet your 2026-2027 Geology Club officers! From the left we have Noah (Treasurer), Baileigh (Social Media Manager), Kendall (President), Mamie (Vice President), and Amerah (Secretary).

While these students are all EES majors, pictured here with some of their scholarship winnings at the EES Awards Lunch in May, being a major is not a requirement to join. Anyone is welcome! Students can keep-up-to-date with events, trips, and fundraisers by following them . You can also learn more about each officer and how they spent their summer in their recent series of introduction posts.

Thank you all for helping keep EES a fun and supportive community!

In addition to the gratitude shared by Kentucky Geological Survey, we'd also like to acknowledge Dr. Haneberg's contribu...
09/10/2026

In addition to the gratitude shared by Kentucky Geological Survey, we'd also like to acknowledge Dr. Haneberg's contributions to EES as a Research Professor, his advising and mentoring of students, and his support of student programs and initiatives 💙

At the end of every academic year, students submit their photos and artwork to the EES Photo and Art Show to show off th...
09/04/2026

At the end of every academic year, students submit their photos and artwork to the EES Photo and Art Show to show off their work and win some cash. This event is sponsored by Geology Club and donations by faculty and friends of EES. For our newest department additions, that means you now have about eight months to collect amazing landscape, fieldwork, and microscope photos OR work on your art and crafting skills. This year’s audience choice award went to Megan Ginther, with her crocheted microscope titled “Soft Science”. Megan is a grad student in Dr. Spanbauer’s lab studying aquatic ecology and paleolimnology, so we look forward to seeing how the continued research inspires next year’s submission!

08/28/2026

Pull up a chair or a carpet square and join EES faculty in a read aloud of Old Rock (is not boring) by Deb Pilutti. This children's book is about a rock's journey through time, and it's read here by some of our faculty researching the many different parts of that journey, involving volcanoes, glaciers, erosion, changes in climate, and more.

Registered children in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library receive one free book every month from birth until they turn five. Old Rock (is not boring) was first added to the Imagination Library Book List in 2021 and was sent to the oldest cohort, children who were born in 2016. It's still a part of the program, included this year as the bilingual (English-Spanish) version.

Therefore, we look forward to meeting our first old-rock-loving “Dolly Cohort” at the start of the fall semester in 2034 💙🪨🦋

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