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11/01/2026

Qomolungma/Sagarmartha/Mt. Everest was perfect in October. Dr. Robinson helped lead a geologic field trip to the north side of the Himalaya, exploring the Tethyan fold-thrust belt, Yarlung Suture, ophiolites, melange and synorogenic sedimentary rock along the way as part of the 38th annual Himalayan-Karakorum-Tibetan workshop held this year in Chengdu, China hosted by Nanjing University. In the post-workshop field trip, we traversed South Tibet having discussions and learning new information along the way. Next year, the conference will be in Dehra Dun at the Wadia Institute for Himalayan Geology.

10/31/2026

As is tradition, Dr. Lambert asked his GEO 101 class dress up in Geology themed Halloween costumes. Happy Halloween!

10/24/2026

We are hiring! We have two staff positions available for laboratory managers. Please share with your networks.

The closing date for both positions is November 20th. The University has labelled the XRAL Lab Manager position ‘Research Specialist’, while the GEAL Lab Manager position is called ‘Geochemical Laboratory Coordinator’.

GEAL Lab Manager: http://careers.ua.edu/cw/en-us/job/530923
XRAL Lab Manager: http://careers.ua.edu/cw/en-us/job/530926

If you have questions, please address it to Dr. Rona Donahoe. Her email is on the department's website www.geo.ua.edu
I hope you will understand why I don't want to post an email directly on social media.

10/19/2026

Gavin Rossman won the Richard Hay student paper award from the GSA Geoarcheology division. Gavin is an undergraduate at UA who works with Fred Andrus.

10/16/2026

At the Geological Society of America meeting, the artwork at the Denver Convention Center was impressive. On the ceiling, there was a topographic map with river marked in blue.

10/15/2026

The Geological Society of America is a great meeting to bring alumni together. I laughed a lot with this crew. Beginning on the left is Will Jackson (PhD 2017, now State Geologist of Tennessee), Me, Matt McKay (MS 2011, now an Associate Professor at Missouri State), Gourab Bhattacharya (PhD 2020, now an Assistant Professor at Tennessee Tech), Brandon Lutz (MS 2013, now an Assistant Professor at Appalachian State), Rob (Liz's husband) and Liz Bollen (MS 2015, PhD 2020), now at the Geologic Survey of Alabama).

10/10/2026

DGS was present at the majors fair at Alabama last week meeting new students. Guess who showed up at the table? -- maybe we can recruit a different kind of student.

10/08/2026

Thank you Bob White for coming to speak to the GEO club!

10/07/2026

Congrats to Patrick Barnes, who was awarded the 2026 John Faber Scholarship by the American Coal Ash Association Educational Foundation! The ACAAEF awards scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students with demonstrated interest in the management and beneficial use of coal combustion products. He will be recognized on the ACAA website and magazine, Ash at Work. Patrick is the MS student of Dr. Rona Donahoe.

10/06/2026

Check out the list below for students and faculty presentations at the Geological Society of America. I've only listed the presenting author. Many of the presentations have multiple UA authors.

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201 7th Avenue
Tuscaloosa, AL
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https://geo.ua.edu/

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