3 MHC GEOSCIENTISTS TO PRESENT
RESEARCH AT GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
OF AMERICA'S ANNUAL MEETING

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Three geoscientists from Mount Holyoke College will be presenting their research at the 116th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. The meeting, "Geoscience in a Changing World," will be held November 7-10 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Approximately 6,200 geoscientists are expected to attend.

Michelle Markley, MHC associate professor of geology, will present "What's Happening Under There? Kinematics and Vertical Axis Rotation of Crustal Blocks in Oblique Divergence and Convergence." Markley carried out the research with Scott Giorgis of the State University of New York at Genesco, Basil Tikoff of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and Paul Kelso of Lake Superior State University. An abstract of the work can be found at http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_79263.htm.

Amanda Tyson, laboratory director at MHC's department of earth and environment, will present "What Is the Significance of AMS Fabric in Plutons? Initial Results from a Study of Magmatic Fabric in the Cadillac Mountain Intrusive Complex, Acadia National Park, Maine." Tyson carried out the research with Markley of MHC; Morgan Terres, a Mount Holyoke junior; and Phoebe Judge, a 2003 graduate of MHC. An abstract of the work can be found at http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_77635.htm.

Steven Dunn, MHC associate professor of geology, will present "Stable Isotope Geochemistry Research Projects in a Petrology Course. An abstract of the work can be found at http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2004AM/finalprogram/abstract_80132.htm.

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