January 2026 - Welcome Back!

Introducing the Geology & Geophysics monthly blog! Here we will share department updates, career opportunities, scholarships, events, news, and more! Have something you would like included? Email ashley.herman@utah.edu 

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From the Department

Rent a locker

• Lockers are located in FASB 348, aka the Quiet Cave. 
• Cost is $10 in cash (pay to the office in FASB 205). $5 will be refunded after the key is returned. 

Staff Schedules 

• Thea: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Remote on Fridays.
• Sam: Monday-Thursday 7:30am-3:30pm. Remote Wednesdays (starting next week), off on Fridays. 
• Ashley: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Remote on Mondays. 

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Undergrad Students

 Important Dates

• Friday, January 9th - last day to wait list & last day to add without a permission code
• Friday, January 16th - last day to add, drop, audit, and elect CR/NR
• Friday, March 6th - last day to withdraw from classes 

 

Internships & Scholarships

• NAGT Scholarships for Field Study - Applications due February 14th. - Each year, NAGT makes eighteen $750 awards to undergraduate students to facilitate their study of field geoscience. Applications due February 14th.
• SADCO-TAMU Undergraduate Internship - Applications due February 20th - The Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office (SODCO) at Texas A&M University invites applications for the SODCO-TAMU Undergraduate Internship, taking place in summer 2026. This 7-week, in-person internship will run from June 1 to July 17, 2026 at the Scientific Ocean Drilling (SOD) Department on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. 

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Research/News

View all research news and articles

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Highlights

Catch up on our recent student highlights!

Kiri Maza - second-year PhD student (top left)

Madison Ward - first-year PhD student (top right)

Harrison Patton - undergraduate geoscience senior (bottom left)

Brierton Sharp - first-year PhD student (bottom middle)

Alex Brettman - second-year MS student (bottom right)

 

 

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Events