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Earth Science AlumniRead the Spring 2014 Earth Science Newsletter! Get news about the faculty, students and activities in our department! Keep in touch! We’d love to hear from you. You can contact individual faculty or geos@plu.edu Dr. Steven Benham retired at the end of the 2013-2014 academic year after 32 years on the faculty at PLU. Many earth science alumni, students, and faculty attended the celebration of his career in May. View the citation about him that was read at the event. Dr. Brian

relationships, and thermochemistry. The course includes laboratory experiences. Corequisite: MATH 140 or math placement in MATH 151 or higher. Recommended: one year of high school chemistry. (4) CHEM 116 : General Chemistry II - NW Introduces students to chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base chemistry thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemistry of the elements, and coordination compounds. The course includes laboratory experiences. Prerequisite: MATH 140 or higher and CHEM 115. (4) CHEM 287

Earth Science Capstones 2020 Exploring the topography of Mount Rainier and its impact on the transport of debris to the supraglacial system Logan Black In this study I will be looking at the effects of topography within a glacier’s rock-shed on the transport of debris from surrounding glacial features to the glacier surface. The glaciers targeted for this research were Emmons, Frying Pan, Nisqually, and South Tahoma Glaciers. Debris that gets transported to the glacier surface has the ability

Degrees in Earth ScienceThe Bachelor of Arts degree is the minimum preparation appropriate for the field and is best combined with other degree programs, such as a second major or a minor. The minor in Earth Science is ideal for those who do not have the time or space to complete a major in the field. Students must take ESCI 201 which is offered both fall and spring. Completion of this course with a grade of C+ or higher is a prerequisite for enrolling in the upper division courses in the

Photo by Dr. Rose McKenney Dear Pierce County, Over the last semester in my Environmental Studies 350 course at PLU, I began to truly appreciate the importance and impact of community. In a time of social distancing and virtual classes, the class’ rare physical sessions were a literal and metaphorical breath of fresh air. As we conducted our data collections at the Parkland Prairie, I could not stop thinking about the negative impact that our communities have had on other communities, both

compounds, and that supports their educational goals, whether toward graduate study, the medical and health professions, biotechnology, forensic science, education, business, or as a complement to other studies. For good reason, chemistry is often called “the central science.” The Department of Chemistry’s courses, curriculum, faculty, and facilities are approved by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the department offers ACS certified degrees. Students get hands-on experience using sophisticated

Why Study Earth Science?Global society is based on geology. Our energy resources, construction and manufacturing materials, food and agricultural products, and building sites all depend on the geologic environment. Dramatic geological processes such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or floods impact many areas of the world. Less dramatic but ongoing processes such as rivers, wind, soil erosion and glacial movement sculpt the landscape and change how humans use the Earth’s surface. Geology