FIELD CAMPS 2012

(Open to Everyone)

 USA

Geology Field Camp (1) FULL May 14 - June 15

Geology Field Camp (2) FULL June 18 - July 20

Geological Engineering        May 14 - June 15

Environmental Field Camp     May 21 - June 8
Paleontology Field Camps     Multiple  Dates

Freshmen Geology Camp           TBD

Geology Youth Camp                     

Turkey

Geology Field Camp  FULL  June 11  -  July 14    

India

Environmental Field Camp   June 11 - 29

Himalayas-Nepal

Geology Field Camp              

Iceland

Volcanology Field Camp  FULL July 29 -August 16

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Geology at SDSM&T

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The Black Hills Natural Sciences Field Station is a cooperative program formed by a consortium of colleges and universities from several states that offers variety of field courses in both geology and geological engineering programs. These courses are offered from Ranch A (above left), an historic log mansion located in the northern Black Hills near Beulah, Wyoming, SDSM&T Campus in Rapid City, SD and from Taskesti station (below right), located on north Anatolian Fault Zone, about 200 kilometers east of Istanbul, Turkey. Environmental geology camp will be offered in the Black Hills and India.  Geology Field Camp in the Himalayas will start from Kathmandu, Nepal and Volcanology Field Camp

in Iceland will start from Reykjavik.

Consortium members are involved in instruction and development of each summer's projects. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology serves as the host institution and provides transcripts of credits to the enrollee's parent institution. The consortium comprises Geology and Geological Engineering faculty and staff from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, University of Mississippi, University of North Dakota, Black Hills State University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Other universities are invited to join the consortium, and students from non consortium universities are encouraged to attend the camps.

 

For additional information follow the links or contact :

Dr. Nuri Uzunlar, Director

501 E. St. Joseph St.
Rapid City, SD 57701

Phone  (605) 394 - 2494 

Cell Phone: (605) 431 1275

e-mail   nuri.uzunlar@sdsmt.edu

 

Course offerings are subject to enrollments. Please visit often for updates - last updated on 9/20/2011

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Schools at 2010-11 Camps 

Appalachian State University
U of California - Berkeley
Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks
Cal. State, LA
Central Michigan University
Cornell University
U of California - Berkeley
Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks
Vanderbilt University
Denison University
Rutgers University
University of Nevada, Reno
Univ. of Tennessee
University of Montana
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Purdue
Eastern Michigan University
Eckerd College
George Mason University
Grand Valley State University
Harvard University
Minot State University
Notre Dame
Colorado State University
Smith College
Sonoma State
Southern Methodist University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
Franklin and Marshall College
Carleton College
University of Arkansas
University of Boston
Tulane University
Whitman College
University of Maine
University of Mississippi
University of North Carolina
University of North Dakota
University of Pittsburg
University of Rhode Island
University of Rochester
University of Notre Dame
University of Southern Indiana
University of Syracuse
University of Texas
University of Tulsa
Slippery Rock U of Penn.
University of Washington, Pullman
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
University of  Maryland ,
Vassar College
Virginia Tech

Student Testimonials

"The people culture, and geology of Turkey were all fantastic. ..."

"Managed to learn more geology than I ever thought possible” "This was an intense experience, academically, culturally, and socially” “I had the best experience ever” , "I had one of the most unique and fulfilling experiences in my lifetime”, “ a life changing experience", “I learned a lot this summer about geology and myself"