The Black Hills Natural Sciences Field Station is a cooperative program formed by a consortium of colleges and universities that offers variety of field courses. These courses are offered from Ranch A, an historic log mansion located in the northern Black Hills, near Beulah, Wyoming, SDSM&T Campus in Rapid City, SD and from Taskesti Field Station, located on north Anatolian Fault Zone, about 200 km east of Istanbul, Turkey.

Geology Field Camp in the Himalayas will start from Kathmandu, Nepal and Volcanology Field Camp in Iceland will start from Reykjavik. Hawaii field camp will be located near the Kilauea volcano. Galapagos field camp will start from Quito, Ecuador.

 

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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 of SDSMT, U of Mississippi, U of North Dakota and the U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Students from non consortium universities are encouraged to attend the camps.

For additional information follow the links or contact :

Dr. Nuri Uzunlar,

Director, Black Hills Natural Sciences Field Station

Professor, Geology and Geological Engineering

Phone  (605) 394 - 2494   Cell:  (605) 431 1275

e-mail   nuri.uzunlar@sdsmt.edu

Course offerings are subject to enrollments. Please visit for updates - last updated on 3/20/2013

 

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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"

 

Schools at 2011-12 Camps

 

Appalachian State University
U of California - Berkeley
Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks
Cal. State, LA
Central Michigan University
Cornell University
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

FIELD CAMPS 2013

(Open to Everyone)

 USA-Mainland

Geology Field Camp (1)May 13-June 14

Geology Field Camp (2)   June 17 -  July 19

Geology Field Camp   (3)    July 22 -August 9

Geological Engineering  FULL  May 13 - June 14

Environmental Field Camp        May 20 - June 6

Paleontology Field Camps

Multiple  Locations / Dates

Geology Youth Camp                 TBD

     Hawaii       

Geology Field Camp             July 30 - August 17

Galapagos Islands    NEW

Volcanology Field Camp        July 28 -August 15

Turkey

Geology Field Camp     FULL    June 3  -  July 6  

India

Environmental Field Camp     

Himalayas-Nepal

Geology Field Camp                  May 20 - June 7

Iceland

Volcanology Field Camp  FULL   July 29 - Aug.17

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