Geological Sciences
"Eternal flames" fueled by hydrocarbon gas could shine a light on the presence of natural gas in underground rock layers and conditions that let it seep to the surface, according to research by geologists at the Department of Geological Sciences and the Indiana Geological Survey at Indiana University Bloomington.
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Michael Hamburger, professor in the Department of Geological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been chosen to receive the Indiana University Bloomington Distinguished Service Award for 2012-13. He is being recognized for his contributions to his academic discipline, the university and the IU Bloomington campus, and the larger community -- especially his leadership in issues of environmental sustainability.
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An Indiana University geophysical experiment detected seismic signals from the reported nuclear device that North Korea detonated this week. Michael Hamburger, professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, said some seismographs in the experiment detected the North Korean blast about 13 minutes after it was detonated.
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A new book edited by Indiana University faculty member Sara C. Pryor examines the ways in which climate change is having a significant impact on the Midwestern United States through more frequent heavy rain events, drought, extreme heat and other factors.
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Indiana University Bloomington student Kent Griffith has been awarded a prestigious Churchill Scholarship, enabling him to pursue one year of graduate study in chemistry leading to a Master of Philosophy degree at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
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Indiana University Bloomington will host a lecture and a campus-community forum Jan. 14 focusing on the ongoing boom in natural gas development and the controversies surrounding hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," the technique that is at the heart of the development.
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