3 Interim Head LETTER FROM THE An Interim Word This is definitely a change year at the Boone Pickens School of Geology. We have three new professors that have joined the faculty and have two fewer from last year. Dr. Chen is an assistant professor and petrophysical researcher who is setting up a rock fracture laboratory. Dr. Ford is a new teaching assistant professor (TAP) who is focused on introductory classes and online content. Dr. Katumwehe is a field geophysicist who will be working with potential fields. Come join them at our banquet on Saturday, May 3rd. Our buildings are also getting changes. The Devon Lab at NRC was updated thanks to Devon and the other side of our basement was updated thanks to a freezing of the fire control system flooding that side of the building. Field camp is having updates occurring and planned to bring it to the future. Additionally, the university is supporting an update of our rock preparation facilities at the Hazardous Reaction Laboratory to increase safety and capabilities. Our students are doing great things as usual. We have a huge freshman class who are a lot of fun and are already doing research with several professors. The graduate students are getting offers a year in advance from a range of opportunities, so if you need a new employee, get them in advance! We expect field camp to grow a bit this year as we are heading out of the Covid effect on student progression from the programs nationwide. Stop by Cañon City and say hello if you are out that way this summer. Hope to see you all at the Banquet, Todd Halihan Professor and Interim Head Sun Company Clyde Wheeler Chair in Hydrogeology Boone Pickens School of Geology, OSU
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