45th Annual Graduate Student Colloquium

The Graduate Student Colloquium is a forum where students present their research or research proposal to faculty, friends, and peers. The Colloquium is hosted by the Department of Geosciences and is open to graduate students involved in geosciences research. The colloquium format stimulates research discussion, allows students to practice for national meetings, and helps students improve their presentation skills. The Colloquium assists both the Department and Penn State in maintaining and strengthening their reputations for giving high quality talks and poster presentations at national and international meetings. The Graduate Colloquium Committee wishes to thank the students for sharing their work and the faculty for providing constructive feedback. The Committee also wishes to thank the Shell People Services division of Shell Oil Company for their generous financia