The Cockburn Town Fossil Reef was a highlight of the trip for our SES major Katherine Iler.
Photo from Professor Jill Leonard-Pingel of students examining a fossil reef.
Graduate student Megan O'Quin photographed by Miranda Manross.
Aubree Steinmetz shows off a starfish while snorkeling.
Aubree Steinmetz sits atop eolianites.
Professor Liz Griffith instructing students at North Point.
Miranda Manross swimming in a cave.
Professor Liz Griffith and Nolan Kachmar at a blue hole.
Seventeen students, two professors, one Office of International Affairs staff, and lots of wet and dirty clothes and snorkeling gear returned from the magical island of San Salvador on Sunday, March 19th after spending 10 days in The Bahamas for the new Earth Sciences Study Abroad program. The class was open to majors and non-majors on all of the Ohio State campuses – and we were thrilled to have students with a variety of backgrounds learning about modern and past carbonate environments and the human impact on the island beginning with the Lucayans through present day. You will recognize many familiar locations that we visited if you were so lucky to have been part of the Carbonate Environments and Geology course that traveled to the island in the past.
The class shared some memories and photos here.
Contributed by Dr. Liz Griffith and Dr. Jill Leonard-Pingel
Images of some of our majors, minors, and graduate students enrolled in the semester long course. Shared by: Shannon Dixon, Katherine Iler, Nolan Kachmar, Miranda Manross, Megan O’Quin, and Aubree Steinmetz.