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Newsletter
Spring 2003
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May 27, 2003 -- Gerardo Gross, NMT Emeritus Professor of Geophysics, recently published his paper Nitrates in Ice: Uptake; Dielectric Response by the Layered Capacitor Method in the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of the Canadian Journal of Physics. The paper was originally presented at the 10th International Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice, held in St. John's, Newfoundland, from 14-19 July 2002. Dr. Gross is currently writing a tutorial which will be available in June 2003 as a companion piece to his paper. Please contact him at his office at New Mexico Tech (505)835-5132 or email sdelap at nmt dot edu to request copies of the paper and/or the tutorial. Photo of Gerardo Gross, circa 1977, measuring the dielectric response of ice; courtesy New Mexico Tech Archives.

May 2, 2003 -- Some geologic features in Antarctica will soon bear the names of past graduate students of Philip Kyle, NMT geochemistry professor and longtime Antarctic researcher. Kyle, or "Mr. Erebus" as he is sometimes known, submitted a slate of names for geologic features which was recently accepted by the United States Board of Geographic Names. Most of the newly named features are on Ross Island, the home of the active volcano Mt. Erebus which Kyle has visited 31 times. Other features already bear names of NMT alumni and researchers, such as Dunbar Head, Mcintosh Cliffs, and Kyle Hills. The college itself is honored with Tech Crags. Read more about this in the Spring 2003 issue (pdf) of Goldpan, the NMT Alumni Newsletter. Photo of Philip Kyle in front of an ice tower near Mt. Erebus in Antarctica, courtesy Philip Kyle.

April 21, 2003 -- Hydrology graduate student Laura Wilcox was recently featured in the January/February 2003 student issue of The Professional Geologist. Laura talks about how she became interested in hydrology. Also featured was recent graduate Meghan Jackson (BS Geology, Dec 2002) who discusses how to better prepare yourself for the job market. Photo courtesy Laura Wilcox.

March 25, 2003 -- Geophysics professor Rick Aster talks about NMT's latest $3 million seismic acquisitions and the upcoming USArray/Earthscope project. See his and George Zamora's article and an article in The Albuquerque Tribune. Photo courtesy Rick Aster.

March 10, 2003 -- On Saturday, January 25th, ten NMT hydrology grad students donned vests and trash bags and spent the day picking up trash that others have so thoughtlessly tossed out their car windows. This event took place along a stretch of US 60 near Water Canyon, about 10 miles west of Socorro. Pictured above are (front) Aaron Abel, (left to right) Setsuko Shindo, Renee Sandvig, Sam Earman, Dave Boutt, Doug McGhee, Justin Jayne, Ellie Kurth, and Jen Wilson. Mike Ranck was the cameraman.

Last fall, these students decided to do something about the litter problem in this state, so they signed up for the New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department's Adopt-A-Highway program. This program gives organizations an opportunity to give back to the Land of Enchantment by "adopting" a 2-mile stretch of highway to keep litter-free. Besides picking up litter, members also participate in litter awareness campaigns. Give a big THANK YOU to this group for giving up their Saturdays to help restore the beauty around the Water Canyon area. More pictures. Photos by Mike Ranck.

January 22, 2003 -- E&ES Professors Rick Aster, Philip Kyle, and Bill McIntosh, along with geophysics graduate student Mario Ruiz and the Bureau's Nelia Dunbar and Rich Esser, have all returned from their trip to the Mt. Erebus volcano (pictured above) in Antarctica. The weather was initially good and several members got back to Socorro in time for Christmas although 3 members who had Christmas on Erebus experienced stormy weather and were stuck there until January and only recently made it back to Socorro. Read more about their trip: Notes from Kyle. Photo by Philip Kyle.

January 22, 2003 -- E&ES Professor Kent Condie recently returned from a sabbatical in Australia. Read more about his experience here.

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