[International] Reef & Carbonate Sediment Study in Bermuda

[Jenna Graff <graff@uwosh.edu>]

Dear Student:

You are receiving this message either because you are a member of the
INTERNATIONAL listserv or because you indicated an interest in/applied to
the UW Oshkosh-sponsored study abroad program "Reef & Carbonate
Sediment Study in Bermuda."

There are currently 2 seats left on this program.

Updated information is now available for this program at
http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/LBERM.html

The purpose of this course is to give students an opportunity to
explore the oceanographic and environmental factors that affect coral
reefs and carbonate sediment-producing organisms. For a geologist, it is
critical to understand the relationships between environments and the
sediments (solid remains of organisms, such as stony corals, many forms
of algae, mollusks (clams and snails), and single-celled calcifying
organisms), because it is these sediments that later become carbonate
rocks (limestone and dolostone). These relationships are important
because much of our petroleum, natural gas, and even groundwater are
derived from the pore spaces in carbonate rocks. Ultimately, the original
environment in which these organisms lived provides the first order
control of the size and distribution of this pore space that later
becomes reservoirs for these vital natural resources.

We will also explore global climate change as recorded in rocks and soils
on Bermuda. When the Pleistocene ice sheets advanced covering areas such
as Wisconsin, the volcanic atoll that is Bermuda stood as much as 150
meters higher above sea level, and thick soils developed on the island.
These soils contain the shells of well preserved land snails which were
studied by the paleontologist Stephen J. Gould, and from which he
developed the idea of punctuated equilibrium as a mechanism of
evolution.


Program fees are currently estimated at $1,660 - $1,830 plus airfare
based on 10-12 participants.  There are no additional tuition costs.
The more students who sign up for this trip, the lower the cost per
student will be. You can help lower your cost to study abroad by
recruiting friends and classmates to join you in this experience! 
For information on what these program fees cover and for an estimate of
other expenses associated with the trip (e.g. passport fees, meal costs,
etc.), see
http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/LBERM.html#costs&grants

For more information on the application process, please visit
http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/faqs.html.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at oie@uwosh.edu,
call us at 424-0775 or stop by to see us in Dempsey 146!

If you had indicated an interest in this specific program earlier and are
no longer interested, please let me know and I will remove your name from
my mailing list.  If you are a member of the INTERNATIONAL listserv
and would like to remove your name from this list, go to
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Sincerely,
Jenna Graff
Office of International Education
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd
Oshkosh, WI  54901
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http://www.uwosh.edu/oie/oie.html
Phone: (920)424-0775
Fax: (920)424-0185