LacCore

04/04/2022

Applications due THIS FRIDAY!! Apply for a $1,000 VGSP travel grant to enable graduate students to visit the CSD Facility in 2022 with cores from continental localities, including lakes. The funds can be used to support student travel to Minneapolis, core shipment, lodging while at the Facility, lab fees, and supplies consumed during initial core description. To apply send 1) a two-page description of the project, including a statement of how working at the CSD Facility would forward the project goals, and 2) a letter of support from your graduate advisor, to [email protected]
https://cse.umn.edu/csd/visiting-graduate-student-program-vgsp

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12/07/2021

Event Announcement! Meet ICDP and CSD Facility representatives and community scientists for program updates and future developments. Although ICDP and CSD Facility personnel will not attend AGU this year, we are ready to discuss your projects and related interests at your convenience. Get in touch with us!

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84674599441...
Meeting-ID: 846 7459 9441
Code: 602726

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09/15/2021

Mike McGlue and students from the University of Kentucky are in the lab this week working on cores they collected in Jackson Lake last month with the help of our operations manager Ryan O’Grady

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09/10/2021

Our name has changed but our dedicated staff remains committed to supporting researchers around the world. These samples will soon be on their way to Chile where they will be used for high resolution lipid biomarker analysis at Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción. **Follow our new page for new project, community, and facility developments.** https://www.facebook.com/.../Continental.../100069178275936/

09/09/2021

**Remember to follow our new page to stay in touch!** We’ve spent the past few days splitting cores from Butte Valley in preparation for the PlioWest Workshop that begins today. Looking forward to connecting with everyone! https://www.facebook.com/people/Continental-Scientific-Drilling-Facility/100069178275936/

09/08/2021

Visiting Graduate Student Program awardee Jayde Hirniak from Arizona State University is currently presenting the preliminary results of her research to the CSD Facility staff today. Her study investigates the occurrence of cryptotephra (

09/07/2021

We are excited to announce that we have completed the merger of LacCore and CSDCO into the Continental Scientific Drilling (CSD) Facility. All functions of both facilities are maintained under the new name and single focal point for all types of research involving coring and drilling on land and in lakes. Facebook does not allow changes to page names so please follow our NEW page https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069178275936

07/23/2021

Another Workshop! Interested in the Paleo-Eocene Thermal Maximum and the Carbon Isotopic Excursion? In-Person and Virtual workshop in New Brunswick, NJ on December 10-12. https://www.icdp-online.org/fileadmin/icdp/projects/img/usmargin/USA-PETM.pdf

07/20/2021

Cool science alert! Researchers analyzed the color shifts in more than 26,000 lakes over 36 years.
https://news.agu.org/press-release/widest-ever-view-of-us-lakes-sees-shifts-in-colors/?fbclid=IwAR3AVCk4xMHEDmDqwJ8IvsMQ9uLss_SEIGD5U-Uz2-grq7bp2yZByx3qnI8

Lakes throughout the U.S. are experiencing changes in their seasonal colors, with distinct regional patterns, according to a new study of more than 26,000 lakes over 36 years that includes more than 22 million lake observations by satellites.

07/15/2021

Workshop Announcement! Virtual Working Group meetings in August-September followed by an In-Person and Virtual workshop at the CSD Facility, September 23-26. Early career scientists and scientists from ICDP member countries are encouraged to apply by August 6th.
https://www.icdp-online.org/fileadmin/icdp/projects/img/pliowest/ICDP_Pliowest.pdf

07/13/2021

Images of diatoms shared by CSD Facility collaborator Jeffery Stone from Indiana State show the beauty in science
https://whova.com/web/biolo_202107/Diatoms%20Images?fbclid=IwAR27RKeMoeGiKoJV0oFnldV39kr6PJZwXDUmd1qVKb7knUWkp1q_qhDMWCk