Department of Earth Sciences
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month David Hacker Associate Professor of Geology College of Arts and Sciences ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ at Trumbull 2000-present David Hacker is associate professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ at Trumbull. His research in structural geo…
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Prehistoric Landslide Was Bigger Than Three Ohio Counties, Trumbull Researcher Reports
A catastrophic landslide, one of the largest known on the surface of the Earth, took place within minutes in southwestern Utah more than 21 million years ago, reports a ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ at Trumbull geologist in a paper published in the November issue of the journal Geology. The Markagunt gravi…
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A National Treasure
For ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream. 
 So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to t…
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Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 

For ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream. 
 So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the…
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Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Researchers Study the Stability of National Monument
For ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ Professor of Geology Abdul Shakoor, Ph.D., studying the stability of Mount Rushmore, visited by nearly three million people each year, was a lifelong dream. So, in 2013, with the help of his graduate student, Lindsay Poluga, the two of them reached out to the …
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