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Geological Society of America Meeting
November 2, 2018
Dr. Maneiro attended the Geological Society of America national meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. While in Indianapolis, Dr. Maneiro participated in a short course on detrital zircon geochronology, spent time with collaborators, and started planning with Dr. Carrigan for Wheaton’s Field Camp in 2020!
Petrology Field Trip: Southern Illinois and Missouri
September 28, 2018
Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference Talk
August 15, 2018
Dr. Maneiro attended the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Boston, Massachusetts to present a research talk, meet with colleagues, and support a coauthor. This year’s research talk included new garnet geochronology work that appears to be the oldest reliable garnet age measured globally to-date. Garnet from the Barberton Granite Greenstone belt is about 3.2 billion years old. These results will be included in a forthcoming peer-reviewed publication. You can read the abstract here.
Field Camp at the Wheaton Science Station in the Black Hills
July 2018
Dr. Maneiro spent the month of July at Wheaton College's Science Station in the Black Hills of South Dakota learning about the local geology and observing current field practices and exercises. Planning is already underway for the field course for geology majors to be offered in June and July of 2020. You can make plans to join us! For more information on geology and general education courses available for Wheaton and non-Wheaton students in the Black Hills, visit the Science Station website.
Welcome to Wheaton!
July 1, 2018
Dr. Maneiro officially started as an Assistant Professor in the Geology and Environmental Science Department of Wheaton College (IL) on July 1, 2018. She assumes responsibility for introductory and upper-level geology courses with a "hard rock" focus following the retirement of Dr. Jeffrey Greenberg. Planning is also underway to establish a clean lab at Wheaton College that will allow for ongoing garnet geochronology research. You can read more about the department's recent hires here or visit the Projects tab for more information on student and colleague research opportunities.