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Summer Field Geology Programs State University of New York Course Information - Location - Geologic Setting - Schedule - Application -Scholarship application -Alumni |
Field geology courses at the Brauer Education Center are intensive, project-oriented experiences designed to instruct students in the use of basic field methods and equipment, and develop their skills of observation, interpretation, synthesis, and graphic presentation of geologic data. Our field camp has a student-staff ratio of 10:1 or less, which provides quality field instruction and supervision plus individual assistance as needed, as well as constructive support and advisement during evening hours when field projects are compiled. See the schedule below for information about course length and credits earned.Students and faculty are housed at Brauer in "bunk rooms" that each sleep 4 to 10 people. Bathrooms are equipped with hot showers. Other activities such as studying, map preparation, reading, lounging, group discussions, etc., are centered in the dining/classroom area of the building. The course fee includes lodging, breakfast, bag lunch, and dinner Monday-Saturday, plus brunch and dinner Sundays.
The Brauer Education Center is located just South of Albany, NY, near the base of the Devonian carbonate Helderberg escarpment, within the Hudson Valley fold and thrust belt. The Center, a rustic but modern facility, occupies a natural, mostly wooded, 33-acre site in a rural area, yet the educational, cultural, historical, and social amenities of Albany are only 20 minutes away!
Thrust fault duplex in quarry near Brauer Education Center.
See Hatcher's Structural Geology textbook, pg. 212, for an interpretation.
Portions of such classic areas of North American geology such as the Adirondack, Berkshire, and Catskill Mountains; the eastern Mohawk and mid-Hudson River valleys; and the Taconic Range are all located within 50 miles of the Brauer Education Center. The geology of these localities is a cornerstone of the plate tectonic concept.Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks, Paleozoic siliciclastic and carbonate rocks, structurally simple and complex terranes, and widespread Pleistocene deposits highlight the Brauer Education Center area. In addition, the hydrogeology of the Albany area, part of the Hudson-Mohawk drainage basin, is characterized by numerous streams, lakes, and wetlands as well as bedrock and glacial aquifers in a variety of geologic settings.
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To apply for any of the 2010 summer field courses at Brauer, you can download the application form (in Adobe PDF format) by using this link , or call the Department (607-753-2815) or e-mail Dr. Gleason (gleasong@cortland.edu) to have one mailed to you. Please send the completed application and a set of undergraduate academic transcripts showing all of your geology courses to:Dr. Gayle Gleason, Coordinator of Field Geology
Geology Department
SUNY Cortland
PO Box 2000
Cortland NY 13045
Note all applications should be postmarked no later than March 1, 2010.
The Geology Department at SUNY Cortland will be offering a limited number of scholarships this year to honor the memory of Jim Kradyna. Jim attended the first Brauer Geology Field Camp as a student in 1981, and assisted with our field programs for many years after that. Through the genorosity of his family and friends, a fund has been set up to provide scholarships to geology students enrolled in SUNY Cortland's five week summer geology course offered at Brauer Field Station. Applicants must: 1) be enrolled in GLY 481 or GLY 581, 2) be a geology major (or equivalent) at an accredited 4-year institution, and 3) have earned a demonstrable record of academic achievement. The successful candidates will be selected by the SUNY Cortland Geology faculty. The scholarships will be used to offset tuition costs.
To apply for a Jim Kradyna scholarship, you can download the application form (in Adobe PDF format) by using this link, or call the Geology Department -- (607) 753-2815 -- to have one mailed to you. Applicants must be enrolled in GLY 481 or GLY 581 to be eligible for the scholarship. Complete the form and send it along with undergraduate academic transcripts to:
Dr. Gayle Gleason, Coordinator of Field Geology
Geology Department
SUNY Cortland
PO Box 2000
Cortland NY 13045
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Course Information - Location - Geologic Setting - Schedule - Application -Scholarship application
The following links are pages of photos from past years. Some of these are under construction and will be added to as alums send in more photos.
For more information on the Brauer Education Center, including its history, also visit SUNY Cortland's Outdoor Education webpage.
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