COURSE
INFORMATION
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 room and board fee includes
lodging, breakfast, bag lunch, and dinner Thursday throughTuesday, plus brunch
and dinner on Wednesdays.
LOCATION
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.
GEOLOGIC
SETTING
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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"Dinosaur-skin"
rock south of Brauer.
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Characterizing
folds north of Brauer.
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2013 SCHEDULE
May 22
- June 11
GLY
476 Geologic
Field Methods, 3 credit hours,
3 weeks duration
May
22 - June 18
GLY
476 Geologic
Field Methods, 4 credit hours,
4 weeks duration
May 22 - June
25
GLY
481 Field
Geology, 5 or 6 credit hours, 5 weeks duration
GLY
581 Advanced
Field Geology, 5 or 6 graduate credit hours, 5 weeks duration
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The party
of 2002
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Dates
and prices are for 2013.
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GLY 476 GEOLOGIC FIELD METHODS 3 or 4 weeks
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Instruments and methods
of basic geologic field work: measurement and description of
stratigraphic sections; use of survey instrumentation and GPS in
geologic mapping; orienteering skills; bedrock mapping of folded
sedimentary terrane. Observations and interpretations of field data are
compiled and presented in form of stratigraphic sections; planimetric
and geologic maps; and structural cross-sections. Students enrolled for 4 credits will map metamorphic and igneous rocks in the fourth week. |
Dates: May
22 - June 11 for 3 credit hours
OR May 22 -June 18 for 4 credit hours |
Prerequisites: Hand-specimen Petrology and junior year standing
Recommended: Structural Geology and Stratigraphy |
*Cost:
N.Y. Resident:
For 3 credit hours: $1,500.00 total (room & board is $705.00 of the total).
For 4 credit hours: $2,010.00 total (room & board is $950.00 of the total).
Out-of-State Resident:
For 3 credit hours: $2,660.00 total (room & board is $705.00 of the total).
For 4 credit hours: $3,550.00 total (room & board is $950.00 of the total).
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*Costs
are subject to change without prioir notice due to Board of Trustees
or NYS legislative actions.
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GLY
481 FIELD GEOLOGY 5 weeks
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GLY
481 FIELD GEOLOGY
includes mapping
in the Adirondacks
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Emphasis on field
mapping and analysis. Field skills using topographic maps, survey instrumentation, GPS, and Brunton compass are
developed, and employed in mapping diverse geologic terranes. Directed
field projects require students to observe, record, organize and
interpret field data and present a synthesis in the form of
stratigraphic sections, geologic maps and structural cross-sections.
Dates: May 22 - June 25
Prerequisites: Hand-specimen Petrology and junior year standing Recommended: Structural
Geology and Stratigraphy
*Cost:
N.Y. Resident:
For 5 credit hours: $2,510.00 total (room & board is $1,191.00 of the total).
For 6 credit hours: $2,770.00 total
(room & board is $1,191.00 of the total).
Out-of-State Resident:
For 5 credit hours: $4,440.00 total (room & board is $1,191.00 of the total).
For 6 credit hours:
$5,080.00 total (room & board is $1,191.00 of the total).
NOTE: Students enrolling for five (5) or six (6) credit hours will complete the same amount of work. If a student only needs five credits, he or she may pay for only five credits.
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*Costs
are subject to change without prioir notice due to Board of Trustees
or NYS legislative actions.
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GLY 581 ADVANCED FIELD GEOLOGY 5 weeks
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Completion of Field
Geology (GLY 481) program described above plus additional field
investigations involving more detailed geologic mapping, structural
analysis of field data, or another similar project by an individual or
small group. Written report required for mapping project. |
Dates: May
22 - June 25 |
Prerequisites: Hand-specimen Petrology and Structural Geology |
*Cost:
N.Y. Resident:
For 5 graduate credit hours: $3,225.00 total (room & board is $1,191.00 of the total).
For 6 graduate credit hours: $3,630.00 total (room & board is $1,191.00 of the total).
Out-of-State Resident:
For 5 graduate credit hours: $4,750.00 total (room & board is $1,191.00 of the total).
For 6 graduate credit hours: $5,460.00 total (room & board is $1,191.00 of the total). |
NOTE: Students enrolling for five (5) or six (6) credit hours will complete the same amount of work. If a student only needs five credits, he or she may pay for only five credits. |
*Costs
are subject to change without prioir notice due to Board of Trustees
or NYS legislative actions.
APPLICATION
To apply for any of
the 2013
summer field courses at Brauer, you can
download the application form (in Adobe
PDF format) by using this link , 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 form and a copy of your undergraduate academic transcripts showing all of your geology courses
to Dr. Gleason at the address below. In addition, please have a faculty member from your academic institution write a letter of recommendation describing your academic capabilities in geology, your ability to cope with the rigors of field work, and your ability to work with others. Please send all of these materials to Dr. Gleason at the address below:
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 February 15, 2013. Space is limited, applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received.
Early bird special: Get your complete application to Dr. Gleason by January 31, 2013, and receive a free Rite-in-the-Rain Geological Field notebook when you arrive at Field camp.
JIM
KRADYNA SUMMER
FIELD CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS
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 Education Center. 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
partially offset tuition costs.
See who was awarded these in the past.
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 by March 15, 2013, with official 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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Work
hard, sleep hard.
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Happy
campers of 2004
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PAST FIELD CAMP
LINKS
The following links
are pages of photos from past years. They provide a view of the facility and surrounding area. Some of these are under
construction and will be added to as alums send in more photos.
1996 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2004 - 2006 - 2008 - 2010 - 2012
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