Department of Earth Sciences
Scholar of the Month
Scholar of the Month David Hacker Associate Professor of Geology College of Arts and Sciences 91¿´Æ¬Íø at Trumbull 2000-present David Hacker is associate professor of geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91¿´Æ¬Íø at Trumbull. His research in structural geo…
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 91¿´Æ¬Íø at Trumbull geologist in a paper published in the November issue of the journal Geology. The Markagunt gravi…
A National Treasure
For 91¿´Æ¬Íø 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…
Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 

For 91¿´Æ¬Íø 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…
Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? Kent 91¿´Æ¬Íø Researchers Study the Stability of National Monument
For 91¿´Æ¬Íø 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 …
