Paleo³ group members regularly give public talks or participate in outreach/science events, some of which include:

• "Exploring Paleo" by E. Hyland (May 2024)

• "Scientists in the Classroom: Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils" by E. Hyland (February 2021)

• "The paleontology behind climate change research" by E. Hyland (December 2020)

• "Ancient climates" by E. Hyland (July 2019)

• "Hot summers and cool winters" by L. Burgener (November 2018)

• "How paleoclimate research informs our efforts to combat modern change" by E. Hyland (September 2018)

• "What is 'paleo' anyway?" by E. Hyland (October 2017)

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Paleo³ research is regularly integrated into courses taught at NCSU, including projects such as:

• Clumped Isotopes Module (MEA 763): students learn how to prepare and analyze paleosol carbonate samples for clumped isotopes, and conduct data analyses and presentations in class using research materials collected in the western U.S.

• Macrostratigraphy Lab Exercise (MEA 450): students use a series of stratigraphic and geochemical datasets collected in the Green River Basin to perform basin analysis exercises and describe depositional and burial histories.

• Phytolith Paleoecology Lab Exercise (MEA 369): students conduct statistical analyses and produce an ecological model of a past environment based on phytolith and stable isotope data collected in central South America.

• Paleoclimate Proxies Discussion (MEA 493/592): students design and conduct a discussion of the applications and limitations of paleoclimate proxies using published literature from the Paleo3 group and other researchers.

• Quaternary Stratigraphy Fieldtrip (MEA 450): students take a fieldtrip to Quaternary stratigraphy localities in the NC Piedmont and produce detailed stratigraphic columns describing the depositional history of sites used in phytolith reconstruction research projects.

NSF-funded outreach program supported by University of Minnesota.

Features a publicly available mobile app for geoscience outreach and data discovery.

Paleo³ contributed via: 1) baselayer stratigraphic and paleontological data in Wyoming and Utah; and 2) self-directed on-the-ground guided geological fieldtrips of certain key geologic sites from the Paleogene of Wyoming (Flaming Gorge, Green River Basin). 

2018 - 2024

NSF-funded outreach program in MEAS led by D. McConnell and K. Wegmann.

Features engagement with local NC public schools and curriculum development for state science standards. 

Paleo³ contributed via: 1) public talks about climate change and hands-on fossil leaf experiments with high-school students in Wake County; and 2) curriculum development workshops with NC Public Schools designing Earth Science modules targeting NC Science Standards.

2017 - 2022

International research symposium and researcher training workshop supported by the AC-21 Foundation, linking the Paleo³ group with researchers from across Southeast Asia (Thailand DMR, Kasertsart University, Suranaree University).

Find resources for this workshop below: