Where we study

Course Schedule for 2025

Course Activities in Italy

June 17-19 (travel): Early arrival at OGC for week 1 instructors

June 20 (travel): Participants join us at the Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco (OGC; link).  There is access to the local train station (Castelplanio) from Rome or Ancona 

June 21-July 2: Based at the OGC. Field work in central Italy, including Acquasanta thermal springs, Grotte Frasassi, field exercises studying platform carbonates and anoxic oceans of the past. Excursions will also include the Cretaceous-Tertary boundary at Gubbio, and a day of recreation in local towns.

July 2: Presentations, packing, lab and OGC dorm clean up, and final evening gathering at OGC

July 3 (travel): Group travels together to State College, PA USA

Course Activities in the US

July 4 - July 23 (Penn State, PA; Green Lake, NY)

July 4: Morning off; local geology, swimming and picnic; evening fireworks

July 5: Lab safety and lab orientation; sample sorting and prep

July 6-9: Lab rotation 1

July 10-12: Green Lake, NY

July 13: Partial day off

July 14-17: Lab rotation 2

July 18: Symposium

July 19: Data analytics/modeling

July 20-22: Group work

July 23: Research presentations by student groups; clean up;  celebratory dinner

July 24 (travel): Departures from State College, PA

Photo credits: J. Macalady (banner and OGC), M. Ingalls (Green Lake), Penn State (bottom)