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Department of Earth Sciences

Kent State geology professor is concerned about losing valuable government databases

Kent State Professor Weighs in on the Rush to Save Government Scientific Data

Kent State Professor Anne Jefferson expresses concern over losing valuable scientific data following proposed budget cuts.

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Can Fireworks Damage Mount Rushmore? 


Mt. RushmoreFor Âé¶¹¹û¶³ 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 National Park Service to develop a research project and write a grant proposal. The $25,000 grant was awarded this past summer and Shakoor and Poluga traveled to Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, to study the effect of vibrations on the sculptures associated with the annual Fourth of July fireworks exhibit.

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