<div dir="ltr">Hi Everyone --<div><br><div><b>The Department of Geosciences at The University of Akron has several graduate assistantships available over the next 12 months, including positions available to start in Spring 2026.</b></div><div><br></div><div><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Each assistantship includes a 9-month stipend and tuition waiver. Faculty members in our department mentor graduate students interested in a variety of geology and environmental science areas. Our faculty have active research programs in:</font></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1. Dr. Pollock studies environmental geology and sediment transport processes such as</font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">avalanches, debris flows, and pyroclastic currents.</font></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">2. Dr. Holyoke studies structural geology and mineral deformation to understand physical</font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">and chemical evolution of Earth’s crust and mantle.</font></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">3. Dr. Senko studies how microbes control geochemistry. He conducts research both in</font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">the lab with cultures and in the field at a variety of sites.</font></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">4. Dr. Peck studies river and lake sediment for both modern processes and past climatic</font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">and environmental change.</font></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">5. Dr. Sasowsky studies oil/gas and ground water, with a focus on karst and caves.</font></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">A number of these programs are funded by grants that may include summer stipends and research assistantships for graduate students. Please view our website for additional details on research conducted by our faculty and recent publications: <span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="http://www.uakron.edu/geology/">http://www.uakron.edu/geology/</a></span>. Interested students may follow links and reach out to individual faculty members. In addition, students may contact our graduate studies director, Dr. Caleb Holyoke, at <span class="gmail-s1" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="mailto:cholyoke@uakron.edu">cholyoke@uakron.edu</a></span> for further information.</font></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><br></font></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><br></font></p></div></div></div>