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Research Opportunities in Extensional Dynamics for US Undergraduate and Graduate Geosciences Students in Western Turkey

 


Turkish and US researchers collecting fossils in western
Turkey. Students worked together to find and describe the fossils and
their tectonic setting.



Turkish and US students in the Sivrihisar Massif of western
Turkey. From left to right: Tim Shin, Nilay Yagcioglu, Sukru G. Kose, Jessica Magers, and G. Okan Yildiz. The students are standing in front of
weathered granite.



Turkish and US students with faculty Dr. Ibrahim Cemen
(left) collecting samples and describing outcrops in western Turkey.
Students worked together to describe the mineralogy and rock type.


Some of the 2009 IRES team standing in front of the Museum
of Anatolian Civilizations
in Ankara. The IRES project involves visiting significant cultural and historical sites.


Turkish and US students in an ancient church carved within
Afyon volcanics in western Turkey. From left to right: Nilay Yagcioglu, G. Okan Yildiz, Tim Shin, Sukru G. Kose, Jessica Magers.


Students and researchers examining columnar basalt

Dr. Yasar Dr. Prof.Dr. Yasar Kibici (Dumlupinar University) discussing the field area to 2010 IRES students.

field teamThe 2010 IRES field team in front of a music conservatory in Amasya, Turkey. 


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