{"id":79,"date":"2013-09-16T23:05:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T23:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gsa.buffalo.edu\/geology\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2023-12-17T01:53:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T01:53:24","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/geology\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have a question about life in the UB Geology Department? Just started as a teaching assistant? \u00a0Need help finding funding? Want to know how to pack for a field trip? This page will help you with all these questions and more. Look through the resources below for information to help you survive graduate school or even explain your career choice to your non-rock enthusiast family members.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve compiled a quick reference for new (or potential) graduate students that you can download\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/geology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2013\/09\/UBGeo_IncomingGradsGuide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. It&#8217;s updated regularly to reflect new policies and procedures and useful information about UB and the Buffalo area. If you want to watch a short video about the City of Buffalo and its history, click <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/MT11IdWPvfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Are we missing something? Let us know! Contact our webmaster, Kevin Griswold (kggriswo@buffalo.edu), with suggestions for additional resources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">GEOLOGY CAREERS AT A GLANCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FUNDING<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arts-sciences.buffalo.edu\/geology\/awards.html\">UB Geology Department Awards Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arts-sciences.buffalo.edu\/content\/dam\/arts-sciences\/geology\/awards-tab-assets\/Pegrum%20Travel%20Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pegrum Travel Award Application<\/a>\u00a0(UB\u00a0Geology)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gsa.buffalo.edu\/student-resources\/mdrf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Diamond Research Fund<\/a>\u00a0(UB\u00a0Graduate Student Association)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gsa.buffalo.edu\/student-resources\/conference-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conference Funding<\/a>\u00a0(UB Graduate Student Association)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/fellowships.html\">UB Office of Fellowships and Scholarships for Graduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>WRITING &amp; RESEARCH<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/arts-sciences.buffalo.edu\/geology\/graduate\/grad-student-handbook.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Student Handbook<\/a>\u00a0(UB Geology) &#8211; Guidelines and degree requirements for graduate students in the Geology Department.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubgsaedit.wixsite.com\/gsa-editorial\">Graduate Writing Center<\/a> (UB Graduate Student Association)\u00a0&#8211; Help for students preparing term papers, theses, dissertations, articles, CVs, and other writing projects<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.lib.buffalo.edu\/geology\">Geology Library Resources<\/a>\u00a0(UB\u00a0Libraries) &#8211; includes links to GeoRef, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, and other databases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TEACHING<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/grad\/succeed\/current-students\/policy-library.university-policies.html\">Academic Policies and Procedures<\/a>\u00a0(UB) Pay particular attention to the Course Expectations, Grading and Student Conduct sections!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/serc.carleton.edu\/NAGTWorkshops\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On the Cutting Edge<\/a>\u00a0(SERC, Carleton College) The ultimate resource for lesson plans, activities, and other teaching resources in the geosciences. Also check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/serc.carleton.edu\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">main SERC website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cse.buffalo.edu\/~rapaport\/howigrade.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How I Grade: The Triage Theory of Grading<\/a>&#8211; a guide to coming up with a grading scheme<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nagt.org\/nagt\/teaching_resources\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching resources<\/a>\u00a0(National Association of Geoscience Teachers, NAGT) &#8211; another collection of materials and links to help with teaching geoscience classes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>POST-DOC &amp; JOB INFORMATION<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agiweb.org\/workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AGI Geoscience Workforce Program<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; tracks the supply and demand of geoscientists by collecting original data and by analyzing existing data from federal, industry, and other sources (American Geological Institute)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geosociety.org\/GSA\/Publications\/GSA_Today\/Job_Board\/GSA\/GSAToday\/Job_Board.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GSA\u00a0Today Job Listings<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Professional and student opportunities listed through the Geological Society of America<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/findajob.agu.org\/jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AGU Job Listings<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Professional and student opportunities listed through the American Geophysical Union<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>FIELDWORK, SUPPLIES<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fishersci.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fisher Scientific<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomassci.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Scientific<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkshire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Berkshire Corporation<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestry-suppliers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forestry Suppliers<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benmeadows.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Meadows<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grainger.com\/Grainger\/wwg\/start.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grainger Industrial Supply<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a local supply company that stocks many of the same items as the mail-order folks. Located near the Walden\u00a0Galleria<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riteintherain.com\/\">Rite in the Rain<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geology.com\/store\/\">Geology.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Geophysical Union<\/a>\u00a0(AGU)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geosociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geological Society of America<\/a>\u00a0(GSA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aapg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Association of Petroleum Geologists<\/a>\u00a0(AAPG)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/seg.org\/\">Society of Exploration Geophysicists<\/a> (SEG)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bapg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Association of Professional Geologists<\/a>\u00a0(BAPG)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgsny.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Geological Society<\/a>\u00a0(BGS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>SOFTWARE<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gmt.soest.hawaii.edu\/\">The Generic Mapping Tools (GMT)<\/a> &#8211; open-source command lines tools for making plots and maps<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paraview.org\/\">ParaView<\/a> &#8211; open-source 3D visulaization software<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/keckcaves.org\/software\/3dvisualizer\">3D Visualizer<\/a> &#8211; open-source 3D visualization software<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/geodynamics.org\/resources\/notebooks\">Geodynamic Modeling Software<\/a> list from CIG<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/igc.usp.br\/openstereo\/\">Open Stereo<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Stereographic projection and structural analysis<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wwwbrr.cr.usgs.gov\/projects\/GWC_coupled\/phreeqc\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PHREEQC<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Low-temperature aqueous geochemical calculations<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gcdkit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GCDkit<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Handling and recalculation of igneous whole-rock analyses<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lboro.ac.uk\/research\/phys-geog\/tri-plot\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tri-plot<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Ternary diagrams for Excel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmicrovision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JMicroVision<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Image analysis toolbox similar to ImageJ; good for thin sections<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/tm\/2006\/11A02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Illustrator Geologic Map Patterns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kware-erupt3.software.informer.com\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erupt 3<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Volcanic eruption simulator<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sedlog.software.informer.com\/3.0\/\">SedLog 3.0<\/a> &#8211; Graphic sediment log drawing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have a question about life in the UB Geology Department? 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