May 2025:
Dr. Kerrigan finishes his eleventh year at Pitt-Johnstown.
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May 2024:
Dr. Kerrigan finishes his tenth year at Pitt-Johnstown.
March 2024:
Fulbright retrospective:
https://www.fulbright.pt/experiences/my-fulbright-experience-ryan-kerrigan/
Oct. 2023:
Aleya Shreckengost and Chris Howard fly out to Portugal to meet up with Dr. Kerrigan for fieldwork in northeast Portugal. It was a rainy week, but very successful for sample collection, thanks to our guide and collaborator, Antonio Mateus!
Oct. 2023:
Chris Howard presents his research at the National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA. Great Job Chris!!!
Sept. 2023:
Aleya Shreckengost has been awarded the Pitt-Johnstown Mentorship Fund Grant for her proposal titled "Examining Mineral Fluid Inclusions to Assess the Economic Potential of Allegheny Hydrothermal Systems, New Paris, PA". Aleya will be working with Dr. Kerrigan at the New Paris Limestone Quarry to investigate the fluorite veining present there. Congratulations Aleya!
May 2023:
Dr. Kerrigan has been awarded the 2022-23 University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Mountain Cat Award for Outstanding Faculty Advisor for s Student Organization for his work with the Geology Club. This is an award nominated and awarded by the student body. I was very humbled and proud to recieve this award!
Apr. 2023:
Dr. Kerrigan has been chosen to receive a Fulbright Scholar Award to study rocks in Portugal for the fall of 2023. This funding will cover various aspects of his sabbatical at the University of Lisbon in the fall of 2023.
Read more about the project here: http://www.fulbright.pt/fulbrighters/u-s-grantees/academic-year-2023-2024/ryan-kerrigan/
Feb. 2023:
Dr. Kerrigan has been awarded a University of Pittsburgh Momentum Fund Priming Grant for 2023-24. This funding will cover research to be completed during Dr. Kerrigan's sabbatical at the University of Lisbon in the fall of 2023.
Read more about the project here: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/44173/
Jan. 2023:
Chris Howard has been awarded the Pitt-Johnstown Mentorship Fund Grant for his proposal titled "Examination of the 417-million-year-old volcanic ash layers in New Paris, PA to understand the building of the Appalachians
Sept. 2020:
Dr. Kerrigan has been awarded the Pitt-Johnstown Natural Sciences Vizzini Teacher of the Year award for 2019-2020. The Dr. Edward A. Vizzini Teacher of the Year Award is awarded to a professor each year in the Pitt-Johnstown Division of Natural Science who has been nominated by their students or colleagues for their strength in educating, both in and out of the classroom. I am truly humbled by the wonderful students who nominated me. Thanks!
Apr 14, 2020:
I just found out that I have received tenure and a promotion to Associate Professor, so that is some good news during a tough, remote semester!
Mar 1, 2020: Great Job by Kyle Sarver and Susan Ma presenting our research at the Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists!!!
Really Great Job Guys!!! This is from research that was collected this past summer (see the Aug. 15th 2019 post below). Thanks again to Professor Neil Coleman for co-authoring and providing valuable geophysic expertise!
Dec 10, 2019: Submitted our abstract for Northeast GSA, looking forward to presenting in Reston in March with UPJ students Kyle Sarver and Susan Ma and UPJ Prof Neil Coleman!
Our abstract is titled, Using Geophysical Methods to Delineate Lithological Boundaries in the Pennsylvania Piedmont.
Sept 22, 2019: Presenting at GSA Phoenix with UPJ students Kyle Sarver and Susan Ma.
- I am giving a talk about Spring Break Trips as Educational and Recruitment Tools in the Geosciences on Sunday the 22nd
- Susan is presenting her poster on the fluvial dynamics of the South Fork of the Little Conomaugh River on Sunday
- Kyle is presenting his poster on the petrology of piedmont ultramafic on Wednesday
Conductance survey in a granite quarry with the EM-31
Magnetic Survey along a trail through some ultramafics.
May 1, 2019: After a long haitus to resolve web hosting issues, my website is back up. Starting the summer strong! Getting projects started with my students.