This is an archived UW-P news item,
originally posted: 10/8/2009.
Science Night sails the “School of Rock” Oct. 14
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Science Night series continues Wednesday, Oct. 14, with an exploration of the earth's crust few human beings have ever seen. The program "Adventures in the School of Rock: Life aboard an ocean drilling vessel" with UW-Parkside Geosciences Professor Dr. Patricia Cleary, begins at 7 p.m. in room 103 of Greenquist Hall on the campus at 900 Wood Rd., Kenosha.
Dr. Cleary spent two weeks during summer 2009 aboard the JOIDES Resolution, a deep ocean research vessel also known as the School of Rock (SOR). Equipped with a derrick that looks like an oil well and capable of drilling as deep as 30,000 feet below the ocean's surface, the SOR explores some of the world's most inaccessible depths.
"I thought it would be a great opportunity to see cutting edge research in geosciences in unexplored areas of our own planet," said Dr. Cleary in explaining her interest in the SOR. "That's what I find fascinating: so much of the ocean floor is unexplored."
In addition to studying the mysteries of plate tectonics, heat flow from the earth's core, paleoclimatology and more, the Pacific voyage allowed Dr. Cleary to experience living and working on a research vessel; a vessel that plies the sea 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year, dodging icebergs and typhoons, and drilling the ocean floor miles below sea level.
"Adventures in the School of Rock: Life aboard an ocean drilling vessel" with Dr. Patricia Cleary is free and open to the public. High school and middle school students and faculty with an interest in math and science are encouraged to attend. Admission is free and parking in the Student Center lot is free after 6:30 p.m. Refreshments are served.
To read more about Dr. Cleary's School of Rock adventure, visit http://www.uwp.edu/news/newstemp.cfm?storyID=3066 on the web. For more information on this program, call (262) 595-2074.Publish date: 10/8/2009
