Document Type
Press Release
Publication Date
5-23-2011
Abstract
A potential breakthrough discovery helped Lawrence University senior Katy Cummings earn the “Most Promising Undergraduate Student Award” at the 2011 meeting of the Institute on Lake Superior Geology May 18-21 in Ashland.
Cummings, a geology and biology double major from Dousman, was honored for her poster “Possible eukaryotic macrofossils in the 1.1 Ga Copper Harbor Formation, Michigan,” which she co-authored with Marcia Bjornerud, professor of geology and Walter Schober Professor of Environmental Studies.
The poster presentation was based on research Cummings conducted last fall during a field trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Cummings discovered what may be some of the oldest non-bacterial life forms yet documented in non-marine rocks.
The Institute on Lake Superior Geology is a non-profit professional society that provides a forum for the exchange of geological ideas and scientific data and promoting better understanding of the geology of the Lake Superior region. Its annual meeting draws geologists from the United States, Canada and throughout the world.
Recommended Citation
Lawrence University, "Research Discovery Earns Senior Katy Cummings Geology Award" (2011). Press Releases. 483.
https://lux.lawrence.edu/pressreleases/483