Ben Laabs

Marine Oxygen Isotopes and Changes in Global Ice Volume part of Climate Change:Activities
Students explore marine oxygen-isotope data from cores collected by the Ocean Drilling Program. The activity gives students access to real paleoclimate data, develops their skills in organizing and graphing data, ...

Floods on the Minnesota River part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Students download and manipulate data from historical floods on the Minnesota River (could be done for any river) and use to establish a flood hazard zone for St. Peter, Minnesota. This lab was developed by ...

Analyzing Hurricanes part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Activities
The exercise uses GIS to explore historical data on hurricanes (path, strength, name). Students identify trends in hurricane records, the impact of hurricanes on major U.S. cities, and how hurricanes change through ...

Physical Geology for Non-Majors (actual title is "Our Geologic Environment") part of Introductory Courses:Courses
This course is intended for non-science majors who have an interest in their physical environment. The course is designed to develop an understanding of the interaction of Earth processes, the environment, and the ...

Geological Sciences at SUNY Geneseo and the Challenge of Balancing Breadth, Depth and Growing Enrollment part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Geoscience and the 21st Century Workforce:Essays
This webpage is an academic essay discussing the challenges faced by SUNY Geneseo's Geological Sciences Department in maintaining curricular breadth and depth amid rising enrollment, while aligning undergraduate education with workforce preparation and graduate school readiness in the geosciences.

Geology, Geophysics, or Geochemistry at SUNY Geneseo part of Integrate:Workshops and Webinars:Geoscience and the 21st Century Workforce:Programs
A program description page detailing the geology, geophysics, and geochemistry bachelor's programs at SUNY Geneseo, including curriculum design, learning goals, assessment methods, alumni career outcomes, and course sequencing for students pursuing degrees in geological sciences.

The pattern and timing of the last Pleistocene glaciation in northeastern Utah: evidence of an ancient lake effect part of Vignettes:Vignette Collection
Setting During the last Pleistocene glaciation, the highest mountains in northern Utah were blanketed by snow and ice, accumulating in broad cirques to form valley glaciers. The Great Salt Lake rose more than 300 ...

Benjamin Laabs part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Workshop 08:Participant Profiles
Profile page for Benjamin Laabs, an assistant professor of Geological Sciences at SUNY Geneseo, detailing his participation in the "Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection" workshop, his teaching focus on environmental geology and climate change, and his development of GIS-based hurricane analysis exercises for undergraduate education.