Cabin renovations left to right: Swiss Chalet, Bachelors Officers Quarters, view of several cabins, The Asylum Too, Upper Ferrell
Field Camp
The 2013 Field Camp was filled to capacity with a great crop of students. Freshman camp was composed of 19 students fresh from their high school graduations ready to get a head start in the geology or petroleum engineering careers. Twentyfour juniors and seniors from LSU and a handful of other universities made up the senior camp. Dr. Dan Kelley graciously led the six-week-long camp activities for one more summer.
Meet Amy Luther: I am very excited to join LSU as an assistant professor and field camp director. My specialties lie in structural geology, field mapping, and fault mechanics. Field geology has been my passion since I participated in my own undergraduate field camp near Park City, Utah. It is such an important time in every geology student’s education, particularly because of the combined physical and mental challenge that the course presents. I have always enjoyed being a part of this transformation from student to geologist.
Dr. Amy Luther
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Over the summer, I was able to join the LSU field camp for a week. I was very impressed with the beauty of the property, the amazing cabins and their new renovations, and the quality of the students. The freshmen camped most of the week, so I joined the seniors while they were doing stratigraphy and correlation of the Dakota Formation. Dr. Dan Kelley introduced me to the key people in the area, showed me the geology of the property, and guided me through the details of running such an amazing field course! I am looking forward to meeting many new students and alumni in the coming years.