Projects
We support more than 400 projects annually.
Search past, ongoing, and conceptual projects here, including large projects not supported by CSDCO / LacCore.
Additional metadata can be found on the LacCore Collection webpage, and through Open Core Data resources. Contact the LacCore Curator for further information.
Highlighted Projects
| Project Name | State/Country | Named Features | Investigators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Plateau Coring Project (CPCP) | Arizona, USA | Petrified Forest National Park | Paul Olsen, John Geissman, Randy Irmis, Dennis Kent |
| DeepCHALLA-Lake Challa Drilling Project (DCH) | Kenya, Tanzania | Lake Challa | Dirk Verschuren |
| Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project (HSPDP) | Afar, Baringo, Ethiopia, Kajiado, Kenya, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Turkana | Baringo/Tugen/Barsemoi, Chew Bahir, Lake Magadi, North Awash Osi Isi, North Awash Warenso, West Turkana | Andy Cohen, Chris Campisano, John Kingston, Bernie Owen, Robin Renault, Tim Lowenstein, Ramon Arrowsmith, Kay Reed, Jonathan Wynn, Asfat Asrat, Craig Feibel, Dan Olago, Frank Schaebitz, Asfawossen Asrat, Henry Lamb, Martin Trauth, Al Deino, Andrew Hill |
| Hydrothermal Dynamics of Yellowstone Lake (YLAKE) | USA, Wyoming | Yellowstone Lake | Pat Shanks, Lisa Morgan, Cathy Whitlock, Sheri Fritz |
| Lake Junin Drilling Project (PLJ) | Junin, Peru | Lago Junin | Mark Abbott, Donald Rodbell, Pedro Tapia |
| Lake Towuti Drilling Project (TDP) | Indonesia, Sulawesi | Lake Towuti | James Russell, Hendrik Vogel, Satria Bijaksana |
| MexiDrill Chalco Drilling Project (MEXI) | Mexico, Tulyehualco | Lake Chalco | Erik Brown, Blas Valero-Garces, Joe Werne, Peter Fawcett, Magarita Caballero, Socorro Loranzo, Beatriz Ortega |
| Olduvai Gorge Coring Project (OGDP) | Arusha, Tanzania | Olduvai Gorge | Nick Toth, Kathy Schick |
| Olorgesailie Drilling Project (ODP) | Kajiado, Kenya | Olorgesailie | Rick Potts |
| Project: SHAKE | USA, Washington | Lake Crescent | Karl Wegmann, Lonnie Leithold |
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