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) | United States, Arizona | Petrified Forest National Park | Paul Olsen, John Geissman, Randy Irmis, Dennis Kent |
| DeepCHALLA-Lake Challa Drilling Project (DCH) | Kenya, Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Taita Taveta | Lake Challa | Dirk Verschuren |
| Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project (HSPDP) | Ethiopia, Kenya, Afar, Baringo, Kajiado, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Turkana | Baringo/Tugen/Barsemoi, Chew Bahir, Lake Magadi, North Awash Osi Isi, North Awash Warenso, West Turkana | Andrew Hill, John Kingston, Al Deino, Andy Cohen, Craig Feibel, Chris Campisano, Dan Olago, Ramon Arrowsmith, Kay Reed, Jonathan Wynn, Asfat Asrat, Bernie Owen, Robin Renault, Tim Lowenstein, Frank Schaebitz, Asfa Asarat, Henry Lamb, Martin Trauth |
| Hydrothermal Dynamics of Yellowstone Lake (YLAKE) | United States, Wyoming | Yellowstone Lake | Rob Sohn, Pat Shanks, Lisa Morgan Morzel, Sheri Fritz, Cathy Whitlock, Lisa Morgan, Bill Inskeep, Daniel Conley; students/postdocs: Luke McKay |
| Lake Junin Drilling Project (PLJ) | Peru, Junin | 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) | Tanzania, Arusha | Olduvai Gorge | Nick Toth, Kathy Schick |
| Olorgesailie Drilling Project (ODP) | Kenya, Kajiado | Olorgesailie | Rick Potts |
| Project: SHAKE | United States, Washington | Lake Crescent | Karl Wegmann, Lonnie Leithold, Alli Vo |
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