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Screenshot. Geology Professor Dexter Perkins publishes free, online textbook to support students’ remote learning Besides several books and numerous papers, Dexter Perkins, professor of geology and geological engineering at the University of North Dakota, has penned three editions of his Mineralogy textbook. When he last approached Pearson, the large publishing house that had produced the […]

UND’s Dreamer Geothermophiles designed a Pipeline Interventions Gadget to reduce mineral buildup. Schematic provided by Dreamer Thermomphiles. UND engineering team designs pipeline-scrubbing ‘PIG,’ wins geothermal manufacturing prize and advances to next level A UND engineering team has won funding in a geothermal manufacturing competition, along with an invitation to advance to the next stage in […]

Continental Resources founder and executive chairman Harold Hamm talks energy, business and advice to students It was a class in high school that sparked Harold Hamm’s long and prolific career in the oil and gas industry. The youngest among 13 siblings born in rural southern Oklahoma, the founder and current executive chairman of Continental Resources […]

A three-day geology-centered trip to western North Dakota exposed several University of North Dakota students to the region’s oil industry and natural formations. Above, fifth from the right, Marie Bergelin wears a white tank top. Photo courtesy of Marie Bergelin. UND Geology graduate students organize trip to expose undergraduates to the discipline Marie Bergelin wanted […]