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Guyot Hall under Quarantine: Geosciences Ph.D. students defend remotely amidst the pandemic

Summary:  Among the denizens of Guyot Hall, the unprecedented measures of the coronavirus lockdown impacted the trajectories of four Geosciences Ph.D. candidates, who faced the prospect of completing and defending their dissertations remotely. Despite the inherent challenges, Rachel Harris *20, Jennifer Kasbohm *20, Danielle Schlesinger *20 and Joel Simon *20 all successfully defended their dissertations during the lockdown. 

The Smilodon is the alumni newsletter for the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University. Highlights from the publication are letters from the Chair, research timeline, department and alumni news, awards, books, and deaths. If you are interested in submitting a story write to Laurel Goodell.
 

The Smilodon then and now

The original Smilodon* Seal painted by Bruce Horsfall in the 1920's and The Smilodon's current version, redesigned for the Spring issue of 2011. The logo was redesigned in 2013 by GEO Undergraduates using a vintage 1970s department illustration.