Authored by Anita Grunder and Jenda Johnson with assistance from Mike Dicianna, Henri Sanville and John Dilles, this text was compiled to mark the one-hundredth anniversary of the study of Geology at Oregon State University.
Image from an article titled "Sheer Number" by Carol Savonen. Photo caption reads: "Morris, left, works with Giovannoni to remove water from a metal sampling canister they lowered into the Pacific Ocean. Back on the OSU campus, they'll try to isolate, reproduce and study microbes in the water sample to learn about their role in ocean ecosystems."