Rockin’ Out also preforms Community Walks, Research Talks, and Lab Tours!

Community Walks

Learn about the geology of the Puget Sound region by taking a stroll through some of Seattle’s parks.

Our community walks are regularly occurring strolls through local Seattle parks, and are led by graduate students from the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington.

Come join us, and learn about the local geology, including the history of faults, glaciers (see figure to the right), landslides, and rock layers (see figure below) that shaped and continue to shape the landscape of the Seattle area.

If you would like to get added to our Community Walks mailing list and receive emails when we have upcoming walks scheduled, please fill out this form.

Research Talks

Graduate-student volunteers often go to schools and events to talk about the exciting research that they are doing at UW.

Our volunteers are graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Washington Earth and Space sciences department. We would love to share our research with you! Reach out if you are interested in having a student come and talk about heir current research with you or your students.

Areas of research in the department include:

• glaciology
• sedimentology
• geochemistry
• structure and tectonics
• paleoclimate
• seismology
• astrobiology
• space exploration

and much more.

Lab Tours

We are happy to host school groups for visits to the Earth and Space Sciences at University of Washington. Most visits are a few hours in length, and include a tour of a research lab, a hands-on activity, and a chance to meet with current graduate and undergraduate students from a variety of backgrounds. Please contact us at to arrange a visit.