Conference Presentations – California Gateway Project

Contreras-Joya, Y., Heikes, A., Nickels, M., Mirales, H., Nelson, A., Mine, A., and Ziegler, B., 2023, Spatial and statistical analysis of uranium in the High Plains aquifer in comparison to the Central Valley aquifer, in Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 55, No. 6, doi:10.1130/abs/2023AM-390307.

Mirales, H., Nelson, A., Heikes, A., Contreras-Joya, Y., Ruiz, S., Mine, A., and Ziegler, B., 2023, Evaluating geochemical and microbial influences on uranium mobilization in Central Valley, California, in Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 55, No. 6, doi:10.1130/abs/2023AM-390308.

Conference Presentations – Yellowstone Gateway Project

Denby, K., Izaguirre, Y., Kaufer, A., Powers, S., Sanchez, M., Hoffman, S., and Persico, L., 2024, A tale of two floods: comparing peak discharges of the 1918 and 2022 northern Yellowstone National Park floods, in Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 56, No. 4, doi:10.1130/abs/2024CD-399418.

Hoffman, S., and Persico, L.P., 2024, Reconstructing peak discharge variability of the June 2022 flood in northern Yellowstone National Park, in Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 56, No. 4, doi:10.1130/abs/2024CD-399728.

Persico, L.P., and Meyer, G., 2024, Exploring variability in peak discharge and erosion caused by the June 2022 atmospheric river flood in northern Yellowstone National Park, in Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 56, No. 4, doi:10.1130/abs/2024CD-399897.

Short Contributions – Utah Advanced Project

TESTING MODELS OF NORMAL FAULT PROPAGATION AND DAMAGE ZONE DEVELOPMENT
BENJAMIN SURPLESS, Trinity University

THE ROLE OF FAULT DAMAGE ZONES IN STRUCTURALLY CONTROLLED LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION, SEVIER FAULT ZONE, SOUTHERN UTAH
PIERCE HAYTON, Colorado College
Project Advisors: Tyler Grambling, Sarah Schanz

COMPUTER MODELING OF NORMAL FAULT-RELATED DAMAGE ZONES: IMPLICATIONS FOR ESTIMATING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY POTENTIAL
AUDREY JENNINGS, Trinity University
Project Advisor: Benjamin Surpless

GEOLOGICAL TIMELINE & EXTENSION OF MARTIAN FAULTING IN THE ALBA MONS REGION OF MARS
JACK MRACHEK, Purdue University
Project Advisor: Michael Eddy

DAMAGE ZONE DEVELOPMENT AND CROSS-FAULT ASYMMETRY ON THE MT. CARMEL SEGMENT OF THE SEVIER NORMAL FAULT, SOUTHWEST UTAH
MORGAN SHARP, Whitman College
Project Advisor: Kevin Pogue

Short Contributions – Black Hills Advanced Project

POLYPHASE DEFORMATION OF NEOARCHEANPALEOPROTEROZOIC ROCKS IN THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
TREVOR WALDIEN, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

DEFORMATION TEMPERATURE AND KINEMATICS OF THE DAKOTA TECTONIC ZONE WITHIN THE LITTLE ELK GRANITE IN THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEAR NEMO, SOUTH DAKOTA
REBECCA BRAUN, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Project Advisor: Trevor Waldien

KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF SHEAR ZONES IN THE LITTLE ELK GRANITE, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
LIAM T. FRY, Eckerd College
Project Advisor: Laura Wetzel

ELUCIDATION OF AN UNDEFINED RELATIONSHIP: A STUDY OF THE BOXELDER CREEK QUARTZITE AND LITTLE ELK GRANITE TO DECIPHER PALEOPROTEROZOIC BASIN DEVELOPMENT IN THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
WILLA OBRINGER, Lake Superior State University
Project Advisors: Paul Kelso and Derek Wright

U-PB ZIRCON DATING OF NEOARCHEAN ROCKS IN THE LITTLE ELK TERRANE, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
ALEX ROBINSON, Pomona College
Project Advisor: Nicole Moore

Short Contributions – Michigan Basin Advanced Project

INTEGRATED STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL STUDY OF THE MIDDLE-LATE DEVONIAN CARBONATE TO BLACK SHALE TRANSITION IN THE MICHIGAN BASIN
JAMES J. ZAMBITO IV, Beloit College; PETER J. VOICE, Western Michigan University

CORRELATING THE TRAVERSE GROUP LIMESTONE FROM SUBSURFACE TO OUTCROP, MICHIGAN BASIN
MARCELLA M. WINGET, Hamilton College
Project Advisor: Catherine C. Beck 

DIAGENESIS OF A PYRITIZED CONTACT OF THE MIDDLE TO LATE DEVONIAN TRANSITION FROM CARBONATE TO BLACK SHALE
HOLIDAY R. O’BRYAN, Macalester College
Project Advisors: Kelly R. Macgregor and Jeff T. Thole

AN ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC, PALEOECOLOGIC, AND GEOCHEMICAL VARIABILITY IN THE “SQUAW BAY FORMATION,” MICHIGAN BASIN
AINSLEY S. WIESNER, The College of Wooster
Project Advisor: Shelley A. Judge

GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MIDDLE TO UPPER DEVONIAN ANTRIM SHALE, KROCKER 1-17 CORE, MICHIGAN BASIN
MIKAYLA C. GIEHLER, Macalester College
Project Advisor: Kelly R. Macgregor

EXPLORING THE SUITABILITY OF THE MIDDLE-LATE DEVONIAN ANTRIM SHALE, MICHIGAN BASIN, FOR ORGANIC CARBON ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS
JACK P. GUGINO, Miami University
Project Advisor: Brian S. Currie

MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SEDIMENTARY STRATA IN THE LATE DEVONIAN ANTRIM FORMATION OF THE MICHIGAN BASIN
TIFFANY BARKER-EDWARDS, University of Texas at San Antonio
Project Advisors: Peter J. Voice and James J. Zambito IV

CHARACTERIZING THE SEDIMENT SOURCE OF THE ELLSWORTH FORMATION OF THE MICHIGAN BASIN USING LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY AND CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY
ISABEL R. JOHNSON, Beloit College
Project Advisor: James J. Zambito IV

MODELING MARINE PALEOENVIRONMENTS OF THE ELLSWORTH PRODELTA DURING THE LATE DEVONIAN IN THE MICHIGAN BASIN
CONNOR J. QUIROZ, California State University, Monterey Bay
Project Advisors: Peter J. Voice and James J. Zambito IV

GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF ALPENA COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LAM T. TRUONG, California State Long Beach University
Project Advisors: Peter J. Voice and James J. Zambito IV

 

Cameron Davidson
Editor and Co-Director
Carleton College

Keck Geology Consortium
Macalester College
1600 Grand Ave., St Paul, MN 55105

Karl Wirth
Editor and Co-Director
Macalester College

Keck Geology Consortium Member Institutions:
Amherst College, Beloit College, Carleton College, Colgate University, The College of Wooster,
The Colorado College, Franklin & Marshall College, Macalester College, Mt Holyoke College,
Oberlin College, Pomona College, Smith College, Trinity University, Union College,
Washington & Lee University, Wesleyan University, Whitman College

Funding Provided by:
Keck Geology Consortium Member Institutions
The National Science Foundation Grant NSF-REU 1659322