Jan 5, 2019 | 2017-2018 Projects, Volumes |
Short Contributions – Geochronology Gateway Project
EXPLORING GEOCHRONOLOGY: DATING YOUNG LAVA FLOWS AND OLD TREES IN DECLINE
MEAGEN POLLOCK and GREG WILES, The College of Wooster
NEW COSMOGENIC AND VML DATES AND REVISED EMPLACEMENT HISTORY OF THE ICE SPRINGS VOLCANIC FIELD IN THE BLACK ROCK DESERT, UTAH
PATZKOWSKY, Samuel1, RANDALL, Emily2, ROSEN, Madison3, THOMPSON, Addison4, MOUA, Pa Nhia5, SCHANTZ, Krysden2, POLLOCK, Meagen2, JUDGE, Shelley2, WILLIAMS, Michael2, MATESICH, Cam2. (1) Franklin & Marshall College, Earth and Environment Department, 415 Harrisburg Ave, Lancaster, PA, 17603, (2) The College of Wooster, Department of Geology, 944 College Mall, Wooster, OH 44691, (3) Mount Holyoke College, Department of Geology, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA, 01075, (4) Pomona College, Department of Geology, Sumner Hall, 333 N College Way, Claremont, CA 91711, (5) Carleton College, Department of Geology, One North College Street Northfield, MN 55057.
YELLOW CEDAR RESPONSE TO CLIMATIC SHIFTS AT CEDAR LAKE: JUNEAU, ALASKA
JOSHUA CHARLTON (The College of Wooster), ALORA CRUZ (Macalester College), KERENSA LOADHOLT (Oberlin College), MYRON LUMMUS (Trinity University), CHRISTOPHER MESSERICH (Washington and Lee University), Wiles, G., Buma, B., Krapek, J.
Short Contributions – Dominica Advanced Project
HAZARDS IN THE CARIBBEAN: THE HISTORY OF MAGMA CHAMBERS, ERUPTIONS, LANDSLIDES, STREAMS, AND FUMEROLES IN DOMINICA
HOLLI FREY, Union College, AMANDA SCHMIDT, Oberlin College, EROUSCILLA JOSEPH, University of West Indies Seismic Research Center, LAURA WATERS, Sonoma State University
EXPLOSIVE TO EFFUSIVE TRANSITION IN INTERMEDIATE VOLCANISM: AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGING MAGMA SYSTEM CONDITIONS IN DOMINICA
JESSICA BERSSON, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Kirsten Nicolaysen (Whitman College)
SOURCES OF VOLCANIC GASES FROM DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES
JACQUELINE BUSKOP, Wesleyan University
Research Advisors: Erouscilla (Pat) Joseph (University of the West Indies, Trinidad), Johan C. Varekamp (Wesleyan University), Timothy C. Ku (Wesleyan University), and Salvatore Inguaggiato (Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Palermo, Italy)
A PETROLOGIC EVALUATION OF THE LAYOU IGNIMBRITE AND MORNE TROIS PITON LAVA DOME: HOW DO CHANGES IN PRE-ERUPTIVE CONDITIONS AFFECT ERUPTIVE BEHAVIOR?
JUSTIN CASAUS, Sonoma State University
Research Advisor: Laura Waters (Sonoma State University)
A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE IGNIMBRITE AT FOND ST. JEAN, DOMINICA
NOLAN EBNER, Macalester College
Research Advisors: Holli Frey (Union College) and Karl Wirth (Macalester College)
MAGMATIC ENCLAVES AND MAGMA MIXING IN MORNE MICOTRIN, DOMINICA
SARAH HICKERNELL, Union College
Research Advisor: Holli Frey
UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF LARGE STORMS ON DOMINICA: AN ANALYSIS USING GIS AND REPEAT PHOTOGRAPHY
MARCUS HILL, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Amanda Schmidt
STRATIGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF A FOND ST. JEAN CINDER CONE, DOMINICA
TARYN ISENBURG, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisors: Steve Dunn and Holli Frey
RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND INCISION ON DOMINICA, WEST INDIES
COLE JIMERSON, The College of Wooster
Research Advisor: Amanda Schmidt
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCES ON THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF STREAMS IN DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES: 2014-2017
DEXTER KOPAS, Beloit College
Research Advisors: Susan Swanson, Erouscilla Joseph, and Holli Frey
DECOMPRESSION AND HEATING INDUCED AMPHIBOLE BREAKDOWN IN EFFUSIVE VOLCANISM ON DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES
ABADIE LUDLAM, Union College
Research Advisor: Holli Frey
INVESTIGATING VOLCANIC-HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS IN DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES: TEMPORAL CHANGES IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS FOR VOLCANIC MONITORING USING GEOTHERMOMETERS
MAZI-MAZTHIS C. ONYEALI, University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Advisors: Holli Frey, Erouscilla Joseph, and Lon Abbott
INVESTIGATION OF MINERAL ALTERATION IN ANDESITE AND DACITE FROM THREE DIFFERENT VOLCANO HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS ON DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES
CLARISSA ITZEL VILLEGAS SMITH, Carleton College
Research Advisors: Cameron Davidson, Holli Frey, and Erouscilla Joseph
COMPOSITION AND SHORT-TIMESCALE EROSION PATTERNS OF RIVER SEDIMENTS ON DOMINICA
HALEY TALBOT-WENDLANDT, Ohio Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Bart Martin
APPROXIMATING METEORIC 10BE USING THE CONCENTRATION OF ACID-EXTRACTABLE GRAIN COATINGS: A CASE STUDY TRACING EROSION DEPTH ON DOMINICA, LESSER ANTILLES
KIRA TOMENCHOK, Washington and Lee University
Research Advisors: David Harbor and Amanda Schmidt
EVIDENCE FOR COLD, HYDROUS PARENTAL MAGMAS ON DOMINICA: PETROLOGY OF THE FOUNDLAND BASALTS
KATHRYN VONSYDOW, California State University San Bernardino
Research Advisors: Laura Waters (Sedona College), Holli Frey (Union College), and Joan E. Fryxell (California State University San Bernardino)
Short Contributions – IODP Advanced Project
MULTIPLE PROXIES FOR INVESTIGATING GLACIAL HISTORY OF ANTARCTICA FROM ODP SITES 696 & 697
SUZANNE O’CONNELL, Wesleyan University, and JOSEPH ORTIZ, Kent State University
DIATOMS OF THE ANTARCTIC – ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION OF THE MIDDLE PLIOCENE AT SITE 697
EDUARDO CENTENO, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Suzanne O’Connell
PRELIMINARY WAVELET ANALYSIS OF CIRCUM-ANTARCTIC ODP WELL LOGS AND SPLIT-CORE XRF SCANS FROM ODP SITE 697 CORES INFERS OBLIQUITY SIGNAL
ANDREW HOLLYDAY, Middlebury College
Research Advisors: Suzanne O’Connell, Will Amidon, and Joe Ortiz
ANTARCTIC WEDDELL SEA ODP SITE 696 PLEISTOCENE- PLIOCENE DIATOMS
MARK LAPAN, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Amy Leventer
ZANCLEAN (EARLY PLIOCENE) SEDIMENT RECORDS OF ICE-SHEET INSTABILITY AT ODP SITE 697 (JANE BASIN), NW WEDDELL SEA, SOUTH ORKNEY MICROCONTINENT
FORREST W. LLOYD, Beloit College
Research Advisors: Suzanne O’Connell (Wesleyan University) and Jim Rougvie (Beloit College)
Cameron Davidson
Editor and Co-Director
Carleton College | Keck Geology Consortium
Macalester College
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Editor and Co-Director
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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
Apr 15, 2017 | 2016-2017 Projects, Volumes |
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The Keck Symposium format involves two sessions of oral presentations followed by poster presentations.
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Each research group provides an overview of their projects. Students present their work in a brief 5 minutes. Andrew Conaway (’17) tells the audience about the history of land use around the Wisconsin lakes that he studied.
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Team Iceland celebrates the end of our poster session with a final group photo. The Symposium also provides an opportunity for faculty to catch up and network.
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Another important thing that happens at the Keck Symposium is the review of copy-edited short contributions. Each student writes an extended abstract of ~2500 words and 5 figures, which is compiled and published in a Symposium Volume.
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Short Contributions— Iceland Tephrastratigraphy Project
TEPHRASTRATIGRAPHY IN ICELAND
ANDREW DE WET, Franklin & Marshall College and CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON, University of Arizona
GEOMORPHOLOGIC MAP OF THE FISSURE 3 LAVA CHANNEL OF THE 1783-1784 LAKI ERUPTION, ICELAND
ALEXANDRA HUFF, Northern Arizona University
Research Advisor: James A. Skinner, Jr. U.S. Geological Survey
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ‘a‘ā AND SPINY PᾹHOEHOE AT THE HOLUHRAUN LAVA FIELD IN ICELAND
JONATHAN MAGEE, Franklin & Marshall College
Research Advisor: Andrew deWet
EXAMINING THE EMPLACEMENT HISTORY OF A ROOTLESS CONE COMPLEX ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAKI VOLCANIC FIELD
ANNY SAINVIL, Smith College
Research Advisors: Mark Brandriss (Smith College), Robert Newton (Smith College)
RECONSTRUCTING JÖKULHLAUP DISCHARGE USING THE MORPHOLOGY OF ERODED VOLCANIC ROOTLESS CONES
KRYSTINA LINCOLN, Williams College
Research Advisor: Bud Wobus
USING PAHOEHOE CRUST GROWTH RATES TO CONSTRAIN LAVA CHANNEL FORMATION EVENTS AND TIMING
LUCAS ZELLER, Amherst College
Research Advisors: Andrew deWet (Franklin and Marshal College and Christopher Hamilton (University of Arizona)
IMPLICATIONS OF PAHOEHOE CRUSTAL THICKNESS DISTRIBUTION THE FISSURE 3 LAVA CHANNEL IN LAKI, ICELAND
WILLIAM SPEISER, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Christopher W. Hamilton (University of Arizona)
Short Contributions— Great Lakes Dendrochronology Project
DENDROCHONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF INSULAR FOREST STANDS IN RELATION TO CLIMATE AND WATER-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS IN THE GREAT LAKES
Faculty: KIM DIVER, Wesleyan University
A DENDROCHRONOLOGICAL RECORD OF TWENTIETH CENTURY WATER LEVELS IN GEORGIAN BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA
LEAH BOURNIVAL, Mt. Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Michelle Markley (Mt. Holyoke College)
A GIS APPROACH TO THE EFFECTS OF WATER-LEVEL CHANGE ON SOIL PROPERTIES AND TREE SPECIES RICHNESS
EZRA STEINFELD, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Kim Diver (Wesleyan University)
DENDROCHRONOLOGY AND WATER LEVELS AS INDICATORS OF RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE: GEORGIAN BAY, LAKE HURON (ONTARIO, CANADA)
MATTHEW KELLY, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Carl Mendelson (Beloit College)
Short Contributions— Mollusk Ecology Project
HISTORICAL ECOLOGY OF MARINE MOLLUSKS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO: INVESTIGATING ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS IN COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH LIVE-DEAD ANALYSIS
Faculty: PAUL HARNIK, Franklin & Marshall College.
ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF NUTRIENT RUNOFF ON BIVALVE EGG SIZE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
MORGAN TORSTENSON, Franklin & Marshall College
Research Advisor: Paul G. Harnik, Franklin and Marshall College
COMPARATIVE TAPHONOMY OF MOLLUSCAN DEATH ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
ANIK REGAN, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Paul G. Harnik (Franklin and Marshall College)
BIVALVE LIVE-DEAD DIFFERENCES RECORD THE IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGENIC EUTROPHICATION ON COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
LUKE GRIMMELBEIN, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Paul G. Harnik (Franklin and Marshall College)
Short Contributions—Salinian Block Project
TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF A DEEPLY EXHUMED ARC SECTION: A STUDY OF THE PHYSICAL AND PETROLOGIC EVOLUTION OF THE SALINIAN BLOCK, CENTRAL COASTAL CALIFORNIA
ALAN CHAPMAN, Macalester College and SARAH BROWNLEE, Wayne State University
GEOCHRONOLOGIC AND HAFNIUM ISOTOPIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE SALINIAN MAGMATIC ARC
GRADY JOHNSON, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Alan Chapman (Macalester College)
RIM-CORE U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY AND HF DATING OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS FROM THE SCHIST OF SIERRA DE SALINAS, CALIFORNIA
ALISON HORST, Union College
Research Advisor: Alan Chapman (Macalester College) and John Garver (Union College)
THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF A DEEPLY EXHUMED ARC SECTION: A PETROLOGICAL STUDY OF THE EMPLACEMENT OF THE SIERRA DE SALINAS SCHIST
VERONICA VRIESMAN, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Martin Wong (Colgate University)
EXHUMATION OF THE SCHIST OF SIERRA DE SALINAS
MOLLY KOVER, Smith College
Research Advisor: Jack Loveless (Smith College)
IMPLICATIONS OF PRE-CRETACEOUS MARBLES ALONG THE SUR FAULT ZONE, CALIFORNIA, USA: A STUDY OF CALCITE CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS
ERICA WATTS, Mt. Holyoke College
Resesarch Advisor: Michelle Markley (Mt. Holyoke College)
PRESERVATION OF A SUBDUCTION-RELATED GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT IN THE SCHIST OF SIERRA DE SALINAS, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST RANGES
EMILY GROSS, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Alan Chapman (Macalester College)
Short Contributions—Wisconsin Lake Ecology Project
SUBFOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN TEMPERATE LAKES OF WISCONSIN
JILL LEONARD-PINGEL, Washington & Lee University and ANDREW MICHELSON, University of Pittsburgh
DATING OF LACUSTRINE MOLLUSCAN SUBFOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES USING AAR TECHNIQUES TO CONTEXTUALIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF ZEBRA MUSSELS TO A WISCONSIN LAKE
SEQUOYA BUA-LAM, Washington & Lee University
RESEARCH ADVISOR: Jill Leonard-Pingel (Washington & Lee University)
ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTS AS A PROXY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN TEMPERATE LAKES OF WISCONSIN
JOHN DANNEHL, Washington & Lee University
Research Advisor: Jill Leonard-Pingel (Washington & Lee University)
A DIATOM-BASED, PALEOLIMNOLOGICAL STUDY OF SHADOW LAKE, WAUPACA COUNTY, WISCONSIN
TAYLOR MOONEY, Colgate University
Research Advisors: Jill Leonard-Pingel (Washington & Lee University), Andy Michelson (University of Pittsburg), Amy Leventer (Colgate University) and Karen Harpp (Colgate University)
HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN THREE WISCONSIN LAKES
ALEXANDER WAHEED, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Pat Spencer (Whitman College)
SUBFOSSIL OSTRACOD ASSEMBLAGES AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND HUMAN IMPACT IN TEMPERATE LAKES OF WISCONSIN
SLOANE GARELICK, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Jill Leonard-Pingel (Washington & Lee University) and Andrew Michelson (University of Pittsburg)
MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AS AN INDICATOR OF ANTHROPOGENIC ALTERATION TO THREE WISCONSIN LAKES
ANDREW CONAWAY, The College of Wooster.
Research Advisor: Jill Leonard-Pingel (Washington & Lee University) and Andrew Michelson (University of Pittsburg)
Short Contributions—British Columbia Seismic Hazards Project
EVALUATING THE SLIP HISTORY OF CRUSTAL FAULTS UNDERLYING VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEISMIC HAZARDS
Faculty: KRISTIN MORELL, University of Victoria and TOM GARDNER, Trinity University
LATE PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL HISTORY AND EVALUATION OF THE SAN JUAN FAULT, SOUTHWESTERN VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA
BRENDAN POWERS, Trinity University
Research Advisor: Thomas Gardner (Trinity University)
THE SAN JUAN FAULT: AN EAST-WEST TRENDING LEFT-LATERAL STRIKE SLIP FAULT INFERRED FROM ANALYSIS OF KINEMATIC INDICATORS, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC
NOLAN LESCALLEET, Union College
Research Advisor: Dr. Matthew Manon (Union College)
OLIGOCENE TO RECENT VERTICAL TECTONISM ON SOUTHWESTERN VANCOUVER ISLAND REVEALED BY ANALYSIS OF THE CARMANAH GROUP SEDIMENTARY UNITS
CARLEE AKAM, University of Victoria
Research Advisor: Dr. Kristin Morell
BRITTLE FAULT KINEMATICS OF THE SAN JUAN FAULT ZONE, SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA
JOHN BORAH, Colorado College
Research Advisor: Meredith Bush (Colorado College)
Short Contributions—Beaver and Geomorphology Project
THE ROLE OF BEAVER IN SEDIMENT AND CARBON BUDGETS OF THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, NY
Faculty: MATTHEW JUNGERS, Washington and Lee University
CHARACTERIZING BEAVER-INDUCED DIFFERENCES IN REACH-SCALE FLUVIAL MORPHOLOGY, HUNTINGTON WILDLIFE FOREST (HWF), CENTRAL ADIRONDACKS, NY
SARAH GRANKE, Pomona College
Research Advisor: Robert R. Gaines (Pomona College)
ANALYZING THE GEOMORPHIC PARAMETERS OF BEAVER-CREATED MEADOWS ALONG PANTHER BROOK, NY
SHYAM DAS-TOKE, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Lyman Persico (Whitman College)
BEAVER OCCUPATION AND SEDIMENT BUDGET: PANTHER BROOK, HUNTINGTON WILDLIFE FOREST, NEWCOMB, NY
SPENCER O’BRYAN, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Dr. Matthew Jungers (Washington and Lee University)
Short Contributions—Iceland Magma Project
CONSTRAINTS ON MAGMA TRANSPORT AND ERUPTION DYNAMICS AT A GLACIOVOLCANIC PILLOW RIDGE, SOUTHWEST ICELAND:
Faculty: MEAGEN POLLOCK, The College of Wooster, and BEN EDWARDS, Dickinson College
FRACTURE MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS IN PILLOW LAVAS
MICHELLE ORDEN, Dickinson College
Research Advisor: Benjamin R. Edwards (Dickinson College)
PALEO-ICE THICKNESS OF A GLACIOVOLCANIC TINDAR RIDGE, REYKJANES PENINSULA, SOUTHWEST ICELAND
CHLOE WALLACE, The College of Wooster
Research Advisor: Meagen Pollock (The College of Wooster)
ERUPTIVE HISTORY OF TEPHRA ON UNDIRHLÍĐAR RIDGE, ICELAND
CARA LEMBO, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Jack Cheney (Amherst College)
VESICLE DISTRIBUTION IN GLACIOVOLCANIC PILLOW LAVA FROM UNDIRHLÍÐAR, SOUTHWEST ICELAND
ANNA THOMPSON, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Cameron Davidson (Carleton College)
GLACIOVOLCANIC MEGAPILLOWS OF UNDIRHLÍĐAR, REYKJANES PENINSULA, SOUTHWESTERN ICELAND
RACHEL HEINEMAN, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Zeb Page (Oberlin College)
NEW INSIGHTS AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS THROUGH STORY MAPPING OF A GLACIOVOLCANIC TINDAR
CARl-LARS ENGEN, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Susan Swanson (Beloit College)
Robert J. Varga
Editor and Keck Director
Pomona College | Keck Geology Consortium
Pomona College
185 E 6th St., Claremont, CA 91711 | Christina Kelly
Proceedings Layout & Design
Scripps 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, Williams College
Funding Provided by:
Keck Geology Consortium Member Institutions
The National Science Foundation Grant NSF-REU 1358987
ExxonMobil Corporation
Aug 2, 2016 | 2015-2016 Projects, Volumes
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, April 2016
Short Contributions–Nevada Tectonics Project
LATE CRETACEOUS TECTONIC BURIAL AND CENOZOIC TECTONIC EXHUMATION OF THE EAST HUMBOLDT-WOOD HILLS-PEQUOP CRUSTAL SECTION, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA
JEFFREY M. RAHL, Washington and Lee University, ALLEN J. MCGREW, The University of Dayton
GEOCHRONOLOGIC AND PETROLOGIC CONTEXT FOR DEEP CRUSTAL METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT, EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE, NEVADA
ZOE DILLES, Pomona (Scripps) College
Research Advisor: Allen McGrew, University of Dayton
HIGH THERMAL GRADIENT IN THE UPPER PLATE OF A CORE COMPLEX, DETERMINED BY CALCITE-DOLOMITE THERMOMETRY, PEQUOP MOUNTAINS, NV
COLBY HOWLAND, Union College
Research Advisor: Matthew Manon, Union College
STRAIN PATH AND THERMAL HISTORY OF QUARTZITE IN THE DEEP CRUST OF ANDEAN-STYLE OROGENIC PLATEAUS: A CASE STUDY FROM THE WOOD HILLS, NV
SARAH JORDAN, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Jeffrey Rahl, Washington & Lee
MECHANISMS AND PATTERNS OF STRAIN RELATED TO LATE MESOZOIC TECTONIC SHORTENING ON THE INDEPENDENCE THRUST, PEQUOP MOUNTAINS, ELKO COUNTY NEVADA
JOSHUA R. LATHAM, University of Dayton
Research Advisor: Allen J. McGrew, University of Dayton
DEFORMATION MECHANISMS AND QUARTZ CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS AT VARYING STRUCTURAL LEVELS IN A CRUSTAL-SCALE EXTENSIONAL MYLONITIC SHEAR ZONE, EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE, CLOVER HILL, AND WOOD HILLS, ELKO COUNTY NEVADA
LINDSEY PLUMMER, Amherst College
Research Advisors: Jeffrey M. Rahl, Washington and Lee University, Allen J. McGrew, The University of Dayton, Peter Crowley, Amherst College
NEW CONSTRAINTS ON THE TIMING, RATE, AND STYLE OF EXHUMATION OF THE WOOD HILLS AND PEQUOP MOUNTAINS, ELKO COUNTRY, NEVADA
FRANKLIN WOLFE, Washington & Lee University
Research Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Rahl, Washington & Lee University
IMPLICATIONS OF QUARTZ CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS IN GRANITIC ORTHOGNEISS AND QUARTZITE IN THE CORE OF THE EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX
GABRIEL CHEVALIER, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisors: Michelle Markley Research Advisor & Jeffrey Rahl, Washington & Lee University
Short Contributions–North Slope, AK Project
SEDIMENTOLOGY, STRATIGRAPHY, AND CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE ALBIAN-CENOMANIAN TOROK AND NANUSHUK FORMATIONS, NORTH SLOPE, ALASKA
GRANT SHIMER, Whitman College
PAUL MCCARTHY University of Alaska-Fairbanks
δ13C AND δ18O ANALYSES OF CARBONATE CONCRETIONS AND NODULES AND THE EVIDENCE FOR A CRETACEOUS GREENHOUSE
JOSEPH BENINATI, Washington and Lee University
Research Advisor: Lisa Greer, Washington & Lee University
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF PRODELTA TO DELTA FRONT SANDSTONES FROM THE CRETACEOUS NANUSHUK AND TOROK FORMATIONS, SLOPE MOUNTAIN, NORTH SLOPE, AK
SARAH DICKSON, Smith College
Research Advisor: Bosiljka Glumac, Smith College
FACIES MODELING AND STRATIGRAPHY OF THE UPPER NANUSHUK FORMATION AT SLOPE MOUNTAIN, ALASKA
KEVIN GARDNER, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Grant Shimer, Whitman College
GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TOROK FORMATION MUDSTONES AT SLOPE MOUNTAIN, ALASKA
EVAN LEWIS, Franklin and Marshall College
Research Advisors: Carol de Wet & Stanley Mertzman, Franklin and Marshall College
δ13C AND δ15N ANALYSIS OF TOROK AND NANUSHUK FORMATION MUDSTONES AT SLOPE MOUNTAIN, ALASKA
ASHLEY RATIGAN, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Karla Hubbard, Oberlin College
PALEOCURRENT DIRECTIONS IN THE NANUSHUK FORMATION AT SLOPE MOUNTAIN, ALASKA
LAUREN WILLIAMSON, Colorado College
Research Advisor: Dr. Paul Myrow, Colorado College
Short Contributions-Weddell Sea Project
PLIOCENE PALEOPRODUCTIVITY AND SEDIMENTATION AT ODP SITE 697 IN THE WEDDELL SEA, ANTARCTICA
SUZANNE O’CONNELL, Wesleyan University
ANTARCTIC WEDDELL SEA ODP SITE 697 SEDIMENTOLOGICAL CHANGES
KATE CULLEN,Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Professor Suzanne O’Connell,Wesleyan University
UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE: BIOGENIC SILICA AS A PROXY FOR INTERGLACIAL AND GLACIAL PERIODS 3 TO 5 MILLION YEARS AGO
CINDY EUNICE FLORES, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Suzanne O’Connell, Wesleyan University
PLIOCENE DIATOM ABUNDANCE AS PROXY FOR TEMPERATURE IN WEDDELL SEA: ODP SITE 697
ELENA ROBAKIEWICZ, Oberlin College
Research Advisors: Karla Hubbard, Oberlin College & Suzanne O’Connell, Wesleyan University
Short Contributions— Trace Metal Mobility Project
TRACE METAL SUBSTITUTION IN AND RELEASE FROM SECONDARY IRON (OXY)HYDROXIDES
BRYN KIMBALL, Whitman College
TRACE METAL SUBSTITUTION IN AND RELEASE FROM JAROSITE
JASON ANTHONY, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Bryn Kimball, Whitman College
STABILITY OF SCHWERTMANNITE AND COBALT SUBSTITUTED SCHWERTMANNITE IN MINING ENVIRONMENTS
SAMANTHA SCHONBERGER, Beloit College
Research Advisor: James Rougvie, Beloit College
ACID MINE DRAINAGE SIMULATED LEACHING BEHAVIOR OF GOETHITE AND COBALT SUBSTITUTED GOETHITE
SHANTI PENPRASE, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Dr. Cameron Davidson, Carleton College
Short Contributions— Crater Lakes, Oregon Project
THE NEWBERRY CRATER LAKES, OREGON
JOHAN C. VAREKAMP, Wesleyan University, SAM CALDWELL, Amherst College
LENA CAPECE, Wesleyan University, JULIA HORNE, Colgate University, HEATHER UPIN, Smith College
GEOCHEMISTRY OF TWO CRATER LAKES IN THE NEWBERRY CALDERA
SAMUEL CALDWELL, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Anna Martini, Amherst College
CARBON DYNAMICS IN EAST LAKE, NEWBERRY VOLCANO, OR
LENA CAPECE, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Johan Varekamp, Wesleyan University
NEWBERRY CRATER LAKES, OREGON: PAULINA LAKE
JULIA HORNE, Colgate University
Research Advisors: Karen Harpp, Colgate University; Johan Varekamp, Wesleyan University
A STUDY OF THE GEOCHEMICAL AND GEOMORPHOLOGIC EVIDENCE FOR PREHISTROIC FLOODS FROM PAULINA LAKE, NEWBERRY VOLCANO, CENTRAL OREGON
HEATHER UPIN, Smith College
Research Advisor: Robert Newton, Smith College
Short Contributions— New England Holocene Climate Change Project
HOLOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND HUMAN IMPACTS IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
WILL OUIMET, University of Connecticut & MICHAEL HREN, University of Connecticut
THE EFFECTS OF HISTORIC CHARCOAL PRODUCTION ON SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT
SALLY DONOVAN, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Mary Savina, Carleton College
AN ORGANIC MOLECULAR RECORD OF POST-GLACIAL CLIMATE AND FIRE OCCURRENCE IN A SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WETLAND CORE
CHAD FAGAN, University of Connecticut
Research Advisor: Michael Hren & Will Ouimet, University of Connecticut
CHARCOAL-RICH MOUNDS IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT RECORD WIDESPREAD HILLSLOPE DISTURBANCE IN THE IRON CORRIDOR FROM MID 18TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY
MARY IGNATIADIS, Williams College
Research Advisor: David Dethier, Williams College
STUDYING ANTHROPOCENE SEDIMENTATION BEHIND A 19TH CENTURY DAM IN WESTERN CONNECTICUT
Jia S. Kelleher, Mt. Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Al Werner, Mt. Holyoke College
THE EFFECT OF LAND USE CHANGE ON STABLE ISOTOPE (δ13C AND δ15N) COMPOSITION AND HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATIONS IN CONNECTICUT WETLANDS DURING THE HOLOCENE
CAITLIN MCMANIMON, Union College
Research Advisor: David P. Gillikin, Union College
Short Contributions— Basalt Lava Flow Project
CONSTRAINING PROCESSES IN NATURAL & EXPERIMENTAL BASALTIC LAVA FLOWS
JEFF KARSON, Syracuse University
RICK HAZLETT, Pomona College
CHARACTERIZATION OF HYALOCLASTITE DERIVED FROM A BASALTIC PARENT MAGMA, LOCATED AT LEIRHNJÚKUR, NE ICELAND
NELSON BANDY, Carleton College
Research Advisors: Cameron Davidson, Carleton College
CHARACTERIZING DEVELOPMENT OF CHANNELIZED LAVA FLOWS AT KRAFLA VOLCANO, ICELAND
ESME FANEUFF, Pitzer College
Research Advisor: Eric Grosfils, Pomona College
INTERACTION OF BASALTIC LAVA FLOWS WITH PATTERNED GROUND: FIELD AND ANALOG STUDIES
ARIEL HAMPTON, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Karen Harpp, Colgate University
CLASTOGENESIS AS A RESULT OF REACTIVATION OF AGGLUTINATED SPATTER
ERIN HIGHTOWER, Colorado College
Research Advisor: Jeff Noblett, Colorado College
USING ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DETERMINE THE SHEARING HISTORY OF A CHANNELIZED PAHOEHOE LAVA FLOW
TREVOR T. MAGGART, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Karl R. Wirth, Macalester College
INFLATED SHEET FLOWS AND THE ORIGIN OF BULBOUS SQUEEZE-UPS
GRADY D. OLSON, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Karl R. Wirth
Jul 9, 2015 | 2014-2015 Projects, Volumes
Union College, Schenectady, NY, April 2015
Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology
Short Contributions–Belize Reef Project
MULTI-LEVEL CHARACTERIZATION OF ACROPORID CORAL POPULATIONS AT CORAL GARDENS, BELIZE: A REFUGIA IDENTIFIED
LISA GREER, Washington & Lee University, HALARD LESCINSKY, Otterbein University, KARL WIRTH, Macalester College
ARE THREESPOT DAMSELFISH HELPING OR HURTING THE POSSIBLE RESURGENCE OF ACROPORA CORALS?
ZEBULON MARTIN, Otterbein University
Research Advisor: Dr. Halard Lescinsky, Otterbein University
GEOEYE-1 IMAGERY CLASSIFICATION: AN ACCURATE METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING POPULATIONS OF ACROPORA SPP. CORALS PRIOR TO A FIELD STUDY
JAMES BUSCH, Washington & Lee University
Research Advisor: Lisa Greer, Washington & Lee University
MORPHOMETRIC AND TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ACROPORA PROLIFERA AT CORAL GARDENS, BELIZE
SHANNON DILLON, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Constance M. Soja, Colgate University
ACROPORA CERVICORNIS RUBBLE AND FOSSIL FRAMEWORK AT CORAL GARDENS, BELIZE: INVESTIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND SAMPLING STRATEGIES USING STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY
SARAH HOLMES, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Carl Mendelson, Beloit College
QUANTIFYING THE MICRO- AND MACRO- BORING COMMUNITIES IN CORAL GARDENS, BELIZE
GABRIELA GARCIA, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Dennis K. Hubbard, Oberlin College
GRAZER DYNAMICS ON AN ACROPORID PATCH REEF SYSTEM AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CARBONATE BUDGET AT CORAL GARDENS, BELIZE
SARAH K. BENDER, The College of Wooster
Research Advisor: Mark Wilson, The College of Wooster
ACROPORA CERVICORNIS CARBONATE PRODUCTION AT CORAL GARDENS, BELIZE: PREDICTING FUTURE REEF STABILITY
ERIN PEELING, The Pennsylvania State University
Research Advisor: Tim Bralower, The Pennsylvania State University
USING SEDIMENTS AND SUBSTRATES TO INTERPRET REGIONAL HYDRODYNAMICS AND ECOLOGY OF CORAL GARDENS, BELIZE
GREGORY MAK, Trinity University
Research Advisor: Daniel J. Lehrmann, Trinity University
GROWTH PATTERNS OF ACROPORA CERVICORNIS AFFECTED BY CURRENTS AT CORAL GARDENS, BELIZE
THOMAS R. HEROLD, The College of Wooster
Research Advisor: Shelley Judge, The College of Wooster
INVESTIGATIONS OF RESILIENT ACROPORA COMMUNITIES IN BELIZE: RELATIVE AGING AND INTRASPECIFIC DIVERSITY CALCULATIONS OF SPECIES USING MICROSATELLITE MARKERS AND SOMATIC MUTATIONS
ADELE IRWIN, Washington and Lee University
Research Advisor: Lisa Greer, Washington & Lee University
RECORD OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN CARRIBEAN CORAL REEFS: SCLEROCHRONOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF O. FAVEOLATA AS A PALEOCLIMATE PROXY AT CORAL GARDENS AND ROCKY POINT, BELIZE.
ILIAN A. DECORTE, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Karl R. Wirth, Macalester College
Short Contributions–Alaska Tectonics Project
TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE IN RESURRECTION BAY AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
CAMERON DAVIDSON, Carleton College
JOHN I. GARVER, Union College
ANNEALING RADIATION DAMAGE IN PRECAMBRIAN ZIRCON IN WHALE BAY, ALASKA AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENT
KAITLYN SUAREZ, Union College
Research Advisor: John I. Garver
PROVENANCE OF THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE, ALASKA, FOCUSING ON THE PALEOGENE ORCA GROUP, USING U-PB DATING OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS
WILLIAM E. GRIMM, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Cameron Davidson
MAGMA MIXING OVER A SLAB WINDOW: GEOCHEMISTRY AND PETROLOGY OF THE SHEEP BAY AND MCKINLEY PEAK PLUTONS, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
RAINER LEMPERT, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Peter Crowley
TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE: GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE ORCA GROUP VOLCANIC ROCKS IN EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
ELAINE K. YOUNG, Ohio Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Karen Fryer
DETRITAL ZIRCON U/PB AGES AND PROVENANCE STUDY OF THE PALEOCENE TO MIOCENE TOFINO BASIN SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE, OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON
FRANK R. MOLINEK III, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Cameron Davidson, John Garver
ZIRCON FISSION TRACK AGES OF THE ORCA GROUP ON HINCHINBROOK ISLAND, ALASKA
EILEEN ALEXANDRA ALEJOS, Union College
Research Advisor: John I. Garver
Short Contributions–Tectonics of the Ruby Range, MT Project
EXPLORING THE PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGIC EVOLUTION OF THE RUBY RANGE IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA
TEKLA HARMS, Amherst College
JULIE BALDWIN, University of Montana
PETROLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND THERMOBAROMETRY OF AMPHIBOLITES IN THE RUBY RANGE, SOUTHWEST MONTANA
BRIANNA BERG, University of Montana
Research Advisor: Julie Baldwin
MONAZITE OCCURRENCE IN GARNET BEARING SCHIST AND GNEISS FROM THE RUBY RANGE, SOUTHWEST MONTANA
AMAR MUKUNDA, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Tekla Harms
CALCITE-GRAPHITE STABLE ISOTOPE THERMOMETRY IN MARBLES OF THE RUBY RANGE, SW MONTANA
REBECCA BLAND, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Steven R. Dunn
GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY AND PETROGRAPHIC INTERPRETATIONS OF CHRISTENSEN RANCH METAMORPHOSED BANDED IRON FORMATION FROM THE RUBY RANGE, MONTANA
JACOB HUGHES, Western Kentucky University
Research Advisor: Dr. Andrew Wulff
PETROGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY OF ULTRAMAFIC PODS IN THE RUBY RANGE WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO IDENTIFYING ACCESSORY MINERAL PHASES, INCLUDING ZIRCON
LUIS G. RODRIGUEZ, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
AARON CAVOSIE, Curtin University Australia, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
INVESTIGATING THE TIMING OF MELT-PRODUCING HIGH GRADE METAMORPHISM IN THE RUBY RANGE, SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA THROUGH ZIRCON U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY
MARIAH ARMENTA, University of Arizona
Research Advisor: George Gehrels
PETROGRAPHY, GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY, AND METAMORPHIC HISTORY OF METAPELITES FROM THE CENTRAL RUBY RANGE, SOUTHWEST MONTANA
CLÉMENTINE HAMELIN, Smith College
Research Advisor: John B. Brady
Short Contributions–Glacier Park Environmental Change Project
GEOMORPHOLOGIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA:
KELLY MACGREGOR, Macalester College
AMY MYRBO, LabCore, University of Minnesota
MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENT CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY OF BELT GROUP ROCKS, GRINNELL VALLEY, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA: IMPLICATIONS FOR LAKE CORE SEDIMENTS AS GEOMORPHIC TRACERS
ERIC STEPHENS, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Kelly MacGregor
DOLOMITE ABUNDANCE IN LAKE JOSEPHINE SEDIMENTS, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA: A PROXY FOR GLACIAL EXTENT?
KARLY CLIPPINGER, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Carl Mendelson
MINERALOGICAL AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITON OF SEDIMENT FROM LOWER GRINNELL LAKE, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA
ASHLEIGH COVARRUBIAS, California State University, San Bernardino
Research Advisor: Joan Fryxell
ADVANCE AND RETREAT OF GRINNELL GLACIER DURING THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM, YOUNGER DRYAS, AND EARLY HOLOCENE AS RECORDED IN LAKE JOSEPHINE SEDIMENTS, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA
GRAYSON CARLILE, Whitman College
Research Advisors: Nick Bader and Bob Carson
FIRE FREQUENCY IN THE LAST MILLENNIUM IN THE GRINNELL GLACIER AND SWIFTCURRENT LAKE DRAINAGE BASINS, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA
MADISON ANDRES, Colorado College
Research Advisor: Eric Leonard
INORGANIC CARBON IN ALPINE LAKES AS A PROXY FOR GLACIER DYNAMICS DURING THE LATE HOLOCENE, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA
EMILY DIENER, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Kelly MacGregor
Short Contributions–Weddell Sea Core Project
ANTARCTIC PLIOCENE AND LOWER PLEISTOCENE (GELASIAN) PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTED FROM OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM WEDDELL SEA CORES:
Faculty: SUZANNE O’CONNELL, Wesleyan University
XRF DERIVED CYCLICITY IN PLIOCENE AND PLEISTOCENE SEDIMENTS FROM ODP SITE 693, DRONNING MAUD LAND ANTARCTICA
JAMES HALL, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Suzanne OConnell
PLEISTOCENE FORAMINIFERA ASSEMBLAGES AS A PROXY FOR TEMPERATURE IN THE WEDDELL SEA, ODP SITE 693A
CASSANDRE STIRPE, Vassar College
Research Advisors: Suzanne O’Connell, Kirsten Menking
PROVENANCE OF WEDDELL SEA DROPSTONES: PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE
HALI ENGLERT, Macalester College
Research Advisors: Karl Wirth and Suzanne O’Connell
Short Contributions–Peru Paleoclimate Project
HOLOCENE CLIMATIC CHANGE AND ACTIVE TECTONICS IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES: IMPACTS ON GLACIERS AND LAKES
DON RODBELL, Union College
DAVID GILLIKIN, Union College
BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT THROUGH A TROPICAL ANDEAN PATERNOSTER LAKE SYSTEM: A MODERN CALIBRATION PROXY FOR LIMNOLOGICALLY-BASED PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS
NICHOLAS WEIDHAAS, Union College
Research Advisors: Donald Rodbell and David Gillikin
GLACIAL VARIABILITY IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES AS RECORDED IN LAKE SEDIMENTS
ALIA PAYNE, Macalester College
Research Advisors: Kelly MacGregor, Macalester College
HOLOCENE CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES RECORDED IN PROGLACIAL LAKE SEDIMENTS FROM LAGUNA PEROLCOCHA IN THE QUILCAYHUANCA VALLEY
JULIE DANIELS, Northern Illinois University
Research Advisor: Nathan Stansell
Short Contributions–Volcanic Hazards and Human Interactions, AK Project
GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HUMAN/ECOSYSTEMS RESILIENCE IN THE ISLANDS OF THE FOUR MOUNTAINS, ALASKA
KIRSTEN NICOLAYSEN, Whitman College
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE STRATIGRAPHY AS A RECORD OF HUMAN RESILIENCE IN THE ISLANDS OF FOUR MOUNTAINS, ALASKA
LYDIA LOOPESKO, Whitman College
Research Advisors: Kirsten Nicolaysen, Whitman College; Virginia Hatfield, University of Kansas
SILICIC LAVAS OF MT. TANA AND THE ISLANDS OF THE FOUR MOUNTAINS, AK
ANNE FULTON, Pomona College
Research Advisor: Jade Star Lackey
GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF LITHIC TOOLS AND FLAKES FROM THE ISLANDS OF FOUR MOUNTAINS, AK: DETERMINING SOURCES LOCATIONS AND INFERRING DISTRIBUTION METHODS
TOM BARTLETT, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Martin Wong
Short Contributions-Basalt Lava Flows Project
CALIBRATING NATURAL BASALTIC LAVA FLOWS WITH LARGE-SCALE LAVA EXPERIMENTS:
JEFF KARSON, Syracuse University
RICK HAZLETT, Pomona College
COMPARISON OF NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BASALT AS AN INVESTIGATION OF PAHOEHOE-‘A’A TRANSITIONAL SURFACE TEXTURES
MARY BROMFIELD, Syracuse University
Research Advisor: Jeffrey Karson
SIZE OF PERCHED LAVA PONDS AS A PRODUCT OF VOLUMETRIC FLUX
NICHOLAS C. BROWNE, Pomona College
Research Advisors: Jeffrey A. Karson, Richard W. Hazlett, Eric B. Grosfils
COMPARISON OF ICELANDIC ROOTLESS CONES WITH EXPERIMENTAL LAVA FEATURES
NELL DAVIS, Williams College
Research Advisor: Bud Wobus
VARIATION IN BREAKOUT MECHANISMS IN EXPERIMENTAL PAHOEHOE FLOWS
KELSA A. WARNER, The University of the South
Research Advisor: Donald B. Potter, Jr.
EXPERIMENTAL MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LAVA TUBE MORPHOLOGY ON MOLTEN, BASALTIC MATERIAL TRANSPORT
CHRISTOPHER G. PELLAND, Lafayette College
Research Advisor: Dr. Lawrence Malinconico
COMPARING THE ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF NATURAL AND EXPERIMENTAL LAVA FLOWS
WILLA ROWAN, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Andrew Horst
Short Contributions–Fire and Catastrophic Flooding, CO Project
FIRE AND CATASTROPHIC FLOODING, FOURMILE CATCHMENT, FRONT RANGE, COLORADO:
WILLIAM. B. OUIMET, University of Connecticut
DAVID DETHIER, Williams College
WILLIAM KASTE, The College of William and Mary
INVESTIGATING THE USE OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS) AS PROXIES FOR HOLOCENE FOREST FIRES ON THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE
GREGORY HARRIS, University of Connecticut
Research Advisors: Michael Hren, University of Connecticut, Will Ouimet, University of Connecticut
POST-FIRE HILLSLOPE ASPECT CONTROLS ON EROSIONAL PROCESSES TRACED BY FALLOUT RADIONUCLIDES IN FOURMILE CANYON, COLORADO
EDWARD ABRAHAMS, College of William and Mary
Research Advisor: Jim Kaste
BURN SEVERITY EFFECTS ON HILL-SLOPE SOIL CHARACTERISTICS AND LOCAL VARIATION FOUR YEARS AFTER THE FOURMILE FIRE, BOULDER COUNTY, CO
OMAR KAUFMAN,Carleton College
Research Advisor: Mary Savina
CONNECTING SURFICIAL GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGIC FLUX IN LEAKY, SNOWMELT-DOMINATED CATCHMENTS, NIWOT RIDGE, CO
VICTOR W. MAJOR, Williams College
Research Advisor: David P. Dethier
CHARACTERIZATION OF LEGACY MINE WASTE CONTRIBUTIONS TO FOURMILE CANYON, COLORADO
RACHEL SAMUELS, Washington and Lee
Research Advisors: Dave Harbor and Paul Low
RECONSTRUCTING THE HOLOCENE AND ANTHROPOCENE STRATIGRAPHIC HISTORY OF FOURMILE CANYON
MANEH KOTIKIAN, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Alan Werner
ANALYZING GEOMORPHIC EFFECTS OF THE SEPTEMBER 2013 FLOOD IN FOURMILE CANYON, COLORADO, USING LIDAR AND FIELD STUDIES
WILL WICHERSKI, Williams College
Research Advisor: David P. Dethier
Short Contributions–Sophomore Project
AQUATIC BIOGEOCHEMISTRY: TRACKING POLLUTION IN RIVER SYSTEMS
Faculty: ANOUK GILLIKIN-VEREYDEN, Union College
Students: CELINA BRIEVA, Mt. Holyoke College, SARA GUTIERREZ, University of California-Berkeley, ALESIA HUNTER, Beloit College, ANNY KELLY SAINVIL, Smith College, LARENZ STOREY, Union College, ANGEL TATE, Oberlin College
Funding Provided by:
Keck Geology Consortium Member Institutions
The National Science Foundation Grant NSF-REU 1358987
ExxonMobil Corporation
Jul 10, 2014 | 2013-2014 Projects, Volumes
Mt. Holyhoke College, South Hadley, MA, April 2014
Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology
Short Contributions–Obsidian Provenance Project
MAGNETIC AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GEOREFERENCED OBSIDIAN SAMPLES FROM FOUR SOURCE AREAS IN NEW MEXICO
ROB STERNBERG, Franklin & Marshall College, M. STEVEN SHACKLEY, Geoarchaeological XRF Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, JOSHUA M. FEINBERG, Institute for Rock Magnetism, University of Minnesota, ANASTASIA STEFFEN, Valles Caldera Trust, and Dept. of Anthropology, University of New Mexico
OBSIDIAN ARTIFACT PROVENANCE STUDY OF THE PIEDRAS MARCADAS PUEBLO, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
ALEXANDRA FREEMAN, The Colorado College
Research Advisor: Christian M. Schrader, The Colorado College
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF CERRO TOLEDO OBSIDIAN
ANDREW GREGOVICH, Colorado College
Research Advisors: Christian M. Schroder, Colorado College and Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MULE CREEK OBSIDIAN, NEW MEXICO
CAROLINE HACKETT, Smith College
Research Advisor: Mark Brandriss
MAGNETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF OBSIDIANS IN MULE CREEK, NM
MICHAEL BABATUNDE HARRISON, California State University, Chico
Research Advisor: Todd J. Greene
BASIC PALEOMAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF OBSIDIAN FROM THE MOUNT TAYLOR REGION OF NEW MEXICO
MICHAELA KIM, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Michelle Markley
HYSTERESIS AND LOW-TEMPERATURE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MOUNT TAYLOR OBSIDIAN
ZACH OSBORNE, St. Norbert College
Research Advisor: Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota – IRM
EFFECTS OF WILDFIRE ON FLOAT OBSIDIAN CLASTS FROM THE VALLES CALDERA, NEW MEXICO
AUDRIANNA POLLEN, Occidental College
Research Advisor: Dr. Scott Bogue
INTRA AND INTER-SOURCE MAGNETIC PROVENANCING OF MULE CREEK REGIONAL SOURCE OBSIDIAN
MARGO REGIER, Beloit College
Research Advisors: James Rougvie, Beloit College and Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota
GEOCHEMICAL VARIABILITY OF OBSIDIAN IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO WITH LABORATORY-BASED PXRF
KAREN ROTH,Washington and Lee University
Research Advisor: Jeffrey Rahl
Short Contributions–Chugach, Alaska Project
STUDIES IN RESURRECTION BAY AND BARANOF ISLAND AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE, ALASKA
Faculty: JOHN I. GARVER, Union College, CAMERON DAVIDSON, Carleton College
DETRITAL ZIRCON U/PB AGES OF THE PALEOCENE ORCA GROUP AND UPPER CRETACEOUS VALDEZ GROUP, RESURRECTION BAY, ALASKA
BRIAN K. FRETT, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Cameron Davidson
EXHUMATION OF THE BARANOF SCHIST, ALASKA DETERMINED THROUGH DETRITAL ZIRCON FISSION TRACK DATING
KATE KAMINSKI, Union College
Research Advisor: John I. Garver
U/PB DATING OF DETRITAL ZIRCONS, BARANOF ISLAND, SE ALASKA
BRIANNA J. RICK, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Cameron Davidson, [John Garver, Union College]
THERMAL EVOLUTION OF THE SITKA GRAYWACKE, BARANOF ISLAND, ALASKA, REVEALED THROUGH ZIRCON FISSION TRACK DATING
MEGHAN PAIGE RIEHL, Union College
Research Advisor: John I. Garver
OXYGEN AND HAFNIUM ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF ZIRCON, QUARTZ, AND GARNET FROM THE CRAWFISH INLET AND KRESTOF PLUTONS, BARANOF ISLAND, ALASKA
CLAUDIA I. ROIG, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
Research Advisor: Dr. Aaron J. Cavosie
PETROGRAPHY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE CRAWFISH INLET AND KRESTOF ISLAND PLUTONS, BARANOF ISLAND, ALASKA
ADRIAN A. WACKETT, Trinity University
Research Advisor: Diane R. Smith
Short Contributions–Extreme Weather Response Project
EVALUATING EXTREME WEATHER RESPONSE IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FLOODPLAIN ENVIRONMENT
Faculty: ROBERT NEWTON, Smith College, JON WOODRUFF, University of Massachusetts, ANNA MARTINI, Amherst College, BRIAN YELLEN, University of Massachusetts
EXTREME PRECIPITATION AND EROSION IN UPLAND WATERSHEDS: A CASE STUDY FROM SHERMAN RESERVOIR, MA
LUCY ANDREWS, Macalester College
Research Advisors: Kelly MacGregor and Brian Yellen
IDENTIFYING STORM DEPOSITS IN A DRY FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, USA
AMY DELBECQ, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Susan Swanson
SEDIMENTATION BEHIND CONWAY ELECTRIC DAM, SOUTH RIVER, WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
SAMANTHA DOW, University of Connecticut
Research Advisor: William Ouimet
A CASE STUDY OF STORM DEPOSITION IN LITTLEVILLE LAKE, HUNTINGTON, MA
CATHERINE DUNN, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Amanda Schmidt
DELTA PROGRADATION IN A FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIR: A CASE STUDY FROM LITTLEVILLE LAKE, HUNTINGTON, MA
RACHEL JOHNSON, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Mary Savina
IMPACTS OF EXTREME PRECIPITATION ON SEDIMENT YIELDS FOR POST GLACIAL UPLANDS OF THE NORTHEAST
WESLEY JOHNSON, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Research Advisor: Jon Woodruff
DISCERNING EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER SYSTEM THROUGH THE STUDY OF SEDIMENTS IN UPLAND DAMS AND FLOOD CONTROL RESERVOIRS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT
SCOTT KUGEL, The College Of Wooster
Research Advisors: Dr. Mark Wilson and Dr. Meagen Pollock
GEOCHEMICAL AND MICROFOSSIL RECORD OF MASS HEMLOCK DECLINES IN THE SEDIMENT OF BARTON’S COVE, WESTERN MASSACHUSSETS: IMPLICATIONS OF HEMLOCK DIE OFF TODAY
AIDA OROZCO, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Anna M. Martini
CLAY MINERALOGY FINGERPRINTING OF SEDIMENTS DEPOSITED FROM TROPICAL STORM IRENE IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED
JULIA SEIDENSTEIN, Lafayette College
Research Advisor: Dru Germanoski
Short Contributions– Geobiology of Dolomite FormationProject
A GEOBIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING DOLOMITE FORMATION AT DEEP SPRINGS LAKE, CA
Faculty: DAVID S. JONES, Amherst College, JASON M. TOR, Hampshire College
MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF DEEP SPRINGS LAKE, CA: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF AEROBIC BIOFILMS IN BIOGENIC DOLOMITE PRECIPITATION
KYRA BRISSON, Hampshire College
Research Advisor: Jason M. Tor
GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF BRINES CONSTRAINED BY NAHCOLITE CONCRETIONS OF DEEP SPRINGS LAKE, CA
K.S. METCALFE, Pomona College
Research Advisors: David Jones and Robert Gaines
IMPLICATIONS OF SULFATE REDUCTION ON DOLOMITE FORMATION AT DEEP SPRINGS LAKE, CALIFORNIA
MICHELLE PARADIS, Williams College
Research Advisor: Dr. Phoebe A. Cohen
MAGNESIUM ISOTOPE RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH DOLOMITE FORMATION IN A MODERN LAKE
CECILIA PESSOA, Amherst College
Research Advisor: David S. Jones
GEOCHEMISTRY OF PORE WATERS, SPRINGS, AND SEDIMENTS AT DEEP SPRINGS LAKE, CA: IMPLICATIONS FOR DOLOMITE FORMATION
HANNAH PLON, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Timothy Ku
EXPLORING MEDIATION OF DOLOMITE PRECIPITATION USING STABLE CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES, DEEP SPRINGS LAKE, CA
KERRY R. STREIFF, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Kirsten Nicolaysen
Short Contributions– GIS of Water-Level Change Project
POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF WATER-LEVEL CHANGES ON ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS: A GIS SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF SHORELINE CONFIGURATION
Faculty: KIM DIVER, Wesleyan University
GIS APPROACH TO WATER-LEVEL CHANGE: POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF WATER-LEVEL CHANGES ON ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS
RYAN EDGLEY, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
Research Advisor: Kim Diver
DECLINING WATER LEVEL IN LAKE MICHIGAN-HURON AND THE EFFECT ON ISLANDS IN THE MASSASAUGA PROVINCIAL PARK, ONTARIO
EMILIE SINKLER,Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Kim Diver
Short Contributions– Martian Pāhoehoe Lava Project
LAVA ON MARS AND THE EARTH: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INFLATED AND DISRUPTED FLOWS
Faculty: ANDREW DE WET, Franklin & Marshall College
CHRIS HAMILTON, University of Maryland and NASA-GSFC, JAKE BLEACHER, NASA-GSFC, BRENT GARRY, NASA-GSFC
CHARACTERIZATION OF DEPRESSIONS IN THE MCCARTYS FLOW COMPARED TO DEPRESSIONS IN ELYSIUM REGION ON MARS
SUSAN KONKOL, University of Nevada, Reno
Research Advisor: W. Patrick Arnott
BASALT PLATEAU ESCARPMENT CRACK PATTERNS-FIELD, GIS & ANALOG MODELING OF THE MCCARTYS FLOW AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MARS
JESSICA MCHALE, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Michelle Markley
CHANNEL BIFURCATION AND SHATTER RING FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TWIN CRATERS LAVA FLOW, ZUNI-BANDERA VOLCANIC FIELD, NM: INSIGHTS INTO SIMILAR FEATURES ON MARS
RYAN C. SAMUELS, Franklin & Marshall College
Research Advisor: Andrew de Wet
VERTICAL VARIATIONS WITHIN THE MCCARTYS FLOW: A PETROGRAPHIC AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
MEGAN SWITZER, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Karen Harpp
THE INFLUENCE OF TOPOGRAPHIC OBSTACLES ON BASALTIC LAVA FLOW MORPHOLOGIES
HESTER VON MEERSCHEIDT, Boise State University
Research Advisor: Dr. Brittany D. Brand
ANALYSIS OF CRACK SYSTEMS WITHIN THE MCCARTYS LAVA FLOW WITH POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS TO MARS
CHARLES WISE, Vassar College
Short Contributions–Earthquake Geomorphology, Costa Rica Project
THE GEOMORPHIC FOOTPRINT OF MEGATHRUST EARTHQUAKES: MORPHOTECTONICS OF THE 2012 MW 7.6 NICOYA EARTHQUAKE, COSTA RICA
Faculty: JEFF MARSHALL, Cal Poly Pomona, TOM GARDNER, Trinity University, MARINO PROTTI, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. SHAWN MORRISH, Cal Poly Pomona
ACTIVATION OF A SECONDARY OBLIQUE SLIP FAULT FOLLOWING THE MW=7.6 SEPTEMBER 5, 2012, NICOYA, COSTA RICA, EARTHQUAKE
RICHARD ALFARO-DIAZ, University of Texas at El Paso
Research Advisors: Terry Pavlis and Aaron Velasco
EARTHQUAKE RELOCATION AND FOCAL MECHANISM ANALYSIS IN THE AREA OF RUPTURE FOLLOWING THE MW=7.6 NICOYA EARTHQUAKE, COSTA RICA
GREGORY BRENN, Union College
Research Advisor: Dr. Matthew Manon
MODELING COSEISMIC SLIP OF THE 2012 NICOYA PENINSULA EARTHQUAKE, COSTA RICA: ROLES OF MEGATHRUST GEOMETRY AND SURFACE DISPLACEMENT
PAULA BURGI, Smith College
Research Advisor: Jack Loveless
HOLOCENE BEACHROCK FORMATION ON THE NICOYA PENINSULA, PACIFIC COAST, COSTA RICA
CLAYTON FREIMUTH, Trinity University
Research Advisor: Thomas Gardner
ANALYSIS OF AFTERSHOCKS FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 NICOYA, COSTA RICA MW 7.6 EARTHQUAKE
SHANNON FASOLA, St. Norbert College
Research Advisor: Nelson Ham
COASTAL UPLIFT AND MORTALITY OF INTERTIDAL ORGANISMS FROM A MAGNITUDE 7.6 EARTHQUAKE, NICOYA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA
CLAIRE MARTINI, Whitman College
Research Advisors: Kevin Pogue and Bob Carson
ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT RADIOMETRIC DATING TECHNIQUES OF BEACHROCK ON THE NICOYA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA
ELIZABETH OLSON, Washington and Lee University
Research Advisor: David Harbor
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BEACH MORPHOLOGY AND COSEISMIC COASTAL UPLIFT, NICOYA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA
CAROLYN PRESCOTT, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Kelly MacGregor
STRATIGRAPHIC ARCHITECTURE OF AN ANOMALOUS HOLOCENE BEACHROCK OUTCROP, PLAYA GARZA, NICOYA PENINSULA, COSTA RICA
DUSTIN STEWART, Cal Poly Pomona
Research Advisor: Jeff Marshall
PREMONITORY SEISMICITY BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER 5, 2012, MW 7.6 NICOYA EARTHQUAKE, COSTA RICA: RELATIONSHIP WITH MAINSHOCK RUPTURE AND AFTERSHOCK ZONE
ANTHONY MURILLO GUTIÉRREZ, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA)
Research Advisor: Marino Protti
Short Contributions–Climate Change, Svalbard, Norway Project
HOLOCENE AND MODERN CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE HIGH ARCTIC, SVALBARD, NORWAY
Faculty: AL WERNER, Mount Holyoke College, MIKE RETELLE, Bates College STEVE ROOF, Hampshire College
A PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION OF LAKE LINNÉ, SVALBARD, NORWAY
JOHANNA EIDMANN,Williams College
Research Advisor: Mea Cook
INTERPRETATION OF SEDIMENTATION EVENTS DURING THE 2012/13 SEASON IN A PROGLACIAL LAKE, LAKE LINNÉ, SVALBARD
DANA REUTER, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Alan Werner
INVESTIGATIONS INTO ABRUPT AND LARGE SCALE LAKE LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS IN AN ARCTIC KARST LAKE, KONGRESSVATNET, KAPP LINNÉ, SVALBARD
NATASHA D. SIMPSON, Pitzer College
Research Advisor: Robert Gaines
ANALYSIS OF 2012-2013 SEDIMENT TRAPS IN LINNÉDALEN, SPITSBERGEN: IMPLICATIONS FOR VARVE FORMATION AND PALEOCLIMATE INTERPRETATION
JOSH SOLOMON, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Bruce Selleck
Apr 4, 2013 | 2012-2013 projects, Volumes
Pomona College, Claremont, CA, April 2013
Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology
Table of Contents_2013
Short Contributions–South-Central Alaska Project
TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE: SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AND KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
Faculty: JOHN GARVER, Union College, CAMERON DAVIDSON, Carleton College
THERMAL EVOLUTION AND PROVENANCE REVEALED THROUGH DETRITAL ZIRCON FISSION TRACK DATING OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS SHUMAGIN FORMATION, NAGAI ISLAND, ALASKA
MICHAEL JAMES DELUCA, Union College
Research Advisor: J.I. Garver
ALONG-STRIKE VARIATION OF U/PB AND HF ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS IN THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE, SOUTHERN ALASKA
NICK ROBERTS, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Cam Davidson
DETRITAL ZIRCON AGES AND PROVENANCE OF COVER STRATA TO THE PALEOCENE RESURRECTION PENINSULA OPHIOLITE IN SEWARD, ALASKA
ROSE PETTIETTE, Washington and Lee University
Research Advisor: Jeffrey Rahl
AGE AND PETROGENESIS OF THE SHUMAGIN BATHOLITH IN WESTERN CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE, ALASKA
ALEXANDER K. SHORT, University of Minnesota Morris
Research Advisor: James F. Cotter
DETRITAL ZIRCON U/Pb AGE DETERMINATION: UNDERSTANDING THE PROVENANCE OF THE LATE-CRETACEOUS SHUMAGIN FORMATION, ALASKA
CARLY ROE, Lawrence University
Research Advisor: Marcia Bjornerud
Short Contributions–Northeast Oregon Project
LAVAS AND INTERBEDS OF THE POWDER RIVER VOLCANIC FIELD, NORTHEASTERN OREGON
Faculty: NICHOLAS BADER & KIRSTEN NICOLAYSEN, Whitman College.
A PALEOMAGNETIC RECONAISSANCE STUDY OF THE POWDER RIVER VOLCANIC FIELD
REBECCA L. RODD, University of California, Davis
Research Advisor: Kenneth L. Verosub
GEOCHEMICAL CLIMOFUNCTIONS REVEAL A WARM TEMPERATE, HUMID, CLIMATE IN NORTHEAST OREGON TOWARDS THE END OF THE MIDDLE MIOCENE CLIMATIC OPTIMUM
RICARDO LOPEZ-MALDONADO, University of Idaho
Research Advisors: Karen Harpp, Dennis Geist
GEOCHEMISTRY AND GEOTHERMOMETRY OF MID MIOCENE TO PLIOCENE ALKALIC ROCKS OF THE POWDER RIVER VOLCANIC FIELD
JOHNNY RAY HINOJOSA, Williams College
Research Advisor: Reinhard A. Wobus
CLAY MINERAL ANALYSIS AND PALEOCLIMATE INTERPRETATION OF A MIDDLE MIOCENE PALEOSOL, POWDER RIVER VOLCANIC FIELD NORTHEAST OREGON
ANNA MUDD, The College of Wooster
Research Advisor: Dr. Meagen Pollock
OLIVINE BASALT: EARLIEST LAVAS OF THE POWDER RIVER VOLCANIC FIELD, NORTHEASTERN OREGON
LUKE FERGUSON, Pomona College
Research Advisors: Kirsten Nicolaysen and Jade Star Lackey
MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF BASANITE ERUPTED FROM THE POWDER RIVER VOLCANIC FIELD, NORTHEASTERN OREGON
MICHAEL BAEZ , California State University, Fullerton
Research Advisor: Brandon Browne
THE VOLCANIC SEDIMENTS OF LOOKING GLASS CREEK
MICHELE EVERTZ, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Nick Bader
Short Contributions–Bivalve Geochemistry Project
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CARBON CYCLING IN FLUVIAL SYSTEMS FROM BIVALVE SHELL GEOCHEMISTRY – USING THE MODERN TO UNDERSTAND THE PAST
Faculty: DAVID GILLIKIN, Union College, DAVID GOODWIN, Denison University.
RECONSTRUCTING INTRA-ANNUAL GROWTH PATTERNS OF LAMPSILIS CARDIUM USING STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS
ROXANNE BANKER, Denison University
Research Advisor: David Goodwin
VITAL EFFECTS ON STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES IN FRESHWATER BIVALVES
MAX I. DAVIDSON, Union College
Research Advisor: David P Gillikin
LINEAR AND LANDMARK-BASED MORPHOMETRIC COMPARISON OF TWO POPULATIONS OF CAMPELOMA, SP. ACROSS THE K-PG BOUNDARY
GARY LINKEVICH, Vassar College
Research Advisor: Stephanie Peek
CARBON ISOTOPE CYCLING: A COMPARISON BETWEEN FOSSIL SHELLS ACROSS THE CRETACEOUS-PALEOGENE BOUNDARY AND TODAY
HANNAH SMITH, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research Advisor: Miriam Katz
THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF HELL CREEK UNIONIDS
NICOLLETTE BUCKLE, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: Karla Parsons-Hubbard
TRACE ELEMENTS WITHIN THE FRESHWATER BIVALVE LAMPSILIS CARDIUM FROM THE O’SHAUGHNESSY RESERVOIR, OHIO
SCOTT EVANS, SUNY Geneseo Geology Department, 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454
Research Advisor: Dr. D. J. Over
Short Contributions–Catalina Island Project
METASOMATISM AND THE TECTONICS OF SANTA CATALINA ISLAND: TESTING NEW AND OLD MODELS
Faculty: ZEB PAGE, Oberlin College, EMILY WALSH, Cornell College.
NA SCHIST: INSIGHTS FROM EPIDOTE-BLUESCHIST
MICHAEL D.C. BARTHELMES, Cornell College
Research Advisors: Zeb Page, Emily O. Walsh
THERMOBAROMETRIC MODELING OF THE CATALINA AMPHIBOLITE UNIT: IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONIC AND METASOMATIC MODELS
HENRY TOWBIN, Oberlin College
Research Advisor: F. Zeb Page
PETROLOGY AND GEOTHERMOMETRY OF GARNET AMPHIBOLITE BLOCKS, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CA
ABIGAIL SEYMOUR, Colorado College
Research Advisor: Christine Siddoway
PETROLOGY AND PSEUDOSECTION MODELING OF A GARNET BLUESCHIST BLOCK-IN-MELANGE, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CA
MITCHELL AWALT, Macalester College
Research Advisor: Karl Wirth
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND: GARNET QUARTZITE’S FROM THE CATALINA SCHIST IN THE VALLEY OF OLLAS
FREDY AGUIRRE, Franklin and Marshall
Research Advisor: Stanley Mertzman
GEOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE ORIGIN OF MINERALOGICAL RINDS SURROUNDING GARNET-AMPHIBOLITE BLOCKS IN A SUBDUCTION ZONE MÉLANGE, CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA
LAUREN MAGLIOZZI, Smith College
Research Advisor: John B. Brady
Short Contributions— Snake Range, Nevada Project
CRETACEOUS TO MIOCENE EVOLUTION OF THE NORTHERN SNAKE RANGE METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX: ASSESSING THE SLIP HISTORY OF THE SNAKE RANGE DECOLLEMENT AND SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN THE TIMING OF FOOTWALL DEFORMATION, METAMORPHISM, AND EXHUMATION
Faculty: MARTIN WONG, Colgate University, PHIL GANS, University of California-Santa Barbara.
GEOCHRONOLOGY AND STRAIN ANALYSIS OF THE JURASSIC PLUTONIC COMPLEX ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE ORTHERN SNAKE RANGE, NEVADA
EVAN MONROE, University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Advisors: Phillip Gans, Martin Wong
MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF MYLONITIC MARBLE OF THE NORTHERN SNAKE RANGE
CASEY PORTELA, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Martin Wong
INSIGHTS INTO THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE NORTHERN SNAKE RANGE METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX FROM 40AR/39AR THERMOCHRONOLOGIC RESULTS, NORTHERN SNAKE RANGE, NEVADA
JOSEPH WILCH, College of Wooster
Research Advisor: Shelley Judge & Robert Wooster
METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEX EVOLUTION: VERTICAL STRAIN GRADIENT IN THE NORHTERN SNAKE RANGE DECOLLEMONT
JORY LERBACK, Franklin & Marshall College
Research Advisor: Zeshan Ismat, Martin Wong, Phillip Gans
GEOCHEMISTRY AND GENESIS OF JURASSIC GRANITOIDS FROM THE NORTHERN SNAKE RANGE, NV
WILL BENDER, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Kirsten Nicolaysen
INTRUSIVE AND DEFORMATIONAL HISTORIES OF THE FOOTWALL ROCKS IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE NORTHERN SNAKE RANGE, NEVADA
MICHAEL KENNEY, University of California-Santa Barbara
Research Advisor: Phil Gans
Short Contributions— Matanuska, Alaska Project
GEOLOGY, PALEOECOLOGY AND PALEOCLIMATE OF THE PALEOGENE CHICKALOON FORMATION, MATANUSKA VALLEY, ALASKA
Faculty: CHRIS WILLIAMS, Franklin & Marshall College, DAVID SUNDERLIN, Lafayette College.
CLIMATE AND PLANT INTERACTIONS IN AN ANCIENT ALASKAN RAINFOREST
MOLLY REYNOLDS, Franklin and Marshall College
Research Advisor: Christopher Williams
GROWTH RING ANALYSIS OF METASEQUOIA FROM THE NORTHEAST USA AND THE PALEOCENE/EOCENE CHICKALOON FORMATION, ALASKA
JACLYN WHITE, Lafayette College
Research Advisor: David Sunderlin
ZIRCON U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY FROM THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE CHICKALOON FORMATION
LORELEI CURTIN, Pomona College
Research Advisor: Robert Gaines
EXAMINING THE PALEOENVIRONMENT OF THE CHICKALOON FORMATION, MATANUSKA VALLEY, ALASKA THROUGH CAMPELOMA AND UNIONOIDA FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES
TYLER SCHUETZ, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Clint Cowan
USING STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY TO RECONSTRUCT THE PALEOHYDROLOGY AND PALEOCLIMATE OF THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE CHICKALOON FORMATION, ALASKA
BRENNAN O’CONNELL, Colorado College
Research Advisor: Henry Fricke
PROVENANCE ANALYSIS OF MEDIAL BASIN CHANNEL SANDS IN THE CHICKALOON FORMATION, MATANUSKA VALLEY, ALASKA
SHAWN A. MOORE, Smith College, Northampton MA
Research Advisor: Bosiljka Glumac
Short Contributions— Clear Lake, Wisconsin Project
THE ROLE OF GROUNDWATER IN THE FLOODING HISTORY OF CLEAR LAKE, WISCONSIN
Faculty: SUSAN SWANSON, Beloit College, JUSTIN DODD, Northern Illinois University.
SEDIMENTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE OF A PERSISTENT GROUNDWATER-DOMINATED SYSTEM IN DUCK LAKE, WI OVER THE PAST 8000 YEARS
NICHOLAS F. ICKS, Northern Illinois University
Research Advisor: Justin P. Dodd
LAKE BUDGET ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND GROUNDWATER FLOODING OF A SEEPAGE LAKE NEAR MILTON, WI
GRACE GRAHAM, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Susan Swanson
RECENT LAND USE AND VEGETATION CHANGES RECORDED BY NITROGEN AND CARBON ISOTOPE VALUES OF LAKE SEDIMENT CORES FROM SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
NOA KARR, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Al Werner
SEEPAGE CONDITIONS AND WATER BUDGET ANALYSIS OF DUCK LAKE IN MILTON, WISCONSIN
CAROLINE LABRIOLA, Colgate University
Research Advisor: Jeni McDermott
GROUNDWATER FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUBSURFACE MATERIALS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF CLEAR LAKE, WISCONSIN
BARRY CHEW, California State University – San Bernardino
Research Advisor: Erik Melchiorre
THREE DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE HYDROSTRATIGRAPHY NEAR CLEAR LAKE, WISCONSIN
H. LEIGH HONOROF, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Alan Werner
Short Contributions— Ireland Project
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS AND EARLY DIAGENESIS OF MARL LAKE SEDIMENTS: A CASE STUDY FROM LOUGH CARRA, WESTERN IRELAND
Faculty: ANNA MARTINI, Amherst College, TIM KU, Wesleyan University.
PORE WATER AND SEDIMENT CARBON ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF MARL LAKE SEDIMENTS, LOUGH CARRA, IRELAND
SARAH SHACKLETON, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Timothy Ku
LATE HOLOCENE CLIMATE VARIABILITY FROM LOUGH CARRA, COUNTY MAYO, WESTERN IRELAND
LAURA HAYNES, Pomona College
Research Advisor: Dr. Robert Gaines
PHOSPHATE AND TRACE METAL RECORDS FROM AN IRISH MARL LAKE: TRACING ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE OVER SHORT AND LONG TIME SCALES
ALYSSA DONOVAN, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Anna Martini
Short Contributions— Colorado Front Range Project
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN THE CRITICAL ZONE, BOULDER CREEK CATCHMENT, FRONT RANGE, COLORADO
Faculty: David Dethier, Williams College, Will Ouimet, U. Connecticut.
GEOCHEMICAL RESPONSE OF TWO ADJACENT ALPINE STREAMS IN GREEN LAKES VALLEY, COLORADO, IN A LOW-SNOW YEAR
CLAUDIA CORONA, Williams College
Research Advisor: Dr. David P. Dethier
HILLSLOPE SEDIMENT ANALYSIS USING FALLOUT RADIONUCLIDES, COLORADO FRONT RANGE
HANNAH MONDRACH, The University of Connecticut
Research Advisor: William Ouimet
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS ON BIOAVAILABLE MANGANESE CONCENTRATIONS IN SOILS OF THE BOULDER CREEK WATERSHED, COLORADO, USA
ANNETTE PATTON, Whitman College Geology Department
Research Advisor: Nicholas Bader
HYDROLOGIC AND GEOMORPHIC IMPACTS OF THE 2010 FOURMILE CANYON FIRE, BOULDER CREEK WATERSHED, CO
BEN PURINTON, Wesleyan University
Research Advisor: Peter Patton
QUANTIFYING THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WEATHERING USING THIN SECTION ANALYSIS
TIMOTHY BOATENG, Amherst College
Research Advisor: Dr. Peter Crowle
INVESTIGATING LATE PLEISTOCENE AND ANTHROPOCENE FLOOD DEPOSITS ALONG CARIBOU AND NORTH BOULDER CREEK, COLORADO FRONT RANGE
CHRISTOPHER R. HALCSIK, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Sue Swanson
USING GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES IN THE CRITICAL ZONE TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF PERMAFROST
GABRIEL M. LEWIS, Williams College
Research Advisor: David P. Dethier
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SNOWMELT-DRIVEN WATER BUDGETS IN TWO ADJACENT ALPINE BASINS, NIWOT RIDGE,COLORADO FRONT RANGE
IAN M. NESBITT, Williams College
Research Advisor: David P. Dethier
