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Short Contributions and Posters – Montana Gateway Project

LANDSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA, U.S.A.
KELLY MACGREGOR, Macalester College and AMY MYRBO, LacCore/CSDCO, University of Minnesota

GSA Poster: SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION IN FISHERCAP LAKE AND THE SWIFTCURRENT VALLEY, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA, USA
MACGREGOR, Kelly¹, MYRBO, Amy², ABBOUD, Diala¹, ATALIG, Elizaveta³, CHENEVERT, Etienne¹, MOORE, Elizabeth⁴, PAGE, Bonnie⁵, PEARSON, Anna⁶, STEPHENSON, Joshua¹ and WATTS, Jacob⁷, (1)Geology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, (2)LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (3)Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, (4)Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, (5)Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17603, (6)Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (7)Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346

GSA Poster: USING LAKE CORES TO ANALYZE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN SWIFTCURRENT LAKE, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA, USA
MYRBO, Amy¹, MACGREGOR, Kelly², ABBOUD, Diala², ATALIG, Elizaveta³, CHENEVERT, Etienne², MOORE, Elizabeth⁴, PAGE, Bonnie⁵, PEARSON, Anna⁶, STEPHENSON, Joshua² and WATTS, Jacob⁷, (1)LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)Geology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, (3)Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459, (4)Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450, (5)Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17603, (6)Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (7)Colgate University, Hamilton, NY 13346

Short Contributions and Posters – California Gateway Project

USING GARNETS TO EXPLORE THE BEGINNING OF SUBDUCTION ON SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA
ZEB PAGE, Oberlin College and JADE-STAR LACKEY, Pomona College

AGU Poster: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CATALINA GARNET-BLUESCHIST: MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITION AND ZONING IN GARNET AND LAWSONITE FROM A MULTIPLY SUBDUCTED BLOCK
ADLER-IVANBROOK, B.; HAMPTON, S. K.; ESPARZA LIMON, J. P.; LACKEY, J. S.; PAGE, F. Z.
AA(Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO, United States [email protected]), AB(Geology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, United States [email protected]), AC(Life and Physical Sciences, Tarrant County College, Hurst, United States [email protected]), AD(Pomona College, Claremont, CA, United States [email protected]), AE(Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, United States [email protected])

AGU Poster: MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENT ZONING IN GARNETS OF UNUSUAL SIZE FROM BLOCKS HOSTED BY ULTRAMAFIC MÉLANGE, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA
CANADA, A. L.; KARROUM, J. G., II; PARAS, L.; LACKEY, J. S.; PAGE, F. Z.
AA(Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, United States [email protected]), AB(Rice University, Houston, TX, United States [email protected]), AC(Smith College, Northampton, United States [email protected]), AD(Pomona College, Claremont, CA, United States [email protected]), AE(Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, United States [email protected])

AGU Poster: MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF GARNET CRYSTALS FROM A HORNBLENDEITE BLOCK AND RIND ON SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CA: INSIGHTS INTO METASOMATIC PROCESSES IN SUBDUCTION MÉLANGE
BESS, N. T.; HASEGAWA, E. M.; VOSS, P. R.; LACKEY, J. S.; PAGE, F. Z.
AA(Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, United States [email protected]), AB(Geology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, United States [email protected]), AC(Geology, Pomona College, Claremont, United States [email protected]), AD(Pomona College, Claremont, CA, United States [email protected]), AE(Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, United States [email protected])

Short Contributions – Utah Advanced Project

STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF A SEGMENTED NORMAL FAULT TRANSFER ZONE, SEVIER FAULT, SOUTHERN UTAH
BEN SURPLESS, Trinity University

AN ANALYSIS OF FRACTURES AROUND THE SEVIER FAULT ZONE IN RED HOLLOW CANYON NEAR ORDERVILLE, UTAH
CHARLEY H. HANKLA, The College of Wooster
Research Advisor: Shelley Judge

ANALYZING DEFORMATION WITHIN A NORMAL FAULT TRANSFER ZONE USING SFM 3D MODELING
CAROLINE MCKEIGHAN, Trinity University
Research Advisor: Benjamin Surpless

GEOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTARY LAYERING AS A STRUCTURAL CONTROL ON FAULT PROPAGATION
CURTIS SEGARRA, Trinity University
Research Advisor: Benjamin Surpless

GIS ANALYSIS OF SUBSIDIARY STRUCTURES WITHIN A MAJOR NORMAL FAULT TRANSFER ZONE
MADISON WOODLEY, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Michelle Markley

Short Contributions – Nevada Advanced Project

PALEOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF (PETRO)CALCIC SOIL HORIZONS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT
COLIN R. ROBINS, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges (The Claremont Colleges Consortium)

MORPHOLOGY AND GENESIS OF PEDOGENIC OOIDS IN CALCIC AND PETROCALCIC SOIL HORIZONS
ETHAN W. CONLEY, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Jim Rougvie

WHAT CAN PETROCALCIC LAMINAE TELL US ABOUT SOIL PROCESSES AND PALEOENVIRONMENTS?
KURT CRANDALL, Pitzer College
Research Advisor: Colin Robins

INTERPRETING POTENTIAL BARIUM SOURCES AT MORMON MESA, NV USING GEOCHEMICAL AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL DATA
INDIA FUTTERMAN, Vassar College
Research Advisor: Kirsten Menking

δ¹³C AND δ¹⁸O GEOCHEMISTRY OF PEDOGENIC CARBONATES OF MORMON MESA, SOUTHEASTERN NEVADA, USA
PENELOPE VORSTER, Mount Holyoke College
Research Advisor: Steve Dunn

Short Contributions – Alaska Advanced Project

GEOLOGY OF THE CHUGACH-PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANE IN NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
JOHN I. GARVER, Union College and CAMERON DAVIDSON, Carleton College

ZIRCON FACIES IN THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE ORCA GROUP INDICATE A PROVENANCE LINK TO THE CHUGACH TERRANCE, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
WILL SPARKHAWK FISHER, Union College
Research Advisor: John Garver

CRYSTALLIZATION AGES AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE MINERS BAY AND CEDAR BAY PLUTONS, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
VICTOR R. GARCIA JR., The University of Texas at Austin
Research Advisor: Daniel F. Stockli

AGE AND PROVENANCE OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS TO PALEOCENE VALDEZ GROUP OF THE CHUGACH TERRANE FROM THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY AND NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
NICHOLAS GROSS ALMONTE, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Cameron Davidson

U-PB DATING OF DETRITAL ZIRCON FROM TURBIDITES OF THE CHUGACH AND PRINCE WILLIAM TERRANES, ALASKA: SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONTACT FAULT SYSTEM AS A TERRANE BOUNDARY
ALYSALA MALIK, Carleton College
Research Advisor: Cameron Davidson

AGE AND TECTONIC SETTING OF THE PALEOCENE GLACIER ISLAND VOLCANIC SEQUENCE OF THE ORCA GROUP IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
CAITLIN NOSEWORTHY, Saint Norbert College
Research Advisor: Tim Flood

PROVENANCE OF SANDSTONE CLASTS FROM CONGLOMERATE OF THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE ORCA GROUP IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA
MOLLIE D. POPE, Union College
Research Advisor: John Garver

Short Contributions – Wyoming Advanced Project

ASSESSING VEGETATION AND FLUVIAL RESPONSES TO THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM IN THE HANNA BASIN (WYOMING, U.S.A.)
ELLEN D. CURRANO, University of Wyoming and BRADY Z. FOREMAN, Western Washington University

EVALUATION OF BULK ORGANIC CARBON ISOTOPE RECORDS FROM EARLY PALEOGENE STRATA IN THE HANNA BASIN (WYOMING, U.S.A.) SPANNING THE PALEOCENEEOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM
JAMES CHISHOLM, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, San Bernardino
Research Advisor: Joan E. Fryxell

VEGETATION STRUCTURE AND LITHOLOGY RESPONSE TO THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM IN THE HANNA BASIN, WYOMING
KEIFER NACE, Whitman College
Research Advisor: Pat Spencer

PROVENANCE OF FLUVIAL AND DELTAIC SANDSTONES ACROSS THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY, HANNA BASIN, WYOMING
XAVIER ROJAS NOGUEIRA, Temple University
Research Advisor: Jesse Thornburg

VARIABILITY IN VEGETATION DENSITY ACROSS LATERALLY COEVAL STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS WITHIN THE HANNA BASIN, WYOMING, USA
JAKE POLSAK, Western Washington University
Research Advisor: Brady Z. Foreman

PALEOCURRENT VARIABILITY IN MEANDERING AND BRAIDED RIVER SYSTEMS: MODERN CALIBRATION AND STRATIGRAPHIC CASE STUDIES SPANNING THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM
ANTHONY SEMERARO, Western Washington University
Research Advisor: Brady Z. Foreman

EARLY PALEOGENE OVERBANK DEPOSITIONAL PATTERNS IN THE HANNA BASIN AND COMPARISON WITH COEVAL STRATA IN THE BIGHORN BASIN (WYOMING, U.S.A.)
CHRISTINE SHONNARD, Beloit College
Research Advisor: Jay Zambito

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

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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)

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

April 2017 – Wesleyan University, CT

Proceedings of the 30th Annual Keck Research Symposium in Geology (pdf)

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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)

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

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