The 2015-2019 Academic Years
30th Keck Symposium Volume
At Wesleyan University, 2017
Exploring Geochronology: Dating Young Lava Flows and Old Trees in Decline (Keck Gateway Project)
What: How old is that volcano? How old is that tree? This Keck Gateway Project will explore how geologists date Earth materials, focusing on young lava flows and trees that are on the decline. Our geochronological study will supplement ongoing volcanological and...
Unraveling Antarctic Ice Sheet Dynamics Viewed though a Marine Depth Transect near the South Orkney Microcontinent, Weddell Sea (Keck Focused Project)
What: Sea level rise is observed in many coastal areas from remote islands in the Pacific to naval bases in Richmond, VA. Critical to modeling and then adapting to this sea level rise is understanding how fast ice sheets are melting (water into the oceans) and oceans...
Hazards in the Caribbean: The history of magma chambers, eruptions, landslides, streams, and fumeroles in Dominica (Keck Frontier Project)
What: This Frontier Project is an interdisciplinary project based on the volcanic island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. There will be two weeks of field work in Dominica, examining and sampling pyroclastic deposits, lava domes, landslide deposits, and...
29th Keck Symposium Volume
At Oberlin College, 2016
Dendrochronological analysis of insular forest stands in relation to climate and water-level fluctuations in the Great Lakes
What: The project will investigate the spatiotemporal interplay of climate change, water-level fluctuations, shoreline configuration, and forest dynamics affecting isolated forest communities of a Great Lakes archipelago. Research projects will assess climate...
Tectonic evolution of a deeply exhumed arc section: A study of the physical and petrologic evolution of the Salinian Bock, central coastal California
What: This project will investigate the processes that formed the Salinian arc of central coastal California. Participants will spend two weeks in the Big Sur region making field measurements and identifying and collecting critical samples for...
Evaluating the slip history of crustal faults underlying Victoria, British Columbia: Implications for seismic hazards
What: This project will evaluate the potential activity of the Leech River and San Juan Fault systems, two major crustal faults that underlie the capital city of Victoria, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, Canada. Current scientific thought suggests that these...
The role of beaver on catchment sediment and carbon budgets
What: This Keck project will investigate the role of beaver in the sediment and carbon budgets of small catchments (<10 km2) in the central Adirondack Mountains of New York State. Working within Huntingon Wildlife Forest (managed by SUNY-ESF), our geomorphic...
Historical ecology of marine mollusks in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Investigating anthropogenic impacts in coastal ecosystems through live-dead analysis
What: Human activities have enhanced nutrient delivery to coastal ecosystems in the northern Gulf of Mexico which has led to extensive eutrophication. By comparing populations living in the region today with the remains of historical populations preserved in marine...
Subfossil assemblages as indicators of environmental quality in temperate lakes of Wisconsin
What: A field-based conservation research project using paleontological, sedimentological, and geochemical tools to address modern environmental concerns. When: Early July-Early August Where: Students will spend the first week in Wisconsin, collecting cores and...
Constraints on magma transport and eruption dynamics at a glaciovolcanic pillow ridge southwest Iceland
What: Constraints on Magma Transport and Eruption Dynamics at a Glaciovolcanic Pillow Ridge, Southwest Iceland When: Mid June to Mid July (June 18 – July 16) Where: Iceland and Wooster, OH Who: Meagen Pollock (College of Wooster) and Ben Edwards (Dickinson College)...
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