My first day in the field, I felt a bit like a moth in the daytime. Surrounded by unfamiliar sights, sounds, and creatures (fellow Keck students included), I felt completely out of my element and like I was being pulled in every direction possible.
Have you ever been 20 feet away from a 500 pound grizzly bear? Have you seen the whites of its eyes as it charges at you with the speed of a car? Did you feel the slow trickle of pee go down your leg as you stood there, frozen still? Me neither!!
Testing models of fault propagation and damage zone development across the central Sevier fault zone, southern Utah What: This five-student Advanced project focuses on the evolution of the Sevier normal fault zone in southern Utah, near Zion National Park. The Sevier...
Investigating linkages between geologic histories, eolian dust production, and climate change What: Increased drought frequency and severity combined with vegetation change is increasing dust emissions, which in turn affects snowmelt, groundwater, and nutrient...
Anthropocene environmental change in Glacier National Park, Montana What: This Gateway project utilizes the remote and relatively pristine landscape of Glacier National Park (GNP), Montana as a natural laboratory for understanding the impacts of climate change, both...
A synoptic survey of springs in the Driftless Area of Minnesota to identify spatial patterns in groundwater quality What: This Gateway Project will introduce students to karst geology and hydrogeology in the Paleozoic bedrock landscape of the Driftless Area in...
Nature vs. Nurture at Coral Gardens Reef: A Rapid Response Investigation of Endangered Acropora sp. Corals in Belize What: This project seeks enthusiastic and diverse undergraduate researchers to join our investigation of how global environmental changes are impacting...
