Evolution of ancient and modern mountain ranges
Using the geochemistry of sediments (and metasediments) as windows into the evolution of ancient and modern mountain ranges Overview: As plates subduct and continents collide, mountains are formed. There are many ways to study mountains; we will focus on the histories...
Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
Biogeochemical controls on natural and anthropogenic groundwater contaminants in California’s Central Valley Overview: California’s Central Valley (Figure 1) is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. To support the agriculture industry,...
Keck Researcher Wins Award
Congratulations to Zenja Seitzinger (SUNY-Geneseo) who was awarded Honorable Mention Undergraduate Poster Presentation
A Whole New World
For someone who’s deathly afraid of drowning, scuba diving was NOT on my bucket list of things to do. But I always had a fascination for the ocean sciences
Can’t Blow Us Out!
Storms come up fast on you in Ambergris Caye. One moment you can be engulfed by sun, surrounded by crystal clear, turquoise waters, and the next you can be thrown into a violent thunderstorm that beats the water unmercifully with torrents of rain.
California Subduction Cycles
How many California Mesozoic subduction cycles? 1, 2, or 3? Overview: Mysterious blocks of garnet-bearing rock are found within sediments throughout coastal California. Although these rocks were clearly formed during subduction, their relationship to one another...
Groundwater contaminants in California’s Central Valley
Biogeochemical controls on natural and anthropogenic groundwater contaminants in California’s Central Valley Overview: Groundwater in California’s Central Valley is subject to contamination by a variety of natural and human-sourced contaminants. This presents...
Landscape and environmental change in Glacier National Park
Landscape and environmental change in Glacier National Park, Montana Overview: This seven-student project uses sediment core samples to reconstruct glacial history, Holocene climate, and human impacts to Glacier National Park, Montana (GNP). Chains of lakes in glacial...
Virginia Water Quality
Identifying major controls on soil and groundwater contamination in the Shenandoah Valley & Southwest Virginia Overview: This eight student Advanced Research Project will investigate the role of land use patterns, soil geochemistry, aquifer type, and nearby stream...Keep in Touch!
