Southeastern Section - 70th Annual Meeting - 2021

Session No. 18
Friday, 2 April 2021: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Southern Company Research & Development Room (Online)

T4. Undergraduate Research II (Posters)

Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division

 

Preston Phillips and Jeffrey Ryan, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
COVID SHUTS ONE DOOR, OPENS ANOTHER: PLANNING AND LOGISTICS FOR FIELD WORK AND PROTEROZOIC ROCK SAMPLING IN THE WET MOUNTAINS USING GIS
HARRIS, Isabelle, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman UniversityFurman PMB 28541, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613-0002 and ARONOFF, Ruth, Furman University Earth and Environmental Sciences Dept., 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613-0002
1:45 PM
OUTCROP AND MICROSTRUCTURAL EVIDENCE OF DEFORMATION HISTORY IN THE WEBSTER-ADDIE ULTRAMAFIC BODY (BLUE RIDGE THRUST COMPLEX, NORTH CAROLINA)
UTTERBACK, Cecillia1, WATERS-TORMEY, Cheryl1, FAGAN, Amy L.1 and LUSK, Alexander D.2, (1)Geosciences and Natural Resources, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, (2)Geosciences, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706-1600
1:55 PM
PRELIMINARY STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A HIGH STRAIN ZONE IN THE EASTERN PIEDMONT, GEORGIA
WILLIAMS, Sheri, Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, East 5th Street, Greenville, NC 27858-4353 and DIEDESCH, Timothy, Geology & Geography, Georgia Southern University, 68 Georgia Ave., Statesboro, GA 30460
2:05 PM
INVESTIGATING MINERALOGICAL AND PETROLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FLOOD BASALT ON THE ETHIOPIAN PLATEAU
BROSKY, Madeline, Department of Earth, Atmosphereic, and Environmental Sciences, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd, #31066, Bowling Green, KY 42101 and GANI, Nahid, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY 42101; Department of Earth, Atmosphereic, and Environmental Sciences, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd, #31066, Bowling Green, KY 42101
2:15 PM
40AR/39AR GEOCHRONOLOGY OF MOCHENA BORAGO: REFINING THE OCCUPATIONAL PERIOD OF LATE PLEISTOCENE HUNTER-GATHERERS IN MOCHENA BORAGO ROCKSHELTER, SW ETHIOPIA
KRACHT, Olivia1, BRANDT, Steven1 and SPRAIN, Courtney2, (1)Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
2:25 PM
DETRITAL ZIRCON U-PB AND FISSION TRACK DOUBLE DATING FROM THE AMAZON FAN RECORDS EARLY PHANEROZOIC TO CENOZOIC TECTONIC EVENTS AND RECENT EXHUMATION RATES OF THE ANDES
MAYER, Cole, University of West Georgia, Geology, 1601 Maple St., Callaway Building, Carrollton, GA 30118, MASON, Cody, Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple St, Callaway Building, carrollton, GA 30118, ROMANS, Brian W., Geosciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and FILDANI, Andrea, The Deep Time Institute, P.O. Box 27552, Austin, TX 78755-7552
2:35 PM
MINERALOGY AND PALEOSOL MICROMORPHOLOGY FROM THE EARLY MIOCENE SONGHOR LOCALITY IN KENYA
RICHARDSON, Gray and LUKENS, William, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807-1004
2:45 PM
MAGNESIAN CALCITE AS A PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR
SLEIMAN, Johnpaul and ROMANEK, Chris, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613
2:55 PM
HOLOCENE TRENDS IN BIOGENIC SILICA REVEALED BY FTIR SPECTROSCOPY APPLIED TO A LAKE SEDIMENT RECORD FROM NORTHERN NORWAY
BALASCIO, Nicholas L. and WALKER, Caitlin, Geology Department, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187
3:05 PM
COBBLES, BOULDERS, AND GRAVEL PEDESTALS AMONG MIMA MOUNDS AT MIMA AND ROCKY PRAIRIES, PUGET LOWLAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR MOUND FORMATION
POPE, Isaac, Science Department, Centralia College, 600 Centralia College Blvd, Centralia, WA 98531
3:15 PM
EXPLORATION OF REMOTELY SENSED LINEAMENTS AS A VIABLE TOOL IN ASSESSING EVOLUTION OF THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT
LIPSCOMB, Christopher, Furman University, 1 Nolan Rd., Travelers Rest, SC 29690 and MUTHUKRISHNAN, Suresh, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613
3:25 PM
COMPARISON OF SCARP GEOMORPHOLOGY ALONG THE BLAKE PLATEAU, SOUTHEAST U.S. CONTINENTAL MARGIN
CZWALINA, Samantha and SAUTTER, Leslie, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424
 
3:35 PM
Concluding Remarks
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