Session: Undergraduate Research (Posters) (Cordilleran Section - 119th Annual Meeting

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9-1

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STRATIGRAPHY AND PROVENANCE OF THE KEKIKTUK CONGLOMERATE AND ASSOCIATED LOWER CARBONIFEROUS UNITS IN THE NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE OF ALASKA

SEHRA, Shaalin¹, GEIER IV, George², LOCKETT, Alec³, GALLOWAY, Peter², MCCLELLAND, William C.³, CONNORS, Christopher⁴ and STRAUSS, Justin², (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 6105, Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, (4)Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University, 204 West Washington Street, Lexington, VA 24450

9-2

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PROJECTING VARIATIONS OF DEFORMATION IN THE SPOKANE, WA AREA BASED ON ISOLATED BUTTES

POTTER, Natalie, Department of Geosciences, Eastern Washington University, Science Building, Cheney, WA 99004-2439 and PRITCHARD, Chad, Department of Geosciences, Eastern Washington University, 130 Science Building, Cheney, WA 99004-2439

9-3

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PROVENANCE AND MAXIMUM DEPOSITIONAL AGES OF THE MONTGOMERY CREEK FORMATION FROM DETRITAL ZIRCON U-PB: AN UNDERGRADUATE COURSEWORK APPROACH

COHEN, Derek M.¹, VITTI, Giorgio M.¹, ABEL, Daniel J.¹, MARTINEZ, Jane¹, REIBEL, Rebecca¹, BUSTOS-PEREZ, Osvaldo¹, KHOURY, Regina M.¹, SOUSA, Francis J.², DARIN, Michael³, DORSEY, Rebecca J.⁴ and MICHALAK, Melanie¹, (1)Department of Geology, Cal Poly Humboldt, 1 Harpst St, Arcata, CA 95521-8222, (2)College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, (3)Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, 100 Cascade Hall, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1272

9-4

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FROM THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE: A NONTRADITIONAL COHORT APPROACH TO UNDERGRADUATE TECTONICS RESEARCH

AGUILERA, Jacob P., APARICIO, Elizabeth, SHIVER, Emily A., ELCONIN, Lisa M., LINDELOF, Dennis, MARTINEZ, Jane, BAUGHMAN, Jaclyn and MICHALAK, Melanie, Department of Geology, Cal Poly Humboldt, 1 Harpst St, Arcata, CA 95521-8222

9-5

42

POSSIBLE BEDROCK LITHOLOGY AND FRACTURE PATTERN CONTROLS ON GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY HILLS, RENO, NV

LASKOSKI, Allison Faye, ZIOLKOWSKI, Aaron Joseph and PUTNAM, Roger, Department of Physical Science, Truckee Meadows Community College, 7000 Dandini Boulevard, Reno, NV 89512

9-6

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MAPPING MIOCENE EXTENSION IN THE WESTERN BITTER SPRING VALLEY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FAULT HISTORY OF THE LAKE MEAD REGION, SOUTHERN NEVADA

TOIVONEN, Matthew, ECKBERG, Kieran T., LANDSEM, Anna, DRAXTEN, Jordan, LAMB, Melissa A. and REGAN, Anik, Department of Earth, Environment, and Society, University of St. Thomas, OWS 153, 2115 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55082

9-7

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MAPPING AND GEOCHEMICALLY ANALYZING HORSE SPRING FORMATION THUMB MEMBER MIOCENE TUFFS TO RECONSTRUCT EXTENSIONAL DEFORMATION IN THE BITTER SPRING VALLEY, LAKE MEAD REGION, NEVADA

MCGINNIS, Katharine, POESCHL, Samantha, SCALZO, Sarah, DUQUETTE, Colin, LAMB, Melissa A. and REGAN, Anik, Department of Earth, Environment, and Society, University of St. Thomas, OWS 153, 2115 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55082

9-8

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EXPLORING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN DEATH VALLEY AND GARLOCK FAULTS THROUGH FOLD AND FRACTURE ANALYSIS

STROUP, Ashley, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University San Bernardino, 5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407 and BIDGOLI, Tandis S., Department of Geological Sciences, California State University San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407

9-9

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MIOCENE STRATIGRAPHY AND ANALYSIS OF THE ROCKS ASSIGNED TO THE “INFORMAL” ARGOS STATION UNIT, SOUTHERN CADY MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA

RODELO, Juan, California State University, San Bernardino, Department of Geological Sciences, 5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, CA 92407 and LEATHAM, W. Britt, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407

9-10

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GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF SAN MARCOS ISLAND, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MÉXICO

MOREBECK, Cutter¹, DARIN, Michael², SOMMER, Sarah P.³, THOMAS, Kaylee A.⁴, SALGADO MUNOZ, Valente O.⁵, NIEMI, Tina⁶, DORSEY, Rebecca J.⁷ and ROMANG, Luke⁶, (1)Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557, (3)Department of Geography, Geology, and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897, (4)Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110, (5)Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110, (6)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Rd, Kansas City, MO 64110-2446, (7)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403

9-11

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PYTHON PROGRAM TO INPUT, SORT, VIEW, AND STORE DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGICAL DATA IN A SQL DATABASE

BURGES, Jarrod¹, METCALF, Kathryn¹ and GOFMAN, Mikhail², (1)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831-3547, (2)Department of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831-3547

9-12

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TOWARDS THE CALIBRATION OF AN SEM-EDS SYSTEM FOR THE ANALYSIS OF TEPHRA SAMPLES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS, MN

POESCHL, Samantha¹, ROMFOE, Elizabeth¹, THEISSEN, Kevin², HICKSON, Thomas, Ph.D.³ and REGAN, Anik³, (1)Earth, Environment, and Society, Geology Program, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55105, (2)Earth, Environment and Society, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit. Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (3)Department of Earth, Environment and Society, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105

9-13

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A U-PB AND LU-HF ISOTOPIC STUDY OF ARCHEAN ROCKS FROM THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY: EVIDENCE FOR THE MINNESOTA AND SACRED HEART OROGENIES

WATSON, Emma and DAVIDSON, Cameron, Department of Geology, Carleton College, 1 N College St, Northfield, MN 55057

9-14

51

SUNSTONES: A GEMSTONE FORMED BY A MAGMATIC OR HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS?

TONEY, Scott¹, CAHOON, Emily¹, BINDEMAN, Ilya², NUNLEY, Kyle¹ and YOST, Cheyenne R.³, (1)College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, (2)Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (3)CEOAS, Oregon State University, 701 SW 7th Street, 328, Corvallis, OR 97333

9-15

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COPPER AND LITHIUM DIFFUSION IN EASTER OREGON SUNSTONES

YOST, Cheyenne R.¹, CAHOON, Emily², KENT, Adam³, TONEY, Scott³ and NUNELY, Kyle³, (1)CEOAS, Oregon State University, 701 SW 7th Street, 328, Corvallis, OR 97333, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 9133 Monogram Ave, Apt 109, North Hills, CA 91343, (3)College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331

9-16

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ARGON INCREMENTAL HEATING AS AN IDENTIFIER OF AGE-RELATED ODDITIES BETWEEN PLAGIOCLASE AND GROUNDMASS IN EASTERN OREGON

NUNLEY, Kyle¹, CAHOON, Emily², HEATON, Daniel³, TONEY, Scott¹ and YOST, Cheyenne R.⁴, (1)College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, 9133 Monogram Ave, Apt 109, North Hills, CA 91343; College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, (3)CEOAS, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97333, (4)CEOAS, Oregon State University, 701 SW 7th Street, 328, Corvallis, OR 97333

9-17

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ANALYSIS OF HYPERSPECTRAL DATA FROM DRONE-BASED MONITORING IN PERRY CANYON, NV

SOLDANO, Vincent, Department Of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada - Reno, 1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557 and CALVIN, Wendy, Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557

9-18

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9-19

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EFFECTS OF LITHOLOGY ON PLANT COMMUNITIES IN THE WESTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS

RENS, Matthew Leigh, Department of Earth Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, PARKYN, Ryan Michael, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330 and PUTNAM, Roger, Physical Sciences Department, Truckee Meadows Community College, 7000 Dandini Boulevard, Reno, NV 89512

9-20

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A NEW, GLOBAL ESTIMATE FOR BIOCRUST CARBON AND NITROGEN FLUX IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

JANAPATY, Shloka, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, San Jose, CA 95120 and MONIER, Erwan, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616

9-21

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PRELIMINARY GROUNDWATER MODELING OF THE WEST PLAINS, SPOKANE COUNTY, WA: DECIPHERING ERRATIC TRENDS OF PFAS CONTAMINATION

TOULOU, Erin, Department of Geosciences, Eastern Washington University, Science Building, Cheney, WA 99004-2439 and PRITCHARD, Chad, Department of Geosciences, Eastern Washington University, 130 Science Building, Cheney, WA 99004-2439

9-22

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USING WATER STABLE ISOTOPES TO UNDERSTAND THE HYDROGEOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF AN ALPINE WATERSHED DURING SNOWMELT

DAGNINO, Jennifer¹, RADEMACHER, Laura K.¹, MEYERS, Zachary P.¹ and UMEK, John², (1)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211, (2)Desert Research Institute, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512

9-23

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MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSES OF MAJOR IONS AND TRACE METALS REVEAL ROCK-WATER INTERACTION PATTERNS IN AN ALPINE WATERSHED

MORGAN, Jackson¹, RADEMACHER, Laura K.¹, MEYERS, Zachary P.¹ and UMEK, John², (1)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211, (2)Desert Research Institute, Division of Hydrologic Sciences, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512

9-24

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A LAKE SEDIMENT RECORD OF PAST WILDFIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY IN THE EASTERN SIERRA, CA DURING THE HOLOCENE

GRIMMETT, Peter¹, LARSEN, Darren¹, WANG, Lane¹, AVILES, Adrian¹ and MUSCOTT, Amelia², (1)Department of Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112

9-25

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LATE HOLOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION LAKE SEDIMENTS IN THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS, KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK, SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA

CULHANE, Natalie¹, CLARK, Douglas H.², MICKELSON, Emma³, BURDICK, Aidan⁴, MCCALLUM, Adrian⁵, MACKENZIE, Lydia⁶, SHULMEISTER, James⁷ and CLARK, Jessa¹, (1)Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225, (2)Geology Department, Western Washington Univ, 516 High St., MS 9080, Bellingham, WA 98225, (3)Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High st, Geology Dept, Bellingham, WA 98225, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (5)School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, 4556, Australia, (6)School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, (7)School of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, 20 Kirkwood Avenue, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand

9-26

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VOLCANIC EMISSIONS FROM HIGH VEI ERUPTIONS IMPACT ON ARCTIC SEA ICE

YOST, Cheyenne R., CEOAS, Oregon State University, 701 SW 7th Street, 328, Corvallis, OR 97333, HUGHES, Kenneth, CEOAS, Oregon State University, 104 CEOAS Administration, Corvallis, OR 97331; CEOAS, Oregon State University, 104 CEOAS Administration, Corvallis, OR 97331 and ZAK, Jessica, CEOAS, Oregon State University, 104 CEOAS Administration, Corvallis, OR 97331

9-27

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MARL GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE LOVELL WASH MEMBER OF THE HORSE SPRING FORMATION: INSIGHTS INTO A LITHIUM PROSPECTIVE BASIN

LANDSEM, Anna¹, HICKSON, Thomas, Ph.D.², THOLE, Jeffrey³, LAMB, Melissa² and BENSON, Thomas R.⁴, (1)Department of Earth, Environment, and Society, University of St. Thomas, OWS 153, 2115 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55082, (2)Department of Earth, Environment and Society, University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, (3)Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (4)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964

Cordilleran Section - 119th Annual Meeting - 2023

T30. Undergraduate Research (Posters)