Rocky Mountain Section - 75th Annual Meeting - 2025

Session No. 12
Monday, 19 May 2025: 8:00 AM-5:30 PM
Ballroom A&B (Utah Valley Convention Center)

T20. Undergraduate Research Posters

National Association of Geoscience Education - Rocky Mountain Section

Authors will be present from 3:30 to 5:30 PM.

 

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37
A DUSTY SHADE OF WINTER: MONITORING DUST AND SEASONAL SNOWPACK PROPERTIES TO IMPROVE SNOWMELT PREDICTION IN THE CENTRAL WASATCH
ABRAHAM, Roshan, BEARDALL, Sarakay, KNOWLTON, Max, JOLLEY, Marissa, FRAZIER, Kaya, KNOWLTON, Andrew and OLSON, Matthew, Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058
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FIELD SAMPLING TO VALIDATE SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS OF DUST-ON-SNOW IMPACTS IN NORTHERN UTAH
FRAZIER, Kaya, OLSON, Matthew and BEARDALL, Sarakay, Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058
39
LOCAL CONTROLS ON SNOW DYNAMICS USING MULTI-SENSOR UAV IMAGERY AND MACHINE LEARNING
KNOWLTON, Andrew, KNOWLTON, Max, ABRAHAM, Roshan and OLSON, Matthew, Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058
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SPATIOTEMPORAL CONTROLS ON STREAM NITRATE IN EAST RIVER, COLORADO
NEHER, Gracie1, JOHNSON, Keira2, SULLIVAN, Pamela L.1, REDWINE, Bennett1 and WILLIAMS, Kenneth3, (1)College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, (2)Water Resources Graduate Program, Oregon State University, 116 Gilmore Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720
12-5
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41
COPPER, CADMIUM AND ZINC LOADING INTO LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK FROM TRIBUTARIES WHITE PINE FORK AND RED PINE FORK
DOWNS, Ericka, Geology, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT 84123 and JOHNSON, Chris, Salt Lake Community College, 4600 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84123
42
DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF LAKE POWELL LEVELS AND SEASONAL VARIATIONS ON THE COLORADO RIVER BY ANALYZING USGS CORES TO LINK SEDIMENTARY FACIES, DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND PRE-2018 EVENTS IN LAKE POWELL'S HISTORY
FARRAR, Helen, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 and JOHNSON, Cari, Department of Geography and Geoscience, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405
43
COOLING CURVE AND RESULTING EXHUMATION RATE OF THE TIMOR REGION
NELSON, Mindy, Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84606
44
DEFORMATION-ENHANCED DIFFUSIVE LOSS OF TITANIUM IN QUARTZ DURING GREENSCHIST-FACIES CRYSTAL-PLASTIC DEFORMATION, WASATCH FAULT ZONE, UTAH
KARNS, Hayley1, BRYANT, Dylan1 and STEARNS, Michael A.2, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 W University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Utah Valley University, 800 W University Pwky, Orem, UT 84058
12-10
45
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THERMOCHRONOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS FOR THE LARGEST TRIASSIC DEPOCENTER IN THE NW MONGOL-OKHOTSK BELT
GREBENOK, Sarah, APARICIO, Elizabeth and HENRIQUEZ, Susana, Department of Geological Sciences, California State University San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407
47
CHANGES IN SANDSTONE COMPOSITION ACROSS UNCONFORMITIES IN THE CLOVERLY FORMATION OF WYOMING
BOS, Hailey, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602-2501
48
ANALYSIS OF BASALTS AND METABASALTS FROM SCATTERED LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES
OATMAN, Ryan, Kent State Universtiy at Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, OH 44281
49
TESTING VARIOUS METHODS FOR MINERAL ABUNDANCES IN GRANITOID ROCKS
RIDER, Emily, Department of Earth Sciences, Kent State University, North Canton, OH 44720
50
CHARACTERIZING THE MINERALIZATION OF A SCHIST-HOSTED IRON DEPOSIT: SUNRISE IRON MINE, EASTERN WYOMING
WEITZEL, Michael, MISTIKAWY, Justin, BIASI, Joseph, PhD and LEWIS, Madeline, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82070
51
REVISED AGE AND GEOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NORWOOD TUFF, MORGAN VALLEY, NORTHERN UTAH
CORNWALL, Ben1, MAYFIELD, Ethan2, BALGORD, Elizabeth2, YONKEE, Adolph2, PEREZ CONSUEGRA, Nicolas3, WILFONG, Collette4, ANDERSON, Zach5, MCKEAN, Adam P.6 and MCDONALD, Greg N.7, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson Street, Ogden, UT 84408, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St - DEPT 2507, Ogden, UT 84408-2507, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84404, (4)Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, (5)Mapping Program, Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3154, (6)Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W. North Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (7)Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
52
REVISITING THE NORWOOD TUFF: UNVEILING YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT ASHES IN OGDEN VALLEY, NORTHERN UTAH
MAYFIELD, Ethan1, CORNWALL, Ben1, BALGORD, Elizabeth1, YONKEE, Adolph2, PEREZ CONSUEGRA, Nicolas3, WILFONG, Collette4, ANDERSON, Zach5 and MCDONALD, Greg N.6, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St - DEPT 2507, Ogden, UT 84408-2507, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St - DEPT 2507, Ogden, UT 84408; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St - DEPT 2507, Ogden, UT 84408-2507, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84404, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St - DEPT 2507, Ogden, UT 84408, (5)Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116; Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, 1594 West North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (6)Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
53
FROM CORE TO CHRONOLOGY: REFINING YELLOWSTONE'S VOLCANIC HISTORY
KONDRACKI, Phillip, HARRISON, Lauren, DAVIS, Roy, CROCKER, Eli and WHITE, Drew, Geosciences, Colorado State University, 411 University Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521
54
INSIGHTS INTO THE CHEMICAL, TEMPORAL, AND SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL
PICKARD, Megan, BAIR, Audrey, BINGHAM, Emmalee, SMITH, Emily and SJOBLOM, Megan, Brigham Young University - Idaho, 150 ROM, BYU-Idaho, Rexburg, ID 83460
55
CONODONTS AND TRACE ELEMENTS FROM THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY IN THE DINWOODY AND WOODSIDE FORMATIONS, DRY GULCH, SALT LAKE CITY
TEMPLEMAN, Matthew, BUSSARD, Kasielynn, GARFIELD, Northrup, MAHARJAN, Sneha, SHUMWAY, Michelle, OROZCO VILCHEZ, Daphna, PETTEY, Jefferson, JOHNSON, Chris and MOSHER, Loren, Earth and Environmental Science, Salt Lake Community College, 4600 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84123
56
AN ARTICULATED HINDLIMB OF DROMOMERON ROMERI (LAGERPETIDAE) AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERPRETING DINOSAUROMORPH FOOTPRINTS
KRIVKA, Nikita, Geology, Westminster University, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105; University of Utah, Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, IRMIS, Randall, University of Utah, Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, MANAFZADEH, Armita, Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520; Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520 and NESBITT, Sterling, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
57
STABLE ISOTOPE PALEOECOLOGY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY OF THE PLEISTOCENE SILVER CREEK JUNCTION FOSSIL FAUNA (NORTHERN UTAH, USA)
MARCHANT, Sarah, RANNEY, McKenzie, URIBE, Alex and ZANAZZI, Alessandro, Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Pkwy., Orem, UT 84058
58
LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATIONS AND VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY OF THE LATE TRIASSIC CHINLE FORMATION IN SOUTHWESTERN UTAH
MARTIN, Nathan, Department of Geosciences, Southern Utah University, 351 W University Blvd, Cedar City, UT 84720
59
PREPARATION AND MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF A CAMARASAURUS (DINOSAURIA: SAUROPODA) SKULL AND ASSOCIATED BONES FROM THE MORRISON FORMATION OF WYOMING
JARRETT, Brynna1, RHODES, Dustin1, AMBROSE, Kaylee2, NEWMAN, Camden3 and CZAJKA, Charles Doug1, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Department of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, (3)Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058
60
A DESCRIPTION OF APATOSAURINE REMAINS FROM ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, UTAH USA (UPPER JURASSIC, MORRISON FORMATION)
HULLINGER, April1, BOISVERT, Colin2, BIVENS, Gunnar3, CURTICE, Brian2, WEDEL, Mathew4, WILHITE, Ray5 and FOSTER, John R.6, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa, AZ 85201, (3)Phoenix, AZ 85003, (4)College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and College of Podiatric Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, (5)Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, (6)Paleo Solutions, 430 West 2800 South, Vernal, UT 84078
61
TAPIRS AND EARLY EOCENE PERISSODACTYLS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FOSSIL DISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SIMILARITIES
WINTER, Rachel1, BOWN, Thomas1 and NICHOLS, Kimberly2, (1)ANTHROPOLOGY & GEOGRAPHY, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, College of Liberal Arts, General Services Building, Room 312, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (2)Department of Anthropology & Geography, Colorado State University, College of Liberal Arts, General Services Building, Room 312, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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OCCURRENCES OF FOSSIL CARNIVORAMORPHA AND ‘CREODONTA’ IN LOCALITIES OF THE LOWER EOCENE WILLWOOD FORMATION (~56-53 MA), BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING, USA
KAPERNEKAS, Jason, NICHOLS, Kimberly and BOWN, Thomas, Department of Anthropology & Geography, Colorado State University, College of Liberal Arts, General Services Building, Room 312, Fort Collins, CO 80523
63
APPLYING NEAR-SURFACE GEOPHYSICAL PRINCIPLES (GPR) TO HELP UTAH FAMILIES
BROWN, Allison M.1, KRUSE, Sarah2, HERNANDEZ, Michael W.3, SUMMERS, Sara1, MANIFOLD, Douglas4, CLARK, Ethan1, SOHL, John5 and CAWLEY, Dave6, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St., Dept. 2507, Ogden, UT 84408, (2)Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St., Dept. 2507, Ogden, UT 84408-2507, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St - DEPT 2507, Ogden, UT 84408-2507, (5)Physics and Astronomy, Weber State University, 1415 Edvalson St., Dept. 2508, Ogden, UT 84408, (6)Investigative Reporting, KSL, 55 N 300 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
12-29
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PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE POTENTIAL FOR CARBON STORAGE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC IGNEOUS PROVINCE
HARTLEY, Autumn, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and LAMBART, Sarah, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 201 Presidents' Cir, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
65
EXPLORING GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL FOR GEO-EXCHANGE AND HYDROTHERMAL SEDIMENTARY AQUIFER PROJECTS (HSA) IN THE PICEANCE BASIN
LONGWORTH, Michael1, LONGWORTH, Michael1, TELLEZ, Jerson1 and CUMELLA, Steve2, (1)Geosciences Program, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Colorado Mesa University, 1100 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501, (2)Ouray, CO 81427
66
CHANNEL GEOMETRY AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN A STEEP, FAULT-BLOCK MOUNTAIN RANGE: PAROWAN CREEK, SOUTHWESTERN UTAH
FISCHER, Devon, SANTANA, Jacob, JESSEN, Autumn and MUELLER, Erich, Geosciences Department, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT 84720
67
EXAMINING FAR-FLUNG VS LOCAL FLUVIAL DELIVERY TO THE NEUQUÉN BASIN IN ARGENTINA THROUGH DETRITAL-ZIRCON U-Pb GEOCHRONOLOGY
KARL, Juliana, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
68
UAS-DRIVEN ANALYSIS AND RESERVOIR MODELING OF THE WILLIAMS FORK FORMATION IN THE PICEANCE BASIN, COLORADO
BISHOP, Maddie, TELLEZ, Jerson and THOMPSON, Alec, Geosciences Program, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Colorado Mesa University, 1100 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501
12-35
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RECONSTRUCTING THE TETON DAM FAILURE: A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP THROUGH DATA AND DISCOVERY
GOODMAN, Quinton, HOLMAN, Charlotte, PETERSON, Adam and NELSON, Daren, Geology and Environmental Science, Brigham Young University - Idaho, 525 S Center St, Rexburg, ID 83460
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