Geosciences

Analysis of Subglacial Deformation Present in Pleistocene-Aged Glaciotectonites of Cudahy, WI 

Brandolino, Ross, College of Letters & Science, Geosciences, Isbell, John, Mentor, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Ross Brandolino, “Analysis of Subglacial Deformation Present in Pleistocene-Aged Glaciotectonites of Cudahy, WI”  Mentor: John Isbell, Geosciences, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #131  Deformed bedding interpreted to be glaciotectonic has long been observed in an exposure of late-Pleistocene-aged glacial…… Read More

Atlas of Sedimentary and Deformation Structures Contained in Glacigenic and Sediment Gravity Flow Deposits

College of Letters & Science, Geosciences, Isbell, John, Mentor, Otto, Kelly, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Kelly Otto, “Atlas of Sedimentary and Deformation Structures Contained in Glacigenic and Sediment Gravity Flow Deposits”  Mentor: John Isbell, Geosciences, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #130  Sedimentary structures preserve critical information about Earth’s environmental history, yet existing reference atlases…… Read More

Comparing Methodology in Clay Analysis for X-Ray Diffraction Using Natron Clay Samples

College of Letters & Science, Fowler, Rebekah, Geosciences, McHenry, Lindsay, Mentor, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Rebekah Fowler, “Comparing Methodology in Clay Analysis for X-Ray Diffraction Using Natron Clay Samples”  Mentor: Lindsay McHenry, Geosciences, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #33  There are multiple preparation techniques for clay minerals in X-ray diffraction analysis; each one is…… Read More

Geological Process Drawings 

Choi, Jena, College of Letters & Science, Geosciences, Mentor, Outstanding Presentation, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student, Szablewski, Gina

Jena Choi, “Geological Process Drawings”  Mentor: Gina Szablewski, Geosciences, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #1 The focus of this project is to take several established geological diagrams and update them to be visually appealing and understandable for students. Diagrams…… Read More

Major Element Geochemistry of Pulo do Lobo Metasedimentary Rocks in SISZ

College of Letters & Science, Czeck, Dyanna, Geosciences, Mentor, Plank, Olliver, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Olliver Plank, “Major Element Geochemistry of Pulo do Lobo Metasedimentary Rocks in SISZ”  Mentor: Dyanna Czeck, Geosciences, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #150  Southwestern Spain is home to the Southern Iberian Shear Zone (SISZ). Shear zones are like fault…… Read More

Paleolake Mineralogy and Tephrostratigraphy of Paleolake Olbalbal, Tanzania

College of Letters & Science, Geosciences, McHenry, Lindsay, Mentor, Poster Presentation, Ricco, Angelo, School and College, Student

Angelo Ricco, “Paleolake Mineralogy and Tephrostratigraphy of Paleolake Olbalbal, Tanzania”  Mentor: Lindsay McHenry, Geosciences, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #145  The Olduvai Basin of Tanzania is well-known for being a Pleistocene archeological site in a paleoanthropological setting of inter-fingering…… Read More

Pinches for Prehistory: Investigating the Maximum Pinch Forces of Fossil Scorpions via Comparative Analysis with Modern Scorpion Chela Morphology and Pinch Force

College of Letters & Science, Geosciences, McCoy, Victoria, Mentor, Poster Presentation, Sargent, Jonathan, School and College, Student

Jonathan Sargent, “Pinches for Prehistory: Investigating the Maximum Pinch Forces of Fossil Scorpions via Comparative Analysis with Modern Scorpion Chela Morphology and Pinch Force”  Mentor: Victoria McCoy, Geosciences, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #140  The chelae-telson tradeoff hypothesis in…… Read More

Using Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) to Approximate Strain Orientations within the Pulo do Lobo formation affected by the Southern Iberian Shear Zone

College of Letters & Science, Czeck, Dyanna, Geosciences, King, Camille, Mentor, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student

Camille King, “Using Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility (AMS) to Approximate Strain Orientations within the Pulo do Lobo formation affected by the Southern Iberian Shear Zone”  Mentor: Dyanna Czeck, Geosciences, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #181  The Southern Iberian Shear…… Read More

Volcanic and Alkaline Mineralogy of Lake Natron’s Margin: Analogues for Planetary Surface Processes

College of Letters & Science, Geosciences, McHenry, Lindsay, Mentor, Outstanding Presentation, Poster Presentation, School and College, Student, Vician, Christopher

Christopher Vician, “Volcanic and Alkaline Mineralogy of Lake Natron’s Margin: Analogues for Planetary Surface Processes”  Mentor: Lindsay McHenry, Geosciences, Letters & Science (College of)  Poster #100  Lake Natron, a highly saline-alkaline lake on the Tanzania-Kenya border, is one of the…… Read More