Featured Projects

  • Why Geology?
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    Initial Observations of Olduvai Gorge Samples

    For my senior research project, Assistant Professor Laura Wasylenki advised me on a petrographic analysis of metaquartzite samples from the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania.  The project involved analyzing and interpreting thin sections and chemical compositions of samples to determine a method for sourcing stone tools used by prehistoric hominids.  With the help of Laura and other members of the SESAME LAB I was able to prepare and run my samples through the ICP-MS to determine trace element concentrations.  The Stone Age Institute funded my research.

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    Final Report-Basin Analysis_G490

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    Final.Project.Presentation_G454

    Final Paper-Plate Tectonics_G454

    Cascadia_Poster

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    Final Report-Applied Geophysics_G423