NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (2001)

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The Keck Geology Consortium

JUNIOR-LEVEL PROJECTS

Alaska Project

Holocene geology and hydrology in the vicinity of the Mendenhall, Herbert, and Eagle glaciers, Juneau, Alaska (2)
Robert J. Carson, Dept. of Geology, Whitman College; Robert M. Newton, Dept. of Geology, Smith College; P. Jay Fleisher, Dept. of Earth Sciences, SUNY, College at Oneonta; M. Todd Shearer, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Arizona

Weathering and major-ion chemistry in the Herbert, Eagle, and Mendenhall glacial meltwaters (11)
Seth L. Atkinson, Amherst College

The end of the Little Ice Age, Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska (20)
Margo Burton, Whitman College

Sedimentological description and process interpretation of glaciogenic landforms at the Herbert Glacier ice front (16)
Drew Beckwith, The Colorado College

Understanding glacier sliding from subglacially deposited silt skins (24)
Carissa Carter, Williams College

Modern sedimentation of Mendenhall Lake, Juneau, Alaska, USA (29)
Jessica Darter

Deflection of ice flow by a bedrock ridge (33)
Marlene Duffy, Williams College

Pre-Little Ice Age interstadial duration based on soil properties and geochemistry of a buried forest at the Herbert Glacier, southeast Alaska (37)
Christine A. Metzger, Washington and Lee University

Suspended Sediment Load of Proglacial Meltwwater Systems (42)
Benjamin Mirus, Pomona College

Bathymetry and melt water Characteristics of Mendenhall Lake - Juneau, AK (47)
Monica Roth, SUNY Oneonta

Interstadial duration of the Herbert Glacier based on sna danalysis of a buried forest soil, southeast Alaska (52)
Jessica Rowland, Trinity University

A comparative hydrologic study of meltwater streams from the Eagle, Herbert and Mendenhall Glaciers near Juneau, Alaska (56)
Anne E. Sawyer, Carleton College

British Columbia Project

Deformation history of the Coast Steep Zone, Prince Rupert, British Columbia (60)
Cameron Davidson, Beloit College; Christopher Bailey, The College of William and Mary; Steve Ballou, Beloit College; Anu Gupta, Biosphere 2 Center

Tectonic implications of felsic dikes within the Coast Plutonic Complex near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada (67)
Daniel Alvarado, Trinity University

Timing and history of metamorphism in the central gneiss complex (71)
Eric Butler, Beloit College

Pressure and temperature of deformation of the Western Metamorphic Belt, Prince Rupert, British Columbia (76)
Laura E. Clor, The College of Wooster

The age and origin of pseodotachylyte in the Coast Mountains, British Columbia (81)
Kenneth J. Davis, The College of William and Mary

Kinematics of the Prince Rupert Shear Zone, British Columbia (85)
Nicole Granger, Bates College

The petrogenesis of mafic dikes and their relationship to the Coast Steep Zone, Prince Rupert, British Columbia (89)
Katherine Rodriguez, St. Norbert College

3-Dimensional foliation analysis of the Quottoon Pluton as a proxy for characterizing the effects of the Coast Steep Zone, British Columbia (93)
Deborah Roth, The Colorado College

Kinematics and structural history of brittle deformation along the Coast Steep Zone near Prince Rupert, British Columbia (98)
John Singleton, Pomona College

Kinematic Analysis of brittle faulting along the Coast Steep Zone, Prince Rupert, British Columbia (103)
Carl H. Tape, Carleton College

Greece Project

Evolution of Cycladic subduction zone rocks: Syros blueschist-eclogite terrane II (107)
John T. Cheney, Amherst College; John B. Brady, Smith College; Michelle J. Markely, Mount Holyoke College; John S. Schumacher, Bristol University

Lawsonite pseudomorphs in the schists of Syros, Greece (113)
Lindsey Able, Smith College

Calc-silicate Marbles of Syros Greece (117)
Michelle Arsenault, Smith College

Calcite needles in Syros marbles (122)
Grace Bianciardi, Mount Holyoke College

Mineral assemblages of high-pressure, quartz-mica schists from Syros, Cyclades, Greece (125)
Dan Breecker, Amherst College

Petrologic and chemical examination of the blueschists of Syros, Greece (129)
Sonya Y. Hernandez, The Colorado College

Geochemical analysis of mafic and felsic schists from South Point and Katergaki, Syros, Greece (133)
Debra R. Prinkey, The College of Wooster

Origin of blueschist breccia, Syros, Greece (137)
Jill Richard, Mount Holyoke College

Origin and evolution of the high-pressure meta-igneous assemblage near St. Michalis, Syros, Greece (142)
Andrei Sinistsin, Amherst College

The petrology of mafic schists of southern Syros, Greece (147)
Elizabeth P. Valaas, Carleton College

Petrology of the "airport ophiolite", Syros, Greece (152)
Aurelia Walton, Beloit College

Idaho Project

Landscape Evolution in the City of Rocks National Reserve, southern Idaho (157)
Kevin Pogue, Whitman College; Paul Karabinos, Williams College

Geomorphology and evolution of the Circle Creek Basin, south-central Idaho (162)
Meredith Brislen, Beloit College

Jointing in the City of Rocks dome, Almo, Idaho (167)
Anne G. Hereford, Williams College

Joint control of landforms in the City of Rocks National Reserve, Almo, Idaho (171)
Jamie Levine, Carleton College

An analysis of the geometrical evolution of panholes in the City of Rocks, Idaho (175)
Greg Shopoff, The Colorado College

Interpretation of granite flare structures in the City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho (179)
Monica Wolfson, Eckerd College

Hydrothermal alteration zones and landscape evolution in the City of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho (183)
Charlie Woodruff, Whitman College

SOPHOMORE-LEVEL PROJECTS

Mars 2000 Project

The Mars 2000 project: using Mars Orbiter laser altimeter data to assess geological processes and regional stratigraphy near Orcus Patera and Marte Vallis on Mars (187)
Eric B. Grosfils, Pomona College, Project Director; Susan E. H. Sakimoto, Goddard Space Flight Center; Carl V. Mendelson, Beloit College; Jacob E. Bleacher, Research Assistant

Wrinkle ridge formation north of Orcus Patera, Mars (193)
Andrew Gendaszek, Carleton College; Matthew Silver, Whitman College

Morphology of the Marte Valles channel system, Mars (198)
Katherine E. Poulter, The Colorado College; Sven C. Moller, Pomona College

Eruption constraints on a channeled lava flow in Marte Vallis, Mars, from Mars Orbiter laser altimeter and Mars Orbiter camera data (202)
Sara Santiago, Arizona State University; Jes Therkelsen, Amherst College

Orcus Patera: Impact crater of volcanis caldera (206)
Krystal Tribbett, Vassar College; Dolores Van der Kolk, California State University, Fullterton

Age relationships and chronology for the Orcus Patera region of Mars (211)
Jesse Yoburn, Franklin & Marshall College; Roderick Yazzie, Crownpoint Institute of Technology

Minnesota Project

Geomorphology and watershed studies of the Cannon River and its tributaries: Wolf Creek, Rice Creek, and Heath Creek (217)
Mary E. Savina, Carleton College; Thomas Gardner, Trinity University; Bereket Haileab, Carleton College

Hydrology and geochemistry of Heath Creek, Rice County, Minnesota (222)
Sarah Barger, Williams College; Mary Chen, Amherst College; Epifanio Figueroa, Franklin & Marshall College; Bilal Harris, Georgia Southern University; Bentley Knight, Washington & Lee University

Geomorphology and water quality of the Wolf Creek Basin within the Cannon River Watershed, Minnesota (227)
Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Carleton College; Jacob Cooper, Amherst College; Raycine Hodo, Smith College; Christina Kaba, University of Pennsylvania; Evelyn Kim, Smith College

A study of the geomorphology and water quality of the Rice Creek Watershed, Cannon River Watershed, Minnesota during July-August 2000 (232)
Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Carleton College; Joanna Sanchez, Trinity University; Bilal Harris, Georgia Southern University.