UMD GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT-SUPPORTED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, 1997 - PRESENT
GEOL
student role dates advisor/mentor major/school support publication/presentation project/tasks
               
1 Arroyo, Alicia Senior research thesis 0008 - 0101 Rudnick GEOL     Cerro El Toro xenoliths -fragments of the central Mexican Lower Crust
2 Ashley, Russell Senior research thesis 0001 - 0008 Prestegaard GEOL     Differing rates in march declination with respect to marsh morphology; eastern Neck Island National Wildlife Refuge, MD
3 Asuquo, Blessing laboratory assistant 9708 Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB   geochemistry sample preparation
4 Asuquo, Blessing Senior research thesis 9808 - 9901 Walker GEOL NSF, NASA   Evolution of the osmium isotopic composition of the upper mantle through time: evidence from ophiolites
5 Baccala, Lisa Senior research thesis 0108 - 0201 Minarik GEOL NSF   A Study of Xenolith Constraints on Northern Appalachian Lithosphere Using Re-Os Isotopic Geochemistry
6 Baker, Emily laboratory assistant 0108 - present McDonough BSCI NSF   physical and chemical preparation of geochemistry lab samples
7 Baker, Laura laboratory assistant 9805 - 0101 Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB   geochemistry sample preparation
8 Baker, Laura Senior research thesis 0008 - 0101 Candela GEOL     Crystal size distribution analysis of quartz grains: A means for interpreting igneous textures
9 Berquist, Peter laboratory assistant 0005 Kaufman Coll. William and Mary NSF, UMD-GRB+ITF, MD-DNR   geochemistry sample preparation
10 Berquist, Peter visiting researcher   Piccoli Coll. William and Mary NSF   Geology of high-strain zones, Blue Ridge Province, Madison County, Virginia
11 Blondes, Madalyn Summer researcher 0105 Minarik Pomona College NSF   Garnet Breakdown Reaction Rims: Experimental Simulations of Natural Xenoliths
12 Booker, Cherina laboratory assistant 0212 - present Minarik GEOL + ASTR NSF   geochemistry sample preparation
13 Boscardin, Adriane Summer researcher 0205 Prestegaard Cornell U. NSF   field and lab work, data analysis
14 Bowles, Graeme Senior research thesis 0201 - 0208 Lower, Candela, Piccoli GEOL NSF, MD-DNR   Geomicrobiology of Acid Mine Drainage From the Kempton Coal Mine Complex, Maryland
15 Brabson, Elizabeth Senior research thesis 0108 - 0201 Farquhar, Kaufman GEOL NSF Fall 2002 Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual meeting, Denver Sulfur Isotopic Analyses of Sulfides from the Huronian Glacial Sequence: Implications for the Evolution of the Earth’s Atmosphere and Paleoclimate
16 Bradley, Alton Holm Senior research thesis 0108 - 0201 Piccoli GEOL NSF, MD-DNR   Weathering of Mn, Co, Ni, Zn and Cr from the rocks of the Hunting Hill Quarry Maryland
17 Brady, Mairin Summer researcher 0205 Prestegaard Bryn Mawr Coll. NSF   field and lab work, data analysis
18 Carter, Brooke Senior research thesis 0108 - 0201 Jiang GEOL NSF presentation Kinematics and microstructural analysis of the Garth Run Shear Zone
19 Cassara, Jason laboratory assistant 0201 - present Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB+ITF, MD-DNR   geochemistry sample preparation
20 Cassara, Jason Senior research thesis 0208 - present Holtz GEOL     Taphonometric biases on the preservation of within-community seed-size distributions
21 Centorbi, Tracey laboratory assistant 0108 - present Brown, Tomascak GEOL NSF   physical and chemical preparation of geochemistry lab samples
22 Centorbi, Tracey Senior research thesis 0201 - 0208 Tomascak GEOL student awarded UMD Honors grant (0201) for project Fall 2002 Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual meeting, Denver The Mooselookmeguntic Igneous Complex, Maine: A Pb isotopic study to clarify basement sources
23 Chemtob, Steven visiting researcher 9808 - 9901 Piccoli, Candela Montgomery-Blair HS NSF Results presented at University of Maryland Bioscience Day A study of bacteria-mineral interface and its role in weathering
24 Collins, Lisa Senior research thesis 0208 - present Lower, Candela GEOL     Bacterial adhesion to mineral surfaces: Interactions between goethite and Shewanella oneidensis
25 Corcoran, Kelly Senior research thesis 9808 - 9901 Brown, Solar GEOL     Is there a fault whose trace is parallel to Mather Gorge?
26 Coutts, Rachel Senior research thesis 0001 - 0008 Chang GEOL     An experimental investigation of solid solution formation among the compounds CaTiO3, Y2Ti2O7, Ca2Nb2O7
27 Coyne, Claire Senior research thesis 9808 - 9908 Piccoli GEOL NSF AGU 1999 Spring meeting, Washington, DC Estimates  of  the  pressure  of  emplacement  of  the  Ellicott  City  granodiorite:  A comparison  of  the  Al  in  hornblende  and  pistacite  component  in  epidote geobarometers
28 Deng, Wei-Li visiting researcher 9808 - 9901 Piccoli, Candela Montgomery-Blair HS NSF AGU 1999 Spring meeting, Washington, DC Crystallization  kinetics  of  quartz  in  granitic  dikes  estimated  from  crystal  size distributions
29 Dickerson, Susan visiting researcher   Piccoli Coll. William and Mary NSF Owens BE & Dickerson SE (2001) Southeastern Geology, v.40. Mineral chemistry of kyanite from Buckingham County, Virginia
30 Dill, Becca visiting researcher   Piccoli Coll. William and Mary NSF Fall 2001 Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual meeting, Boston Petrologic investigation of amphibolites in the Chopawamsic terrane, Buckingham County, Virginia Piedmont
31 Dillingham, Jeremy Senior research thesis 9901 - 9908 Prestegaard GEOL     Fresh Tidal Water and Riparian Water Mixing in the Groundwater of Jug Bay, A Fresh Water Tidal Wetland, Maryland
32 Earnest, Daniel Senior research thesis 9808 - 9901 Candela GEOL     A preliminary investigation of crystallization kinetics a granitic dike, Yosemite, California
33 Ewing, Anna visiting researcher   Piccoli James Madison U. NSF   Using trace elements in ruitel as an indicator of provenance
34 Fisher, Jeremy Senior research thesis 0008 - 0101 Fahnestock GEOL     Mapping Firn Scattering properties in Antarctica with SSM/I and climate re-analysis models
35 Friedberg, Michelle Senior research thesis 9808 - 9901 Zen GEOL     Control of the morphology of two ponds on Bear Island near Great Falls, Maryland
36 Gale, Allison laboratory assistant 0205 - present Walker, Tomascak GEOL + ENSP     geochemistry sample preparation
37 Gale, Allison laboratory assistant 0208 - present Minarik GEOL + ENSP NSF   geochemistry sample preparation
38 Gelinas, Amy laboratory assistant 0101 McDonough GEOL     geochemistry sample preparation
39 Gelinas, Amy Senior research thesis 0208 - present Walker GEOL NSF, NASA   Study of osmium isotopic rations in Chicxulub impact melt breccia
40 Goodson, Jacqueline Senior research thesis 0008 - 0101 Prestegaard GEOL + ENSP-ESP     An analysis of the effects of Urbanization on Stream Channel Complexity: a comparison of Urban and Rural stream channels
41 Hadley, Stephen Summer researcher 9805 Minarik Union College NSF   A Possible Compositional Effect on the Dihedral Angle of a Carbonated Silicate Melt
42 Harp, Jeffrey laboratory assistant 0108 Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB+ITF, MD-DNR   geochemistry sample preparation
43 Harp, Jeffrey Senior research thesis 0201 - 0208 Friedmann GEOL     Flow mechanics of rock avalanches
44 Headley, Rachel laboratory assistant 0208 - present McDonough PHYS     ICP-MS instrument development
45 Hebert, Craig Senior research thesis 9808 - 9901 Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB   Origin of a Neoproterozoic carbonate sequence in the Marshall Quadrangle of Virginia
46 Hebert, Craig laboratory assistant 9905 Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB   geochemistry sample preparation
47 Hodgson, Michael laboratory assistant   Walker GEOL     physical and chemical preparation of geochemistry lab samples
48 Kenworthy, Jason Senior research thesis 9908 - 0001 Holtz GEOL     A study of class morphometrics and functional morphology in modern amniotes and theropod dinosaurs
49 Kotch, Nicholas Senior research thesis 0008 - 0101 Ridky GEOL     The effect of development on the recurrence interval of selected streams in the State of Maryland
50 Koval, Anthony Senior research thesis 9708 - 9801 Kaufman GEOL     The potential relationship of high biological productivity to the onset of the Neoproterozoic ice ages
51 Koval, Anthony laboratory assistant 9708 - 9801 Kaufman GEOL     geochemistry sample preparation
52 Krelove, Kelly laboratory assistant 0108 Kaufman ENSP-EM NSF, UMD-GRB+ITF, MD-DNR   geochemistry sample preparation
53 Laszlo, Istvan laboratory assistant 0205 McDonough ASTR+MATH+PHYS     development of instrumental procedures for Element 2 HR-ICP-MS
54 Latifov, Alec Senior research thesis 0108 - 0201 Marchildon, Moraes GEOL     Assessment of Ductile Strain Intensity using grain-contact analysis: testing and application to quartzo-feldspathic rocks of the Morgan Run and Sykesville Formations, Carroll County, MD
55 Mandeville, Keli Senior research thesis 9908 - 0001 Candela GEOL     The Growth Rate of Quartz Crystals from a Granitic Melt as a function of Undercooling
56 Mauck, Taylor laboratory assistant 0105 - present Kaufman NRSC NSF, UMD-GRB+ITF, MD-DNR   geochemistry sample preparation
57 McCain, Krystal Summer researcher 0205 Prestegaard UMD NSF   field and lab work, data analysis
58 McKenney, Sarah laboratory assistant 0108 - 0201 McDonough ASTR + PHYS     analysis and technique development for glasses by LA-ICP-MS
59 Meyer, Russell Senior research thesis 9901 - 9908 Wylie GEOL     The Effects of Chemical Composition on the optical properties and cell parameters in the Riebeckite-Magnesioriebeckite series
60 Missell, Christine Senior research thesis 0008 - 0101 Kaufman, Holtz GEOL   Fall 2001 Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual meeting, Boston An oxygen isotope comparison of Hadrosaurid metabolism
61 Missell, Christine laboratory assistant 9908 - 0105 Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB   geochemistry sample preparation
62 Neuberger, Brett visiting researcher   Piccoli ENMA-ENNU NSF   Beam writing on electron sensitive resist in order to study Ti deformation in strained devices
63 Njo, Heather Senior research thesis 0208 - present Rudnick ENSP-ESP NSF   Li and the diabase saprolite weathering profile: distribution of Li and its isotopes
64 Njo, Heather laboratory assistant 0201 - present Rudnick ENSP-ESP NSF   chemical preparation of geochemistry lab samples
65 O'Driscoll, Leland visiting researcher (Senior research) 0205 Farquhar Humboldt State U. NSF, ACS   isotopic study of banded iron formations
66 Phemister, Karen Summer researcher 0205 Prestegaard GEOL NSF   field and lab work, data analysis
67 Phemister, Karen Senior research thesis 0108 - 0201 Prestegaard GEOL MD-DNR   Discharge and water chemistry in urban and non-urban first
order streams
68 Poulos, Anastasia laboratory assistant 9805 - 0205 Kaufman ANTH + ARTH NSF, UMD-GRB   geochemistry sample preparation
69 Puls, Brendan laboratory assistant 0108 - 0201 McDonough GEOL     code-writing for Nu Plasma MC-ICP-MS
70 Puls, Brendan field assistant 0105 Brown GEOL NSF   field measurements in France
71 Puls, Brendan laboratory assistant 0008 - 0205 Walker, Tomascak GEOL NSF, NASA   physical and chemical preparation of geochemistry lab samples
72 Puls, Brendan Senior research thesis 0208 - present Walker GEOL NSF   Evolution of Os in the Earth's mantle
73 Repac, Jason visiting researcher   Piccoli ENMA-ENNU NSF   Characterization of thin films
74 Resh, Peter Senior research thesis 9808 - 9901 Gallup GEOL     Organic matter concentrations in modern and fossil Acropora palmata and Porites asteroides corals
75 Reynolds, Chalbeth laboratory assistant 0201 Walker GEOL NSF, NASA   geochemistry sample preparation
76 Richardson, William Senior research thesis 9708 - 9801 Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB   Recession of Neoproterozoic ice ages
77 Richardson, William laboratory assistant 9708 - 9801 Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB   geochemistry sample preparation
78 Samson, Eric laboratory assistant 0101 Becker ENAE     Rhenium-osmium dating of a Paleozoic brachiopod
79 Schneider, Emily Summer researcher 0205 Prestegaard Univ. Colorado NSF   field and lab work, data analysis
80 Schwartz, Jacob laboratory assistant 0205 - present Farquhar GEOL NSF   geochemistry sample preparation
81 Shockey, Kelly student researcher 0212 - present Friedmann ASTR      
82 Silverman, Abraham Senior research thesis 9708 - 9801 Kaufman GEOL     An isotopic and geochemical study of sources, transport, and fate of nutrients associated with Pfiesteria on Maryland’s eastern shore
83 Smith, Grahame Senior research thesis 9808 - 9908 Piccoli GEOL NSF   Chemistry of muscovite in the Great Falls region of Maryland
84 Smith-Hall, Lori Senior research thesis 0108 - 0201 Prestegaard GEOL     Network characteristics and channel morphology in a freshwater
tidal wetlands
85 Steely, Colin Senior research thesis 0008 - 0101 Brown, Piccoli GEOL NSF presentation The implications of porphyroblast fabric obliquity on the timing of deformation and metamorphism at Coos Canyon, Maine
86 Steely, Colin field assistant 9805 Brown GEOL NSF   structural geology field studies in western Maine
87 Suh, Julia Senior research thesis 0008 - 0101 Chang GEOL     Phase equilibria and crystal chemistry of the SrO-1/2Er2O3-CuOy system
88 Tarvin, Timothy Senior research thesis 9908 - 0001 Holtz GEOL     A comparison of the serrations on the teeth of three genera of white sharks
89 Thompson, Ruth Senior research thesis 0208 - present Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB+ITF, MD-DNR   Sedimentologic, sequence stratigraphic and stable isotopic study of the Late Cambrian Conococheague Formation, Strasburg, Virginia
90 Thompson, Ruth laboratory assistant 0208 - present Kaufman GEOL NSF, UMD-GRB+ITF, MD-DNR   geochemistry sample preparation
91 Vellano III, F. Paul laboratory assistant 0208 - present Lower BSCI-PHNB ACS, NSF   geochemistry sample preparation
92 Waller, Michael laboratory assistant 0208 - present Kaufman PSCI NSF, UMD-GRB+ITF, MD-DNR   geochemistry sample preparation
93 Walter, Talia laboratory assistant 9805 Kaufman ECON NSF, UMD-GRB   geochemistry sample preparation
94 Watt, Eric visiting researcher   Piccoli Towson Univ. NSF Fall 2002 Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual meeting, Denver An investigation into the distribution and origin of tourmaline in the Maryland Piedmont
95 Webber, Caroline visiting researcher   Piccoli, Candela Coll. William and Mary NSF Fall 2001 Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual meeting, Boston Characterization of phases in dikes of the May Lake region, California
96 Williams, E. Cliff Senior research thesis 0008 - 0101 Candela GEOL     Ferromagnesian Silicate Relationships of Granites in Lachlan Fold Belt
97 Zhao, Robin visiting researcher 0205 Farquhar Montgomery-Blair HS NASA, ACS    
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78 = # students total