Field Excursions
One of the perks of being a geologist is going to beautiful places for work!
Here is a sample of research collecting trips and field excursions with classes.
A multi-institution research team of undergrads, grads, and faculty working in eastern Texas on Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary sections
A multi-institution research team of undergrads, grads, and faculty working in eastern Texas on Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary sections
Fall 2022
Field work in Mississippi examining Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary sections with UNM grad student Jone Naujokaityte, UNM faculty Cori Myers and Brooklyn College faculty Matt Garb
Field work in Mississippi examining Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary sections with UNM grad student Jone Naujokaityte, UNM faculty Cori Myers and Brooklyn College faculty Matt Garb
Summer 2021
Henry and Laura, two SJSU undergraduates in the Tobin Range of Nevada
Henry and Laura, two SJSU undergraduates in the Tobin Range of Nevada
Summer 2018
Collecting the Early Triassic in the Italian Dolomites
Collecting the Early Triassic in the Italian Dolomites
Summer 2012
My lab mate, Liz Petsios (left) and me collecting in the Early Triassic strata of the Confusion Range, Utah.
My lab mate, Liz Petsios (left) and me collecting in the Early Triassic strata of the Confusion Range, Utah.
Summer 2013
Field work with Megan Nathan (left), a USC undergraduate student in the San Rafael Swell of Utah.
Field work with Megan Nathan (left), a USC undergraduate student in the San Rafael Swell of Utah.
Summer 2011
A field trip with the Bottjer Lab to the Inyo and White Mountains looking for Cambrian fossils and microbial structures
A field trip with the Bottjer Lab to the Inyo and White Mountains looking for Cambrian fossils and microbial structures
Leading the incoming graduate student field trip to Big Bear in Southern California. (I'm in orange!)
Leading the incoming graduate student field trip to Big Bear in Southern California. (I'm in orange!)
Summer 2012
Collecting samples with Kirk Sato (left) to test the carbonate chemistry around the San Juan Islands (WA) at Friday Harbor
Collecting samples with Kirk Sato (left) to test the carbonate chemistry around the San Juan Islands (WA) at Friday Harbor
Summer 2011
At a field trip to the Grand Canyon South rim with Emily Mortazavi (left) and Lydia Tackett (right)
At a field trip to the Grand Canyon South rim with Emily Mortazavi (left) and Lydia Tackett (right)
March 2012
Header photo: Sunrise over the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountatins from Lone Pine, CA