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UNDERGRADUATE THESIS
During my time at LSU, I have completed 9 hours of undergraduate research, and by graduation, I will have my thesis completed titled "Sedimentation Regimes of Submarine Landslides in Proximal Mud Gullies in the South Pass of the Mississippi River Delta".This research has been conducted ever since my freshman year and driven my ambition to peruse a higher research degree. Through the hours of research I have learned to use ArcGIS Pro, Sigma Plot, core logging with Magnetic Susceptibility and Density profile, and grain size analysis.
To the right, I have the poster presentation that I presented at the GeoGulf concert in Austin Texas. If you have any questions about my work, please let me know! I love talking about this work.
​SPANISH PASSAGE WAY CORE ANALYSIS
During the Fall of 2018, I conducted U/Pb radiometric dating on cores collected from Spanish Pass of the Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana by Royal Petroleum Cooperation. While analyzing the cores we took weight analysis and then performed an analysis focusing on Cesium-137 spikes. This project sparked my interest in analyzing the Mississippi River Delta, and analyzing sedimentation regimes. This project also re-enforced the importance of radiometric dating, and how this can be applied in research.
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The picture to the left is a core being analyzed that shows organic materials within a clay-like core.
LOUISIANA COSTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA: BRENTON SOUND PROJECT
Dr. Bentley's lab was contracted to conduct research for the "The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA). They have established the Mississippi River Mid-Basin Sediment Diversion Program (Program or MRMBSDP) which is comprised of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project (MBSD) and the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion (MBrSD) Projects.(CPRA,2017). By working on this project for the lab I have learned how to apply research work in the lab applies to large projects.
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The picture to the right shows filtration samples that were delivered to our lab that we will analyze.
PET ROCK (PETROGRAPHIC REPORT)
During our Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology class taught by Dr. Barbra Dutrow, we learned about analytical processes that go into petrology. Our end of the year project let us conduct our research on Garnet Metaleptic Aluminous-Gneiss Metamorphism in the Sawtooth Metamorphic Complex, Idaho: A Petrographic Analysis of Formation Conditions. This research was primarily conducted on the ElectronProbe Micro-Analyzer and a petrographic microscope. Even though this project is not in my research field, it taught me to apply critical thinking and analysis to my own research.
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The picture to the left is the rock I conducted my analysis on.
SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES
During the Spring of 2019, LSU offered a class that went to the Southwest Region of the United States. Lead by Dr. Amy Luther and Dr. Peter Clift we traveled, hiked, explored, and learned about the tectonics in that region. To the left is a video I made on iMovie that detailed my trip and our learning journey.. This video was featured on LSU College of Science social media and LSU Geology and Geophysics social media.
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES FIELD CAMP 2020-2021
During the Winter of 2020-2021 I attended the South Dakota School of Mines field camp in Bullhead City, Arizona. On this trip I met students from across the country that had a similar interest in Geology. These 3.5 weeks were strenuous, but some of the most memorable moments of my undergraduate career. We made stratigraphic columns, mapped areas in and around the caldera, identified rock units, learned how to use Brunton compasses, and much more. Even though this trip took during a pandemic, we all remained safe.
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The picture to the left is looking over the Colorado River behind our base camp in Bullhead City, Arizona.