I began my career as a geologist, and in 2006 I was working at the US Geological Survey in Santa Cruz, CA. My specialty was geomorphology – the study of the processes that shape the landscape – rivers, glaciers etc. At the USGS I worked with sedimentologist David Rubin. We made numerical and visual models … Ripples to Rocks on Mars
With the successful launch of Space X today comes the wave of privatization of space travel. Space X is making a simple delivery of meals and clothes and student science experiments to the International Space Station, but what’s coming next? As we’ve cut NASA’s budget to peanuts we’ve (unwittingly?) stopped inspiring students to study sciences. Space used … Hopefully Space X can push us towards science
I am super interested in the cross-applicability of science and design. As a geologist and a designer, I have always wanted to experiment with design techniques in the geosciences. I partnered with Dr. Christie Rowe at McGill University in Montreal. The students had an assignment to write a Geology-format paper on a controversial topic in … Design meets Science at McGill University
Outcrop 2008 Personal Statement 25 pairs of shoes in polyester resin approximately 4′ x 8′ accompanied by annotated stratigraphic section and enlarged thin sections Geologists often create stratigraphic sections, in order to describe the rock history in an area. These sections sequentially show rock units and describe their contacts, erodibility, and depositional history. Additionally, thin … Outcrop
I spent two years working as a Geologist at the USGS in Santa Cruz, CA. Bedforms and Cross-Bedding in Animation by David M. Rubin and myself is a college-level textbook on sediment transport processes. It’s available for purchase here or you can play with the online, interactive exploration tool via the USGS Bedform Sedimentology Site. … Bedforms and Cross-Bedding in Animation
The landscape revealed by retreating glaciers provides evidence, much of it ephemeral, for subglacial processes that are difficult to observe directly. Glaciers that thin over rough bedrock surfaces continue to slide by regelation as adjacent subsurface cavity systems develop and enlarge. Subglacial deposits, including the cemented coatings we describe here, provide insight into subglacial conditions.
We demonstrate that the glacier net inflow to the Arctic Ocean, specifically the net glacier volume loss, has been comparable to the combined river net inflow from the largest panarctic rivers.
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