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Graduate students seeking field assistants
A number of graduate students are seeking field assistants for all or part of the summer. These students and their projects are listed below - you should contact them directly if you are interested. These may be expanded into funded projects; please see the Research page for more information.
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Liz Cassel |
Field area: Northern Sierra Nevada
Dates: July or August, actual dates flexible
Time: 1-2 weeks
Topic: Looking for field assistants for graduate research in the northern Sierra Nevada Mtns this August-September. 1-2 weeks time commitment. Fieldwork includes stratigraphic sections, sample collection, mapping, GPS, sedimentologic analysis and clast size data collection. Work is in both modern rivers (mainly Yuba and Feather Rivers) and Eocene-Oligocene sediments exposed in abandoned hydraulic mining pits from gold rush era. Lots of camping, hiking, and great scenery as well. All fees, transportation and meals will be covered. Great experience, with opportunities for individual project if desired. Please email ecassel@stanford.edu if interested.
Advisor: Steve Graham & Page Chamberlain |
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Matt Coble |
Field area: Northern Nevada & Southern Oregon
Dates: throughout summer, actual dates flexible
Time: ideally several weeks
Topic: I am currently planning to be working June-October in N Nevada, based out of Cedarville, CA. I will be doing 65% mapping at 24k and a larger regional-scale reconnaissance-scale mapping. I am looking for someone who in interested in hiking a lot, used to dry camping, and might be interested in mapping or learning more about volcanic rocks. The reason I am mapping is to identify the geologic evidence for ~16 Ma calderas, that have been inferred from gravity, magnetics, and the distribution of volcanic deposits. There are possibly 4 calderas in my focus area, and they are very significant because they represent the oldest, and perhaps the birth of the, Yellowstone Plume volcanism. Expenses paid, some stipend possible
Advisor: Gail Mahood |
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Nick Van Buer |
Field area: "Middle of Nowhere" NW Nevada
Dates: flexible
Time: 1-2 week stints in the field, lab work in between
Topic: NW Nevada Cretaceous batholith mapping plutons, collecting samples, and, in a couple of places, mapping Tertiary sediments and volcanics to get structural control beneath the Tertiary unconformity. Students at any level are welcome, so long as they don't mind being in the desert and working hard.
Advisor: Elizabeth Miller |
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Kristen Honey |
Field area: Hopkins Marine Station and Monterey Bay
Dates: mid-July to mid-September
Time: 4-8 weeks
Topic: This project involves SCUBA diving fieldwork to investigate changes in nearshore fish assemblages in response to different flow conditions. In close collaboration with researchers at Hopkins Marine Station, the student will help deploy autonomous technology and monitoring equipment at buoy moorings along a swell gradient in southern Monterey Bay. During the rest of the summer, the student will conduct underwater transect surveys to count kelp-forest fish with a graduate student "buddy". The goal is to count fish at 20', 30', and 40' depths throughout the summer, under a variety of environmental conditions (including big swell, so students susceptible to motion sickness may not enjoy this work). The student must have some background in marine ecology, an interest in marine conservation or fishery issues, and a willingness to live in Monterey and conduct fieldwork at Hopkins Marine Station. Advanced and/or research-diver SCUBA certification is beneficial, but not necessary. If a student does not have SCUBA certification, then that student may still apply to assist with data recording and other project goals, including the analysis of underwater video footage. |
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