Baylor University Geology Department April 26, 2013 Disclaimer:
my apologies for any omissions or errors in the presentation
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Ph.D.: *Ahr, S.W., Nordt, L.C., and Driese, S.G., 2012,
Assessing lithologic discontinuities and parent material uniformity
within the Texas sandy mantle: Implications for archeological
burial and preservation potential in upland settings: Quaternary
Research. v. 78, p. 60-71. *Ahr, S.W., Nordt, L.C., and Forman,
S.L., 2012, Soil genesis, optical dating, and geoarchaeological
evaluation of two upland Alfisol pedons within the Tertiary Gulf
Coastal Plain: Geoderma v. 192, p. 211-226. *Meighan, H.E., and
Pulliam, J., 2013, Seismic anisotropy beneath the northeastern
Caribbean: implications for the subducting North American
lithosphere: Bulletin Societie Gologique France, v. 184, p. 67-76.
*Michel, L.A., Driese, S.G., Nordt, L.C., Breecker, D.O., Labotka,
D.M., and Dworkin, S.I., 2013, Stable carbon isotope geochemistry
of Vertisols formed on marine carbonates and implications for
deep-time paleoenvironmental reconstructions: Journal of
Sedimentary Research v. 83, p. 300-308. *Stinchcomb, G.E., Driese,
S.G., Nordt, L.C., and Allen, P.A., 2012, A mid to late Holocene
history of floodplain and terrace reworking along the middle
Delaware River valley, USA: Geomorphology: v. 169-170, p. 123-141.
*Stinchcomb, G.E., Messner, T.C., Williamson, F.C., Driese, S.G.,
and Nordt, L.C., 2013, Climatic and human controls on Holocene
floodplain vegetation changes in eastern Pennsylvania based on the
isotopic composition of soil organic matter: Quaternary Research:
doi: 10.1016/j.yqres.2013.02.004.
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Ph.D.: *Trendell, A.M., Atchley, S.C., and Nordt, L.C., 2012,
Depositional and diagenetic controls on reservoir attributes within
a fluvial outcrop analog: Upper Triassic Sonsela Member of the
Chinle Formation, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona: American
Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 96, p. 679-707.
*Trendell, A.M., Atchley, S.C., and Nordt, L.C., in press, Facies
analysis of a probably large fluvial fan depositional system: the
Upper Triassic Chinle Formation at Petrified Forest National Park,
Arizona: Journal of Sedimentary Research. *Trendell, A.M., Nordt,
L.C., and Atchley, S.C., in press, Determining floodplain plant
distributions and populations using paleopedology and fossil root
traces Upper Triassic Sonsela Member of the Chinle Formation at
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona: Palaios. M.S.: *Wong,
S.S., Yelderman, J.C., Jr., and Byars, B., 2012, Developing a
geospatial model for analysis of a dynamic, heterogeneous aquifer:
The Brazos River alluvium aquifer, Central Texas: Transactions of
the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and the Gulf
Coast Section of the SEPM, 62 nd Annual convention, Austin, Texas,
p. 653-660. B.S.: Surpless, K.D., and *Beverly, E.J., 2013,
Understanding a critical basinal link in Cretaceous Cordilleran
paleogeography: Detailed provenance of the Hornbrook Formation,
Oregon and California: Geological Society of America Bulletin,, no.
X, p. 119, doi: 10.1130/B30690.1. 10 First-authored papers
published in peer-reviewed journals
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GSA National in Charlotte, NC: Emily Beverly, Amos Culbertson,
Lyndsay DiPietro, Will Horner, Mark McCollum, Holly Meier, Lauren
Michel, Ryan Morgan, Gary Stinchcomb ACS: Alex Huang AAPG: Curtis
Barclay, Kelly Jones AGU: Dominic Evanzia, Hallie Meighan, Lauren
Michel SSSA: Zach Valdez Texas SSLRW: Lyndsay DiPietro, Kim
Kuijper, Lauren Michel, Gary Stinchcomb 20 presentations
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Texas SSLRW: Nick Cestari, Todd Longbottom, Greg Rouze, Zack
Valdez, Justin Von Bargen, ACS: Justin Von Bargen AAPG: Nick
Cestari South-central GSA, Austin: Ryan Ainsworth, Cody Comiskey,
Dominic Evanzia, David Ju, Justin Von Bargen Southeastern GSA,
Puerto Rico: Hallie Meighan URSA (Baylor) posters: Alex Boggess,
Solon Burleson, Nick Cestari, Dillon DeGarmo, Matthew McCarter,
Mark McCollum, Creighton Meyers, Clinton Ramey, Greg Rouze, Blake
Taylor 23 presentations
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Ph.D. Geology (3 students): Ahr, Stephen W., 2012, Age,
genesis, and archaeological geology of the sandy mantle on the Gulf
Coastal plain of Texas: (Ph.D. Dissertation, supervisor: Nordt).
Stinchcomb, Gary E., 2012, Climatic and human influences on the
Holocene alluvial history and paleoenvironment of the Middle
Delaware River Valley, USA: (Ph.D. dissertation, co-supervisors:
Driese, Nordt). Trendell, Aislyn M., 2012, Lithofacies
heterogeneity, fluvial style variations, and floodplain vegetation
distributions: Deposition and diagenesis of the Lower Chinle
Formation at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona: (Ph.D.
Dissertation, co-supervisors Atchley, Nordt).
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M.S. Geology (11 students): Barclay, Curtis J., 2012, Regional
reservoir characterization and sequence stratigraphy of the Jean
Marie Member of the Redknife Formation, Northern British Columbia:
(M.S. Thesis: supervisor: Atchley) Comiskey, Cody, 2013, Origins of
seismic anisotropy beneath Texas and Oklahoma: (M.S. Thesis,
supervisor: Pulliam) Culbertson, Amos V., 2013, Detailed
paleoclimate records from Late Pennsylvanian polygenetic paleosols:
North-central Texas, USA: (M.S. Thesis, supervisor: Driese) Diehl,
Michelle, 2012, Intra-aquifer characterization and potential
management impacts: Trinity Aquifer, Central Texas: (M.S. Thesis,
supervisor: Yelderman) Foss, Laura, 2012, Interaction between
floodplain groundwater and a constructed wetland, north- central
Texas: (M.S. Thesis, supervisor: Yelderman)
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M.S. Geology (11 students): Jones, Kelly, 2012, Reservoir
assessment of the Late Devonian Kakisa Formation, northeastern
British Columbia: (M.S. Thesis, supervisor: Atchley) Lemons, Casee,
2012, Leaf economics and biomechanics: (M.S. Thesis, supervisor:
Peppe) Lindsay, Ryan, 2012, Seismogenic faulting, Tahoe Basin CA:
(M.S. Thesis, supervisor: Cronin) Speckien, Mark, 2012, Analysis of
magnetic anomalies at the oceanic- continent crust boundary,
northern Gulf of Mexico: (M.S. Thesis, supervisor: Dunbar) Von
Bargen, Justin, 2013, Charcoal chemistry: Developing a proxy for
paleofire regimes: (M.S. Thesis, supervisor: Hockaday) Wong,
Stephanie, 2012, Developing a geospatial model for analysis of a
dynamic, heterogeneous aquifer: the Brazos River Alluvium aquifer,
Central Texas: (M.S. Thesis, supervisor: Yelderman)
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B.S. Geology (8 students): Cestari, Nick, 2013, Developing a
paleovegetation proxy along a forest to grassland transition in
Central Texas: (B.S. Thesis, supervisor: Hockaday) DeGarmo, Dillon,
2013, Magnetostratigraphy of the Paleocene Tongue River Member of
the Fort Union Formation (Williston Basin, North Dakota): (B.S.
Thesis, supervisor: Peppe) Kuijper, Kimberly E., 2012, Analysis of
the CIA-K geochemical proxy for Alfisols using the Baylor soil
geochemical database: (B.S. Thesis, co-supervisors: Driese and
Stinchcomb). Horner, William H., 2012, Determining depositional
heterogeneity through clay mineralogy and particle size analysis of
an early Miocene paleo-forest paleosol, Hiwegi Formation, Rusinga
Island, Kenya: (B.S. Thesis, co-supervisors: Peppe and Michel)
McCollum, Mark, 2013, Magnetostratigraphy of the Early Miocene
Hiwegi Formation (Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya): (B.S.
Thesis, supervisor: Peppe ). Mehta, Christopher, 2012, Geodynamics
of coronae formation on Venus: (B.S. Thesis, supervisor: Dunbar)
Rouze, Gregory S., 2013, The dynamics of soil organic matter in
Central Texas soil profiles: Implications for climate
reconstructions inferred from paleosol organic matter: (B.S.
Thesis, supervisor: Dworkin). Taylor, Blake, 2013,
Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Late Pleistocene deposits in
the Lake Victoria region using clay mineralogy and geochemistry:
(B.S. Thesis, co-supervisors: Peppe and Beverly)
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Matthew McCarter, B.S. Geology John Karim, B.A. Geography
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Mark McCollum, B.S. Geology
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Undergraduate Field Assistantships to work with Graduate
Students (currently still available)
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Basic appreciation/understanding of field safety (currently
still available)
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Outstanding TA for Fall 2012 Semester: David Ju Outstanding TA
Awards for Spring 2013 Semester: Emily Beverly, Cody Comiskey, and
Lyndsay DiPietro Honorable Mentions: Amos Culbertson and Ryan
Morgan
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Justin Von Bargen, outgoing President of BGS/AAPG Kim Kuijper
Vice-President Creighton Meyers Treasurer Mark McCollum -
Secretary
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PhD students: Joshua Brownlow Yelderman West Texas A & M
University Hunter Harlow Atchley/Peppe University of Kansas Cong
Jin Dworkin University of Tulsa Caitlin Leslie - Atchley Grand
Valley State University, MI Bill Lukens Driese Temple University,
PA Don Esker Nordt University of Cincinnati Yohan Letourmy Driese
Universit Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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M.S. students: Brian Crass Atchley Texas Tech University
Collard, Adam Dunbar University of Dallas Andrew Flynn Peppe Miami
University, Oxford, OH Erin Idleman Atchley Boston College Jeffrey
Jex Dunbar Brigham Young University, Idaho Josh Kirby Yelderman
Oklahoma State University Tanner Mills Dworkin - Brigham Young
University, Utah Kieron Prince Atchley Loma Linda University,
CA
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Dr. Pier Paolo Bruno Assistant Professor of Applied Geophysics
High-resolution, active- source seismic reflection data acquisition
and interpretation
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Dr. Steven L. Forman Professor of Paleoclimatology Quaternary
geology and optically-stimulated luminescence (OSL)
geochronology