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Research Interests


  • General volcanic processes

  • Correlation and petrogenesis of volcanic rocks

  • Pillow lavas, peperites, and related processes

  • Underwater exploration and monitoring

  • Maritime history and archaeology

 

 

Additional Research and Work Experience

 

Safety Diver, Independent film project, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2005

Supervised underwater film work for the movie "Whisper Island"

 

Marine Archaeology Volunteer, NOAA Black Sea Expedition , Narragansett, Rhode Island, Jul-Aug 2003

Monitored live satellite transmissions and relayed communication from the R/V Knorr and the ROV Hercules during exploration of and artifact recovery from ancient shipwrecks in the Black Sea

 

Archaeological Field Volunteer, Office of Public Archaeology , Provo, Utah, Jul 1998 and Oct 2003

Worked on excavations of Anasazi and Fremont Indian sites in central and southern Utah (images)

 

Scientific Crewmember, G.L.I.M.P.S.E. Cruise , R/V Melville, South Pacific, Nov-Dec 2001

Assisted in the collection of geophysical data, mapping, dredging, and sampling of unusually linear, non-hotspot, volcanic ridges

 

Lab Assistant, URI Marine Geological Samples Lab , Narragansett, Rhode Island, Sep 1999-Aug 2000

Split, sampled, and described marine sediment cores, prepared ocean ridge, dredge samples, and organized and updated the lab database

 

Intern, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution , Ft. Pierce, Florida, Jun-Aug 1997

Worked on the development of an ROV with the capability to seperate sediment particles by grain size (images)

 

Demo Area Assistant, BYU Department of Physics , Provo, Utah, Aug 1996-Aug 1999

Designed, built, and repaired in-class physics demonstrations and trained professors in their use

 

 

 

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