Previous Research
Project
Spectral and petrographic analysis of gneissic bodies in the Blue Cut fault zone in the Little San Bernardino Mountains, Joshua Tree National Park
Project:
San Andreas Fault Geometry on the Bridart Fan
Under the guidance of UCLA professors Dr. Raymond V. Ingersoll and Dr. Gilles Peltzer, I conducted a study on gneissic bodies in Joshua Tree National Park. I found that the literature and maps published on the region failed to distinguish one gneissic body from another. This project involved an initial remote sensing spectral study on the compositional variation. Samples were collected in the field and analyzed to produce a compositional and petrographic report.
I conducted a fault geometry study using the paleoseismic data from Dr. Sinan Akciz's 2009 trenches on the Bridart Fan along the SAF. I used surface rupture locations and orientations from trench logs to understand the surface trace of the SAF from one trench to another. This study attempted to understand the unique structure formed between the two trenches, which included a sag pong juxtaposed above pressure ridges, both perpendicular to the SAF. This project was completed in the Winter '16.
Ariel image of a strike slip fault pressure ridges
Project:
Assisting a Paleoseismic Investigation in Lost Hills, CA
I spent 3 weeks assisting PhD candidate Alana Williams (ASU) at her trenching site near Lost Hills California. This research is very similar to my own research in the Carrizo Plain. My duties included mapping and interpreting trench walls.
Alana Williams and her research group, summer '16.
Early stages of a sandstorm in the Mojave Desert. We'd eventually be dealing with 25-30 mph winds during this data collection field trip. Spring '17