Fall 2020 Conference Presentation
October 26-30
GSA 2020 Connects Online
Oral Presentation
- Haschenburger, J.K.; Godet, A.; Suarez, M.B.; Nuñez, A.-M.; and Gray, W. The impact of multiple authentic work experiences: preliminary insights. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol 52, No. 6, 2020.
Spring 2019 Professional Workshops
January 26
Kingdom software in subsurface exploration. Energy Resources career track.
February 9
Streamflow gauging at the USGS. Water Resources career track.
March 3
Ground penetrating radar. Geo-Environmental Assessment career track.
Spring 2019 End-of-Semester Symposium
May 4
Students shared their research internship and career externship experience during the program symposium. Research internship topics included:
- Development of a Rudist Patch Reef in Central Texas during the Early Albian (supervisor: Dr. Alexis Godet)
- Contribution of Bank Erosion to Suspended Load Sediment of the San Antonio River (supervisor: Dr. Judy Haschenburger)
- Applying Google Earth Engine Towards the Analysis and Visualization of Geospatial Data (supervisor: Dr. Hongjie Xie)
- Wildfire Impact on Soil Erosion in Valles Caldera, NM (supervisor: Dr. Judy Haschenburger)
- Assessing the Porosity of the Lower Austin Chalk Formation in West Texas (supervisor: Dr. Alexis Godet)
- Petrography of the Marschall Creek Dike Complex (supervisor: Dr. Walter Gray)
- SMOS Detects Effects of Hurricane Harvey Coastal Freshening in Gulf of Mexico (supervisor: Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez)
- Mineralogy of Igneous Dikes in the Llano Uplift (supervisor: Dr. Walter Gray)
Externships were performed at the following companies:
- Energy Resources: BlackBrush Oil & Gas L.P., Windridge LLP, Welder Exploration & Production, Inc.
- Water Resources: Edwards Aquifer Authority, U.S. Geological Survey
- Geo-Environmental Assessment: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio Testing Lab
Spring 2019 End-of-Semester Symposium Gallery
Spring 2018 Professional Workshops
January 20 and 26
Kingdom and Petra software in subsurface exploration. Energy Resources career track.
February 20
Streamflow gauging at the USGS. Water Resources career track.
March 3
Ground penetrating radar. Geo-Environmental Assessment career track.
Spring 2018 End-of-Semester Symposium
April 28
Students shared their research internship and career externship experience during the program symposium. Research internship topics included:
- Global Climatology of Sea Surface Salinity (supervisor: Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez)
- Eddy Separation in the Loop Current System (supervisor: Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez)
- The Evolution of Surface Melting on Nansen Ice Shelf (supervisor: Dr. Hongjie Xie)
- Lithological and Geochemical Analysis of the Upper Eagle Ford-Austin Chalk Groups Boundary (supervisor: Dr. Alexis Godet)
- Chemostratigraphic Analysis of Ruby Ranch Carbonate Sediment, Utah& (supervisor: Dr. Marina Suarez)
- Assessment of the Geochemistry of Groundwaters from Wells and Springs within the Nueces, South Llano, and West Nueces River Basins, Edwards/Real Counties (supervisor: Dr. Yongli Gao)
- Speleothems and Paleoclimate Change (supervisor: Dr. Jessica Kelley)
- Analyzing Magmatic Fabric Patterns in the Younger Granite, Llano Uplift, Central Texas, USA (supervisor: Dr. Walter Gray)
- Bed Material Transport in the San Antonio River (supervisor: Dr. Judy Haschenburger)
- Geochemical Analysis of Albian Depositional Conditions in Santa Elena Canyon (supervisor: Dr. Alexis Godet)
- Geochemical Evaluation of Edwards and Trinity Aquifers Based on Multiport Well Data: An Investigation into Hydrogeological Interaction (supervisor: Dr. Yongli Gao)
- Sample Preparation for Paleoclimate Research in Northwest China (supervisor: Dr. Marina Suarez)
- Age Approximation of Yonger Granite Intrusions through Foliations Analysis (supervisor: Dr. Walter Gray)
Externships were performed at the following companies:
- Energy Resources: EOG Resources, BlackBrush Oil & Gas L.P., Lilis Energy
- Water Resources: Edwards Aquifer Authority, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Research Institute
- Geo-Environmental Assessment: Terracon,Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, Southwest Research Institute
Student participants (cohort 1) and project team members at the end-of-semester program symposium, Spring 2018
Fall 2018 Professional Workshops
October 10
Modules offered during the annual Texas Hydro-Geo Workshop. Water Resources and Geo-Environmental Assessment career tracks.
October 27
Petra software in subsurface exploration. Energy Resources career track.
Fall 2018 End-of-Semester Symposium
December 1
Students shared their internship experience during the program symposium. Externships were performed at the following companies:
- Energy Resources: BlackBrush Oil & Gas L.P., Welder Exploration & Production Inc., Windridge Oil & Gas L.P.
- Water Resources: Edwards Aquifer Authority, San Antonio River Authority, U.S. Geological Survey
- Geo-Environmental Assessment: Southwest Research Institute, Terracon
Student participant (cohort 2) gives an oral presentation about the results of her internship at the end-of-semester program symposium, Fall 2018.
Student participant (cohort 2) gives an oral presentation about the results of his internship at the end-of-semester program symposium, Fall 2018.
Spring 2017 End-of-Semester Symposium
April 29
Students shared their research experience during the program symposium. Research topics included:
- Orientation, Petrology and Shape of Mafic Enclaves of the Enchanted Rock Batholith (supervisor: Dr. Walter Gray)
- Downstream Fining of Sediments in the San Antonio River (supervisor: Dr. Judy Haschenburger)
- Preparing of Ammonoid Samples for Suture Examination and Microscope Analysis (supervisor: Dr. Lance Lambert)
- Climate Change and the Mayan Collapse: High Resolution Paleoclimate Reconstruction from Speleothem Records in Belize (supervisor: Dr. Jessica Kelley)
- Precision Drawing of Ammonoid Sutures to Demonstrate a Hypothesis (supervisor: Dr. Lance Lambert)
- Methods Utilized in Carbon Isotope Chemostratigraphy of Cretaceous Strata in Northwest China (supervisor: Dr. Marina Suarez)
- Geochemical Assessment of Albian Environmental Conditions in Big Bend National Park: the Glen Rose Formation (supervisor: Dr. Godet)
- Paleoclimate: Analytical Methods of the Xinminpu Group, Hensel, and Yucca Formations (supervisor: Dr. Marina Suarez)
- Observing the Change in Characteristics between the Waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Loop Current in Real Time (supervisor: Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez)
- Analysis of Petroleum Institute of Petroleum Institute Wadi Naqab Samples from Triassic-Jurassic (T-J) boundary (supervisor: Dr. Marina Suarez)
- Tracer Test to Determine the Groundwater Boundaries between the Nueces, Llano, and West Nueces Rivers, Edwards County, Texas (supervisor: Dr. Yongli Gao)
- Assessment of Size Selective Transport in a Matrix Bed Material (supervisor: Dr. Judy Haschenburger)
- Coding Sea Glider Drone Senor Data with MATLAB (supervisor: Dr. Alberto Mestas-Nuñez)
Fall 2017 Professional Workshops
September 15-17
Modules offered during the annual Texas Hydro-Geo Workshop. Water Resources and Geo-Environmental Assessment career tracks.
November 4-5
Introduction to seismic interpretation, short course offered during the annual convention of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies. Energy Resources career track.
Fall 2017 End-of-Semester Symposium
December 2
Students shared their internship experience during the program symposium. Externships were performed at the following companies:
- Energy Resources: Abraxas Petroleum Corporation, BlackBrush Oil & Gas L.P., Lilis Energy
- Water Resources: Edwards Aquifer Authority, U.S. Geological Survey, San Antonio River Authority
- Geo-Environmental Assessment: Terracon, Raba Kistner, San Antonio Testing Lab
Spring 2016 Conference Presentation
September 25-28
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO
Poster Presentation
- Suarez, M., Birnbaum, S., Gray, W., Godet, A., Haschenburger, J.K., Nuñez, A.-M., and Young, D.J. Using career experiences to strengthen pathways into the geoscience workforce. Paper No. 247-5.
Disclaimer
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number 1600542. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
