Cedar High School

703 W 600 S

Cedar City, Utah 84720

General High School Diploma 2002

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Southern Utah University

351 W Center St

Cedar City, Utah 84720

Associates Degree: May 2016

Bachelor’s Degree in Geology: expected in May 2020

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Scholarships:

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NSF STEM Scholarship 

                                              2015-2016 School Year

                                              2016-2017 School Year

Questar Science

                                              2015-2016 School Year

SSS Grant Aid

                                              2014-2015 School Year

                                              2016-2015 School Year

EDGE                                   

                                              2017 Summer Semester 

Study Abroad

                                              2017 Summer Semester

Ut Ed. Disadvantage Fund

                                              2014-2015 School Year                 

 

Fundraising:

 

The Science Expo January 2017

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In an attempt to raise money for the group traveling to Nicaragua in May of 2017 I planned and executed the Science expo. I was responsible for gathering science experiment booths, advertisement of the event, gathering donations, as well as greeting and announcing at the event. I also held a silent auction at the event by obtaining donations from local businesses. 

                          

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Clubs:

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• Geology club

  • Served as Vice President for the 2015-2016 School Year

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• AAPG

  • Served as Vice President for the 2015-2016 School Year

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• Sigma Gamma Epsilon (SGE)

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• National Society of Colligate Scholars (NSCS)

  • Served as the Event Coordinator for the 2014-2015, 2015-2016 School Years

  • Served as the Star Status Coordinator for the 2013-2015 School Year

 

Projects:

 

EDGE Project

The Volcano Masaya

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The EDGE program is a three course class designed to take students through the planning, execution, and reflection of a service based project. They have four different tracks you can choose from. This was a service project through the outdoor engagement track. It was developed to aid communities surrounding the Volcano Masaya in Nicaragua in the event of an eruption. Most of the research completed was done before the visit to the study location. A trip to the Study site in Nicaragua was completed through a Study Abroad Program. Once we returned, a map was created depicting the hazards and alternate evacuation routes.

 

Senior Research Project:

 

Info coming soon

 

Publications:

 

                “Clarification of Formations located in the Parowan Gap zone in Southwestern Utah”

 

Collected samples of the various members located at the study site and compared them to other known members. We used heavy liquid separation to retrieve zircons for age dating. Thin sections were also made to use petrographic data as well. The Mineralogy and Structural classes then wrote a paper which was recently submitted for publication. I was in the Mineralogy class.

 

                “A New Formation in Southwestern Utah; The Grand Castle Formation”

 

Samples were collected from the grand castle formation. A stratigraphic column was created. The tectonic environment was established. This sections were created to collect petrographic information. From this information we determined the location and composition of the sediment source and what tectonic events lead to the creation of the localized formation. The Sedimentary/Stratigraphy and tectonics classes are currently writing a paper that will be submitted for publication.

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Masaya Volcano

My partner for this project and I will be submitting a draft for publication of our work in Nicaragua to The Compass magazine in May of 2018