Undergraduate Research Projects on the Geology of a Deformed Continental Margin

变形大陆边缘地质学本科研究项目

• 批准号: 9300259
• 负责人: Constance Soja
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Colgate University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-05-15 至 1995-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9300259&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Research; Projects; Geology; Deformed

We seek funding for a two-year summer research program to enhance research opportunities in the field and laboratory for geology undergraduate students from Colgate University and other colleges. Our goals are to better prepare undergraduate students for graduate education in geology and to encourage pursuit of future careers in the geosciences and related fields by involving junior and senior undergraduates in a supportive research environment. Minority students enrolled in Colgate University`s pre-college summer program and in the geology department's field- based seminar for first-year students and students from other colleges will be strongly encouraged to participate in our summer program. Research topics provide undergraduates interested in geology with tractable study problems that will make significant contributions to our understanding of the geologic history of a classic deformed continental margin. Research topics in New York and New England will focus primarily on the Taconic fold/thrust belt, Adirondack massif, and Cortlandt Complex. Additional research opportunities will be available at Colgate on topics related to aqueous geochemistry, clay mineralogy, and geomorphology and in Alaska on the paleontology and sedimentology of Paleozoic carbonates. Student participants will begin our summer geology program by attending a six-week orientation field exercise where they will learn the fundamentals of field-based research and undertake independent mapping exercises in a variety of geographical and geological contexts. For seven weeks following the field program, students will work on research projects in close partnership with geology faculty at Colgate. Students will continue their research as independent study projects or as senior Honors theses during the academic year. We will teach students how to use analytical instrumentation in geologic research and will encourage them to incorporate departmental equipment (SEM/EDS, XRF, XRD, AA, ion chromatograph, magnetometer, gravity meter, resistivity meter, and exploration seismograph) into their studies. Students will present the results of their projects in a research symposium at Colgate and (or) in coordination with faculty at regional geology meetings.

我们正在寻求一项为期两年的夏季研究计划的资金， 增加实地和实验室的研究机会， 科尔盖特大学地质学本科生和其他 院校 我们的目标是更好地准备本科生 地质学研究生教育，并鼓励追求 未来的职业生涯在地球科学和相关领域的参与 大三、大四学生支持性研究 环境 少数民族学生就读于高露洁大学的 大学预科暑期课程和地质系的领域- 为一年级学生和其他学生举办的研讨会 我们将大力鼓励各大学参加我们的暑期活动。 程序. 研究课题提供感兴趣的本科生， 地质学与易处理的研究问题，将使重大 对我们了解地质历史的贡献 典型变形大陆边缘 纽约的研究主题 而新英格兰将主要关注塔科尼科褶皱/逆冲断层 带、阿迪朗达克山脉和科特兰特复合体。 额外 高露洁将提供研究机会， 与水地球化学、粘土矿物学和地貌学有关 在阿拉斯加的古生代古生物学和沉积学 碳酸盐。 学生参与者将开始我们的夏季地质学 参加为期六周的定向实地演习， 他们将学习实地研究的基础知识， 开展各种独立的测绘工作， 地理和地质背景。 七周后， 在实地项目中，学生将在近距离内从事研究项目。 与高露洁的地质学院合作。 学生将 继续他们的研究作为独立的研究项目或作为高级 在学年中的荣誉论文。 我们将教学生如何 在地质研究中使用分析仪器， 鼓励他们采用部门设备（SEM/EDS，XRF， XRD、AA、离子色谱仪、磁力仪、重力仪、 电阻率计和勘探地震仪）进行研究。 学生将在一个研究中展示他们的项目结果 高露洁研讨会和（或）与 区域地质会议。