Dr. Jeff Catalano, Washington University in St. Louis The Hidden Lives of Iron Minerals: Trace Element Fate During Dynamic Surface Transformation Natural environments host an array of chemical compounds that enhance the reactivity of iron oxide minerals, natural forms of … Continued

Doug Edmonds, Indiana University Bloomington Avulsions and the Secret Lives of Rivers One of the most dramatic, yet rarely witnessed, events is when a river avulses (or moves) to a new spot in the adjacent floodplain. Avulsions have caused some … Continued

Dr. Maggie Ellis Curry, NC State University Spatio-temporal Evolution of Tectonics and Topography in the Pyrenees Mountains The Pyrenees Mountains of France and Spain are an asymmetric, doubly-vergent orogen that formed due to mostly Cenozoic convergence of the European and … Continued

Dr. Donald Fisher, Penn State University Interseismic Deformation, Fluid Flow, and Great Subduction Zone Earthquakes: Insights from Exposures of the Subduction Interface Field observations of rocks deformed along the subduction interface and flow laws for grain scale deformation mechanisms together … Continued

Dr. Anna Ruth Halberstadt, University of Massachusetts Amherst Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability During Warm Periods: Integrating Numerical Modeling with Geologic Data The Antarctic ice sheet is a major contributor to sea level rise, but its response to future warming is … Continued

Dr. Bradley Tolar, University of North Carolina Wilmington Monitoring Seasonal Dynamics of Thaumachaeota Ecotypes in Coastal Marine Systems Thaumarchaeota are among the most abundant organisms on the planet and play a key role in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonia to … Continued