{"id":322,"date":"2017-08-21T04:20:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T04:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2017-08-21T04:20:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T04:20:22","slug":"field-experienceexpeditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/field-experienceexpeditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Experience\/Expeditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FIELD EXPEDITIONS &amp; EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2017 (August) <strong>British Columbia, Canada<\/strong>: led field research experience for 4 undergraduate students to Hoodoo Mountain volcano, helifly camping for 10 days to examine glaciovolcanic deposits, glacial moraines and measure position of ice edges<\/li>\n<li>2017 (June) <strong>Iceland<\/strong>: co-led fieldtrip for Dickinson College alumni to south coast and north coast; gave 5 overview lectures in the field on Iceland geology<\/li>\n<li>2017 (June) <strong>Iceland<\/strong>: co-led field research experience trip for 6 undergraduate students to learn lacustrine characterization and sediment sampling, glacial moraine stratigraphy, glaciovolcanic stratigraphy<\/li>\n<li>2017 (March) <strong>Arizona\/New Mexico<\/strong>: co-lead field trip with 15 undergraduate students to see volcanic and other deposits over spring break; Carrizzozo lava flow, San Carlos volcanic field, etc.<\/li>\n<li>2017 (January) <strong>Villarrica volcano, Chile<\/strong>: trip to investigate 2015 avalanche deposits; also visited Llaima, Nevados de Chillan, Antuco volcanoes<\/li>\n<li>2016 (June) <strong>Baffin Island\/Eclipse Sound, Canadian Arctic<\/strong>: trip to camp on sea ice and make observations about thickness of ice and basic water chemistry (pH, EC, temperature) with 3 students, 2 DC alumni, and Blackfeather Guides<\/li>\n<li>2016 (June-July) <strong>Iceland<\/strong>: field mapping, sampling and documentation of geometries of glaciovolcanic pillow ridge (tindar) with Meagen Pollock and 8 students, NSF sponsored<\/li>\n<li>2016 (January) <strong>Chile<\/strong>: field mapping and sampling at Villarrica volcano with OVDAS staff and Chilean students and mountain guides, National Geographic Research Committee sponsored<\/li>\n<li>2015 (August) <strong>Gates of the Arctic National Park, Brooks Range, Alaska<\/strong>: rafting down Noatak River with 4 students and 2 DC alumni making observations on permafrost, tundra flora and fauna<\/li>\n<li>2015 (August) <strong>Edziza Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada<\/strong>: finishing fieldwork with Meagen Pollock at Pillow Ridge for NSF-sponsored study of the formation of glaciovolcanic pillow lava<\/li>\n<li>2015 (June) <strong>Coropuna volcano, Peru<\/strong>: field mapping of ice-contact lavas, collection of lake sediments cores from Pallarcocha above 4,000 m elevation; sponsored by DC and Churchills; worked with OVI staff based in Arequipa<\/li>\n<li>2014 (August) <strong>eastern Greenland (including brief Iceland tour)<\/strong>: fieldtrip including hiking to glaciers, boat transport around islands, sea kayaking and camping<\/li>\n<li>2014 (June\/July) <strong>British Columbia, Canada<\/strong>: helicopter basecamp at <strong>Edziza Provincial Park<\/strong> to investigate formation of glaciovolcanic pillow lava; helicopter basecamp on Tuya-Kawdy Plateau for mapping, sampling, Gigapan and photogrammetry of glaciovolcanoes<\/li>\n<li>2013 (August) <strong>Alaska<\/strong>: helicopter recognizance aerial survey of ongoing Veniaminof eruption; photography and FLIR imagery<\/li>\n<li>2013 (June\/July) <strong>Iceland<\/strong>: detailed field mapping, sampling and description of glaciovolcanic pillow lavas at Undirhli\u00f0ar and Vatnsskar\u00f0 quarries, Reykjanes Peninsula<\/li>\n<li>2013 (March-April) <strong>Tolbachik, Kamchatka, Russia<\/strong>: documentation of lava-snow interactions at Tolbachik eruption; measured lava temperatures with thermal probes and FLIR camera; sampling of lava and tephra sections in snow pits; snow-pit observations of lava-snow interactions<\/li>\n<li>2013 (January) <strong>Tolbachik, Kamchatka, Russia<\/strong>: documentation of lava flow morphologies and lava-snow interactions; measured lava temperatures with thermal probes and FLIR camera; sampling of lava and tephra sections in snow pits<\/li>\n<li>2012 (June\/July) <strong>Iceland<\/strong>: detailed field mapping, sampling and description of glaciovolcanic pillow lavas at Undirhli\u00f0ar and Vatnsskar\u00f0 quarries, Reykjanes Peninsula; sampling and GPS survey of Eyjafjallajokull summit crater and Gigjokull lava flow<\/li>\n<li>2012 (August) <strong>Alaska<\/strong>: float plane recognizance and aerial survey of volcanic deposits in southeastern Alaska (Painted Peak area, SE of Ketchikan)<\/li>\n<li>2011 (June\/July) <strong>Iceland<\/strong>: detailed field mapping, sampling and description of glaciovolcanic pillow lavas at Undirhli\u00f0ar and Vatnsskar\u00f0 quarries, Reykjanes Peninsula; sampling and GPS survey of Eyjafjallajokull summit crater and Gigjokull lava flow, sampling of Fimmvorduhals lava field<\/li>\n<li>2010 (June\/July) <strong>Iceland<\/strong>: detailed field mapping, sampling and description of glaciovolcanic pillow lavas at Undirhli\u00f0ar and Vatnsskar\u00f0 quarries, Reykjanes Peninsula; aerial survey of Eyjafjallajokull summit crater and Gigjokull lava flow, sampling of Fimmvorduhals lava field<\/li>\n<li>2010 (August) <strong>British Columbia<\/strong>: detailed field mapping, sampling and description of glaciovolcanic tuya on remote Kawdy Plateau; helicopter flycamp and hiking<\/li>\n<li>2009 (July) <strong>British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of 50+ glaciovolcanic tuya volcanoes in remote northwestern British Columbia (Kawdy Plateau, Tuya &amp; Cry Lake regions; helicopter flycamp and hiking<\/li>\n<li>2008 (Sept-Oct)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of 50+ glaciovolcanic tuya volcanoes in remote northwestern British Columbia (Kawdy Plateau, Tuya &amp; Cry Lake regions; helicopter flycamp and hiking<\/li>\n<li>2007 (July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of 50+ glaciovolcanic tuya volcanoes in remote northwestern British Columbia (Kawdy Plateau, Tuya &amp; Cry Lake regions; helicopter flycamp and hiking<\/li>\n<li>2007 (Sept-Oct)<strong> Montserrat, Lesser Antilles<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of deposits containing cognate inclusions in andesitic and basaltic andesitic lava flows and pyroclastic deposits, examination of lahar deposits; hiking<\/li>\n<li>2006 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of 50+ glaciovolcanic tuya volcanoes in remote northwestern British Columbia (Kawdy Plateau, Tuya &amp; Cry Lake regions; helicopter flycamp and hiking<\/li>\n<li>2005 (Sept-Oct)<strong> Montserrat, Lesser Antilles<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of deposits containing cognate inclusions in andesitic and basaltic andesitic lava flows and pyroclastic deposits; hiking<\/li>\n<li>2004 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of glaciovolcanic deposits at <strong><em>Hoodoo Mountain volcano<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Bell-Irving volcanic district<\/em><\/strong> in remote northwestern British Columbia (Iskut and Bowser Basin regions; helicopter flycamp and hiking<\/li>\n<li>2003 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of glaciovolcanic tuya volcanoes in remote northwestern British Columbia (Kawdy Plateau, Level Mountain regions; helicopter flycamp and hiking<\/li>\n<li>1999 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of volcanic deposits in the <strong><em>Atlin volcanic district<\/em><\/strong> in remote northwestern British Columbia (Atlin region; camping and hiking<\/li>\n<li>1998 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of xenolith-bearing volcanic centres in central British Columbia (Prince George region; hiking)<\/li>\n<li>1997 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance geophysical survey of ice cap <strong><em>of Hoodoo Mountain volcano <\/em><\/strong>in remote northwestern British Columbia (Iskut region; helicopter flycamp, skiiing and hiking)<\/li>\n<li>1996 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field mapping, sampling and description of deposits in the Yukon Territories (Alligator Lake) and British Columbia (Hoodoo Mountain); (helicopter flycamp and hiking)<\/li>\n<li>1995 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance field sampling and description of xenolith-bearing glaciovolcanic deposits in remote northwestern British Columbia (Tuya region), the Yukon Territories (Yukon River) and Alaska (Prindle volcano) (helicopter flycamp, Yukon river boat, and hiking)<\/li>\n<li>1994 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance mapping, sampling and deposit characterization at<strong><em> Hoodoo Mountain and Little Bear Mountain volcanoes <\/em><\/strong>in remote northwestern British Columbia (Iskut region; helicopter flycamp and hiking)<\/li>\n<li>1993 (June-July)<strong> British Columbia<\/strong>: recognizance mapping, sampling and deposit characterization at<strong><em> Hoodoo Mountain and Little Bear Mountain volcanoes <\/em><\/strong>in remote northwestern British Columbia (Iskut region; helicopter flycamp and hiking)<\/li>\n<li>1989 (June-October) <strong>Yellowstone National Park<\/strong>: backcountry ranger tasked with trail maintenance, removal of downed timber, food pole installation (South District; hiking, canoeing, boating)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIELD EXPEDITIONS &amp; EXPERIENCE 2017 (August) British Columbia, Canada: led field research experience for 4 undergraduate students to Hoodoo Mountain volcano, helifly camping for 10 days to examine glaciovolcanic deposits, glacial moraines and measure position of ice edges 2017 (June)&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/field-experienceexpeditions\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":956,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-322","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/956"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/322\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/edwardsb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}