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I am currently
seeking motivated graduate students who are interested in studying various aspects
of continental ichnology and paleopedology, including the relationships
between Pennsylvanian soil organisms, paleosols, and paleoenvironmental
changes in the Appalachian Basin. Undergraduate
students are an important part of any research laboratory. I currently have
several small-scale projects that can be completed as part of a senior
thesis. Please see News and Opportunities for
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Current Graduate Students |
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I am seeking
well-qualified graduate students interested in pursuing a MS in Geology with
a focus on ichnology and paleopedology. Angeline Catena Angeline joined the lab in Fall 2010 after earning her BS in geology
from the University of Wisconsin. Angeline’s Master’s thesis research
involves the study of the burrowing behaviors and biogenic structures of two
species of skinks, the ocellated sand skink (Chacides ocellatus)
and the red-sided skink (Mabuya sp).
Angeline is documenting the different styles of burrowing and the different
burrow morphologies of these two skinks as well as variations with changes in
soil composition and moisture. Angeline is also involved in a study of the
paleosols and ichnofossils of the Upper Pennsylvanian Casselman Formation of
southeastern Ohio. Nicole Dzenowski Nicole joined the lab in Fall 2010 after earning a BS in Biology
and a BA in Geology from Youngstown State University. Nicole’s Master’s
thesis research involves the study of the burrowing behaviors and biogenic
structures of two species of salamanders, the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
and the marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum). Nicole is documenting the different styles
of burrowing and the different burrow morphologies of these two salamanders
as well as variations with changes in soil composition and moisture. Nicole
is also involved in a study of the paleosols and ichnofossils of the Upper
Pennsylvanian Glenshaw Formation of southeastern Ohio. |
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Current Undergraduate
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Lee Johnson Lee joined the CIRL in Fall 2009. He is helping with animal care,
the construction of a neoichnology database, as well as assisting in
experimental setup and data collection associated with the Arizona desert
scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis). Robert Tenwalde Lee joined the CIRL in Fall 2009.
He is helping with animal care, the construction of a neoichnology
database, as well as assisting in experimental setup and data collection
associated with the Arizona desert scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis). Brian Atkinson Brian joined the CIRL in Winter 2011. He is assisting with
experimental setup and data collection associated with the emperor scorpions
(Pandinus imperator) and Asian forest scorpions
(Heterometrus spinifer),
and the construction of a neoichnology database. Alumni Krista Smilek, MS 2009 Krista completed her Master’s thesis “Using Ichnology and
Sedimentology to Determine the Paleoenvironmental and Paleoecological
Conditions of a Nearshore Depositional Environment: Case Studies from the
Pennsylvanian Ames Limestone and Modern Holothurians” in 2009. In her thesis
research, Krista performed the first detailed investigation of the ichnology
of the Ames Limestone from outcrops in the vicinity of Athens, Ohio. She also
completed a neoichnologic study of the holothurian Thyonella in order to document the
suite of possible trace fossils produced by burrowing sea cucumbers in
different substrates. Krista received a Geological Society of America
Grant-in-Aid in 2008 to help fund her field and laboratory research. Krista
has presented both parts of her thesis research at the 2008 and 2009
Geological of Society of America Annual Meetings and both papers are
currently in review. Krista now works as the Academic Director of the
University of Cincinnati Department of Geology. Bart Rasor, BS 2010 Bart completed his undergraduate thesis in 2010. He was part a
National Geographic funded research team from Ohio University to the South
Pacific island of Lifou. The purpose of this expedition was to document the
first known modern, shallow water deposit of Nautilus shells in two bays in the southern part of the island.
Bart helped to analyze the sedimentology of the shallow bays and the
taphonomic signatures of the shells in order to develop a modern analog for
fossil cephalopod deposits. Bart helped to present this research at the 2009
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and was a coauthor on a paper
published in Palaios in 2010. Bart currently works
as a wellsite geologist for RPS. |
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