Two CNAS students presented at the Geological Society of America’s annual meeting held in Denver, Colorado Sept. 24-28. Each student presented a poster on their research and had the opportunity to listen to lectures by experts in the field and network with other professionals.
Grant Spoering, a geospatial science graduate student, presented his research titled “Detrial Zircon Provenance Analysis of the Grover Gravel” which he completed in Wildwood, Missouri. Spoering studied the connected between the Grover Gravel deposit and the oldest glacial deposit in Missouri, the 2.4 mineralogy age (Ma) Atlanta Formation.
“The conference was a great opportunity to attend professional talks and get feedback on my research,” said Spoering, a Buffalo native.
Max Hoffman, a geospatial science graduate student, presented his research titled “Oxygen Isotope Geochemistry of Volcanic Rocks in South-Central New Mexico: Insight on Crustal Contamination and Magmatic Sources.” Hoffman studied an area in southern New Mexico that has a record of complex tectonic and magmatic events between 45-24 Ma.
“The professional presentations at the conference were a great way to get a first look at cutting-edge research,” said Hoffman, a Willard native.
Both students also had the opportunity to travel to Eldorado State Park during their time in Colorado.
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