31 Best Student Geologic Map Competition (Posters)

Students will present their research through geologic mapping projects (with a significant field mapping component) that address scientific or societal issues. The top three student-authored geologic maps will receive awards following this session.

Sunday, 19 October 2025
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, Hall 1

Participants

• Chair Kate Ritzel
• Chair Daniel Colwell
• Chair Michael Marketti

Presentations

• 8:00 AM
  Geologic Mapping of the 7.5-Minute San Jose Quadrangle, New Mexico with Emphasis on Ancestral Rocky Mountains (ARM) Deformation
  Gyanendra Sapkota, Texas Tech University, Department of Geosciences, Lubbock, TX and Dustin Sweet, Texas Tech University, Department of Geosciences, Lubbock, TX
  412339 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Insights on source, timing, and depositional conditions of the Spruce Mountain landslide from mapping in the Spruce Well 7.5’ Quadrangle, south-central Elko County, Nevada
  Mason Doyle, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH and Daniel Sturmer, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio and Ivanik Olena, Institute of Geology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv and Xavier Sweet, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio and Thomas Gott, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio and Dylan Ward, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio and Jeffrey Knott, CSU Fullerton Geological Sciences, Fullerton, CA and Sarah Hammer, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
  412482 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  RECENT GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF THE STEWART SPRING AND ADJACENT QUADRANGLES ENCOMPASSING THE STEWART VALLEY, NEVADA
  Logan Light, California State University - Long Beach, Long Beach, California and Alyssa Abbey, California State University - Long Beach, Long Beach, California
  412568 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Preliminary geology of the northern half of the Loveland Pass 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, central Colorado Front Range
  Joshua Thomas Zúñiga, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado and Yvette Kuiper, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO and Cal Ruleman, U.S. Geological Survey, Evergreen, CO and Zachary Shallenberger, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado and Shuchang Lu, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
  412979 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Geology of the Life 7.5-minute Quadrangle in Chester and Henderson Counties, Tennessee
  James Barnes, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN and Katherine Parsons, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN and Anthony Bryant, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN and William Jackson, Tennessee Geological Survey, Memphis, TN
  413056 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  1:24,000-Scale Geologic Map of the Western Half of the Franklin Lake NW 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Ruby Mountains-East Humboldt Range Metamorphic Core Complex, Northeast Nevada
  Terry Lee, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV and Andrew Zuza, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
  413098 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Late Cretaceous Magmatism in West-Central Montana: Geologic Mapping of the Crow Creek Falls 7.5' Quadrangle and Insights into the Elkhorn Mountain Volcanics
  J Liscomb, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana and Madison Myers, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana and Kyle Eastman, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte, Montana
  413448 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Multi-phase Laramide and Rio Grande Rift Tectonics in Sombrero Peak Ranch, Big Bend Region, Texas - Tascotal Mesa Fault Zone
  David Johnston, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TEXAS and Joseph Satterfield, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TEXAS
  413519 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Salt structures in the Eastern External Betics fold and thrust belt, SE Iberia—Geologic maps, cross sections, and palinspastic reconstructions
  David Canova, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya and Eduard Roca, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona and Gabriel Cofrade, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona and Frederic Escosa, Terractiva Consulting, Barcelona and Oriol Ferrer, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona
  413955 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Geology of the Northern Half of the Grays Peak 7.5’ Quadrangle, Central Colorado Front Range
  James Salazar, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Co and Yvette Kuiper, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO and Cal Ruleman, U.S. Geological Survey, Evergreen, CO
  413971 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Geologic Map of Part of the Shoestring Butte 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, South-Central Oregon: Characterization of a Possible Early Cascades Volcanic Suite
  Andrew Bierbower, Rice University, Houston, Texas and Gary Gray, Rice University, Houston, Texas and Devin Taylor, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas and Emily Bruchmiller, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas and Kenneth Johnson, University of Houston-Downtown, Department of Natural Science, Houston, TX
  414172 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Geology of the Survey Peak 7.5' Quadrangle, Wyoming: Using Detailed Mapping to Reconstruct the Paleo-Topography of the Northern Teton Range and Implications for the Paleo-Teton Collapse Hypothesis
  Terri Zach, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Ryan Thigpen, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Ryan Goldsby, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Riley Grove, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Rachel Hoar, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
  414375 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Mapping Extrusive Volcanics in South Central Oregon—The Potential for Primary Resources including Lithium, Uranium, and Gold highlights a focus for Geologic Mapping in the Paisley Hills
  Emily Bruchmiller, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX and Andrew Bierbower, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX and Devin Taylor, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX and Gary Gray, Rice University, Houston, TX and Kenneth Johnson, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, TX
  414531 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Preliminary Bedrock and Surficial Geological Mapping of the Southern Half of the Loveland Pass 7.5’ Quadrangle
  Madeline Ferguson, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado and Yvette Kuiper, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO and Cal Ruleman, U.S. Geological Survey, Evergreen, CO and Zach Shallenberger, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado and Shuchang Lu, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
  414671 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Preliminary geologic map of Bear Creek Mountain, Pinegrass Ridge between the North and South Forks Tieton River, South-Central Washington
  Matthew Crane, State University of Oneonta, Oneonta, NY and Isabella Harnett, State University at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY and Miles Gaston, State University of Oneonta, Oneonta, NY and Dushawn Johnson, State University of Oneonta, Oneonta, NY and Keith Brunstad, State University of Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
  414789 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Developing a new series of 1:24,000-scale geologic maps of Cretaceous and Paleogene strata along a rapidly developing highway corridor in northern Mississippi, USA
  Jacob Klakamp, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS - Mississippi and Brian Platt, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS and Jennifer Gifford, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi and Julie Retrum, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
  414797 (Technical Sessions)