STUDENT’S VOICE
Washington and Lee University (tecton- ics, structural geology, thermochronol- ogy), Dr. Allen McGrew of the University of Dayton (tectonics, structural geology, petrology), Dr. Matt Manon of Union College (petrology, mineralogy, struc- tural geology), and Dr. Zelalem Bedaso of University of Dayton (sedimentol- ogy, stable isotope geochemistry). Our student to professor ratio (7:4) made one-on-one interactions and soaking up the wisdom of a professor in the field easy, and disagreements and alterna- tive interpretations of the area’s geology between these geologists of such differ-
ent backgrounds stimulated thought and discussion amongst our group.
Following the two and a half weeks spent in the field, we traveled to Washington and Lee University to com- pile our data, cut thin-sections, and devise individual plans of action for the coming school year so that each student understood their project and could develop a reasonable timeline for ensuring its completion. It was exciting for me to get the chance to show my new friends our campus and geology depart- ment, introduce them to some of my friends doing research on campus this summer, and take them to my favorite
places around Lexington; however, in my mind I was disappointed that this awe- some experience was coming to an end. Now that this part of the Keck experience is over, everyone has returned to their respective universities to begin working with our research advisors toward com- pleting our projects. I cannot wait until we reunite again to share our findings at the Keck Symposium at Oberlin College in April 2016, and I get to hear and learn what we each discovered about the Exhumation and Tectonic Significance of the Wood Hills-East Humboldt Range Metamorphic Core Complex.
The team stops for a lunch break above Angel Lake.
The team stops to examine various cross-cutting relationships of different igneous bodies in an outcrop of the Angel Lake cirque.
Dr. McGrew shows us a miocene conglomerate, evidence for regional extensional tectonics.
Enjoying the views after a climb to Grey’s Peak, the northernmost summit of the East Humboldt Range. 10,676’.
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