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Alec Waggoner
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Masters Student
Advisor: Suzanne Baldwin |
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Department of Earth Sciences Office: 211 Heroy Geology Laboratory Department: 315.443.2672 Office Hours Fall 2007 |
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Alec Waggoner
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Masters Student
Advisor: Suzanne Baldwin |
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Department of Earth Sciences Office: 211 Heroy Geology Laboratory Department: 315.443.2672 Office Hours Fall 2007 |
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am a native of the great state of Kansas. In the spring of 2007 I graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelors of Science in Geology.
My undergraduate research dealt with using multiple (U-Th)/ He thermochronometers, including monazite, to more thoroughly constrain the exhumational history of the Nyainqentanglha Shan, Central Tibet. One of the main aspects of this research was to develop and test a new procedure to surmount analytical hurdles caused by the very high Th concentration of monazite. This very high Th concentration has, in the past, inhibited the routine use of this mineral in (U-Th)/He dating.
Generally I am interested in (in no particular order) Tectonics, Structural Geology, Geochronology, Thermochronology, Planetary Geology, Cosmochronolgy, Early Earth History, Meteorites, Nucleosynthesis, and, Lasers.
My current research focuses on the exhumation of metamorphic core complexes (MCCs) in the D’Entrecasteaux Islands of SE Papua New Guinea. Here, I am interested in the roles played by microplate rotation and the Papuan Ultramafic body in the formation of these MCCs and, more generally, in extension of the Woodlark Basin.FIELD PHOTOS
The wonderful world of Mexican limestones |
One of the abundant Basalts of Eastern California |
Examining the Cretaceous Dakota sandstone, pictured here somewhere in Central Utah. |
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OTHER INTERESTS
Things that I like to do in my free time include, but are not limited to, traditional rock climbing, bouldering, sport climbing, hiking, backpacking, traveling, riding bicycles, and doing other things outdoors.
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