2005 - 2006 Projects and Researchers

Carmen Athens

Age and Petrology of Lower Crustal Xenoliths, Elephant Butte, New Mexico

faculty mentor:  Dr. Jeff Amato, Geological Sciences

funded by: New Mexico Geological Society

Meredith Carothers

Response of the Modern Rio Grande to Tectonism

faculty mentor, Dr. Greg Mack

Corey Durr

Eureka Intrusion in the Little Hatchet Mountains: Laramide Volcanic Neck or Oligocene Stock?

faculty mentor:  Dr. Nancy J. McMillan

Rebecca Garcia

Composition and Color of Gem Beryls: A LIBS study

faculty mentor:  Dr. Nancy J. McMillan

funded by: Army Research Laboratory grant to Nancy McMillan

Tori Gomez

Provenance of Gem Beryl Using Portable XRF Analyses

faculty mentor:  Dr. Nancy J. McMillan

funded by:  NMSU ADVANCE grant to McMillan