Physical Science Data Collection and Analysis

Work Schedule and Flexibilities: 10-20 hours per week, in person work. Beginning date is flexible but either starting June 1 or September 1 would be preferred. End date is also flexible but 90-120 days. Most work would take place in our lab. Analysis and write-up of data release could be done remotely. Project Description: A student volunteer is needed to assist with core sampling and sample processing for micropaleontology and sedimentology. Cores and outcrops are the fundamental data source for the stratigraphic framework of the Atlantic Coastal Plain within which a wide array of geological and environmental problems can be analyzed. We are particularly interested in expanding our understanding of the Late Neogene portion of the mid Atlantic Coastal Plain and require help processing and analyzing cores from SE Virginia. Duties would include sediment sample processing and grain size analysis. An important deliverable would be a data release providing grain size analysis of an existing core from SE Virginia.