Undergraduate Research Assistant Tephra Analysis- GEOSCI

The Department of Geosciences is seeking applicants for a part-time job of Undergraduate Research Assistant.

• The student will prepare tephra samples for analysis including sieving, washing, photographing, and describing samples.
• They will mount the feldspar grains and any glass shards in epoxy to prepare them for geochemical analysis and run them on the electron microprobe under the supervision of Dr. Erin DiMaggio.
• They will then interpret the results by comparing the data to previously published data on feldspars and glass to determine correlations among samples.

• Undergraduate student in Geosciences

The starting rate for this job is $20/Hr.

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