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MS in Geochemistry from the Department of Environmental Studies for Advanced Society - Tohoku University, Oct 2022-Present

Current research

 

Example from Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023:

Flow-Through Experiments on the Formation of the Silica Sealing Layer Above Supercritical Geothermal Reservoirs

 

Poster PDF

Previous Studies

 

BS in Geology from the University of Oregon, 2021

 

2021 University of Oregon Undergraduate Research Symposium

 

Isotopic Fractionations Produced During Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide

 

Abstract

The stable isotope composition of carbonate minerals provides a record of the conditions under which those minerals formed. Carbonate travertine constructions precipitated from high-pH (>11) springs exhibit large and peculiar isotopic variations that are not fully understood, limiting the use of travertine as a paleoenvironmental archive. We carry out laboratory experiments that simulate carbonate travertine formation under controlled conditions (temperature, pH, solution composition, and hydrodynamics) to determine what factors govern their isotopic composition.  In our experiments, a CaCl2-K2O solution with no dissolved carbon is brought to high pH by addition of NaOH.  The solution is exposed to a N2-CO2 atmosphere whereupon CO2 diffuses into solution and undergoes a series of reactions that lead to the formation of a CaCO3 crust.  Data on the mineralogy, morphology, and stable isotope composition of the CaCO3 will be presented. Our experiments also present an opportunity to quantify the rates and limitations of CO2 removal from air by travertine formation.

2021 Poster pdf

Field Experience

Block Mountain, MT - Geologic Mapping - UO Field Camp 2021

Geologic Mapping of Shuksan Arm, Mt. Shuksan/Mt. Baker WA - July-Sept 2021

Mapping Feeder Dikes to the Columbia River Flood Basalts - Wallowa Mtns, OR - July 2021

Geologic Mapping - Central Oregon - UO Field Camp 2020