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Scanning whole cores in aluminum liners on the GeoTek MSCL-S
Scanning whole cores in aluminum liners on the GeoTek MSCL-S
Scanning whole cores in aluminum liners on the GeoTek MSCL-S
Scanning whole cores in aluminum liners on the GeoTek MSCL-S

Scanning whole cores in aluminum liners on the GeoTek MSCL-S                                                          

The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab (wide angle view).
The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab.
The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab.
The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab.

The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab is equipped with instrumentation for magnetic susceptibility, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and color spectrophotometry.

GeoTek MSCL-XZ system
GeoTek MSCL-XZ system
GeoTek MSCL-XZ system
GeoTek MSCL-XZ system

The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab is equipped with instrumentation for magnetic susceptibility, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and color spectrophotometry.

The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab is equipped with instrumentation for magnetic susceptibility, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and color spectrophotometry.

GeoScan V imaging a split speleothem (stalagmite) section
GeoScan V imaging a split speleothem (stalagmite) section
GeoScan V imaging a split speleothem (stalagmite) section
GeoScan V imaging a split speleothem (stalagmite) section

Imaging a split speleothem (stalagmite) section using the GeoScan V line-scan imaging system mounted on the GeoTek MSCL-S in the BASCORE Lab

This is Will Odom
Will Odom, PhD 9.9.25
Will Odom, PhD 9.9.25
Will Odom, PhD 9.9.25

Will Odom is a Research Geologist at the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center. My work uses cosmogenic nuclide geochronology and AI-based mapping techniques to address geologic, tectonic, and geomorphologic questions.

Will Odom is a Research Geologist at the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center. My work uses cosmogenic nuclide geochronology and AI-based mapping techniques to address geologic, tectonic, and geomorphologic questions.

A freeze core sample extracted from wetland where fire had recently burned peat
A freeze core sample extracted from wetland where fire had recently burned peat
A freeze core sample extracted from wetland where fire had recently burned peat
A freeze core sample extracted from wetland where fire had recently burned peat

A freeze core sample extracted from wetland where fire had recently burned peat                                             

Analyzing macroscopic charcoal under a binocular microscope
Analyzing macroscopic charcoal under a binocular microscope
Analyzing macroscopic charcoal under a binocular microscope
Analyzing macroscopic charcoal under a binocular microscope

USGS Scientist Molly Huber analyzing macroscopic charcoal under a binocular microscope

Measuring total carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen in sediment samples
Measuring total carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen in sediment samples
Measuring total carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen in sediment samples
Measuring total carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen in sediment samples

Measuring total carbon, nitrogen, and hydrogen in sediment samples                                               

The Peat and Sediment Processing Laboratory
The Peat and Sediment Processing Laboratory
The Peat and Sediment Processing Laboratory
The Peat and Sediment Processing Laboratory

Inside view of the Peat and Sediment Processing Laboratory                                                                

Inside view of the Peat and Sediment Processing Laboratory                                                                

Greg Noe has been a Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, VA, since 2002
Greg Noe CT 2025
Greg Noe CT 2025
Greg Noe CT 2025

Greg Noe has been a Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, VA, since 2002, where he leads the Wetland Ecosystem Ecology & Biogeochemistry Laboratory (WEEBL) in the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center. Dr. Noe’s research centers on wetland ecosystem ecology and watershed processes.

Greg Noe has been a Research Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston, VA, since 2002, where he leads the Wetland Ecosystem Ecology & Biogeochemistry Laboratory (WEEBL) in the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center. Dr. Noe’s research centers on wetland ecosystem ecology and watershed processes.

The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab.
GeoTek MSCL-XZ system
GeoTek MSCL-XZ system
GeoTek MSCL-XZ system

The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab is equipped with instrumentation for magnetic susceptibility, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and color spectrophotometry.

The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger (MSCL) housed in the BASCORE Lab is equipped with instrumentation for magnetic susceptibility, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and color spectrophotometry.

GeoScan V line-scan imaging system
GeoScan V line-scan imaging system
GeoScan V line-scan imaging system
GeoScan V line-scan imaging system

Split-core imaging with the GeoScan V line-scan imaging system on the GeoTek MSCL-S multi-sensor core logger in the BASCORE Lab.

Split-core imaging with the GeoScan V line-scan imaging system on the GeoTek MSCL-S multi-sensor core logger in the BASCORE Lab.

GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger housed in the BASCORE Lab
GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger housed in the BASCORE Lab
GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger housed in the BASCORE Lab
GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger housed in the BASCORE Lab

Real-time data output graphs (for a split sediment core) from the GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger housed in the BASCORE Lab: laser profile (core surface height), magnetic susceptibility, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and color spectrophotometry.

Real-time data output graphs (for a split sediment core) from the GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger housed in the BASCORE Lab: laser profile (core surface height), magnetic susceptibility, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and color spectrophotometry.

GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger
GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger
GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger
GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger

The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger housed in the BASCORE Lab, seen midway through a split-core scan.  The logger contains instrumentation for magnetic susceptibility, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and color spectrophotometry.

The GeoTek MSCL-XZ multi-sensor core logger housed in the BASCORE Lab, seen midway through a split-core scan.  The logger contains instrumentation for magnetic susceptibility, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and color spectrophotometry.

Scientists from the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center perform laboratory work in support of Task 3 of the Quaternary Geologic
Scientists from the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center perform laboratory work in support of Task 3 of the Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Glaciated Regions Project
Scientists from the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center perform laboratory work in support of Task 3 of the Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Glaciated Regions Project
Scientists from the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center perform laboratory work in support of Task 3 of the Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Glaciated Regions Project

Scientists from the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center perform laboratory work in support of Task 3 of the Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Glaciated Regions Project.

PRISM5 Paleo Research FY25 Logo
PRISM5 Paleo Research FY25 Logo
PRISM5 Paleo Research FY25 Logo
PRISM5 Paleo Research FY25 Logo

PRISM5 addresses how the world, and particularly the US east coast, is affected by change.

PRISM5 addresses how the world, and particularly the US east coast, is affected by change.

Nick E Powell
Nick E Powell
Nick E Powell
Nick E Powell

Nick Powell joined the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center in the fall of 2022 as a Geologist working in the Bascom 40Ar/39Ar Dating (BARD) Lab.

Nick Powell joined the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center in the fall of 2022 as a Geologist working in the Bascom 40Ar/39Ar Dating (BARD) Lab.

Robert Poirier
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Poirier_profile_photo.jpg
Poirier_profile_photo.jpg

Robert Poirier is a Research Geologist at the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Robert Poirier is a Research Geologist at the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center of the U.S. Geological Survey.

Task 2 field work
Task 2 field work
Task 2 field work
Task 2 field work

A scientist from the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center performs field work in support of Task 2 of the Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Glaciated Regions Project.

A scientist from the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center performs field work in support of Task 2 of the Quaternary Geologic Mapping of the Glaciated Regions Project.

Byron 12D
Byron 12D
Byron 12D
Byron 12D

Photograph of a boulder (glacial drop stone) in Massachusetts taken during field work for Task 1.                                                                   

Photograph of a boulder (glacial drop stone) in Massachusetts taken during field work for Task 1.                                                                   

US glaciated regions
US glaciated regions
US glaciated regions
US glaciated regions

Figure adapted from Soller and Reheis (2004) showing the extent of the glaciated regions in the continental United States; blue star indicates the location of active (ongoing) USGS Quaternary geologic mapping at US Army Base Fort Drum, New York.

Figure adapted from Soller and Reheis (2004) showing the extent of the glaciated regions in the continental United States; blue star indicates the location of active (ongoing) USGS Quaternary geologic mapping at US Army Base Fort Drum, New York.

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