Alison H. Graettinger, Ph.D.
Current:
September 2022- present: Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Division of the Natural and Built Environment, Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty, School of Science and Engineering
August 2016 Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Department of Geosciences.
Education:
2012 PhD, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
2008 Master of Science, First Class Honours, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
2005 Bachelor of Science in Geology, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, USA.
Previous Employment:
Jan 2013-2016 Post-Doctoral Associate, University at Buffalo, Center for Geohazard Studies. Research includes large scale experimental volcanology with a focus on magma / water interactions.
2012 Lecturer, University at Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Geology of the Planets, Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere, Geographical Information Systems (mixed Grad / Undergrad).
2008-09 Research assistant, GNS Science, Taupo, New Zealand.
GIS analysis, field work, geohazard event report preparation.
Teaching experience:
Introduction to Geology/General Geology, Natural Hazards, Environmental Geology, Planetary Geology, Volcanology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Mineralogy, Geoscience Seminar (writing intensive), Field Techniques and Geographical Information Systems.
Field Areas:
Askja Volcano, Iceland
Diamond Craters, Oregon, USA
Big Bend National Park, TX, USA
Western Snake River Plain Idaho, USA
Miocene volcanic sequences in Baja California Sur, Mexico
Hopi Buttes Volcanic Field, Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA
Ruapehu, New Zealand
Sanarate, Guatemala
Awards:
2023 UMKC Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers
2021 Trustee's Faculty Scholar Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2019 Bernardin Research Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2018 Dean's Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2014 Nila T. Gnamm Junior Faculty Research Fund, University at Buffalo
2014 Alaska Satellite Facility research support
2014 DigiGlobe Imagery Grant, DigitalGlobe Foundation
2011-12 Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
2011 Student’s choice best TA, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, University of Pittsburgh.
2010-11 TA Mentor Award, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh
2009 GSA Research Award, Geological Society of America
2006 Hastie Research Award, Geological Society of New Zealand
2006 Poster Paper Presentation Award, University of Waikato
2005 Norm Anderson Award, University of Puget Sound
2001-05 Dean’s Scholarship, University of Puget Sound
Computer and Technical Skills: Arc GIS 9.2-10.6.1, Microsoft Office, ENVI 4.8, EndNote, ImageJ, SedLog, InkScape, AgiSoft, Cloud Compare, familiarity with Python and Matlab. FlySpec, SEM, Petrographic Microscope, FLIR camera, Field Spec (visible spectrometer), large scale experiment design and execution.
Affiliations:
IAVCEI, AGU, GSA, ESWN, AAAS, NAGT, AWG
Presentation abstracts:
* Indicates student author
Graettinger, A.H., Nolan, J.A.* 2023 Constraining the possible distance of proximal ballistic hazards at maar volcanoes in the absence of sufficient local data. Congresso 80 Aniversario del Paricuitin.
Torres Ewert, Ivana *, Graettinger, A.H., Sakimoto, S., Sonder, I.; Tyler-Post, T.* Flores, R.* 2023 Preliminary data constraints on how moisture content in sediment influences physical and thermal responses during magma/sediment interaction. IAVCEI abstract 808.
Benz, Brooke*, Graettinger, A.H., Torres Ewert, Ivana* 2023 Characterizing Early Holocene Vents at Askja Volcano, Iceland. IAVCEI abstract 587.
Graettinger, A.H., Bennis, K., Galletly, A., Grachen, H., Hanson, Richard, Brand, B. 2023 Noisy neighbors: how do you get non-explosive mingling next to explosive
interactions? IAVCEI abstract 454.
Nolan, Joseph A.*, Graettinger, A.H. 2023 The hole is greater than the sum of its parts: using morphometry to interpret complex monogenetic landforms. IAVCEI abstract 462.
Sonder, I., Graettinger, A. H., Neilsen, T.B., Matoza, R.S., Taddeucci, J., Lev, E., Waite, G. P., Befus, K.S., Valentine, G.A., Tsunematsu, K. 2023 Transient Crater Depths and Energy Partitioning in Multi-Explosion Subsurface Explosive Events. IAVCEI abstract 1307.
Nolan, Joseph*; Graettinger, A. 2022 Morphometric analysis of spatter landforms from multiple volcanic fields. Geological Society of America Meeting.
Galletly, A*., Graettinger, A.H., Hanson, R.E. 2022 Inferring the process of formation for billowed structures along the margins of basaltic intrusions emplaced into wet sediment at Big Bend National Park, Texas and 71 Gulch, Idaho, USA. GSA Annual Meeting.
Mindrup, Q*.; Busby, C.J., Graettinger, A.H., McEnaney, T.N.*, Murowchick, J.B. 2022 Oligocene and Miocene Ignimbrites in the Concepcion Peninsula, Gulf of California rift, Baja California Sur: Baja Basins NSF International Research Experience for Students. GSA Annual Meeting.
Niemi, T., Graettinger, A., Salgado Munoz, V.*, Murowchick, J., Busby, C., Martinez Gutierrez, G., Antinao Rojas, J.L., Dorsey, R., Darin, M., Gardner, K.*, The Baja Basins Program: Mentored undergraduate field and lab research integrating multidisciplinary geologic data to address the tectonic evolution of the Gulf of California rift of the east-central Baja Peninsula, Mexico. GSA Annual Meeting.
McEnaney, T.*, Mindrup, Q.*, Busby, C., Graettinger, A., 2022 Geologic map and cross section of Concepcion Peninsula, Gulf of California rift, Baja California Sur: Baja Basins NSF International Research Experience for Students. GSA Annual Meeting.
Nolan, Joseph*, Graettinger, A. 2022 (rescheduled) SMILES American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism.
Sakimoto, Susan, Torres Ewert, Ivana*, Sonder, Ingo, Graettinger, A. 2022 Lava-induced thermal penetration depths in unconsolidated media: Implications for Distributed Volcanic landforms. American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism.
Sonder, I., Graettinger, A., Neilsen, T., Matoza, R., Taddeucci, J., Lev, E., Tsunematsu, K., Waite, G., Valentine, G., Befus, K. 2022. Experiments on Multiblast Craters — Linking Crater Size and Seismo-Acoustic Records. American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism.
Graettinger, A.; Bearden, A.*, 2022 Measuring migrating hazards during maar eruptions. American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism. Abstract 659433.
Graettinger, Alison, Broley, Kyle* Bearden, Alexander,* 2021 Using maar diatreme-geometries to constrain subsurface influence on explosive magma water interactions. Geological Society of America Meeting.
Broley, Kyle*, Graettinger, Alison 2021 An examination of basalt lava flow peperite associated with Dotsero Crater, Colorado. Geological Society of America Meeting.
Grachen, Hannah*, Graettinger, Alison, Brand, Brittany 2021 Intense shallow magma sediment mingling within dikes at Guffey Butte Maar, Idaho. Geological Society of America Meeting 2021.
DeBone, Kristin*, Hanson, Richard, Graettinger, Alison, Lehman, Tom 2021 Explosive basaltic phreatomagmatic eruptions, destruction of an ancient forest and substrate collapse during maar volcanism recorded within Paleocene alluvial plain strata of the Black Peaks Formation, Big Bend National Park, West Texas. NC-SC GSA.
Bearden, A.*, Graettinger, A.H. 2021 Constraining the size and shape of terrestrial maar volcanoes through the expanded MaarVLS database: preparation for remote identification of maars on Mars. NC-SC GSA.
Galletly, A.*, Graettinger, A., Bearden, A.* 2021 Billowed structures of basaltic intrusions: A comparison of Big Bend National Park, Texas and 71 Gulch, Idaho. NC-SC GSA.
Bearden, A.*, Ibarra, J.*, Rack, S.*, Garcia, L.*, Graettinger, A.H., Busby, C. 2020 Mapping and Petrographic Analysis in the Comondú Arc, Concepción Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Mexico): Results from Baja Basins IRES. Geological Society of America National Conference.
Rack, S.*, Ibarra, J.*, Bearden, A.*, Garcia, L.*, Graettinger, A.H., Busby, C., 2020 Xenolith-rich dikes in the Comondú arc, Bahia de Concepcion Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California: Results from Baja Basins IRES. Geological Society of America National Conference.
Galletly, A.J.*, Graettinger, A.H., Bearden, A.* 2020 Classification of Billowed Structures in Margins of Eocene Basaltic Intrusions Using Photogrammetric Analysis at Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. Geological Society of America National Conference.
Nolan, J.A.*, Graettinger, A.H. 2020 Recognizing and quantifying diagnostic morphometric parameters for the remote identification of small volume volcanic landforms and related features. Geological Society of America National Conference.
Graettinger, A.H., Bearden, Alexander* 2020. Measuring migrating hazards during maar eruptions. AGU Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism.
Graettinger, A.H, Bearden, A.* 2020 Migrating hazards from maars recorded in crater morphologies. 8th International Maar Conference.
Crouse, Jaime*, Graettinger, A.H. 2020 Defining parameters for identifying secondary impact craters on the Moon. American Astronomical Society.
Bennis, K.*, Graettinger, A.H., 2019 71 Gulch subsurface and eruptive deposits record variations in sediment-magma mingling. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. V43G-0177.
Santilli, A.*, Graettinger A.H., 2019 The record of magma storage conditions in phenocrysts below a glacial to ice-free Askja Volcano, Iceland. American Geophysical Union annual meeting. V43G-0165.
Sonder, I., Harp, A., Graettinger, A., Moitra, P., Valentine, G., Büttner, R., Zimanowski, B. 2019 Geometry and the time dependencies of intense magma-water interaction experiments on decimeter and meter scale. American Geophysical Union annual meeting. V51C-04.
Farquharson, J., Wadsworth, F., Kushnir, A., Williams, R., Chevrel, O., Kennedy, B., Heap, M., Delmelle, P., Iacovino, K., Krippner, J., Vasseur, J., Varley, N., Hornby, A., James, M., von Aulock, F., Donovan, A., Graettinger, A., Kueppers, U., de Moor, M., Rouwet, D., Barclay, J., Dohaney, J., Kataoka, K., Mikhail, S, Jolley, A., Morin, J., Ebmeier, S.. 2019 Volcanica: a diamond open-access success story for volcano-based research. American Geophysical Union annual meeting. U14E-02.
Graettinger, A.H., Bearden, A.* 2019 Lateral migration of explosion locations in phreatomagmatic dominated volcanic constructs constrained from global shape analysis of maar craters. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. V43G-0173.
Blasizzo, A.Y.*, Ukstins, I.; Thines, J., Graettinger, A., Scheidt, S. 2019 A textural analysis of the 1961 Askja, Iceland lava flow for Martian analog studies. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. P43D-3494.
Nolan, J.*, Bearden, A.*, Galletly, A.*, Graettinger, A. 2019 Quantifying morphometry through 3-D models produced by UAV photogrammetry of volcanic craters and collapse features in Diamond Craters, Oregon and implications to Martian crater fields. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting.
Graettinger, A.H. 2019 Comparing terrestrial and candidate Martian maars. International Union of Geology and Geophysics. IUGG19-4012
Bennis, K.* and Graettinger, A.H. 2019 Sediment-magma mingling associated with blocky and fluidal peperites in a subaqueous basaltic fissure eruption. Geological Society of America Joint RM, NC, SC Section Meeting.
Graettinger, A.H., Bennis, K.*, Reynolds, E.* 2019 Magma sediment mingling in a basaltic phreatomagmatic fissure eruption. Geological Society of America Joint RM, NC, SC Section Meeting.
Graettinger, A.H. and Hughes, C.G. 2019 Criteria for candidate maars on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
Graettinger, A.; Oppenheimer, J.; Soldati, A.; Befus, K.; Sonder, I. 2018 Insights into volcanic crater morphology and proximal deposits from multi-blast large scale experiments at University at Buffalo NSF Collaborative Blast Workshop. American
Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
Bennis, K.*; Graettinger, A.; Sonder, I. 2018 Field observations on sediment-magma mingling textures at 71 Gulch inform analog experiments using remolten basalt. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
Sonder, I.; Harp, A.; Graettinger, A.; Moitra, P; Valentine, G.; Buttner, R.; Zimanowski, B. 2018 Meter-scale experiments on magma-water interaction. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
Bennis, K.*; Graettinger, A. 2018 Reconstructing the eruption at the 71 Gulch Volcano from phreatomagmatic deposits, western Snake River Plain, Idaho. Geological Society of America National Meeting.
Graettinger, A.; Bennis, K.*; Reynolds, E.* 2018 Magma sediment mingling recorded in pyroclasts from 71 Gulch Volcano, Idaho, USA. Cities on Volcanoes 10, Naples Italy.
Graettinger, A.; Nichols, C.* 2018 A global perspective on Maars: Maar VolcanoLocation and Shape (MaarVLS). IAVCEI 7th International Maar Conference.
Bennis, K.*; Graettinger, A. 2018 Field and experimental analysis of sediment magma mingling at the 71 Gulch Volcano in the western Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA. IAVCEI 7th International Maar Conference.
Busby, C.; Graettinger, A.; Lopez, M. Volcano-tectonic evolution of the central Baja California Gulf margin: 40Ar/40Ar Geochronological constraints. GSA Rocky Mountain Section.
Niemi, T.M.; Busby, C.; Murowchick, J.B.; Gutierrez, G.M.; Antinao Rojas, J.L.; Graettinger, A.; Dorsey, R.J. 2017 Advances in understanding the tectonic evolution of the Santa Rosalia Basin and its stratiform ore deposits: Results of the Baja Basins Research Experience for Undergraduates. AGU Annual Meeting.
Allard, J.*; Acuna, N.*; Hutchinson, S.J.*; Graettinger, A.H.; Busby, C. 2017 Geologic evolution of the Gulf of California near Mulege, Baja California SUR: Results from Baja Basins NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) GSA Annual Meeting.
Hutchinson, S.J.*; Acuna, N.*; Allard, J.*; Graettinger, A. H.; Busby, C. 2017 Volcanic and tectonic evolution of the Gulf of California near Mulege, Baja California Sur: Results from Baja Basins NSF-REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) AGU Annual Meeting
Acuna, D.N.*; Allard, J.*; Hutchinson, S.J.*; Graettinger, A.H.; Busby, C. 2017 Geochemical insights into the volcano tectonic evolution of the Gulf of California near Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. AGU Annual Meeting
Nichols, C.*; Graettinger, A.H. 2017 Regional tectonic control on the shape of maar craters. IAVCEI.
Graettinger, A.H; McGarvie, D.W.; Skilling, I.P.; Höskuldsson, A. 2017 (INVITED) Ice-confined construction of a large basaltic volcano- Austurfjôll massif, Askja, Iceland. IAVCEI
Sonder, I.; Harp, Andrew G.; Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A.; Moitra, P.; Buttner, R.; Zimanowski, B. 2017 Explosive Magma-Water Interaction Experiments: Premix Conditions on Decimeter Scale IAVCEI.
Valentine, G.A.; Graettinger, A.H.; Ross, P.-S.; White, JDL 2017 Updates to concepts on phreatomagmatic maar-diatremes and their pyroclastic deposits. IAVCEI
Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A. 2017 A new approach to phreatomagmatic explosion depth estimation from tephra rings. IAVCEI
Graettinger, A.H.; Hughes, C.G.; Clarke, D.V.*; Banes, A.*; Sewell, K.* 2017. Holey Mars: Distinguishing between small depressions on the surface of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Abstract 1112
Sewell, K.*; Hughes, C.G.; Graettinger, A.H. 2017 Qualifying Martian Maars using CTX imagery. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Abstract1349
Banes, A.*; Graettinger, A.H.2017 Mars Thermokarsts: Characterization and Data Collection on Mars Depressions. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Abstract 1777
Weinell, M.*; Lee, R.; Graettinger, A.; Hughes, C. 2017 The mystery of maars: Characterizing maar-diatreme volcanic deposits at Hopi Buttes Volcanic Field (AZ) using GigaPan and thermal infrared techniques. GSA North Eastern Conference.
Graettinger, A.H. 2016 MaarVLS Maar Volcano Location and Shape Database. Cities on Volcanoes 9, Puerto Varas Chile.
Graettinger, A.H.; Lee, R.; Weinell, M.*; Hughes, C., 2016. Compositional and Textural Analysis of Maar-Diatreme Volcanic Deposits at Hopi Buttes Volcanic Field (AZ) Using GigaPan Panoramic and Thermal Infrared Imagery. American Geophysical Union 2016.
Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine G.A., 2016 Sedimentation from explosive eruptions: larger than laboratory scale experiments. 32nd International Meeting of Sedimentology.
Graettinger, A.H., 2016 MaarVLS: A database of maar craters on Earth to enable investigation of Maars on Mars. 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine, G.A. 2015. Distribution of ejecta in analog tephra rings from discrete single and multiple subsurface explosions. American Geophysical Union Meeting 2015.
Sonder, I.; Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A.2015. What dominates a crater’s size, the largest single explosion of the formation process or the cumulative energy of many? Results of multiblast crater evolution experiments. American Geophysical Union Meeting 2015.
Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine, G.A. 2015. Buried explosion experiments provide insight into ejecta facies distributions and morphology of single and multiple explosion systems. Geological Society of America Meeting 2015.
Valentine, G.A.; Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I. 2015. Phreatomagmatic explosive eruption processes informed by field and experimental studies. European Geophysical Union.
Bowman, D.C.; Lees, J.M.; Taddeucci, J.; Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine G. 2015. Seismoacoustics of explosions at varying scaled depth of burial. Seismological Society of America.
Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine; G.A.; Sonder, I. Deposits from multiple shallow discrete blasts with variable explosion depths: analog models. AGU 2014.
Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A.; Sonder, I.; Ross, P.-S.; White, J.D.L.; Taddeucci, J. 2014. Tracing lithics in maar-diatreme deposits using experiments. IAVCEI-5IMC Conference, Queretaro Mexico. annotated abstract.
Gaudin, D.; Taddeucci, J.; Scheu, B.; Valentine, G.; Capponi, A.; Kueppers, U.; Graettinger, A.; Sonder, I. 2014 From conduit magma ascent to ash generation and dispersal. EGU.
Sonder, I.; Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.; Bowman, D.; Lees, J. 2014. Large scale blast experiments integrate field, remote sensing, and laboratory-based techniques. Seismological Society of America.
Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine, G.A.; Ross, P.S; White, J.D.L.; Taddeucci, J.; Zimanowski, B.; Lube, G.; Kueppers, U.; Bowman, D. 2013. Integrated observations of processes and products of large scale cratering experiments. AGU program and abstracts. Abstract # V34C-05.
Sonder, I.; Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A.; Schmid, A.; Zimanowski, B.; Majji, M.; Ross, P.S.; White, J.D.L.; Taddeucci, J.; Lube, G.; Kueppers, U.; Bowman, D.C. 2013 Improving scaling methods to estimate eruption energies from volcanic crater structures using blast experiments. AGU program and abstracts, Abstract #V41D-2829.
Taddeucci, J.; Valentine, G.A.; Gaudin, D.; Graettinger, A.H.; Lube, G.; Kueppers, U.; Sonder, I.; White, J.D.L.; Ross, P.S.; Bowman, D. 2013. Fake ballistics and real explosions: field-scale experiements on the ejection and emplacement of volcanic bombs during vent-clearing explosive activity. AGU program and abstracts Abstract #V14A-02.
Bowman, D.C.; Kim, K.; Anderson, J.; Lees, J.M.; Taddeucci, J.; Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine, G.A. 2013. Precursory acoustic signals and ground deformation in volcanic explosions. AGU program and abstracts. Abstract # S23B-2495.
Skilling, I.P.; Graettinger, A. H.; Mercurio, E.; McGarvie, D. 2013. Basaltic mamga-water interactions on Earth: Recognition criteria to aid planetary mapping on Mars (invited). AGU program and abstracts. Abstract # V5G-03.
Graettinger, A.H.; Skilling, I.P.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A. 2013 Environmental reconstruction of basaltic glaciovolcanic deposits at Askja, Iceland, using lithofacies and geomorphology. IAVCEI Conference Proceedings, Kagoshima, Japan.
Graettinger, A.H.; Skilling, I.P.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A.; Strand, K. 2011 Effusion to explosion: identification of fragmentation mechanisms in basaltic effusive to phreatomagmatic transitional sequences at Askja, central Iceland
AGU program and abstracts, abstract number: V31E-2569.
Ellis, M.K.*; Graettinger, A.H.; Reath, K.;Skilling, I.P.; Ramsey, M.S.; Hughes, C.G. Multiple mapping techniques of glaciovolcanic regions: Remote sensing and field mapping of Askja (Dyngjufjöll), Iceland. AGU program and abstracts, abstract number: NH53A-1718
Skilling, I.P.; Mercurio, E.; Kagy, H.; Graettinger, A.H.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A. 2011 Intrusions into Wet Tephra at Basaltic Glaciovolcanic Centers: Significance for Interpretation of Facies Architecture. IUGG Conference Proceedings Melbourne.
Graettinger, A.H.; Skilling, I.P.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A.; Strand, K. 2011. Explosive Fragmentation of Pillow Lavas as precursors to phreatomagmatic Lapilli Tuffs? Potential examples from glaciovolcanic sequences at Askja (Dyngjufjöll) central volcano, Iceland. IUGG Conference Proceedings, Melbourne.
Graettinger, A.H.; Skilling, I.P.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A.; Strand, K. 2010. Complex Intrusive Processes at Glaciovolcanic Basaltic Massifs: Fragmental, Coherent and Coherent-Margined Fragmental Dikes at Dyngjufjöll, Central Iceland. AGU program and abstracts, abstract number: NH11B-112.
Graettinger, A.H.; Manville, V.; Briggs, R.M. 2008. Depositional record of historic lahars in the upper Whangaehu Valley, Mt. Ruapehu. IAVCEI Conference proceedings.
Graettinger, A.H., Manville, V., and Briggs, R.M. 2007. Depositional record of historic lahars in the upper Whangaehu Valley, Mt. Ruapehu. New Zealand Geological Society Conference Abstracts.
Graettinger, A., Wisher, A., Lowther, S., 2004. Detailed Study of the Vashon Till from the Puget Lowland, Washington, Through Microtextural Analysis of Quartz Sand Grains. GSA Abstracts with Programs 36, no. 5, 371.
Hahn, M., Graettinger, A., Gustafson, J., Ponzini, C., Wolfe, M., Peters, R., Stein, K., and Tepper, J., 2004. Eocene Pyroclastic Deposits at Chimacum, Washington: Adakite Magmatism in the Cascadia Forearc. GSA Abstracts with Programs 36, no. 4, 33.
Graettinger, A., Bell, P., Koehler, L, 2002. Characterization of Littoral Sands from Owen Beach in Tacoma Washington State. GSA Abstracts with Programs 35, no. 4.
Current:
September 2022- present: Associate Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Division of the Natural and Built Environment, Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty, School of Science and Engineering
August 2016 Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Department of Geosciences.
Education:
2012 PhD, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
2008 Master of Science, First Class Honours, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
2005 Bachelor of Science in Geology, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, USA.
Previous Employment:
Jan 2013-2016 Post-Doctoral Associate, University at Buffalo, Center for Geohazard Studies. Research includes large scale experimental volcanology with a focus on magma / water interactions.
2012 Lecturer, University at Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Geology of the Planets, Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere, Geographical Information Systems (mixed Grad / Undergrad).
2008-09 Research assistant, GNS Science, Taupo, New Zealand.
GIS analysis, field work, geohazard event report preparation.
Teaching experience:
Introduction to Geology/General Geology, Natural Hazards, Environmental Geology, Planetary Geology, Volcanology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Mineralogy, Geoscience Seminar (writing intensive), Field Techniques and Geographical Information Systems.
Field Areas:
Askja Volcano, Iceland
Diamond Craters, Oregon, USA
Big Bend National Park, TX, USA
Western Snake River Plain Idaho, USA
Miocene volcanic sequences in Baja California Sur, Mexico
Hopi Buttes Volcanic Field, Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA
Ruapehu, New Zealand
Sanarate, Guatemala
Awards:
2023 UMKC Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers
2021 Trustee's Faculty Scholar Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2019 Bernardin Research Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2018 Dean's Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2014 Nila T. Gnamm Junior Faculty Research Fund, University at Buffalo
2014 Alaska Satellite Facility research support
2014 DigiGlobe Imagery Grant, DigitalGlobe Foundation
2011-12 Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh
2011 Student’s choice best TA, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, University of Pittsburgh.
2010-11 TA Mentor Award, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh
2009 GSA Research Award, Geological Society of America
2006 Hastie Research Award, Geological Society of New Zealand
2006 Poster Paper Presentation Award, University of Waikato
2005 Norm Anderson Award, University of Puget Sound
2001-05 Dean’s Scholarship, University of Puget Sound
Computer and Technical Skills: Arc GIS 9.2-10.6.1, Microsoft Office, ENVI 4.8, EndNote, ImageJ, SedLog, InkScape, AgiSoft, Cloud Compare, familiarity with Python and Matlab. FlySpec, SEM, Petrographic Microscope, FLIR camera, Field Spec (visible spectrometer), large scale experiment design and execution.
Affiliations:
IAVCEI, AGU, GSA, ESWN, AAAS, NAGT, AWG
Presentation abstracts:
* Indicates student author
Graettinger, A.H., Nolan, J.A.* 2023 Constraining the possible distance of proximal ballistic hazards at maar volcanoes in the absence of sufficient local data. Congresso 80 Aniversario del Paricuitin.
Torres Ewert, Ivana *, Graettinger, A.H., Sakimoto, S., Sonder, I.; Tyler-Post, T.* Flores, R.* 2023 Preliminary data constraints on how moisture content in sediment influences physical and thermal responses during magma/sediment interaction. IAVCEI abstract 808.
Benz, Brooke*, Graettinger, A.H., Torres Ewert, Ivana* 2023 Characterizing Early Holocene Vents at Askja Volcano, Iceland. IAVCEI abstract 587.
Graettinger, A.H., Bennis, K., Galletly, A., Grachen, H., Hanson, Richard, Brand, B. 2023 Noisy neighbors: how do you get non-explosive mingling next to explosive
interactions? IAVCEI abstract 454.
Nolan, Joseph A.*, Graettinger, A.H. 2023 The hole is greater than the sum of its parts: using morphometry to interpret complex monogenetic landforms. IAVCEI abstract 462.
Sonder, I., Graettinger, A. H., Neilsen, T.B., Matoza, R.S., Taddeucci, J., Lev, E., Waite, G. P., Befus, K.S., Valentine, G.A., Tsunematsu, K. 2023 Transient Crater Depths and Energy Partitioning in Multi-Explosion Subsurface Explosive Events. IAVCEI abstract 1307.
Nolan, Joseph*; Graettinger, A. 2022 Morphometric analysis of spatter landforms from multiple volcanic fields. Geological Society of America Meeting.
Galletly, A*., Graettinger, A.H., Hanson, R.E. 2022 Inferring the process of formation for billowed structures along the margins of basaltic intrusions emplaced into wet sediment at Big Bend National Park, Texas and 71 Gulch, Idaho, USA. GSA Annual Meeting.
Mindrup, Q*.; Busby, C.J., Graettinger, A.H., McEnaney, T.N.*, Murowchick, J.B. 2022 Oligocene and Miocene Ignimbrites in the Concepcion Peninsula, Gulf of California rift, Baja California Sur: Baja Basins NSF International Research Experience for Students. GSA Annual Meeting.
Niemi, T., Graettinger, A., Salgado Munoz, V.*, Murowchick, J., Busby, C., Martinez Gutierrez, G., Antinao Rojas, J.L., Dorsey, R., Darin, M., Gardner, K.*, The Baja Basins Program: Mentored undergraduate field and lab research integrating multidisciplinary geologic data to address the tectonic evolution of the Gulf of California rift of the east-central Baja Peninsula, Mexico. GSA Annual Meeting.
McEnaney, T.*, Mindrup, Q.*, Busby, C., Graettinger, A., 2022 Geologic map and cross section of Concepcion Peninsula, Gulf of California rift, Baja California Sur: Baja Basins NSF International Research Experience for Students. GSA Annual Meeting.
Nolan, Joseph*, Graettinger, A. 2022 (rescheduled) SMILES American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism.
Sakimoto, Susan, Torres Ewert, Ivana*, Sonder, Ingo, Graettinger, A. 2022 Lava-induced thermal penetration depths in unconsolidated media: Implications for Distributed Volcanic landforms. American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism.
Sonder, I., Graettinger, A., Neilsen, T., Matoza, R., Taddeucci, J., Lev, E., Tsunematsu, K., Waite, G., Valentine, G., Befus, K. 2022. Experiments on Multiblast Craters — Linking Crater Size and Seismo-Acoustic Records. American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism.
Graettinger, A.; Bearden, A.*, 2022 Measuring migrating hazards during maar eruptions. American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism. Abstract 659433.
Graettinger, Alison, Broley, Kyle* Bearden, Alexander,* 2021 Using maar diatreme-geometries to constrain subsurface influence on explosive magma water interactions. Geological Society of America Meeting.
Broley, Kyle*, Graettinger, Alison 2021 An examination of basalt lava flow peperite associated with Dotsero Crater, Colorado. Geological Society of America Meeting.
Grachen, Hannah*, Graettinger, Alison, Brand, Brittany 2021 Intense shallow magma sediment mingling within dikes at Guffey Butte Maar, Idaho. Geological Society of America Meeting 2021.
DeBone, Kristin*, Hanson, Richard, Graettinger, Alison, Lehman, Tom 2021 Explosive basaltic phreatomagmatic eruptions, destruction of an ancient forest and substrate collapse during maar volcanism recorded within Paleocene alluvial plain strata of the Black Peaks Formation, Big Bend National Park, West Texas. NC-SC GSA.
Bearden, A.*, Graettinger, A.H. 2021 Constraining the size and shape of terrestrial maar volcanoes through the expanded MaarVLS database: preparation for remote identification of maars on Mars. NC-SC GSA.
Galletly, A.*, Graettinger, A., Bearden, A.* 2021 Billowed structures of basaltic intrusions: A comparison of Big Bend National Park, Texas and 71 Gulch, Idaho. NC-SC GSA.
Bearden, A.*, Ibarra, J.*, Rack, S.*, Garcia, L.*, Graettinger, A.H., Busby, C. 2020 Mapping and Petrographic Analysis in the Comondú Arc, Concepción Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California (Mexico): Results from Baja Basins IRES. Geological Society of America National Conference.
Rack, S.*, Ibarra, J.*, Bearden, A.*, Garcia, L.*, Graettinger, A.H., Busby, C., 2020 Xenolith-rich dikes in the Comondú arc, Bahia de Concepcion Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California: Results from Baja Basins IRES. Geological Society of America National Conference.
Galletly, A.J.*, Graettinger, A.H., Bearden, A.* 2020 Classification of Billowed Structures in Margins of Eocene Basaltic Intrusions Using Photogrammetric Analysis at Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. Geological Society of America National Conference.
Nolan, J.A.*, Graettinger, A.H. 2020 Recognizing and quantifying diagnostic morphometric parameters for the remote identification of small volume volcanic landforms and related features. Geological Society of America National Conference.
Graettinger, A.H., Bearden, Alexander* 2020. Measuring migrating hazards during maar eruptions. AGU Chapman Conference on Distributed Volcanism.
Graettinger, A.H, Bearden, A.* 2020 Migrating hazards from maars recorded in crater morphologies. 8th International Maar Conference.
Crouse, Jaime*, Graettinger, A.H. 2020 Defining parameters for identifying secondary impact craters on the Moon. American Astronomical Society.
Bennis, K.*, Graettinger, A.H., 2019 71 Gulch subsurface and eruptive deposits record variations in sediment-magma mingling. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. V43G-0177.
Santilli, A.*, Graettinger A.H., 2019 The record of magma storage conditions in phenocrysts below a glacial to ice-free Askja Volcano, Iceland. American Geophysical Union annual meeting. V43G-0165.
Sonder, I., Harp, A., Graettinger, A., Moitra, P., Valentine, G., Büttner, R., Zimanowski, B. 2019 Geometry and the time dependencies of intense magma-water interaction experiments on decimeter and meter scale. American Geophysical Union annual meeting. V51C-04.
Farquharson, J., Wadsworth, F., Kushnir, A., Williams, R., Chevrel, O., Kennedy, B., Heap, M., Delmelle, P., Iacovino, K., Krippner, J., Vasseur, J., Varley, N., Hornby, A., James, M., von Aulock, F., Donovan, A., Graettinger, A., Kueppers, U., de Moor, M., Rouwet, D., Barclay, J., Dohaney, J., Kataoka, K., Mikhail, S, Jolley, A., Morin, J., Ebmeier, S.. 2019 Volcanica: a diamond open-access success story for volcano-based research. American Geophysical Union annual meeting. U14E-02.
Graettinger, A.H., Bearden, A.* 2019 Lateral migration of explosion locations in phreatomagmatic dominated volcanic constructs constrained from global shape analysis of maar craters. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. V43G-0173.
Blasizzo, A.Y.*, Ukstins, I.; Thines, J., Graettinger, A., Scheidt, S. 2019 A textural analysis of the 1961 Askja, Iceland lava flow for Martian analog studies. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. P43D-3494.
Nolan, J.*, Bearden, A.*, Galletly, A.*, Graettinger, A. 2019 Quantifying morphometry through 3-D models produced by UAV photogrammetry of volcanic craters and collapse features in Diamond Craters, Oregon and implications to Martian crater fields. Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting.
Graettinger, A.H. 2019 Comparing terrestrial and candidate Martian maars. International Union of Geology and Geophysics. IUGG19-4012
Bennis, K.* and Graettinger, A.H. 2019 Sediment-magma mingling associated with blocky and fluidal peperites in a subaqueous basaltic fissure eruption. Geological Society of America Joint RM, NC, SC Section Meeting.
Graettinger, A.H., Bennis, K.*, Reynolds, E.* 2019 Magma sediment mingling in a basaltic phreatomagmatic fissure eruption. Geological Society of America Joint RM, NC, SC Section Meeting.
Graettinger, A.H. and Hughes, C.G. 2019 Criteria for candidate maars on Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
Graettinger, A.; Oppenheimer, J.; Soldati, A.; Befus, K.; Sonder, I. 2018 Insights into volcanic crater morphology and proximal deposits from multi-blast large scale experiments at University at Buffalo NSF Collaborative Blast Workshop. American
Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
Bennis, K.*; Graettinger, A.; Sonder, I. 2018 Field observations on sediment-magma mingling textures at 71 Gulch inform analog experiments using remolten basalt. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
Sonder, I.; Harp, A.; Graettinger, A.; Moitra, P; Valentine, G.; Buttner, R.; Zimanowski, B. 2018 Meter-scale experiments on magma-water interaction. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
Bennis, K.*; Graettinger, A. 2018 Reconstructing the eruption at the 71 Gulch Volcano from phreatomagmatic deposits, western Snake River Plain, Idaho. Geological Society of America National Meeting.
Graettinger, A.; Bennis, K.*; Reynolds, E.* 2018 Magma sediment mingling recorded in pyroclasts from 71 Gulch Volcano, Idaho, USA. Cities on Volcanoes 10, Naples Italy.
Graettinger, A.; Nichols, C.* 2018 A global perspective on Maars: Maar VolcanoLocation and Shape (MaarVLS). IAVCEI 7th International Maar Conference.
Bennis, K.*; Graettinger, A. 2018 Field and experimental analysis of sediment magma mingling at the 71 Gulch Volcano in the western Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA. IAVCEI 7th International Maar Conference.
Busby, C.; Graettinger, A.; Lopez, M. Volcano-tectonic evolution of the central Baja California Gulf margin: 40Ar/40Ar Geochronological constraints. GSA Rocky Mountain Section.
Niemi, T.M.; Busby, C.; Murowchick, J.B.; Gutierrez, G.M.; Antinao Rojas, J.L.; Graettinger, A.; Dorsey, R.J. 2017 Advances in understanding the tectonic evolution of the Santa Rosalia Basin and its stratiform ore deposits: Results of the Baja Basins Research Experience for Undergraduates. AGU Annual Meeting.
Allard, J.*; Acuna, N.*; Hutchinson, S.J.*; Graettinger, A.H.; Busby, C. 2017 Geologic evolution of the Gulf of California near Mulege, Baja California SUR: Results from Baja Basins NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) GSA Annual Meeting.
Hutchinson, S.J.*; Acuna, N.*; Allard, J.*; Graettinger, A. H.; Busby, C. 2017 Volcanic and tectonic evolution of the Gulf of California near Mulege, Baja California Sur: Results from Baja Basins NSF-REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) AGU Annual Meeting
Acuna, D.N.*; Allard, J.*; Hutchinson, S.J.*; Graettinger, A.H.; Busby, C. 2017 Geochemical insights into the volcano tectonic evolution of the Gulf of California near Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico. AGU Annual Meeting
Nichols, C.*; Graettinger, A.H. 2017 Regional tectonic control on the shape of maar craters. IAVCEI.
Graettinger, A.H; McGarvie, D.W.; Skilling, I.P.; Höskuldsson, A. 2017 (INVITED) Ice-confined construction of a large basaltic volcano- Austurfjôll massif, Askja, Iceland. IAVCEI
Sonder, I.; Harp, Andrew G.; Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A.; Moitra, P.; Buttner, R.; Zimanowski, B. 2017 Explosive Magma-Water Interaction Experiments: Premix Conditions on Decimeter Scale IAVCEI.
Valentine, G.A.; Graettinger, A.H.; Ross, P.-S.; White, JDL 2017 Updates to concepts on phreatomagmatic maar-diatremes and their pyroclastic deposits. IAVCEI
Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A. 2017 A new approach to phreatomagmatic explosion depth estimation from tephra rings. IAVCEI
Graettinger, A.H.; Hughes, C.G.; Clarke, D.V.*; Banes, A.*; Sewell, K.* 2017. Holey Mars: Distinguishing between small depressions on the surface of Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Abstract 1112
Sewell, K.*; Hughes, C.G.; Graettinger, A.H. 2017 Qualifying Martian Maars using CTX imagery. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Abstract1349
Banes, A.*; Graettinger, A.H.2017 Mars Thermokarsts: Characterization and Data Collection on Mars Depressions. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Abstract 1777
Weinell, M.*; Lee, R.; Graettinger, A.; Hughes, C. 2017 The mystery of maars: Characterizing maar-diatreme volcanic deposits at Hopi Buttes Volcanic Field (AZ) using GigaPan and thermal infrared techniques. GSA North Eastern Conference.
Graettinger, A.H. 2016 MaarVLS Maar Volcano Location and Shape Database. Cities on Volcanoes 9, Puerto Varas Chile.
Graettinger, A.H.; Lee, R.; Weinell, M.*; Hughes, C., 2016. Compositional and Textural Analysis of Maar-Diatreme Volcanic Deposits at Hopi Buttes Volcanic Field (AZ) Using GigaPan Panoramic and Thermal Infrared Imagery. American Geophysical Union 2016.
Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine G.A., 2016 Sedimentation from explosive eruptions: larger than laboratory scale experiments. 32nd International Meeting of Sedimentology.
Graettinger, A.H., 2016 MaarVLS: A database of maar craters on Earth to enable investigation of Maars on Mars. 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine, G.A. 2015. Distribution of ejecta in analog tephra rings from discrete single and multiple subsurface explosions. American Geophysical Union Meeting 2015.
Sonder, I.; Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A.2015. What dominates a crater’s size, the largest single explosion of the formation process or the cumulative energy of many? Results of multiblast crater evolution experiments. American Geophysical Union Meeting 2015.
Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine, G.A. 2015. Buried explosion experiments provide insight into ejecta facies distributions and morphology of single and multiple explosion systems. Geological Society of America Meeting 2015.
Valentine, G.A.; Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I. 2015. Phreatomagmatic explosive eruption processes informed by field and experimental studies. European Geophysical Union.
Bowman, D.C.; Lees, J.M.; Taddeucci, J.; Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine G. 2015. Seismoacoustics of explosions at varying scaled depth of burial. Seismological Society of America.
Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine; G.A.; Sonder, I. Deposits from multiple shallow discrete blasts with variable explosion depths: analog models. AGU 2014.
Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A.; Sonder, I.; Ross, P.-S.; White, J.D.L.; Taddeucci, J. 2014. Tracing lithics in maar-diatreme deposits using experiments. IAVCEI-5IMC Conference, Queretaro Mexico. annotated abstract.
Gaudin, D.; Taddeucci, J.; Scheu, B.; Valentine, G.; Capponi, A.; Kueppers, U.; Graettinger, A.; Sonder, I. 2014 From conduit magma ascent to ash generation and dispersal. EGU.
Sonder, I.; Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.; Bowman, D.; Lees, J. 2014. Large scale blast experiments integrate field, remote sensing, and laboratory-based techniques. Seismological Society of America.
Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine, G.A.; Ross, P.S; White, J.D.L.; Taddeucci, J.; Zimanowski, B.; Lube, G.; Kueppers, U.; Bowman, D. 2013. Integrated observations of processes and products of large scale cratering experiments. AGU program and abstracts. Abstract # V34C-05.
Sonder, I.; Graettinger, A.H.; Valentine, G.A.; Schmid, A.; Zimanowski, B.; Majji, M.; Ross, P.S.; White, J.D.L.; Taddeucci, J.; Lube, G.; Kueppers, U.; Bowman, D.C. 2013 Improving scaling methods to estimate eruption energies from volcanic crater structures using blast experiments. AGU program and abstracts, Abstract #V41D-2829.
Taddeucci, J.; Valentine, G.A.; Gaudin, D.; Graettinger, A.H.; Lube, G.; Kueppers, U.; Sonder, I.; White, J.D.L.; Ross, P.S.; Bowman, D. 2013. Fake ballistics and real explosions: field-scale experiements on the ejection and emplacement of volcanic bombs during vent-clearing explosive activity. AGU program and abstracts Abstract #V14A-02.
Bowman, D.C.; Kim, K.; Anderson, J.; Lees, J.M.; Taddeucci, J.; Graettinger, A.H.; Sonder, I.; Valentine, G.A. 2013. Precursory acoustic signals and ground deformation in volcanic explosions. AGU program and abstracts. Abstract # S23B-2495.
Skilling, I.P.; Graettinger, A. H.; Mercurio, E.; McGarvie, D. 2013. Basaltic mamga-water interactions on Earth: Recognition criteria to aid planetary mapping on Mars (invited). AGU program and abstracts. Abstract # V5G-03.
Graettinger, A.H.; Skilling, I.P.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A. 2013 Environmental reconstruction of basaltic glaciovolcanic deposits at Askja, Iceland, using lithofacies and geomorphology. IAVCEI Conference Proceedings, Kagoshima, Japan.
Graettinger, A.H.; Skilling, I.P.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A.; Strand, K. 2011 Effusion to explosion: identification of fragmentation mechanisms in basaltic effusive to phreatomagmatic transitional sequences at Askja, central Iceland
AGU program and abstracts, abstract number: V31E-2569.
Ellis, M.K.*; Graettinger, A.H.; Reath, K.;Skilling, I.P.; Ramsey, M.S.; Hughes, C.G. Multiple mapping techniques of glaciovolcanic regions: Remote sensing and field mapping of Askja (Dyngjufjöll), Iceland. AGU program and abstracts, abstract number: NH53A-1718
Skilling, I.P.; Mercurio, E.; Kagy, H.; Graettinger, A.H.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A. 2011 Intrusions into Wet Tephra at Basaltic Glaciovolcanic Centers: Significance for Interpretation of Facies Architecture. IUGG Conference Proceedings Melbourne.
Graettinger, A.H.; Skilling, I.P.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A.; Strand, K. 2011. Explosive Fragmentation of Pillow Lavas as precursors to phreatomagmatic Lapilli Tuffs? Potential examples from glaciovolcanic sequences at Askja (Dyngjufjöll) central volcano, Iceland. IUGG Conference Proceedings, Melbourne.
Graettinger, A.H.; Skilling, I.P.; McGarvie, D.; Höskuldsson, A.; Strand, K. 2010. Complex Intrusive Processes at Glaciovolcanic Basaltic Massifs: Fragmental, Coherent and Coherent-Margined Fragmental Dikes at Dyngjufjöll, Central Iceland. AGU program and abstracts, abstract number: NH11B-112.
Graettinger, A.H.; Manville, V.; Briggs, R.M. 2008. Depositional record of historic lahars in the upper Whangaehu Valley, Mt. Ruapehu. IAVCEI Conference proceedings.
Graettinger, A.H., Manville, V., and Briggs, R.M. 2007. Depositional record of historic lahars in the upper Whangaehu Valley, Mt. Ruapehu. New Zealand Geological Society Conference Abstracts.
Graettinger, A., Wisher, A., Lowther, S., 2004. Detailed Study of the Vashon Till from the Puget Lowland, Washington, Through Microtextural Analysis of Quartz Sand Grains. GSA Abstracts with Programs 36, no. 5, 371.
Hahn, M., Graettinger, A., Gustafson, J., Ponzini, C., Wolfe, M., Peters, R., Stein, K., and Tepper, J., 2004. Eocene Pyroclastic Deposits at Chimacum, Washington: Adakite Magmatism in the Cascadia Forearc. GSA Abstracts with Programs 36, no. 4, 33.
Graettinger, A., Bell, P., Koehler, L, 2002. Characterization of Littoral Sands from Owen Beach in Tacoma Washington State. GSA Abstracts with Programs 35, no. 4.
Image: Sakurajima, Japan.
