David Cavell

Program: M.S. in Geology

Office: Physical Sciences 227 (Galena Pod)

davidcavell@isu.edu

I am a volcanologist who has focused on physical volcanology of basaltic volcanoes. My project at ISU is mapping the surface lava flows of Sixmile Butte in the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho and identifying, through geochemistry and petrology, changes in the evolution of the volcano's lavas during its eruptive phase. I will be utilizing ground mapping techniques and observation to produce a detailed map of individual lava flow lobes. With geochemical and petrological techniques, I will map mineral phase changes and concentrations of the lava flows.