Sarah Titus

Concept puzzles about geophysical methods part of Geophysics:Workshop 07:Geophysics Activities
These exercises can be used in class to insure students have a firm grasp on the concepts behind a variety of geophysical techniques and can take anywhere between 10-45 minutes.

Skill puzzles part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
These are short exercises that allow students practice with concepts in Structural Geology, Tectonics, or Geophysics. (Many of them were designed with Eric Horsman.) The basic idea is to give students opportunities ...

Photo observation & interpretation part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
Each week in Structural Geology, I assign students the task of sketching, describing, and interpreting an image. The images are chosen to match the relevant course material for that week. There is a specific form ...

Can Anisotropic Rocks Influence Stress Directions from Boreholes? part of Cutting Edge:Courses:Structural Geology and Tectonics:2022 Structure and Tectonics Forum:Abstracts
This abstract page from the 2022 Structure and Tectonics Forum examines how rock anisotropy may affect borehole-derived stress directions, presenting experimental and field data suggesting bedding anisotropies can influence breakout orientations, potentially leading to misinterpretations of regional stress fields in anisotropic formations.

Quantifying Distributed Deformation near Oceanic Transform Faults: Examples from Cyprus and Iceland part of 2018 Structure and Tectonics Forum:Abstracts
Academic abstract page presenting research on distributed deformation near oceanic transform faults using structural and paleomagnetic data from Cyprus and Iceland, focusing on fault-perpendicular gradients and deformation patterns in both ancient and active tectonic settings.

Quantifying Deformation in Ridge-Transform Systems: An Example from the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:2016 Structure and Tectonics Forum:Abstracts
Academic abstract page presenting geological research on deformation at ridge-transform intersections using structural and paleomagnetic data from the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus, with statistical analysis and geodesic regression to quantify spatial deformation patterns in oceanic lithosphere.

Deformation Bands in the Etchegoin Formation: Implications for Stresses on the San Andreas Fault in Central California part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:2014 Structure and Tectonics Forum Abstracts
Sarah Titus, Carleton College Alice Newman, University of Vermont Lucy Livesay, Carleton College Amanda Yourd, Carleton College Deformation bands are well developed in poorly-cemented blue sandstones of the ...

Enhance student understanding of geophysical data, methods, and interpretations part of Integrative Science & Math Education at Carleton:For Carleton Faculty:Curriculum Develpment Projects
A curriculum development project page detailing the integration of gravity-based geophysical methods into undergraduate education at Carleton College, focusing on enhancing students' quantitative literacy, spatial visualization of subsurface structures, and authentic research experiences through hands-on data collection, analysis, and modeling.

Focal mechanism sphere part of Structural Geology and Tectonics:Structure, Geophysics, and Tectonics 2012:Activities
This see-through sphere helps students visualize how slip on a fault relates to the focal mechanism representation of the same deformation.

Acquisition of Data Sets for Gravity Inversion Laboratories part of CISMI:For Carleton Faculty:Curriculum Development Projects
We collected gravity data across two canyon-spanning bridges in the southwest, USA. These data were analyzed and modeled by students in Geophysics.

Sarah Titus, Geology part of CISMI:For Carleton Faculty:Equipment
Gravimeter