Claire E. Lukens
Education University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
PhD Candidate in Geology, anticipated graduation 2015
- Advisor: Cliff Riebe
MS in Geology, August 2010
- Advisor: Barbara Carrapa
The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Bachelor of Arts, 2004
Major: Geology, graduated with distinctions
Research Graduate Research
Experience University of Wyoming; Cliff Riebe, advisor
Thesis title: Process from provenance: Sediment origins and the evolution of grain size in steep mountain catchments (in progress)
University of Wyoming; Barbara Carrapa, advisor
Thesis title: Miocene exhumation revealed by detrital minerals of Tajik rivers: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the Pamir
Honors Thesis Research
Colorado College; Paul Myrow, advisor
Thesis title: Wave-modified turbidites: Hyperpycnal flow deposits in the Minturn Formation, Central Colorado
Independent Research Project March-April, 2003
Associated Colleges of the Midwest San Jose, Costa Rica
Project Title: The Activity of Volcán Arenal
Program participant July-August 2002
Research Experience for Undergraduates – Dinosaur National Monument Vernal, UT
Described and mapped fluvial facies in the Cretaceous Cedar Mountain formation
Work Summer Faculty
Experience Colorado College June-July 2011
Developed and taught a summer block (one month intensive), Geology of the Pike’s Peak Region (GY135) for 8 students
Teaching Assistant August 2008-present
University of Wyoming
Physical Geology (GEOL 1100) (2 semesters) under Erin Campbell-Stone, lab coordinator
Sedimentation and Stratigraphy (GEOL 2100) under Barbara Carrapa
Geology Field Camp (GEOL 4717) under Erin Campbell-Stone
Water, Dirt and Climate (GEOL/ENR 1500) under Cliff Riebe
Geochemical Cycles and the Earth System (GEOL/ENR 2000) under Carrick Eggleston
Trip Leader January 2009 - present
University of Wyoming Outdoor Program Laramie, WY
Geoscience Intern May-August 2009
ConocoPhillips Alaska Anchorage, AK
Lead Instructor April 2006 – November 2007
Instructor August – November 2005
Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center Lyons, OR
Developed and implemented field-based science curriculum for children aged 3-18, assisted with forest and stream ecology university coursework, developed and taught adult workshops on a variety of topics
Paraprofessional – Geology Department August 2004 – June 2005
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
Prepared, taught, and graded daily lab exercises and field activities; provided logistical support for extended field excursions
Publications
& Abstracts:
Lukens, C.E. Carrapa, B., Singer, B. S., & Gehrels, G., 2012, Miocene Exhumation of the Pamir revealed by detrital geo-thermochronology of Tajik rivers: Tectonics, 31, TC2014.
Lukens, C.E., Riebe C. S., Shuster, D. L., Sklar, L. S., & Beyeler, J. D., 2011. Tracing the origins of coarse sediment in steep mountain catchments. AGU fall meeting, Session EP51A.
Lukens, C. E., Carrapa, B., Schoenbohm, L, Singer, B. S., & Jicha, B. R, 2009. Tectono-thermal evolution of the western Pamir Mountains, using 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology on modern river sands: AGU fall meeting.
Lukens, C.E., Myrow, P.M., Lamb, M., Houck, K., & Parsons, J., 2004, Wave-modified turbidites: hyperpycnal flow deposits in the Minturn Formation, central Colorado: GSA, Rocky Mt. Sect., Abs. with Prog., 36, 26.
Myrow, P.M., Lukens, C., Lamb, M.P., Houck, K., and Strauss, J, 2008. Transgressive prodelta deposits, Pennsylvanian Minturn formation, Colorado. Jour. Sed. Res., 78, 512-528.
Lamb, M.P., Myrow, P.M., Lukens, C., Houck, K., & Strauss, J, 2008. Deposits of wave influenced turbidity currents: Pennsylvanian Minturn formation, Colorado. Jour. Sed. Res., 78; 480-498.
Engel, T., Lukens, C., Rundell, J., Schmeisser, R., Suurmeyer, N., and Maxson, J., 2002. Fluvial facies and reconstruction of the Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation in Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 34, no. 7., p. 280
Awards &
Scholarships
- Horton Grant, AGU Hydrology Section, 2012 ($10,000)
- Geological Society of America Student Research Grant, 2012 ($1,967)
- Bradbury Family Scholarship, University of Wyoming, 2010
- Outstanding Master of Science Award, University of Wyoming Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, 2010
- Outstanding Student Award, Association for Women Geoscientists, Laramide Chapter, 2010
- Association for Women Geoscientists Award, Colorado College, 2004
- Donald B. Gould Scholarship Award in Geology, Colorado College, 2003
- Research Experience for Undergraduates, NSF, 2002
Service
- Advisory Committee Graduate Student Rep., College of Arts and Sciences, U. Wyoming, 2010-2011
- Graduate Student Handbook committee, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, U. Wyoming, 2012-2013