justin davis
M.S. student
university of south carolina
justin davis
M.S. student
university of south carolina
contact
Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences
701 Sumter St. EWS 617
Columbia, SC 29208
USA
803.777.3353
803.777.6610 FAX
jdavis (at) geol.sc.edu
EDUCATION
M.S. University of South Carolina, 2011 (expected)
B.S. University of South Carolina, 2009
research
I have been using U-Pb detrital-zircon geochronology to evaluate genetic relationships between metamorphic sandstones of Graham Land & Palmer Land (Antarctic Peninsula) and Tierra del Fuego (Southernmost South America) in order to help determine Mesozoic-Cenozoic paleogeographic relationships between the two continents. This work will allow us to evaluate how the opening of the Drake Passage may have influenced the glaciation of Antarctica at the Eocene-Oligocene transition.
publications
Barbeau, D.L., Davis, J.D., Murray, K.E., Valencia, V., Gehrels, G.E., Zahid, K.M., and Gombosi, D.J., 2010, Detrital-zircon geochronology of metasedimentary rocks of northwestern Graham Land, Antarctic Science 22, 65-78, doi:10.1017/S095410200999054X
laboratory teaching experience
GEOL 101: Introduction to the Earth
GEOL 201: Observing the Earth
other
I was born and raised in Anderson, SC. In 2004, I enrolled at The University of South Carolina where I completed my Bachelor's in Geology in May 2009. I am continuing my education by pursuing an M.S. in Geology. In my free time I enjoy Gamecock baseball and football, outdoor sports, and backflips. My favorite way to preserve my sanity is to jump out of airplanes on the weekends with nothing but an altimeter and a parachute. Recently, I earned my A-license in skydiving, and I am currently working to obtain my B-license.
news
I recently returned from conducting field work in Antarctica and Chile, aboard the Laurence M. Gould and Northanger respectively, where I collected rock samples from the northern Antarctic Peninsula for my thesis.
My first manuscript has been published (Barbeau et al., 2010, Antarctic Science).