Laura B. Carter • 6100 Main St, MS-126, Houston, TX 77005 • • [email protected] • (207)939-8887 (Cell) • EDUCATION Rice University, Department of Earth Science, Houston, Texas, USA Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Science—expected Dec 2017, current GPA: 3.89. University of Bristol, Graduate School, Faculty of Science, Department of Earth Sciences, Bristol, UK Masters of Research in the Science of Natural Hazards—Fall 2012, with Distinction. Indiana University, School of Arts and Sciences, Geology Department, Bloomington, Indiana, USA Non-degree undergraduate credits in Field Geology—June-August 2011, GPA: 3.70. Tufts University, School of Arts and Sciences, Geology Department, Medford, Massachusetts, USA Bachelor of Science in Geological Science - May 2011, Overall GPA: 3.39, Geology GPA: 3.69. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • Geochemical Society (GS), Student Member—2014-Present. • American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)—2014-Present. • American Geophysical Union (AGU), Student Member—2012-Present. • International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)—2012-Present. • Geological Society of America (GSA), Student Member – 2009-Present. HONORS/AWARDS Department of Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, TX 2016 Alison Henning Teaching Award 2016 Douglas and Martha Lou Broussard Fellowship 2015 Torkild Rieber Award Geological Society of America, Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division, Vancouver, Canada 2014 Kirk Bryan Award for Excellence—Presented to Ridge et al. 2012 AJS at GSA Annual Meeting 2014. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California 2012 Fall Meeting Student Travel Grant University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Master’s degree awarded with Distinction—Fall 2012. Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts Undergraduate Dean’s List—Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010. 2011 Robert L. Nichols Scholarship Prize in Geology 2010 Charles E. Stearns Scholarship Prize in Geology 2009 James D. Hume Field Geology Scholarship Prize Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 2011 The Charles Deiss and the Judson Mead Field Station Scholarship PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS Carter, L.B. & Dasgupta, R. (2016). Effect of melt composition on crustal carbonate assimilation—Implications for the transition from calcite consumption to skarnification and associated CO2 degassing. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (accepted, under revision). Carter, L.B. & Dasgupta, R. The Effects of Varying Magma and Crustal Carbonate Composition on Assimilation & CO2 Degassing at Arc Volcanoes. AGU Annual Meeting Poster Presentation, Abstract no. V21C-3055, San Francisco, CA, Dec 2015. Carter, L.B. & Dasgupta, R. (2015). Hydrous basalt-limestone interaction at crustal conditions: Implications for generation of ultracalcic melts and outflux of CO2 at volcanic arcs. Earth and Planetary Science Letter,s v. 412, p. 132-142, DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2015.06.053. Carter, L.B. & Dasgupta R. Magma-Limestone Interaction in the Arc Crust—Implications for Volcanic Degassing of CO2. Deep Carbon Observatory Thematic Institute Poster Presentation and CIDER Poster Presentation, Berkeley, CA, July 2015. 1 Laura B. Carter • 6100 Main St, MS-126, Houston, TX 77005 • • [email protected] • (207)939-8887 (Cell) • Carter, L.B., & Dasgupta, R. Basalt-Limestone and Andesite-Limestone Interaction in the Arc Crust – Implications for Volcanic Degassing of CO2. AGU Annual Meeting Oral Presentation, Abstract no. V31G-04, San Francisco, CA, Dec 2014. Carter, L.B., Dasgupta, R. Basalt-calcite interaction at crustal conditions and implication for volcanic emission of CO2. Abstract no. 3924, Goldschmidt Annual Meeting Poster Presentation, Sacramento, CA, June 2014. Carter, L.B., Skora, S.E., Blundy, J., de Hoog, J.C.M., Elliott, T., (2015) An experimental study of trace element fluxes from subducted oceanic crust. Journal of Petrology, v. 56, no. 8, p. 1585-1606, DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egv046. Carter, L.B., Skora, S.E., Blundy, J. Experimental Hydrated Partial Melting of Natural Pristine and Altered MORB Beneath Subduction Zones. AGU Annual Meeting Poster Presentation, Abstract no. 1489236, San Francisco, December 2012. Ridge, J.C., Balco, G., Bayless, R.L., Beck, C.C., Carter, L.B., Dean, J.L., Voytek, E.B., Wei, J.H. (2012) The New North American Varve Chronology: A Precise Record of Southeastern Laurentide Ice Sheet Deglaciation and Climate, 18.2-12.5kyr BP, and Correlations with Greenland Ice Core Records. American Journal of Science v.312, p. 685-722, DOI 10.2475/07.2012.01. Ridge, J.C., Balco, G., Beck, C.C., Carter, L.B., Voytek, E.B., Wei, J.H. The new North American Varve Chronology: a record of Southeastern Laurentide deglaciation and climate. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 44, no. 2, p. 72, 2012. Carter, L.B., Cooke, O.C., Dowson, L., Weaver, S.J. Natural Hazards in Guatemala: A Field Study. Postgraduate Natural Systems and Processes Poster Session, University of Bristol, March 2012. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE CIDER (Cooperative Institute for Dynamic Earth Research), UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA Graduate student participant—July 2015 • 2-week group project & presentation “Do changes in carbon fluxes explain the temperature anomaly in the Eocene?” under the direction of Dr Maureen Raymo, Dr Louis Derry • Lectures and tutorials regarding theme “Solid Earth Dynamics and Climate—Mantle Interactions with the Hydrosphere & Carbosphere” Deep Carbon Observatory Thematic Institute: Carbon from the Mantle to the Surface, Berkeley, CA, USA Graduate student participant—June 2015 • Short oral and poster presentation of PhD research on carbonate assimilation • Lectures and discussion groups regarding accurately representing the geological carbon cycle • Volunteer running registration Rice University Earth Science Department, Houston, Texas, USA PhD research with advisor Dr Rajdeep Dasgupta—Spring 2013- present • Experimental investigation into magma-carbonate interaction in the deep crust with regard to effects on volcanic CO2 and long-term climate change. • Resulting samples analyzed by electron microprobe (NASA Johnson Space Center). • Results presented at Goldschmidt 2014, AGU 2014, 2015, DCO 2015, CIDER 2015, IRESS 2016, Published in EPSL and G-Cubed. University of Bristol Department of Earth Sciences, Bristol, UK MRes Dissertation: “Partial melting of hydrated MORB beneath subduction zones” with supervisors Professor Jon Blundy, Dr Susanne Skora—Fall 2011 -Fall 2012 • Experimental investigation into partial melting processes of pristine Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalt and typical altered oceanic crust using piston-cylinder for high pressures and temperatures. • Resulting samples analysed in SEM, microprobe (BEEST, University of Bristol) and ion microprobe (University of Edinburgh), producing partition coefficients to refine data from prior studies. • Research presented at AGU Annual Meeting, December 2012, published in JPet. Tufts University Geology Department, Medford, Massachusetts, USA Undergraduate Research Project—Fall 2009-Spring 2010 • Examined varved lake deposits (using sieve work, binocular, and petrographic microscopy) and analyzed extracted particles (with Scanning Electron Microscope) for evidence of bolide impact in Younger Dryas. 2 Laura B. Carter • 6100 Main St, MS-126, Houston, TX 77005 • • [email protected] • (207)939-8887 (Cell) • • Evaluated results in unpublished scientific thesis: “A study of possible impact-derived spherules in late Pleistocene glacial lacustrine sediments of the Connecticut Valley, New England, USA.” Research Assistant –Summer 2009 • Collected core samples of glacial lake sediment with US Geological Survey drill rig. • Counted varve (yearly) layers in cores using specially designed computer program. • Produced final annual record for John C. Ridge’s NSF “The North American Glacial Varve Project”. Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, USA Coastal Hazard Intern- Spring 2007 • Surveyed outdated Department of the Interior benchmarks with Global Positioning Device. • Analyzed coastal hazards including human interaction, and damage from Patriot’s Day Storm. TEACHING/LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Rice University Department of Earth Science, Houston, Texas, USA Initiator and Leader of Women of Earth Science “WOES” Support Group—Spring 2015-present • Hold regular meetings and discussions for professors, graduate and undergraduate students in Earth Science, organized outreach and events for awareness of women in academia and future careers Teaching Assistant—Fall 2015 • Ran weekly lab for ESCI 322 “Earth Chemistry and Materials” • Organized 5-day field trip to northern California and southern Nevada for 2 professors, 10 students Outreach Coordinator of Graduate Student Organization “Geounion”—Fall 2014-Spring 2015 • Organized outreach events for Earth Science graduate students including volunteering in the Sally Ride Festival for girls in STEM, Vice-President of Graduate Student Organization “Geounion”—Spring 2013-Spring 2014 • Assisted running of Earth Science graduate student organization, planning events, working with department administrative staff, professorial faculty, fellow graduate students. Tufts University Geology Department, Medford, Massachusetts, USA Office Assistant – Fall 2008-Spring 2011 • Prepared geology class handouts and performed office duties. Teaching Assistant - Fall 2009-Spring 2011 • Assisted with hands-on laboratory experiments and field excursions of introductory geology classes. University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Science Outreach Volunteer—Summer