Allison is a Pathways Student with the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center working on the Glaciated Regions project. Allison is a glacial sedimentologist who specializes in late Paleozoic glaciation and Quaternary geomorphology. She received as B.S. in Geoscience from the University of Iowa, an M.S.
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The Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC) is at the leading edge of scientific research addressing critical societal issues and providing unbiased data and information to decision makers and the public. Our research center is built around five broad science themes: Paleoclimate & Paleoecology, Landscape Science, Geologic Mapping, Hazards, and Special Geologic Studies.
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Allison Kusick staff profile photo
Allison is a Pathways Student with the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center working on the Glaciated Regions project. Allison is a glacial sedimentologist who specializes in late Paleozoic glaciation and Quaternary geomorphology. She received as B.S. in Geoscience from the University of Iowa, an M.S.
Tom Doody
Tom Doody is a physical scientist at the Florence Basomc Geoscience Center working as the lab manager of the Wetland Ecosystem Ecology & Biogeochemistry Laboratory (WEEBL) in Reston, Va.
Tom Doody is a physical scientist at the Florence Basomc Geoscience Center working as the lab manager of the Wetland Ecosystem Ecology & Biogeochemistry Laboratory (WEEBL) in Reston, Va.
Brandon Graham collecting a sample from a sediment exposure at Army Base Fort Drum, New York
Brandon Graham collecting a sample from a sediment exposure at Army Base Fort Drum, New York. These samples were collected as part of an OSL (optically-stimulated luminescence) dating campaign in collaboration with Shannon Mahan of the USGS Luminescence Lab in Denver, CO.
Fall 2023 Photo Contest Winner: Grant Colip, USGS at Work category
Brandon Graham collecting a sample from a sediment exposure at Army Base Fort Drum, New York. These samples were collected as part of an OSL (optically-stimulated luminescence) dating campaign in collaboration with Shannon Mahan of the USGS Luminescence Lab in Denver, CO.
Fall 2023 Photo Contest Winner: Grant Colip, USGS at Work category
Examining Tree Roots
Physical Scientist Molly Huber of the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center examines tree roots in a location where a root cookie was recently cut.
Molly was there as part of a stream habitat/riparian assessment at Orson Creek in south central Pennsylvania.
Physical Scientist Molly Huber of the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center examines tree roots in a location where a root cookie was recently cut.
Molly was there as part of a stream habitat/riparian assessment at Orson Creek in south central Pennsylvania.
Gold mining site along the Cuyuni River, Guyana
Permitted small-scale gold mining site along the Cuyuni River in northwestern Guyana, June 2022. The picture depicts two gold mining hydraulic “dredges” in an excavated pit approximately 1 hectare in size. (Pete Chirico, USGS).
Permitted small-scale gold mining site along the Cuyuni River in northwestern Guyana, June 2022. The picture depicts two gold mining hydraulic “dredges” in an excavated pit approximately 1 hectare in size. (Pete Chirico, USGS).
Mapping the geology near historical graphite deposits on Lead Hill in Ticonderoga, New York
Mapping the geology near historical graphite deposits on Lead Hill in Ticonderoga, New York
Photo Contest Winner | Spring 2022 | Where We Work
Mapping the geology near historical graphite deposits on Lead Hill in Ticonderoga, New York
Photo Contest Winner | Spring 2022 | Where We Work
Videos
The USGS Northeast Region: Delivering Science for Better Decisions
This video is an introduction of the USGS Northeast Region's science efforts to support society's evolving needs through its engaged and diverse workforce.
This video is an introduction of the USGS Northeast Region's science efforts to support society's evolving needs through its engaged and diverse workforce.
Biography of Florence Bascom
This video is a brief but informative introduction to the life and work of Florence Bascom, the first woman hired by USGS! It describes the significance of her accomplishments at USGS and the legacy of her work beyond geology.
This video is a brief but informative introduction to the life and work of Florence Bascom, the first woman hired by USGS! It describes the significance of her accomplishments at USGS and the legacy of her work beyond geology.
USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center - Who we are
The USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC) is at the leading edge of scientific research addressing critical societal issues and providing unbiased data and information to decision makers and the public.
The USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC) is at the leading edge of scientific research addressing critical societal issues and providing unbiased data and information to decision makers and the public.
Paleoecology and Ecosystem Restoration Science at the FBGC
This video highlights paleoecology and ecosystems restoration science being conducted by the USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC).
This video highlights paleoecology and ecosystems restoration science being conducted by the USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC).
USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center - Who we are (AD)
The USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC) is at the leading edge of scientific research addressing critical societal issues and providing unbiased data and information to decision makers and the public.
The USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC) is at the leading edge of scientific research addressing critical societal issues and providing unbiased data and information to decision makers and the public.
Paleoecology and Ecosystem Restoration Science at the FBGC (AD)
This video highlights paleoecology and ecosystems restoration science being conducted by the USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC).
This video highlights paleoecology and ecosystems restoration science being conducted by the USGS Florence Bascom Geoscience Center (FBGC).