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.
Diana Carriker
Diana Carriker is the Lab Manager for the Palynology Laboratory, one of many labs belonging to the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center.
Current Responsibilities
- Lab Manager for the Palynology Laboratory
- Assisting Lab Technician for the Macrofossil and Sediment Processing Laboratory
- Assisting Lab Technician for the GeoTek Facility
- Website Content Manager for the Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
Education and Certifications
Bachelor of Science (2011) in Biology with a Marine Biology Concentration, Minor in Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Science, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (Magna Cum Laude)
Affiliations and Memberships*
Golden Key Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
Honors and Awards
Dean's List (9 semesters, Fall 2007 - Fall 2011)
Governor's Technology Scholarship Recipient (Fall 2007 - Spring 2011)
Science and Products
Holocene and Modern Drivers of Wetland Change
Wetlands in the Quaternary
Wetlands in the Quaternary Project
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.
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.
In the sample preperation room, a lab technician weighs sediments samples before placing them in a warming oven to dry.
In the sample preperation room, a lab technician weighs sediments samples before placing them in a warming oven to dry.
A lab technician holds up the finished product after processing: an almost pure slide of pollen.
A lab technician holds up the finished product after processing: an almost pure slide of pollen.
Seen in this image is the acetolysis set up. Acetolysis is used to remove the genetic material from inside the pollen, which allows the scientists to better identify and count the pollen.
Seen in this image is the acetolysis set up. Acetolysis is used to remove the genetic material from inside the pollen, which allows the scientists to better identify and count the pollen.
This image was taken through the eyepiece of a microscope. Pollen is mixed in with a few larger pieces of organic material.
This image was taken through the eyepiece of a microscope. Pollen is mixed in with a few larger pieces of organic material.
Scientists look at a pollen palynomorph using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Scientists look at a pollen palynomorph using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
USGS scientists recently collected peat and lake core samples from the swamp to help reconstruct natural, environmental conditions over the past 12,000 years.
USGS scientists recently collected peat and lake core samples from the swamp to help reconstruct natural, environmental conditions over the past 12,000 years.
Centuries of ditching, draining and harvesting resources have greatly altered the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia.
Centuries of ditching, draining and harvesting resources have greatly altered the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia.
Science and Products
Holocene and Modern Drivers of Wetland Change
Wetlands in the Quaternary
Wetlands in the Quaternary Project
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.
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.
In the sample preperation room, a lab technician weighs sediments samples before placing them in a warming oven to dry.
In the sample preperation room, a lab technician weighs sediments samples before placing them in a warming oven to dry.
A lab technician holds up the finished product after processing: an almost pure slide of pollen.
A lab technician holds up the finished product after processing: an almost pure slide of pollen.
Seen in this image is the acetolysis set up. Acetolysis is used to remove the genetic material from inside the pollen, which allows the scientists to better identify and count the pollen.
Seen in this image is the acetolysis set up. Acetolysis is used to remove the genetic material from inside the pollen, which allows the scientists to better identify and count the pollen.
This image was taken through the eyepiece of a microscope. Pollen is mixed in with a few larger pieces of organic material.
This image was taken through the eyepiece of a microscope. Pollen is mixed in with a few larger pieces of organic material.
Scientists look at a pollen palynomorph using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Scientists look at a pollen palynomorph using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
USGS scientists recently collected peat and lake core samples from the swamp to help reconstruct natural, environmental conditions over the past 12,000 years.
USGS scientists recently collected peat and lake core samples from the swamp to help reconstruct natural, environmental conditions over the past 12,000 years.
Centuries of ditching, draining and harvesting resources have greatly altered the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia.
Centuries of ditching, draining and harvesting resources have greatly altered the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia.
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government