Ema Armstrong
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Ema is a PhD student and NSF GRF at Utah State University. Her research focuses on identifying earthquakes in the rock record using zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometry. Ema will perform field work in the Salton Trough, California, targeting pseudotachylyte along the West Salton detachment fault.
Our 2022 Sam Bowring award recipients were: