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Texas A&M University
Halbouty Room 352
Department of Geology and Geophysics,
MS 3115,
College Station, Texas 77843

Ms. Renee Francese

M.S. Geophysics, Texas A&M University, Expected May 2012

B.S. Geophysical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 2010

Research Interest

I am interested in studying near surface environmental geophysics. Currently, my research is to create a methodology of using and processing data from the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system to achieve high resolution of thinning sandstone beds. The research area is in North Padre Island where we are looking at wash-overs. The wash-overs occur where storm waves push over dunes and flood the surface land. At these locations, sand is pushed outward into thinning sheets. It is our goal to use GPR to see where the sand beds pinch out.

Presentations

2010 "Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation of Dinosaur Quarries in Morrison, Colorado" SAGEEP (Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems, Keystone, Colorado.

Internships

2010: Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy
Environmental Sciences Hydrologist Intern

2008-2010: Maptek
Technical Services Intern

2007: Ango Gold Ashanti
Mine Geophysicist Intern

Affiliations

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP)

Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)