CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (*undergraduate student)
69. Jicha, B.R., Rivera, T.A., 2023. Magmatic evolution and migration of the Black Rock Desert volcanic field, central Utah, USA, IAVCEI, Rotorua, New Zealand.
68. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2023. Continental rift rhyolites at the confluence of the Basin and Range and Colorado Plateau, USA: timescales of activity from the zircon and feldspar record, IAVCEI, Rotorua, New Zealand.
67. Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Mayback, D., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D.B., Malone, D.H., Rivera, T.A., 2022, Thermal pressurization within an evolving basal zone during emplacement of the long runout Sevier gravity slide, Utah, American Geophysical Union T46A-04.
66. Mayback, D., Griffith, W.A., Braunagel, M.J., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D.B., Rivera, T.A., 2022, Constraints on frictional properties of the Brian Head Formation: towards understanding landslide initiation in the Marysvale gravity slide complex, Utah, American Geophysical Union T45B-05.
65. Pollock, N.M., Rivera, T.A., Henderson, S., 2022, Rethinking field camp: a new approach to geological methods capstone courses, American Geophysical Union ED25C-0564.
64. Mayback, D., Griffith, W.A., Braunagel, M., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D.B., Malone, D.H., Rivera, T.A., 2022. Rate and state dependent friction and the nucleation of long runout landslides: application to the Marysvale Gravity Slide Complex, Utah, Southern California Earthquake Center Annual Meeting, https://www.scec.org/publication/12535.
63. Bonilla Franco, V.A., Rivera, T.A., Malone, D.H., Holliday, M.E., Jicha, B.R., Stevens, G., Lesmann, S.R., Braunagel, M., Hacker, D., Griffith, W.A., Biek, R.F., 2022. Constraining the age of the Sevier Gravity Slide (Utah) through zircon and feldspar geochronology, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-380641.
62. Braunagel, M., Griffith, W.A., Mayback, D.F., Biek, R.F., Malone, D.H., Rivera, T.A., 2022.Structual relationships across the Sevier Gravity Slide and implications for emplacement mechanics, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-380978.
61. Lesmann, S.R., Malone, D.H., Hacker, D., Stevens, G., Mayback, D.F., Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Holliday, M.E., Rivera, T.A., Biek, R.F., 2022. Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology and provenance of the Miocene Bear Valley formation, south-central Utah, USA, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-378393.
60. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2022. Volcanism at 2.4 Ma in central Utah: petrogenetic similarities to the Yellowstone volcanic field, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-382066.
59. Smith, C.C., Malone, D.H., Lesmann, S.R., Stevens, G.C., Mayback, D.F., Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Holliday, M.E., Rivera, T.A., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D., 2022. Detrital zircon geochronology of the Paleogene Minersville conglomerate, southern Mineral Mountains, Utah, USA, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-378163.
58. Stevens, G., Malone, D.G., Lesmann, S.R., Mayback, D.F., Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Holliday, M.E., Rivera, T.A., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D., 2022. Setrital zircon provenance of the Eocene-Oligocene Brian Head formation, Marysvale volcanic province, Utah, USA, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-378301.
57. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2022, Magmatic evolution of small-volume rhyolite eruptions within the Yellowstone Volcanic Field, USA, Cities on Volcanoes 11.
56. Hacker, D., Biek, R., Rowley, P.D., Griffith, W.A., Braunagel, M., Malone, D., Rivera, T.A., 2022, A case of mistaken identity: low-angle normal faults versus gravity slides in the Basin and Range province of southwest Utah, Geological Society of America Cordilleran-Rocky Mountain Section Meeting.
55. Braunagel, M., Griffith, W.A., Biek, R., Hacker, D., Malone, D., Rivera, T.A., 2021, The role of heterogeneity on dynamic weakening and strengthening mechanisms during transport of the mega-scale Marysvale Gravity Slide Complex, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
54. Braunagel, M., Griffith, W.A., Biek, R., Hacker, D., Malone, D., Rivera, T.A., 2021, Emplacement of the Marysvale Gravity Slide Complex aided by thermal pressurization of shear zone fluids, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
53. Espinoza, M.*, Fairchild, M., Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2021. Developing a virtual field trip about Quaternary volcanism in the Black Rock Desert, Utah. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 53, no. 6; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2021AM-368948.
52. McCombs, V.*, Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2021. Petrogenesis and geochronology of basaltic lavas from Black Rock Desert, Utah. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 53, no. 6; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2021AM-368045.
51. Rivera, T.A., 2021. Breaking the ice with a blank map. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 53, no. 6; DOI: 110.1130/abs/2021AM-365431.
50. Soumano, V.*, Espinoza, M.*, Martin, C.*, Butler, J.K., Baxter, B., Rivera, T.A., 2021. Great Salt Lake as a model for reaching geobiology through virtual field trips. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 53, no. 6; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2021AM-368469.
49. Fairchild, M.*, Dodson, M.*, Rivera, T.A., Amburgey, J., 2020. Exploring the use of an experiential seismometer display to improve earthquake preparedness. Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain Section Meeting Abstracts with Programs. (cancelled due to COVID-19)
48. Fairchild, M.E.*, Holliday, M.E.*, Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2019. Testing the basalt-rhyolite connection of the Beaver Ridge Volcanic Field, Utah. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
47. Fairchild, M.E.*, Bregou, A.-S.*, Rivera, T.A., Amburgey, J., 2019. Exploring earthquake preparedness efforts with an experiential seismometer exhibit. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
46. Holliday, M.E.*, Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2019. Constraining the ages of the Markagunt and Sevier mega gravity slides. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
45. Rivera, T.A., 2019. Utah’s Tetons: The Wasatch Front. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
44. Rivera, T.A., White, C.M, Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2019. Chemically distinct, but temporally equivalent, lavas in the western Snake River Plain, Idaho. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
43. Peacock, H.*, Rivera, T.A., Rea-Downing, G., Lippert, P.C., Kirby, S., Jicha, B.R., 2019. Revisiting the Quaternary rhyolites of the Mineral Mountains: New 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, paleomagnetic, and geochemical data. American Chemical Society, Orlando, Florida.
42. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B. R., Kirby, S., 2019. New 40Ar/39Ar geochronology for high-silica rhyolites of the Mineral Mountains, Utah. Gordon Research Conference, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
41. Holliday, M.*, Rivera, T.A., J., 2019. Markagunt and Sevier gravity mega landslides: characterizing the events. Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research.
40. Fairchild, M.*, Bregou, A.-S.*, Rivera, T.A., Amburgey, J., 2019. Exploring earthquake awareness and preparedness at Westminster College. Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research.
39. *Peacock, H. Rivera, T.A., Rea-Downing, G., Lippert, P.C., Kirby, S., Jicha, B.R., 2018. Revisiting the Quaternary rhyolites of the Mineral Mountains: New 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, paleomagnetic, and geochemical data. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link
38. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2018, The Lyle Spring magmatic system of the Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link
37. Kirby, S.M., Bartley, J., and Simmons, S., 2017, Revised geologic mapping and fracture analysis of bedrock adjoining the Utah FORGE site, Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, v. 41. Data contributor only.
36. *Gardiner, S. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2017. Moving legacy data forward: harmonizing 40Ar/39Ar eruption ages for the three Yellowstone super-eruptions. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link
35. Goldsmith, D.W., Rivera, T.A., 2017. Geoliteracy: Teaching early career students to read, write, and think like geologists. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link Download
34. *Henderson, S. Rivera, T.A., Lippert, P.C., Jicha, B.R., 2017. A Quaternary record of volcanism, lakes, and seismicity in Swan Valley, Idaho. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link
33. Rivera, T.A., Rademacher, L., Abolins, M., Berg, C., Hansen, W., McConnell, D., Nagy-Shadman, E., Nelson, D., Richaud, M., 2017. Do InTeGrate materials increase scientific understanding among women? Earth Educators’ Rendezvous, Albuquerque, NM. abstract poster
32. Rivera, T.A., 2017. Snake River Plain volcanism for undergraduates: field and classroom based teaching practices. Pacific Northwest Meeting of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Idaho Falls, ID.
31. *Darata, R., Rivera, T.A., Lippert, P.C., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2016. 40Ar/39Ar sanidine dating and paleomagnetic analysis of the Blue Creek Flow (Yellowstone Volcanic Field). Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
30. *Furlong, R., Rivera, T.A., Lippert, P.C., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2016. New 40Ar/39Ar and paleomagnetic data from the Bishop Mountain Flow, Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
29. *Gardiner, S. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2016. New 40Ar/39Ar sanidine dates and zircon imaging for the Green Canyon Flow, Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
28. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B., 2016. Tracking magma evolution within the Yellowstone Volcanic Field using integrated 40Ar/39Ar dating and zircon geochemistry. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
27. *Rohrback, R., Bentley, C., Rivera, T.A., Jaye, S.A., 2016. The continued (microscopic, explosive) expansion of the Mid-Atlantic Geo-Imagery Collection. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
26. *Vincent, J., Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., Lippert, P.C., Schmitz, M.D., 2016. Lithology of the Tuff of Lyle Spring, Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
25. *Darata, R., Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2016. 40Ar/39Ar sanidine dating of the Blue Creek Flow (Yellowstone Volcanic Field) and the potential recording of the Pre-Olduvai geomagnetic polarity excursion. Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 6.
24. *Furlong, R., Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2016. New 40Ar/39Ar ages of the Bishop Mountain Flow from the Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 6.
23. *Vincent, J., Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2016. 40Ar/39Ar age and petrography of the Tuff of Lyle Spring, Yellowstone Volcanic Field, Idaho. Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 6.
22. *Gardiner, S. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2016. New 40Ar/39Ar sanidine dates for the GreenCanyon Flow, Yellowstone Volcanic Field, and implications for a revised volcanic stratigraphy. American Geophysical Union Virtual Poster Showcase.
21. Rivera, T.A., 2015. Records of magmatic change as preserved in zircon: examples from the Yellowstone Volcanic Field (invited). American Geophysical Union abstract 65542.
20. *Cole, K., Rivera, T.A., Amburgey, J., 2015. Perceptions of earthquake hazards and preparedness. Westminster College Undergraduate Research Fair. Poster Presentation.
19. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Crowley, J.L., Jicha, B., 2014. Longevity of the Mesa Falls Tuff magma system recorded by zircon petrochronology and sanidine 40Ar/39Ar dates. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 246739. Oral Presentation.
18. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., 2013. Bracketing the Matuyama-Brunhes reversal with astronomically calibrated 40Ar/39Ar ages. William Smith Meeting 2013. Poster Presentation.
17. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Crowley, J.L., Storey, M., 2013. Zircon petrochronology and astronomically calibrated 40Ar/39Ar ages for the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff. William Smith Meeting 2013. Poster Presentation.
16. Zeeden, C. Rivera, T.A., Lourens, L., 2012. Certainties and uncertainties of orbitally tuned timescales. DEUQUA (German Quaternary Society). Abstract v. 16. Oral Presentation.
15. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., Schmitz, M.D., Zeeden, C., Crowley, J., Chesner, C., 2012. Refining the Quaternary geomagnetic polarity time scale. 34th International Geological Congress Abstract 3560. Oral Presentation.
14. Zeeden, C. and Rivera, T.A., 2012. Determining phase relations of proxy data using the eccentricity-precession pattern. European Geosciences Union EGU2012-4589.
13. Rivera, T.A., Lehnert, K.A., Hsu, L., Johansson, A.K., 2011. Overcoming Challenges to Making Data Re-Usable: The Example of Geochemical Databases. American Geophysical Union ED53B-0780. Poster Presentation. abstract poster
12. Storey, M., Rivera, T.A., Flude, S., 2011. Accurate and precise 40Ar/39Ar dating by high-resolution, multi-collection, mass spectrometry. American Geophysical Union V51A-2506. Poster Presentation. download
11. Hsu, L., Lehnert, K.A., Walker, J.D., Chan, C., Ash, J., Johansson, A.K., Rivera, T.A., 2011. Maximizing data holdings and data documentation with a hierarchical system for sample-based geochemical data. American Geophysical Union IN23C-1462. Poster Presentation. download
10. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., Kuiper, K., Palike, H. 2011. Towards an Integrated Geomagnetic Polarity Reversal Timescale for the Pleistocene. American Geophysical Union. V51A-2502. Poster Presentation. abstract poster
9. Rivera, T.A., 2011. GTSnext: An international network to develop the next generation geologic time scale. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 215-4. Invited Oral Presentation. download watch!
8. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M. Palike, H., Zeeden, C., 2011, Constraining the age of the Matuyama-Brunhes reversal using intercalibrated 40Ar/39Ar and astronomical ages of the Bishop Tuff and Australasian tektite, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 43-2. Poster Presentation. download
7. Hsu, L., Lehnert, K., Rivera, T., Block, K., Chan, C., 2011, Geochemical-driven investigations of
mountain builgin: the Deep Lithosphere Dataset, CIDER 2011 Summer Program Poster Session, Dynamics of Mountain Building, UC Berkeley download
6. Storey, M., Rivera, T. Flude, S., Stecher, O., 2011, 40Ar/39 dating of Quaternary volcanic ashes by multi-collection noble gas mass spectrometry: protocols, precision and inter-calibration. International Union for Quaternary Research XVIII (INQUA). Abstract 2176. download
5. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., Zeeden, C., Kuiper, K., Hilgen, F., 2011, Support for the astronomically calibrated 40Ar/39Ar age of Fish Canyon sanidine: Evidence from the Quaternary. European Geophysical Union Research Abstracts Vol. 13, EGU2011-10378. download
4. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., Zeeden, C., Kuiper, K., Hilgen, F., 2010, Supporting evidence for the astronomically calibrated age of Fish Canyon sanidine, American Geophysical Union. Abstract V31A-2034. download
3. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., 2010, American West Tephras - Geomagnetic polarity events redefined through calibration of radio-isotopic and astronomical time, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 160-11. download
2. Rivera, T.A., White, C.M., Schmitz, M.D., 2007, Preliminary multi-isotopic data and potential regional connections for Late Cenozoic basalts of the Western Snake River Plain, Idaho. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 88, no. 52, Abstract V13D-1591. download
1. Rivera, T.A., Kysar-Mattietti, G., 2005, A comparative geochemical investigation of the Sierra Maestra Range (Southeast Cuba). Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference, Hofstra University, New York download
68. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2023. Continental rift rhyolites at the confluence of the Basin and Range and Colorado Plateau, USA: timescales of activity from the zircon and feldspar record, IAVCEI, Rotorua, New Zealand.
67. Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Mayback, D., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D.B., Malone, D.H., Rivera, T.A., 2022, Thermal pressurization within an evolving basal zone during emplacement of the long runout Sevier gravity slide, Utah, American Geophysical Union T46A-04.
66. Mayback, D., Griffith, W.A., Braunagel, M.J., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D.B., Rivera, T.A., 2022, Constraints on frictional properties of the Brian Head Formation: towards understanding landslide initiation in the Marysvale gravity slide complex, Utah, American Geophysical Union T45B-05.
65. Pollock, N.M., Rivera, T.A., Henderson, S., 2022, Rethinking field camp: a new approach to geological methods capstone courses, American Geophysical Union ED25C-0564.
64. Mayback, D., Griffith, W.A., Braunagel, M., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D.B., Malone, D.H., Rivera, T.A., 2022. Rate and state dependent friction and the nucleation of long runout landslides: application to the Marysvale Gravity Slide Complex, Utah, Southern California Earthquake Center Annual Meeting, https://www.scec.org/publication/12535.
63. Bonilla Franco, V.A., Rivera, T.A., Malone, D.H., Holliday, M.E., Jicha, B.R., Stevens, G., Lesmann, S.R., Braunagel, M., Hacker, D., Griffith, W.A., Biek, R.F., 2022. Constraining the age of the Sevier Gravity Slide (Utah) through zircon and feldspar geochronology, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-380641.
62. Braunagel, M., Griffith, W.A., Mayback, D.F., Biek, R.F., Malone, D.H., Rivera, T.A., 2022.Structual relationships across the Sevier Gravity Slide and implications for emplacement mechanics, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-380978.
61. Lesmann, S.R., Malone, D.H., Hacker, D., Stevens, G., Mayback, D.F., Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Holliday, M.E., Rivera, T.A., Biek, R.F., 2022. Detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology and provenance of the Miocene Bear Valley formation, south-central Utah, USA, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-378393.
60. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2022. Volcanism at 2.4 Ma in central Utah: petrogenetic similarities to the Yellowstone volcanic field, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-382066.
59. Smith, C.C., Malone, D.H., Lesmann, S.R., Stevens, G.C., Mayback, D.F., Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Holliday, M.E., Rivera, T.A., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D., 2022. Detrital zircon geochronology of the Paleogene Minersville conglomerate, southern Mineral Mountains, Utah, USA, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-378163.
58. Stevens, G., Malone, D.G., Lesmann, S.R., Mayback, D.F., Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Holliday, M.E., Rivera, T.A., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D., 2022. Setrital zircon provenance of the Eocene-Oligocene Brian Head formation, Marysvale volcanic province, Utah, USA, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 54, no. 5; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-378301.
57. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2022, Magmatic evolution of small-volume rhyolite eruptions within the Yellowstone Volcanic Field, USA, Cities on Volcanoes 11.
56. Hacker, D., Biek, R., Rowley, P.D., Griffith, W.A., Braunagel, M., Malone, D., Rivera, T.A., 2022, A case of mistaken identity: low-angle normal faults versus gravity slides in the Basin and Range province of southwest Utah, Geological Society of America Cordilleran-Rocky Mountain Section Meeting.
55. Braunagel, M., Griffith, W.A., Biek, R., Hacker, D., Malone, D., Rivera, T.A., 2021, The role of heterogeneity on dynamic weakening and strengthening mechanisms during transport of the mega-scale Marysvale Gravity Slide Complex, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
54. Braunagel, M., Griffith, W.A., Biek, R., Hacker, D., Malone, D., Rivera, T.A., 2021, Emplacement of the Marysvale Gravity Slide Complex aided by thermal pressurization of shear zone fluids, American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting.
53. Espinoza, M.*, Fairchild, M., Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2021. Developing a virtual field trip about Quaternary volcanism in the Black Rock Desert, Utah. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 53, no. 6; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2021AM-368948.
52. McCombs, V.*, Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2021. Petrogenesis and geochronology of basaltic lavas from Black Rock Desert, Utah. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 53, no. 6; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2021AM-368045.
51. Rivera, T.A., 2021. Breaking the ice with a blank map. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 53, no. 6; DOI: 110.1130/abs/2021AM-365431.
50. Soumano, V.*, Espinoza, M.*, Martin, C.*, Butler, J.K., Baxter, B., Rivera, T.A., 2021. Great Salt Lake as a model for reaching geobiology through virtual field trips. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 53, no. 6; DOI: 10.1130/abs/2021AM-368469.
49. Fairchild, M.*, Dodson, M.*, Rivera, T.A., Amburgey, J., 2020. Exploring the use of an experiential seismometer display to improve earthquake preparedness. Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain Section Meeting Abstracts with Programs. (cancelled due to COVID-19)
48. Fairchild, M.E.*, Holliday, M.E.*, Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2019. Testing the basalt-rhyolite connection of the Beaver Ridge Volcanic Field, Utah. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
47. Fairchild, M.E.*, Bregou, A.-S.*, Rivera, T.A., Amburgey, J., 2019. Exploring earthquake preparedness efforts with an experiential seismometer exhibit. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
46. Holliday, M.E.*, Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., 2019. Constraining the ages of the Markagunt and Sevier mega gravity slides. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
45. Rivera, T.A., 2019. Utah’s Tetons: The Wasatch Front. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
44. Rivera, T.A., White, C.M, Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2019. Chemically distinct, but temporally equivalent, lavas in the western Snake River Plain, Idaho. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
43. Peacock, H.*, Rivera, T.A., Rea-Downing, G., Lippert, P.C., Kirby, S., Jicha, B.R., 2019. Revisiting the Quaternary rhyolites of the Mineral Mountains: New 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, paleomagnetic, and geochemical data. American Chemical Society, Orlando, Florida.
42. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B. R., Kirby, S., 2019. New 40Ar/39Ar geochronology for high-silica rhyolites of the Mineral Mountains, Utah. Gordon Research Conference, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
41. Holliday, M.*, Rivera, T.A., J., 2019. Markagunt and Sevier gravity mega landslides: characterizing the events. Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research.
40. Fairchild, M.*, Bregou, A.-S.*, Rivera, T.A., Amburgey, J., 2019. Exploring earthquake awareness and preparedness at Westminster College. Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research.
39. *Peacock, H. Rivera, T.A., Rea-Downing, G., Lippert, P.C., Kirby, S., Jicha, B.R., 2018. Revisiting the Quaternary rhyolites of the Mineral Mountains: New 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, paleomagnetic, and geochemical data. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link
38. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2018, The Lyle Spring magmatic system of the Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link
37. Kirby, S.M., Bartley, J., and Simmons, S., 2017, Revised geologic mapping and fracture analysis of bedrock adjoining the Utah FORGE site, Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, v. 41. Data contributor only.
36. *Gardiner, S. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2017. Moving legacy data forward: harmonizing 40Ar/39Ar eruption ages for the three Yellowstone super-eruptions. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link
35. Goldsmith, D.W., Rivera, T.A., 2017. Geoliteracy: Teaching early career students to read, write, and think like geologists. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link Download
34. *Henderson, S. Rivera, T.A., Lippert, P.C., Jicha, B.R., 2017. A Quaternary record of volcanism, lakes, and seismicity in Swan Valley, Idaho. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs. Link
33. Rivera, T.A., Rademacher, L., Abolins, M., Berg, C., Hansen, W., McConnell, D., Nagy-Shadman, E., Nelson, D., Richaud, M., 2017. Do InTeGrate materials increase scientific understanding among women? Earth Educators’ Rendezvous, Albuquerque, NM. abstract poster
32. Rivera, T.A., 2017. Snake River Plain volcanism for undergraduates: field and classroom based teaching practices. Pacific Northwest Meeting of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Idaho Falls, ID.
31. *Darata, R., Rivera, T.A., Lippert, P.C., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2016. 40Ar/39Ar sanidine dating and paleomagnetic analysis of the Blue Creek Flow (Yellowstone Volcanic Field). Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
30. *Furlong, R., Rivera, T.A., Lippert, P.C., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2016. New 40Ar/39Ar and paleomagnetic data from the Bishop Mountain Flow, Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
29. *Gardiner, S. Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., Schmitz, M.D., 2016. New 40Ar/39Ar sanidine dates and zircon imaging for the Green Canyon Flow, Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
28. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B., 2016. Tracking magma evolution within the Yellowstone Volcanic Field using integrated 40Ar/39Ar dating and zircon geochemistry. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
27. *Rohrback, R., Bentley, C., Rivera, T.A., Jaye, S.A., 2016. The continued (microscopic, explosive) expansion of the Mid-Atlantic Geo-Imagery Collection. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
26. *Vincent, J., Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., Lippert, P.C., Schmitz, M.D., 2016. Lithology of the Tuff of Lyle Spring, Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7.
25. *Darata, R., Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2016. 40Ar/39Ar sanidine dating of the Blue Creek Flow (Yellowstone Volcanic Field) and the potential recording of the Pre-Olduvai geomagnetic polarity excursion. Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 6.
24. *Furlong, R., Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2016. New 40Ar/39Ar ages of the Bishop Mountain Flow from the Yellowstone Volcanic Field. Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 6.
23. *Vincent, J., Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2016. 40Ar/39Ar age and petrography of the Tuff of Lyle Spring, Yellowstone Volcanic Field, Idaho. Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 6.
22. *Gardiner, S. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Jicha, B.R., 2016. New 40Ar/39Ar sanidine dates for the GreenCanyon Flow, Yellowstone Volcanic Field, and implications for a revised volcanic stratigraphy. American Geophysical Union Virtual Poster Showcase.
21. Rivera, T.A., 2015. Records of magmatic change as preserved in zircon: examples from the Yellowstone Volcanic Field (invited). American Geophysical Union abstract 65542.
20. *Cole, K., Rivera, T.A., Amburgey, J., 2015. Perceptions of earthquake hazards and preparedness. Westminster College Undergraduate Research Fair. Poster Presentation.
19. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Crowley, J.L., Jicha, B., 2014. Longevity of the Mesa Falls Tuff magma system recorded by zircon petrochronology and sanidine 40Ar/39Ar dates. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 246739. Oral Presentation.
18. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., 2013. Bracketing the Matuyama-Brunhes reversal with astronomically calibrated 40Ar/39Ar ages. William Smith Meeting 2013. Poster Presentation.
17. Rivera, T.A., Schmitz, M.D., Crowley, J.L., Storey, M., 2013. Zircon petrochronology and astronomically calibrated 40Ar/39Ar ages for the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff. William Smith Meeting 2013. Poster Presentation.
16. Zeeden, C. Rivera, T.A., Lourens, L., 2012. Certainties and uncertainties of orbitally tuned timescales. DEUQUA (German Quaternary Society). Abstract v. 16. Oral Presentation.
15. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., Schmitz, M.D., Zeeden, C., Crowley, J., Chesner, C., 2012. Refining the Quaternary geomagnetic polarity time scale. 34th International Geological Congress Abstract 3560. Oral Presentation.
14. Zeeden, C. and Rivera, T.A., 2012. Determining phase relations of proxy data using the eccentricity-precession pattern. European Geosciences Union EGU2012-4589.
13. Rivera, T.A., Lehnert, K.A., Hsu, L., Johansson, A.K., 2011. Overcoming Challenges to Making Data Re-Usable: The Example of Geochemical Databases. American Geophysical Union ED53B-0780. Poster Presentation. abstract poster
12. Storey, M., Rivera, T.A., Flude, S., 2011. Accurate and precise 40Ar/39Ar dating by high-resolution, multi-collection, mass spectrometry. American Geophysical Union V51A-2506. Poster Presentation. download
11. Hsu, L., Lehnert, K.A., Walker, J.D., Chan, C., Ash, J., Johansson, A.K., Rivera, T.A., 2011. Maximizing data holdings and data documentation with a hierarchical system for sample-based geochemical data. American Geophysical Union IN23C-1462. Poster Presentation. download
10. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., Kuiper, K., Palike, H. 2011. Towards an Integrated Geomagnetic Polarity Reversal Timescale for the Pleistocene. American Geophysical Union. V51A-2502. Poster Presentation. abstract poster
9. Rivera, T.A., 2011. GTSnext: An international network to develop the next generation geologic time scale. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 215-4. Invited Oral Presentation. download watch!
8. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M. Palike, H., Zeeden, C., 2011, Constraining the age of the Matuyama-Brunhes reversal using intercalibrated 40Ar/39Ar and astronomical ages of the Bishop Tuff and Australasian tektite, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 43-2. Poster Presentation. download
7. Hsu, L., Lehnert, K., Rivera, T., Block, K., Chan, C., 2011, Geochemical-driven investigations of
mountain builgin: the Deep Lithosphere Dataset, CIDER 2011 Summer Program Poster Session, Dynamics of Mountain Building, UC Berkeley download
6. Storey, M., Rivera, T. Flude, S., Stecher, O., 2011, 40Ar/39 dating of Quaternary volcanic ashes by multi-collection noble gas mass spectrometry: protocols, precision and inter-calibration. International Union for Quaternary Research XVIII (INQUA). Abstract 2176. download
5. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., Zeeden, C., Kuiper, K., Hilgen, F., 2011, Support for the astronomically calibrated 40Ar/39Ar age of Fish Canyon sanidine: Evidence from the Quaternary. European Geophysical Union Research Abstracts Vol. 13, EGU2011-10378. download
4. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., Zeeden, C., Kuiper, K., Hilgen, F., 2010, Supporting evidence for the astronomically calibrated age of Fish Canyon sanidine, American Geophysical Union. Abstract V31A-2034. download
3. Rivera, T.A., Storey, M., 2010, American West Tephras - Geomagnetic polarity events redefined through calibration of radio-isotopic and astronomical time, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 160-11. download
2. Rivera, T.A., White, C.M., Schmitz, M.D., 2007, Preliminary multi-isotopic data and potential regional connections for Late Cenozoic basalts of the Western Snake River Plain, Idaho. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 88, no. 52, Abstract V13D-1591. download
1. Rivera, T.A., Kysar-Mattietti, G., 2005, A comparative geochemical investigation of the Sierra Maestra Range (Southeast Cuba). Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference, Hofstra University, New York download
