Tevis Blom
Tevis Blom C.V.
Tevis graduated from CU Boulder in 2010 with a BA in environmental studies (summa cum laude), with a focus on climate science and geography. Being a rock climber and a fly fisherman, he has always been intrigued with the power of water and been fascinated with the timelessness of rocks. The juxtaposition of the two in streams seems to defy scientific explanation, but that is his job. He studies how a weathered rock surface will affect bedrock channel geometry through the use of laboratory erosion mills on rocks ranging from super hard basalt to very soft sandstone.
Research
Tevis is a Master's student studying the effects of weathering on bedrock incision, and how this weathering affects channel geometry and eventually landscape evolution. Bedrock channel samples have been collected in two streams outside of Moab, Utah and in 3 streams in Maui, Hawaii. Samples are divided into channel center or 'thalweg', and channel shoulder or 'upper' samples. Incision rates are then compared for matching upper and thalweg samples for each stream. Laboratory processing is ongoing at this time. Tevis started work on this project as an undergraduate research assistant during the 2009-2010 academic year.Past and current research work
2009: Assist and data collection for Pugh E. and Small E.E. (2010) The effects of the mountain pine beetle on snow accumulation and melt timing in the headwaters of the Colorado River at CU Boulder.2009, 2011: Assist and data collection for the GPS reflections project at CU Boulder.
2008: UC Merced REU program, Assist and field collection for Atmospherically Deposited Toxic Metals in Yosemite's High Alpine Lakes. Presented findings to a group of 50 including national park officials at Yosemite National Park.
Select Posters, Proceedings
Changes in Front Range Snowpack at Five local SNOTEL sites (2010 CU UMC poster event)Effects of Surface Weathering on Bedrock Incision Rates (2011 CU Geology Graduate Student poster event)
Contact
Mailing Address:Tevis Blom
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Colorado
2200 Colorado Ave
Boulder, CO 80309
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Email: tevis.blom@colorado.edu
