BEAMS Program – Student Research Posters
Studies in the Pacific cover many features across the ocean basin, including seamounts, trenches, and continental margins.
The map below shows the regions included in studies by students, followed by links to posters by region.
Northern Pacific (Coastal and deep waters extending south from the Alaskan coastline, including the Aleutian Trench, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska.)
Mariana Trench (Western North Pacific where lies the deepest point on Earth.)
Central Pacific (Deep sea region with seamounts and some tectonic features.)
Western North America Continental Margin (The submerged western edge of the North America continent, where depths drop to over 3 km.)
Northern Pacific Study Areas
Nearly all posters were presented by students at a national or international conference, as indicated in parentheses.
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Geomorphological Comparison of Seamounts in a Deepwater Area of the Northeast Pacific
Lexie P. DelViscio & Edward A. Draude and Dr. Leslie Sautter (Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2024 and 2024 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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Geomorphology and Substrate Characteristics at the Intersection of Bowers Ridge and Aleutian Island Ridge, South-Central Bering Sea
Nicolas A. Haub & Victoria Kolzer and Dr. Leslie Sautter (Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2024 and 2024 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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Geomorphological Analysis and Substrate Classification of Seafloor Features on a Northern Slope Segment of the Aleutian Trench
Layne E. Leggett & Michael J. Pesce and Dr. Leslie Sautter (Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2024 and 2024 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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Geomorphological Analysis of the Bogoslof Seamount & Surrounding Region
Isabel Schutz & Declan Rozen and Dr. Leslie Sautter (Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2024 and 2024 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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Analysis of the Unalaska Slope, Aleutian Trench
Jianna Wankel & James Seezen and Dr. Leslie Sautter (Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2024 and 2024 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
Mariana Trench Study Areas
Nearly all posters were presented by students at a national or international conference, as indicated in parentheses.
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Geomorphic Characterization of Geologically Diverse Features within the Mariana Trench National Monument
Sydney Milburn and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2022 Ocean Sciences Mtg. – virtual)
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Geomorphology of the northern mariana arc and forearc region
Nathan McCuen and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2021 iPoster and StoryMap)
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Characterization of Five Geologic Zones Within the Northern Mariana Subduction Region
Sophie Alpert and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2018 AGU Meeting, Washington, DC)
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Seamount Chain Geomorphology West of the Mariana Trench Subduction Zone Using High Resolution Sonar
Abigail Owens and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2016)
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Tectonic Geomorphology of Mud Mounds West of the Northern Mariana Trench
Timothy W. Howard and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2017 US Hydro Meeting, Galveston, TX)
Central Pacific Study Areas
Nearly all posters were presented by students at a national or international conference, as indicated in parentheses.
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Tectonic Features West of Gorda Ridge, Northeast Pacific
Brenton Williams and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2023 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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GEOMORPHOLOGY OF POTENTIAL DEEP-SEA HABITAT ALONG KARIN SEAMOUNT RANGE, CENTRAL PACIFIC
Eryn Faggart and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2022 Ocean Sciences Mtg. – virtual and 2022 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston)
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Comparing Geomorphology of Seamounts in the Johnston Atoll Unit Towards Identifying
Regions of High-Density Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Communities
Francesca Dellacqua and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2022 Ocean Sciences Mtg. – virtual and 2022 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston)
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Clarion and Murray Fracture Zones in the Central Pacific: a Geomorphic Analysis and Characterization of Features
Sean Maloney and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2021 StoryMap)
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Geomorphologic Characterization of the Northern Tonga Ridge Region
Bosie Stalvey and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2021 iPoster and 2022 BEAMS Symposium)
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Prospective Deep Sea Coral Habitats on Musicians Seamounts, Pacific Ocean
Darina DeBenedictis and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2019 US Hydro Meeting, Biloxi)
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Analysis of Potential Deep Sea Coral Habitats on Mid-Pacific Seamounts
Angelina Ponella and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2018)
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Using Multibeam Sonar to Identify Potential Deep Sea Coral Habitat on Northwest Hawaiian Island Seamounts
Evalynn Barbare and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2017 US Hydro Meeting, Galveston)
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Bathymetric Analysis of Rogatien Ridge and Gardner Pinnacle in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands for Potential Deep Sea Coral Environment
Willis Oksen and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2017 US Hydro Meeting, Galveston, TX)
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Analysis of Gorda Escarpment Geomorphology, Mendocino Fracture Zone
Will Hefner and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans)
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Geomorphic Analysis of Seamounts Adjacent to the Mendocino Fracture Zone
Will Hefner and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2016)
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Geomorphic Analysis of Deep Coral Habitat in the Kaiwi Channel, Hawaiian Islands
Caroline Cooper and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans)
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Deep Coral Habitat Characterization of the North End of Raita Bank, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Lance Foxworth and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans)
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Morphological Analysis of Tablemounts Near Wake Island, Western North Pacific
Quincy Hoffer and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans)
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Submarine Channel Association with Seamount Chain Alignment on the Ontong Java Plateau
Howard Meyers and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting New Orleans)
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Various Modes of Faulting Associated with Mid-Ocean Ridges: Cleft Segment
Elizabeth Watkins and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2016)
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Bathymetric Analysis of Axial Seamount’s Southeastern Flank, Juan De Fuca Ridge
Anna DeGeorge and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2015 US Hydro Meeting, National Harbor, MD)
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Divergent Ridge Features on the Juan de Fuca and Gorda Ridges
Mary Eaton, Monica Steele and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2015 US Hydro Meeting, National Harbor, MD and 2015 AGU Meeting, San Francisco)
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Geomorphic Analysis of the Galapagos Spreading Center
Will Edwards and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2013 US Hydro Meeting, New Orleans)
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Bathymetric Analysis of Axial Seamount, Juan de Fuca Ridge
Ahmed Nayel, Will Edwards, and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2012 SC Academy of Sciences Meeting, Aiken, SC )
Western North America Continental Margin Study Areas
Nearly all posters were presented by students at a national or international conference, as indicated in parentheses.
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Substrate Characterization of Quinault & Nitinat Submarine Canyons of the Washington Continental Margin
Luke Haenel and Dr. Leslie Sautter (Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2024 and 2024 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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The Santa Cruz Basin: A Study of Slope-Origin and Shelf-Origin Canyons
McHenry Jackson and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2022 Ocean Sciences Mtg. – virtual and 2022 BEAMS Symposium)
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Seafloor Characterization of Two Areas within the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, CENTRAL California Continental Margin
Maeve Moriarty and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2021 – not presented)
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Geomorphic Characterization of Seafloor Features in Two National Marine Sanctuaries off the California Coast
Tyler Roberts and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2021 – not presented)
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