OLIVIA CLAIRE TURNER
512 Cheyenne Street, Golden, Colorado 80403
334.329.0625 obuchan@mines.edu
ACADEMIC PREPARATION:
Ph.D. in Geology (Expected Graduation Dec. 2012), Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, 2009-present
3.64 GPA; Thesis: Sequence stratigraphy, slope channel architecture, and depositional controls of the
Eocene Juncal Formation, Pine Mountain fault block, Southern California.
M.S. in Geology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, May 2006, 3.77 GPA
Thesis: Relationships between large benthic foraminifera and their sea-grass habitats, San Salvador,
Bahamas.
B.S. in Psychology, minor in Geology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2002
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Newfield Exploration, Denver, Colorado, Summer 2011
 Geology Intern- Will work on stratigraphy in the Monument Butte area in Utah.
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, 2009-present
 Research Assistant- Assistant for Dr. Mason Dykstra as part of the SLOPES Consortium at CSM. Help
with research on the deep-water Juncal Fm. as part of a Ph.D. project. Responsibilities include mapping,
logging, organizing field sessions, data analysis, and report writing. Also, assisting with field trips and
field guides to the Juncal Fm. for the consortium members.
Dahrouge Geological Consulting, Edmonton, Alberta, 2008
 Geologist- Grassroots exploration of roll-front-type uranium in Northern Alberta, and carbonatite
exploration in British Columbia. Field work consisted of geologic mapping, prospecting, and collection of
soil, rock, stream sediment and stream water samples, as well as logging core. Responsible for the
supervision of 1-2 field assistants, planning of field activities, program logistics (as required), creation of
maps, and interpretation of geologic data.
Red Rocks Community College and Front Range Community College, Lakewood, Colorado, 2007-2008
 Adjunct Faculty- Taught semester-long classes in Physical and Historical Geology, as well as weekend
classes in Continental Drift and the Ice Age. Responsible for all instruction, curriculum development, and
laboratory instruction.
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 2006-2007
 Sediment lab technician for the Coastal and Marine Geology team (CMG)- Responsible for developing
laboratory procedures, conducting grain size analysis and carbon analysis on sediment samples collected by
CMG, and assist in field work. Also responsible for training lab users on proper lab technique and safety
procedures.
Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 2003-2006
 Graduate Teaching Assistant- Taught undergraduate laboratory classes in Historical Geology and
Paleontology.
Trade the News (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), Chicago, Illinois, 2003 (summer internship)
 Product Analyst- Worked on the trading floor and created a spreadsheet database to track the daily
activities of the major financial institutions trading S&P 500 futures.
Department of Geology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2002-2003
 Teaching Assistant- Taught undergraduate laboratory classes and led field trips in Oceanography and
Environmental Geology.
MEMBERSHIPS/AWARDS:
 American Association of Petroleum Geologist, 2009-present (President 2011-2012);
2004-2006 (Secretary 2004-05)
 Society for Sedimentary Geology, 2009-present; 2004-2006
 Sigma Gamma Epsilon Earth Science National Honor Society, 2003-2006 (Secretary 2004-05)
 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 2004-2006
 Geological Society of America, 2009-present; 2004-2006
 Student Research Grants- Geological Society of America and AAPG, Spring 2004
 Delta Gamma Sorority, 2000-2003 (President, 2001-2002; Vice President, 2000-2001)
OLIVIA CLAIRE TURNER
RELAVENT COURSEWORK:
 CSM: Applied Stratigraphy, Advanced Petroleum Geology, Petrology of Detrital Rocks, Applied
Geophysics, Advanced Sedimentology, Structural Methods in Seismic Interpretation, 3D Seismic
Interpretation, Geologic Data Analysis.
 AU: Facies Analysis and Sequence Stratigraphy, Geology of Organic Matter, Invertebrate Paleontology,
Basin Analysis, Cycles Through Earth History, Issues in Paleontology, Carbonate Depositional Systems,
Hydrogeology, GIS.
 VU: Undergraduate geology courses followed by a 6-week field course through Idaho State University
(2002).
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Extensive experience using:
 Microsoft Office Suite (Powerpoint, Word, Excel)
 Adobe Suite CS4
 ArcGIS v.9.3
 Petrel
 PC SedSize (USGS software)
 SedLab (USGS software)
 Minitab (statistical software)
PUBLICATIONS:
Dykstra, M. and Turner, O.C., 2010, A Deep-water Slope and Shelf System: Using the Eocene Juncal
Formation to Understand Stratigraphic and Sedimentological Uncertainty on the Continental
Slope, pp. 42. Colorado School of Mines, Golden.
Buchan, O.C., and Lewis, R.D., 2010, Recent large benthic foraminifera as indicators of grassbed characteristics
San Salvador, Bahamas: The addition of taphonomy: SEPM Speical Publication, no. 93.
Draut, A.E., Bothner, M.H., Reynolds, R.L., Buchan, O.C., Cochran, S.A., Casso, M.A., Baldwin, S.M., Goldstein,
H., Xiao, J., Field, M.E., and Logan, J.B., 2007, Sedimentary properties of shallow marine cores collected
in June and September 2006, Hanalei Bay, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 289.
Lewis, R.D., Buchan, O.C., Petruny, L.M., and McCormick, O.K., 2006, Distribution and taphonomic condition of
lagoonal to fore-reef large benthic foraminifera, San Salvador Island, Bahamas: 13th Symposium on the
geology of the Bahamas and other carbonate regions, Abstract.
Garner, G., Buchan, O.C., and Steltenpohl, M.G., 2006, A Collage of 1:24,000 digital geologic maps (Carrville,
Notasulga, and Loachapoka Quadrangles) along the Piedmont-Coastal Plain onlap of Alabama: GSA
Abstracts with Programs, v. 38, n. 3, p. 78.
Buchan, O.C., and Lewis, R.D., 2005, Use of taphonomic data along with species composition as proxies for grassbed characteristics: Large benthic foraminifera, San Salvador, Bahamas: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v.
37, no. 7, p. 405.
Buchan, O.C., and Lewis, R.D., 2005, Assemblages of recent large benthic foraminifera and taphofacies combined
with grain characteristics as indicators of environmental variables in seagrass beds, San Salvador,
Bahamas: North American Micropaleontology Section of the Society for Sedimentary Geology Abstracts
Volume with Program, p. 95.
Buchan, O.C., and Lewis, R.D., 2004, Large benthic foraminifera in seagrass habitats: standing crop versus
sediment assemblages at San Salvador, Bahamas: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 5, p. 59.