Byron Straw

Faculty

Senior Lecturer

Email byron.straw@unco.edu
Phone 970-351-2470
Location Ross Hall 3235K
Fax 970-351-4197
Address 501 20th St, Campus Box 100, Greeley, CO 80639

Education

MA, University of Northern Colorado, 2010
Area of Study: Earth Science (Geol.)

BS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1999
Area of Study: Earth Science (Geol.)

Research Expertise & Interests

Cosmogenic age dating glacial and periglacial deposits within the Never Summer Range of north central Colorado
Curriculum & Student Assessment of Diverse students
Glaciations of Rocky Mountain National Park through limnological studies
Areas of Interest

Late Quaternary glacial geomorphology, Holocene/Pleistocene climate reconstruction, sub-surface geophysical investigation, geoarchaeology, soils, hydrogeology, volcanic geology, geomorphology, and science education.

Publications

  • Straw, B.M., 2011, The science of natural disasters, in Proceedings, Library of Congress, Teaching with Primary Resources, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado.
  • Straw, B.M., 2010, Glacial and periglacial deposits of the Lake of the Clouds Cirque, Never Summer Mountains, Colorado [Master’s thesis]: Greeley, University of Northern Colorado, p. 89.
  • Straw, B.M., and Hopkins, K.H.,2010, Glacial and periglacial deposits of the Lake of the Clouds Cirque, Never Summer Mountains, Colorado: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v.42, no.3, p. 49.
  • Straw, B.M., 2010, Assessment of Latest Glacial and Postglacial Deposits in Lake of the Clouds Cirque, Never Summer Mountains, Colorado, in Proceedings, Research Conference Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, Estes Park Municipal Building, Town Board Room, Estes Park, Colorado, p. 4.
  • Straw, B.M., 2009, Glacial and Periglacial Deposits of the Lake of the Clouds Cirque, Never Summer Mountains, Colorado, in Proceedings, Colorado Scientific Society, Colorado School of Mines, Department of geology and geological sciences, Golden, Colorado.

Grants and Sponsored Research

  • August 2012, Grant funded by National Science Foundation and University of Northern Colorado w/ P.I. Dr. Andrew Greekmore, co-authored grant proposal, Grant funds totaling $110,000 from National Science Foundation with cost match of $47,000 from University of Northern Colorado. Acquired sub-surface investigation equipment for the University of Northern Colorado.
  • March, 2009, Travel grant funded by the Geological Society of America, $400.
  • December, 2007, Grant funded by American Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Glacial research in the Never Summer Mountains, Colorado, $4,000.