BEAMS Program – Student Research Posters
The North Atlantic has tremendous variability in seafloor geomorphology. Features studied to date include many segments of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge as well as numerous seamounts in the northwest section.
The map below shows the regions included in studies by students, followed by links to posters by region.
Mid-Atlantic Ridge Studies (The Mid-Atlantic Ridge extends the entire north-south length of the Atlantic.)
Northwest Atlantic Seamount Studies (Numerous seamounts – or volcanoes that have originated on the seafloor – lie in the deep ocean between the New England continental margin and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge Study Areas
Nearly all posters were presented by students at a national or international conference, as indicated in parentheses.
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Comparative Geomorphology of Axis-Parallel Ridges Along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Northwest of the Azores
Ava M. Stewart and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2023 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC and 2024 Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA)
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Geomorphologic Characterization of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Victoria C. Edwards and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2023 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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Geomorphic Characterization Along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge North of the Azores Plateau
Alexandra Boyington and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2023 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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Mid-Atlantic Ridge Geomorphology at Kurchatov Fracture Zone
Eric Wehmeyer and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2023 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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Comparative Geomorphology of Mid-Ocean Ridge Segments in the Central Atlantic
Eneko D. Sancho and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2023 US Hydro Meeting, Mobile, AL and 2023 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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Comparison of Seabed Features within the Azores and Nearby Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Kate Leturgez and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2023 US Hydro Meeting, Mobile, AL and 2023 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston, SC)
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Analysis of Axial Valley Width at the Bight Transform Fault, North Atlantic
Mallory McCormack and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2017 US Hydro Meeting, Galveston, TX)
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Trends in Slope and Spreading Rates of the Southern Reykjane Ridge
Rachel Fein and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2017 US Hydro Meeting, Galveston, TX)
Northwest Atlantic Seamount Study Areas
Nearly all posters were presented by students at a national or international conference, as indicated in parentheses.
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Potential Deep-Sea Coral Habitats Within the Corner Rise Seamount Chain, Northwest Atlantic
Camille Sullivan and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2022 Ocean Sciences Mtg. – virtual and 2022 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston)
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GEOMORPHOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF THREE NEW ENGLAND SEAMOUNT SITES IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
Jacob Stock and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2022 Ocean Sciences Mtg. – virtual and 2022 BEAMS Symposium, Charleston)
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Exploring Deep Sea Coral Locations as a Function of Backscatter Intensity on New England Seamounts
Nathan Linder and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2021- Coming soon!)
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Slope Failure Potentiality within the New England Seamount Chain: Analyzing Bathymetric Profiles for Potential Submarine Landslides
Garth Groshans and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2015 US Hydro Meeting, National Harbor, MD)
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A Bathymetric Analysis Comparing the Geomorphology of Two U.S New England Seamounts
Caitlyn Mayer and Dr. Leslie Sautter (2014 CARIS Conference, Brest, France)
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