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Allyson Boggess

Laboratory Manager

Email: [[v|aaboggess]]
Phone: (804) 684-7775
Office: Andrews Hall 225
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Lab: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/labgroups/coastal_geology/, Coastal Geology Lab}}
ORCID: {{https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4848-7471, 0000-0003-4848-7471}}

Education

B.S., Geology & Modern Foreign Language (Spanish), James Madison University, 2017

Research Interests

I support lab and field activities for the Coastal Geology Lab, which include the collection of sediment cores and grabs; ground-penetrating radar surveys; and various sedimentological and geotechnical laboratory analyses. I also run the Sedimentology & Gamma Lab Cost Center, handling internal and external requests for laboratory services and field equipment rental.