Amanda Mullin (earth and ocean sciences) spent a co-op term working as a research assistant for Natural Resources Canada, where she studied gas hydrate magnetism.

Amanda performed laboratory measurements and analyzed the magnetic properties of sediments recovered from the recent IODP Leg 311 cruise to the Cascadia margin. Her laboratory results were used to determine the impact of gas hydrate growth and disassociation on the magnetic mineralogy of host sediments.

“Working as a research assistant for the Geological Survey of Canada allowed me to gain extensive knowledge in gas hydrate formation and its relation to rock magnetism within accretionary prisms. I was able to apply my academic skills in the workplace.”

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