Brian Jackson

Associate Professor of Physics at Boise State University

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    • CV
    • Joining the Boise State Planetary Science Research Group
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    • Ultra-short-period planet database
    • The Short Period Planets Group — S(u)PerP(i)G
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      • Bruneau Sand Dunes – 2022 Jun 29
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    • Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve STEM Network

Field Trips

Bruneau Sand Dunes – 2022 Jun 29

Field Trip Itinerary and Guide

As a component of the “Optimizing Planetary In Situ Surface-Atmosphere Interaction Investigations workshop” hosted at Boise State 2022 Jun 28-Jul 1, we led a field trip out to Bruneau Sand Dunes to conduct experiments and hold conversations about making in-situ measurements on another world to characterize surface-atmosphere interactions. Click the link above for a detailed itinerary and access to the field trip guide.


Canaan Valley, WV — 2013 Jul 13 – 14


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Schedule

---Saturday, 2013 Jul 13---

9am -- Meet at Great Falls Park in VA; short hike to the falls

10am -- Drive to Skyline Caverns near Front Royal (~1 hr)

11am -- Tour Skyline Caverns (~1 hr)

12pm -- Lunch (@ Spelunker's?)

12:30pm -- Drive to Front Royal Canoe; we must arrive before 1:30pm in order to ride a tube down the river; it's about an hour trip

2pm -- Drive to Mountain State Brewery in Thomas WV (~2 hrs); early dinner at the brewery?; drive to Canaan Valley resort (~0.5 hrs)

---Sunday, 2013 Jul 14---

Breakfast at the lodge? Drive back to DC (~3 hrs)

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Trip Photos

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal – 2012 Nov 3-4

Our trip was based on this USGS field guide: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1691/.

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Chesapeake Bay – 2012 Jun 9-10

  • Field Guide
  • Fossil Handout
  • Scouting Trip Photos


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Green Bank Observatory, WV – 2011 Sep 24-25

  • Field Guide
  • Scouting Trip Photos
  • Trip Photos


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Geological History of northern VA – 2011 Apr 2-3

  • Field Guide
  • Scouting Trip Photos
  • Trip Photos


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