Bethany Cobb Faulk
Bio
Research Group: Dr. Yuehan Lu’s Research Group
Research Group Website: https://geo.ua.edu/people/yuehan-lu/
Research Interests: My undergraduate research largely centered on Miocene through Pleistocene nannofossil biostratigraphy in the Gulf of Mexico, and how this can help tell the story of the Gulf’s paleodepositional environments. Currently, my studies focus on geochemical and biomarker analysis, and the insight this can yield into Earth’s past.
Current Research Projects: Investigating the Biomarkers of Alabama’s Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary
Education: Undergraduate: Honors B.S., The University of South Alabama, 2017
Honors B.S., The University of South Alabama, 2017
Cobb Faulk, Bethany, and Clark, Murlene. Miocene Nannofossil Biostratigraphic Transect between Alaminos Canyon Block 627 and Mississippi Canyon Block 555, and Implications for Depositional History in the Gulf of Mexico. Manuscript in progress.
Beebe, D. Alex; Bellais, Kaylyn; Faulk, Bethany Cobb; and Barber, Samuel. Recent Geologic History of Fowl River Marsh Spits Revealed through Piston Core Geochronological and Sedimentological Analyses. Published Abstract and Presentation delivered to the Alabama-Mississippi Bays and Bayous Symposium, November 2018, Mobile, AL. https://www.mobilebaynep.com/assets/uploads/main/2018_BBProceedingsAbstracts.pdf.
Cobb, Bethany L. Miocene Nannofossil Biostratigraphic Transect between Alaminos Canyon Block 627 and Mississippi Canyon Block 555, Gulf of Mexico. Undergraduate Honors Thesis defended December 2017. University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. Committee: Dr. Murlene Clark (Chair), Dr. Douglas Haywick, and Dr. Douglas Marshall (Honors College representative).
Cobb, Bethany L., and Clark, Murlene W. Miocene Nannofossil Biostratigraphic Transect between Alaminos Canyon Block 627 and Mississippi Canyon Block 555, Gulf of Mexico. Published Abstract and Poster presented at the Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual National Meeting, October 2017, Seattle, WA. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2017AM/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/306704.
Cobb, Bethany L., Wickliffe, Lisa, C., and Morris, James A. Optimizing Ocean Space: Co- siting Open Ocean Aquaculture. Published Abstract and Poster presented at the
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 2016, San Francisco, CA. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/169428.
Cobb, Bethany L., Wickliffe, Lisa, C., and Morris, James A. Maximizing Ocean Space: Co- Siting for Open Ocean Aquaculture. Poster presented at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Scholars Symposium, August 2016, Silver Spring, MD.
Cobb, Bethany L., and Clark, Murlene W. Biostratigraphy and Depositional Analysis of a Gulf of Mexico Deep Water Borehole, Alaminos Canyon Block 627. Published Abstract and Poster presented at Geological Society of America (GSA) South-Central Section 50th Annual Meeting, March 2016, Baton Rouge, LA. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2016SC/webprogram/Paper273959.html.
Cobb, Bethany L., and Clark, Murlene W. Biostratigraphy of A Northwest Gulf of Mexico Deep Well. Published Abstract and Poster presented at the University of South Alabama Committee on Undergraduate Research (UCUR) 17th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, University of South Alabama, October 2015, Mobile, AL.
Other Contributions:
Acknowledged in Aguilar-Manjarrez, J., Wickliffe, L.C. & Dean, A., eds. 2018. Guidance on spatial technologies for disaster risk management in aquaculture. Full document. Rome, FAO. 312 pp. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/CA2240EN/.
Honors, Scholarships, and Awards
2022 Dean’s Graduate Recruiting & Opportunity Award, University of Alabama 2022 National Alumni Association Graduate Fellowship, University of Alabama 2018 George Lamb Award, University of South Alabama
2018 Geography Senior Achievement Award, University of South Alabama
2017 Third Degree Black Belt in Songahm Taekwondo, Mobile ATA Martial Arts
2017 Thornton L. Neathery Outstanding Student Award, Alabama Board of Licensure for
Professional Geologists
2017 Undergraduate Excellence in Paleontology Award, Association for Women Geoscientists
& The Paleontological Society
2017 Victoria Rivizzigno Geography Scholarship for Outstanding Seniors in Geography,
University of South Alabama
2017 William E. Wiggs Award for Excellence in Paleontology, University of South Alabama 2017 Elliot Hagler Award for Most Deserving Geology Major Attending Field Camp,
University of South Alabama
2017 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2017 Society for Collegiate Leadership and Achievement
2016 John Faggard Geology Award for Outstanding Seniors in Geology, University of South
Alabama
2016 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Nominee, University of South Alabama
2016 Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society
2016 Included in Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges 2015 Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)
2015 Golden Key Honor Society
2015 James Denmark – Wayne Isphording Award for Excellence in Crystallography &
Mineralogy and in Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology, University of South Alabama 2015 University of South Alabama UCUR / SURF Undergraduate Research Fellowship 2014 Freshman Rock Hammer Award, University of South Alabama
2014 Sigma Gamma Epsilon Earth Sciences Honor Society
2014 University of South Alabama College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s List
(Spring 2014, Spring 2015)
2014 Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
2013 University of South Alabama President’s List
(Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
2013 Whiddon Honors Scholarship, University of South Alabama
2013 Moulton Presidential Scholarship, University of South Alabama
2013 Recognized in Mobile Press-Register Top Academic Team
2013 Valedictorian, Cottage Hill Christian Academy
2011 Second Degree Black Belt in Songahm Taekwondo, Mobile ATA Martial Arts 2009 First Degree Black Belt in Songahm Taekwondo, Mobile ATA Martial Arts 2008 Science Olympiad Gold Medal Scholarship, Huntingdon College
(2008 & 2009)
2007 Student Leadership University Scholarship, University of Mobile
Experience
Professional
Research Laboratory Assistant (2022)
Independent Commission, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Field Technician (2021)
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Battelle Memorial Institute, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Laboratory Technician II (2019 – 2021)
Pace Analytical Services, LLC., Tuscaloosa, AL.
Laboratory Technician (2019)
Energy Technical Services, LLC., Theodore, AL.
Research Assistant (2018 – 2019)
Hydrogeology Lab, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Undergraduate
Field Camp (2017)
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Cheaha Area, AL. Inks Lake Area, TX. Abiquiu Area, NM.
Supplemental Instructor for Invertebrate Paleontology (2017)
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Ernest F. Hollings Scholar & Intern (2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Beaufort, NC.
Supplemental Instructor for Crystallography & Mineralogy (2015)
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Editor (2015)
Laboratory Manual for Crystallography and Mineralogy course, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF) (2015)
University of South Alabama University Committee on Undergraduate Research (UCUR), Mobile, AL.
Teaching Assistant for Physical Geology (2014 – 2017)
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Panelist (2014)
National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Denver, CO.
Service
Science Olympiad Coach (2016)
Cottage Hill Christian Academy (Middle School), Mobile, AL.
President (2015 – 2017)
University of South Alabama Geology Club, Mobile, AL.
Vice President (2015 – 2016)
University of South Alabama Honors Program Organization, Mobile, AL.
Vice President (2014 – 2015)
University of South Alabama Geology Club, Mobile, AL.
Treasurer (2013 – 2014)
University of South Alabama Geology Club, Mobile, AL.
Miscellaneous: Volunteer, Instructor, & Presenter (2015 – 2017)
Mobile Regional Science & Engineering Fair, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Girls Exploring Math & Science (GEMS) Conference, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. Earth Science Lecture for Mobile Cub Scouts, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. Paleontology Lecture for St. Dominic’s Catholic School. Mobile, AL.
Video Presenter for Rock & Mineral Educational Videos, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
Rock and Mineral Educational Boxes for Baton Rouge, LA Classroom Flood Relief. Alabama Coastal Cleanup.
Pre-University
Taekwondo Instructor (2010 – 2012)
ATA Martial Arts, Mobile, AL.
Student Participant (2010)
Student Leadership University Conferences 101 (Orlando, FL) & 201 (Washington, D.C.).
Academic Teams (2006-2013)
Science Olympiad, Scholar’s Bowl, BEST Robotics, Math Team.