Mae Kate Campbell

Mae Kate is a masters student working with Paul Bierman to assess background erosion rates in Cuba. She is also exploring the use of ²⁶Al and ³⁶Cl for determining background erosion rates using carbonate minerals. Mae Kate has long been interested in how an understanding of human-landscape interactions can inform efforts to reduce humankind’s impact on the Earth.

MS Thesis, Geology (University of Vermont, in progress)

Quantifying Background Erosion Rates in Cuba Using Cosmogenic Nuclides
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BA Thesis, Geology (Oberlin College, 2017)

Exploring the Effects of Agricultural Drainage Tiles on Erosion in the Vermilion River Watershed, Northeast Ohio

Undergraduate degree

Oberlin College, B.A. Geology with high honors, 2017

Refereed Papers

Mae Kate Campbell and others, (2022) Cosmogenic nuclide and solute flux data from central Cuban rivers emphasize the importance of both physical and chemical mass loss from tropical landscapes, Geochronology. 10.5194/gchron-4-435-2022

Abstracts

Bierman, P.R., Campbell, M., Schmidt, A.H., Sibello Hernandez, R.Y., Garcia Moya, A., Cartas Aguila, H.A., Bolanos Alvarez, Y., Guillen Arruebarrena, A., Dethier, D.P., Massey-Bierman, M.E., Corbett, L.B., Caffee, M.W., and Alonso Hernandez, C. 2020. Cuba: New chemical and physical denudation rates define source-to-sink mass transport and anthropogenic impacts on nutrient loads for the largest Caribbean nation. European Geosciences Union General Assembly Virtual Meeting. Geophysical Research Abstracts, EGU2020-12355. doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-12355

Bierman, P.R., Sibello Hernandez, R.Y., Campbell, M., Garcia Moya, A., Dethier, D.P., Bolanos Alvarez, Y., Massey-Bierman, M.E., Guillen Arruebarrena, A., Racela, J., Schmidt, A.H., Cartas Aguila, H.A., Corbett, L.B., Alonso Hernandez, C., Dix, M., and Caffee, M.W. 2020. Cosmogenic radionuclide erosion rates and chemical denudation rates in Cuba are not related. Joint Northeastern and Southeastern Geological Society of American Meeting (Cancelled due to COVID-19). Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 52(2). doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020SE-345302

Campbell, M., Bierman, P.R., Schmidt, A.H., Sibello Hernandez, R.Y., Garcia Moya, A., Cartas Aguila, H.A., Bolanos Alvarez, Y., Guillen Arruebarrena, A., Dethier, D.P., Dix, M., Massey-Bierman, M.E., Corbett, L.B., and Caffee, M.W. 2020. Cosmogenic erosion rates in central and western Cuba. Joint Northeastern and Southeastern Geological Society of American Meeting (Cancelled due to COVID-19). Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 52(2). doi.org/10.1130/abs/2020SE-345442

Dix, M., Hecht, Z., Bermudez, E. A., Schmidt, A. H., Bierman, P. R., Campbell, M. K., Dethier, D. P., Racela, J., Perdrial, J., Massey-Bierman, M. E., Sibello Hernández, R. Y., Cartas Aguila, H. A., Guillén Arruebarrena, A., García Moya, A., and Alsono-Hernández, C. (2019) Quantifying the effects of organic agriculture in 26 central Cuban rivers using short-lived fallout radionuclides in detrital river sediment. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. v. 51(5), Abstract 124-5. doi:10.1130/abs/2019AM-340417

Bierman, P., Schmidt, A H., Campbell, M. K., Dethier, D. P., Dix, M., Racela, J., Perdrial, J., Massey-Bierman, M. E., Sibello Hernández, R. Y., Cartas Aguila, H. A., Guillén Arruebarrena, A., García Moya, A., and Alonso-Hernández, C. (2019) Central Cuban river waters indicate high rates of chemical weathering whereas low nutrient loads reflect sustainable agriculture practices. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. v. 51(5), Abstract 124-2. doi:10.1130/abs/2019AM-336512

Campbell, M. K., Bierman, P. R., Schmidt, A. H., Sibello Hernández, Rita, Y., García Moya, A., Cartas Aguila, H. A., Bolaños Alverez, Y., Guillén Arruebarrena, A., Dethier, D. P., Dix, M., Massey-Bierman, M. E., Corbett, L. B., Caffee, M. W., and Alonso-Hernández, C. (2019) First denudation rate estimates for river basins in central Cuba from geochemical, cosmogenic isotope, and sediment yield data. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. v. 51(5), Abstract 124-3. doi:10.1130/abs/2019AM-336639

Williamson, L., Perdrial, N., Hughes, J. M., Campbell, M. K., Schmidt, A. H., Sibello Hernández, R. Y., García Moya, A., Cartas Aguila, H. A., Bolaños Alvarez, Y., Guillén Arruebarrena, A., Dethier, D. P., Dix, M., Perdrial, J., Massey-Bierman, M. E., Alonso-Hernández, C., Racela, J., and Bierman, P. R. (2019) Better understanding the geology of central Cuba through stream sediment composition analysis using X-ray diffraction. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. v. 51(5), Abstract 124-4. doi:10.1130/abs/2019AM-339415

Campbell, M. K., Bierman, P. R. and Corbett, L. B. (2018) Developing a method for the extraction of ²⁶Al from carbonate sediments to determine background erostion rates of drainage basins. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN. v. 50(6), Abstract 172-11. doi:10.1130/abs/2018AM-321202

Acosta, M. R., Alonso, H. C., Bierman, P. R., Bolaños, A. Y., Campbell, M. K., Cartas, A. H., Dix, M., Fonseca, P. V., Garcia-Moya, A., Gil, P. S., Guillén, A. A., Massey-Bierman, M., Perdrial, J., Racela, J., Schmidt, A. H. and Sibello, H. R. (2018) Water Quality of central Cuban rivers; implications for the flux of material from land to sea. Marcuba Conference, Havana, Cuba. (download pdf)

Schmidt, A., Bierman, P. R., Sosa-Gonzalez, V., Nielson, T. Rood, D., Campbell, M. and Hill, M. (2017) Tracers derived in situ replicate and mix better than fallout tracers incorporated into grain coatings. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. v. 49(6), Abstract 53-2. doi:10.1130/abs/2017AM-299479

Campbell, M. K., Bower, J. A., Schmidt, A. H., Neilson, T. B., Sosa-Gonzalez, V. and Bierman, P. R. (2015) Fallout radionuclides in soil profiles and history of land use in Yunnan province, China. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. v. 47(7), p. 515, Abstract 204-10. (download pdf)

Singleton, A., Schmidt, A. H., Sosa-Gonzalez, V., Qiu, Y., Neilson, T., Greene, E. S., Bierman, P. R., Rood, D., Campbell, M. K. and Woodmansee, S. J. (2015) Effects of grain size and mineralogy on the distribution of fallout radionuclides ⁷Be, ¹⁰Be, ¹³⁷Cs, and ²¹⁰Pb in sediment. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. v. 47(7), p. 240, Abstract 82-5. (download pdf)