Jason M Cesta

My interests lie in process geomorphology, landscape evolution, geochronology, and paleomagnetism. I am specifically interested in the response of landscapes to climate shifts, and utilizing geomorphic landforms to interpret the climate history of a particular region. My current research focuses on the erosional efficiency of former glaciers in the arid Andes.

Ph.D (in progress): University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH , 2019 (Geology)

B.S.: The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Galloway, New Jersey, 2012 (Geology)

M.S.: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH , 2015 (Geology)

Grant: #10482-14 Investigators:Cesta, J.M. and Ward, D.J. 05-01-2014 -05-01-2015 The Geological Society of America Geochronology of debris flows: Implications for the climate history of the Chajnantor Plateau, northern Chile Role:PI Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #11332-16 Investigators:Cesta, J.M. and Ward, D.J. 05-01-2016 -05-01-2017 The Geological Society of America Application of in situ cosmogenic 14C to surface exposure dating of amorphous SiO2 Role:PI Active Type:Grant

Published Abstracts

Cesta, J.M., Turk, J.K., Huff, W.D., and Hozik, M.J. (2015. ) Soft-sediment slickensides in the Stockton Formation, Stockton, New Jersey .[Abstract]Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 47 (3 ) ,

Mueller, R.G., Goman, M., Joyce, A., Cesta, J.M., and Lock, G. (2015. ) Geomorphic Evolution of Stream Channels and Coastal Environments Adjacent to Important Archaeological Sites in the Lower Rio Verde Valley, Oaxaca, Mexico .[Abstract]Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 47 (7 ) ,

Mueller, R.G., Cesta, J.M., Severs, M.J., Arthur, J.A., and Goman, M. (2014. ) Further Research on Floodplain Evolution Associated with the Site of Rio Viejo, Lower Rio Verde, Oaxaca, Mexico .[Abstract]Society for American Archaeology Abstracts with Programs, 79 ,

Cesta, J.M. and Ward, D.J. (2014. ) Testing the links between climate and sedimentation in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile: Insights through Cosmogenic 36Cl .[Abstract]Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 46 (6 ) ,

Cesta J.M., Aucoin, C., Harrell, M., Huff, W.D., Malgieri, T.J., Maynard, J.B., Schwalbach, C., Ugurlu, I., Winrod, A. (2014. ) Evidence for a Volcanogenic Component to the Obrochishte Mn Ore Deposit, Bulgaria .[Abstract]Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 46 (6 ) ,

Cesta, J.M., and Hozik, M.J. (2012. ) Paleomagnetism of Mesozoic Basalts in the Pomperaug Basin, Connecticut .[Abstract]Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Northeast Section, 45 ,

Cesta, J.M., Severs, M.J., Mueller, R.G., and Joyce, A.A. (2012. ) Geoarchaeology: Origin of Abandoned Meander Sediments, Rio Verde, Oaxaca, Mexico by Mineralogical Analysis .[Abstract]Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Northeast Section, 45 ,

Hozik, M.J., Cesta, J.M., Makin, S., Donley, T., Stinson, R., Dykstra, R., and Favorito, D. (2012. ) Fracturing in the Lockatong Formation, Stockton, New Jersey .[Abstract]Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Northeast Section, 45 ,

Cesta, J.M. and Ward, D.J. (2015. ) Timing of alluvial development along the Chajnantor Plateau, Atacama Desert, northern Chile: Insights about climate variation .[Abstract]2015 Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union,

Cesta, J.M. and Ward, D.J. (2016. ) Numerical modeling of Late Pleistocene glaciations of the Chajnantor Plateau (23°S), northern Chilean Andes .[Abstract]Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 48 (7 ) ,

Peer Reviewed Publications

Dylan J. Ward, Jason M. Cesta, Joseph Galewsky, and Esteban Sagredo (2015. ) Late pleistocene glaciations of the arid subtropical Andes and new results from the Chajnantor Plateau, northern Chile .Quaternary Science Reviews, , 128 ,98-116

Jason M. Cesta and Dylan J. Ward (2016. ) Timing and nature of alluvial fan development along the Chajnantor Plateau, northern Chile .Geomorphology, , 273 ,412-427

2014 UC Department of Geology Upper-Division Teaching Award

2015 -To Present: Member American Geophysical Union,

2012 -To Present: Member American Institute of Professional Geologists,

2011 -To Present: Member Geological Society of America,

2011 -To Present: Member Geochemical Society,

Physical Geology I Level:Undergraduate

Geomorphology Lab Level:Undergraduate