Jacob T. Helsley received a B.S. in Geology with a concentration in Environmental Engineering from James Madison University in 2014, where he maintained a 3.7 GPA in major courses and 3.3 overall. He completed required courses in mineralogy, petrology, stratigraphy, and geochemistry. Helsley received honors and awards including the Jeffrey E. Tickle '90 Family Endowment in Science and Mathematics. For his undergraduate research, Helsley conducted a 10-week summer REU project on ultrahigh temperatures recorded in lower crustal xenoliths from the Shenandoah Valley, VA. He has presented his research at James Madison University and the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.

1. Jacob T. Helsley
648 Boyers Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22807
(540)-282-9096
helslejt@dukes.jmu.edu
Education
B.S., Geology: Concentration Environmental Engineering (Dec. 2014)
Department of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison University
GPA: 3.7 Major Courses /3.3 Overall
A.A. General Studies (August 2011)
Blue Ridge Community College
GPA: 3.7
Required Courses for Major Elective Courses
-Mineralogy -Geochemistry of Natural Waters
-Introduction to Petrology -Hydrogeology
-Evolution of the Earth -Laboratory Techniques in Geology
-Stratigraphy, Structure, and Tectonics -Environmental Soil Science
-Advanced Stratigraphy, Structure, and Tectonics
-Writing and Communicating in the Geosciences
-6-Week Field Course (Eastern Carolina University),
projects in New Mexico and Colorado
Honors and Awards
2012 Jeffrey E. Tickle ’90 Family Endowment in Science and Mathematics
2013 Dawson Math/Science Scholarship
2013 Sigma Gamma Epsilon
2014 The Dr. Roddy V. Amenta Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Undergraduate Research
2013 10-Week Summer REU project
Project Title: Ultrahigh temperatures recorded in lower crustal xenoliths from the
Shenandoah Valley, VA

2. Presentations
2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, James Madison University,
Poster Presentation
2013 GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, Poster presentation
2014 Senior Research Symposium, Department of Geology and Environmental Science
James Madison University, Oral presentation
Publications
Helsley, J.T., Johnson, E.A., Bodnar, R.J., Farley, C., and Schwartz, B.F. (2013)
Ultrahigh temperatures recorded in lower crustal xenoliths from the Shenandoah Valley,
VA. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 355-15.