Corbin Kling

Curriculum Vitae
M.S. Student
Department of Geology, University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602 USA
E-Mail: corbayn@uga.edu, kling.cory@gmail.com
Phone: 404-357-9687
Education
University of Georgia
Master's of Science in Geology, Expected Graduation May 2016
Thesis Title: Displacement Length Scaling and Throw Profile Analysis of Large Thrust Faults in
the Martian Southern Highlands
Overall GPA: 3.82; Geology GPA: 3.65
Bachelor's of Science in Geology, May 2014
Undergraduate GPA: Overall: 3.35; Geology: 3.45
Publications
2015 Craddock, R.A., Tooth, S., Zimbelman, J.R., Wilson, S. A., Maxwell, T.A., and Kling,
C.L. Temporal Observations of a Linear Sand Dune in the Simpson Desert, Central Australia:
Testing Models for Dune Formation on Planetary Surfaces. Journal of Geophysical Research,
Planets, In Press
2015 Corbin L. Kling and Christian Klimczak. Thrust Fault Displacement Distributions At The
Phlegra Montes Lobate Scarp System, Mars. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2015.
2013-2014 Corbin Kling, Sally Walker, and Sam Bowser, Microfossils from Terrace Deposits,
Taylor Valley, Antarctica. In preparation for Antarctic Science.
2013 Corbin Kling, Sally Walker, and Sam Bowser. Micro- and Macrofossils from terrace
deposits, Taylor Valley, Antarctica. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs,
national meeting, Vol. 45: 329.
2012 Graybeal, Daniel B., Kiel, Nathan J., Dyer, Elizabeth K., Kling, Corbin L., Perez, Amy E.,
Sellers, Rachel C., Foster, Nicholas A., Fliesher, Christopher J., and Swanson, Samuel E.
Mineralogy of the Oxide Minerals in the Buck Creek Mafic- Ultramafic Complex, North
Carolina. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, national meeting, Vol. 44:
244.
Awards and Honors
2014 Undergraduate Geology Student of the Year, University of Georgia
Talks
2015 Chevron Internship Experience and Advice to Students Interested in the Petroleum
Industry; UGA AAPG Chapter Meeting, October 2015
2015 Drones Eye View of the Laki Lava Flow, Iceland; UGA Geology Department weekly
Colloquium Series, November 13, 2015

Teaching Experience
2015 Spring Structural Geology Lab Instructor
2013-2015 Assistant Field Trip Leader, Paleontology Class, Sapelo Island
Research Experience
2015 Iceland lava geomorphology field trip, 2 Weeks obtaining UAV imagery of the Laki lava
flow, Iceland
2013-2015 Assistant Field Trip Leader, Sapelo Island Research Project for GEOL 4010 class,
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2014 Invited by Dr. Bob Craddock of the Smithsonian Institution to participate in field work in
the Australian Outback studying geomorphic processes for two weeks, May19- June 1.
2014 NASA Develop Internship, Ecological Forecasting via satellite data research projects.
Hemlock tree degradation studies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by using Landsat
5 and Landsat 8 data to map Hemlock tree decline from 2000-2013. University of Georgia,
Athens, Ga
2013 Invited by Dr. Bob Craddock of the Air and Space Museum, at the Smithsonian Institution,
to do field work in Hawaii in May of 2013. Field work was based out of Volcano, Hi, and
focused on astrobiology and what types of organisms can use basalt to make energy.
2013 Learned how to use Scanning Electron Microscopy( SEM) from Dr. Sam Bowser of the
Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY and had about 15 hours of SEM time.
2012 Research leader, class project, barrier island facies of Sapelo Island, GEOL 4010 class,
University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Outreach video and paper completed.
2012 Research assistant, Dr. Swanson and Chris Fleisher assisted Mineralogy class project
working on a microprobe to get mineralogies for a Mafic, Utramafic complex, for GEOL 3010
class, About 12 hours spent microprobing, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Leadership
2013-2014 Co- President, Geology Club, University of Georgia
2013 Co- coordinator for public science outreach, Geology Club, University of Georgia
2012-2013 Vice President, Longboarding club, University of Georgia
Community Science Outreach
2013-2014 Participated in 3 outreach events to middle and elementary schools
2012-2013 Organized eight events for elementary schools and libraries, including half day
programs in Earth Science Education
Professional Affiliations
Geological Society of America Student Member (4 years)
American Geophysical Union Student Member (2 years)
American Association of Petroleum Geologists Student Member (4 years)
American Institute of Professional Geologists Student Member (4 years)

Skills
Computer: Apple and Windows proficient; ArcGIS ArcMap 10.2 proficient; J Mars proficient;
Adobe Suite proficient; R, some knowledge; Matlab, some knowledge; Surfer, some knowledge
Geology: Microprobe, SEM and XRD experience- over 10 hours for each; ICP- OES, ICP- MS
Experience over 200 hours each; field mapping proficient, including transferring data into
ArcGIS; fossil curation experience- about 500 hours
UAVs: Comfortable with mission planning, flight logistics, repair, and manual flight control
(opposed to automated flight); also comfortable with imagery processing and development
Relevant Work Experience
2015 Chevron Deepwater Exploration Internship; East Team; Southern Mississippi Canyon and
Northern Atwater Valley Mapping and Prospect Evaluation
2014-Present Research Assistant, Chemical Analysis Laboratory, Center for Applied Isotope
Studies, UGA
2014 UAV Operator/ Imagery Analyst internship, VSG- Unmanned, Norcross Georgia
2014-Present R/C Blimp Pilot for Superior Plumbing at Hawks games in Atlanta
2009-Present R/C Blimp Piloting, Chick Fil A, Atlanta, Georgia
2014 NASA Develop National internship program
2013-2014 Office Assistant, Geology Department, University of Georgia
2012-2014 Research Assistant, NSF Polar Programs, Fossil Curator, with Dr. Sally E. Walker,
Dept. of Geology, University of Georgia
2010-2011 Lab Assistant, Microbiology Department, Kennesaw State University, Georgia