Natalie is interested in how microbial organisms affect sediment transport processes, and how these interactions are preserved in the rock record. Natalie would like to study these processes via lab, field, and remote sensing analysis. In addition to scientific research, Natalie is also an active member of the arts community in Flagstaff, and enjoys teaching and presenting science to her local community in classrooms and at events such as the Flagstaff Festival of Science.
Publications
- Nebel, M., J. Hansen, N. A. Jones, and B. W. Tobin (In Press), Mapping Groundwater Vulnerability to Protect Grand Canyon National Park’s Groundwater and Drinking Water Resources. ESRI/NPS Map Book
- Jones, N. A., J. Hansen, C. Valle, A. E. Springer, B. W. Tobin (2019), Modeling intrinsic vulnerability of complex karst aquifers: modifying the COP method to account for sinkhole density and fault location. Hydrogeology Journal, 27(8), 2857-2868. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-019-02056-2
- Jones, C. J. R., A. E. Springer, B. W. Tobin, S. J. Zappitello, and N. A. Jones (2017), Characterization and hydraulic behavior of the complex karst of the complex karst of the Kaibab Plateau and Grand Canyon National Park, USA., in Advances in Karst Research: Theory, Fieldwork and Applications, edited by M. Parise, F. Gabrovsek, G. Kaufmann, and N. Ravbar, pp. 466, Geological Society of London. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/SP466.5
Conference Abstracts and Community Presentations
- Jones, N. A. (2019) Grand Canyon research: the next 100 years (panelist). Flagstaff Festival of Science, September 22, 2019. United States Geological Survey, 225 N Gemini Rd, Flagstaff, AZ
- Jones, N. A. (2019) Grand Canyon Karst Hydrology. Evening Program: Summer Resources and Project Updates, 2019. July 11, 2019. McKee Amphitheater, Grand Canyon Village, AZ.
- Jones, N. A. (2019) Grand Canyon research: the next 100 years of hydrology (invited speaker). Grand Canyon Research: Next 100 Years Community Forum. May 1, 2019. Flagstaff, AZ
- Jones, N. A. and C. D. Christie (2019) Grand Canyon Karst Hydrology. River Guide Training Seminar- Land Session, March 31, 2019. Cliff Dwellers, AZ
- Jones, N. A. and C. D. Christie (2019) Grand Canyon Karst: Wonders below our feet. Hiking Guide Training Seminar 2019, February 15, 2019. Grand Canyon Village, AZ
- Jones, N. A., J. Hansen, A. E. Springer, C. Valle, B. W. Tobin, (2018) Modifying the COP Method to Model Vulnerability of Semi-Arid Karst Aquifers, Developed on the Kaibab Plateau, Grand Canyon National Park. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC.
- Jones, N. A. and B. W. Tobin (2018) The Karst of Grand Canyon: What is it? Why do we study it? And why do we care?. Hiking guide Training Seminar 2018, February 16, 2018. Grand Canyon Village, AZ
- Jones, N. A., and B. W. Tobin, (2017) Sinkhole Geomorphology and Distribution on the Kaibab Plateau,
Grand Canyon National Park. Annual Geologic Society of America Meeting, Seattle, WA. - Jones, N. A., and B. W. Tobin, (2017) Kaibab Plateau Sinkhole Geomorphology and Distribution,
Grand Canyon National Park. 15th Biennial Conference of Science & Management on the Colorado Plateau & Southwest Region, Flagstaff, AZ. - Jones, N. A., B. W. Tobin, and S. J. Zappitello, (2016) Geospatial Analysis of Sinkholes to Delineate Karst Catchment, Kaibab Plateau, Grand Canyon National Park. Annual Geologic Society of America Meeting, Denver, CO.
- Jones, N. A., and D. L. Goldsby, (2016) Direct Observation of Grain Boundary Sliding in Experimentally Deformed Ice. 2016 Senior Thesis Symposium, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
- Jones. N. A., and L. E. Prufert-Bebout, (2015) Macrostructural Effects of Microbial Communities in a Depositional Environment. NASA Ames Research Center Summer Intern Symposium. Moffett Field, CA