Jessica Slomka

Research Areas:

Earth Science research:
Glacial sedimentology, sedimentary architecture, modern and ancient glacial deposits, modern glacial forelands, application of sedimentary architecture to groundwater and aggregate resources.

Pedagogical research: 

• Interdisciplinary curriculum 
• Problem-based learning 

Publications:

Slomka, J.M. (2019). Analysing the nature of Ministry guidelines for developing interdisciplinary science courses (Grades 11-12) in Ontario (Canada). Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education, 1-20, DOI 10.1007/s42330-019-00062-w

Slomka, J.M., MacCormack, K.E., and Eyles, C.H. (2019). Preservation of local high-resolution data in a regional low-resolution dataset: A ‘nested’ 3D modeling approach using an example from a Quaternary glacial stratigraphy (Ontario, Canada). Engineering Geology, v. 248, 309-329.

Slomka, J.M. and Hartman, G.M.D. (2019). Sedimentary architecture of a glaciolacustrine braidplain delta: proxy evidence of a pre-Middle Wisconsinan glaciation (Grimshaw gravels, Interior Plains, Canada). Boreas, v. 48, 215-235.

Slomka, J.M. (2018). Cenozoic stratigraphy of northwestern Alberta (parts of NTS 83M-O and 84B-G); Alberta Energy Regulator, AER/AGS Open File Report 2018-05, 74 p. Available at: https://ags.aer.ca/publications/OFR_2018_05.html#summary

Slomka, J.M. and Utting, D. (2018). Glacial advance, occupation and retreat sediments associated with multi-stage ice-dammed lakes: north-central Alberta, Canada. Boreas, v. 47, 150-174.

Slomka, J.M., Hartman, G.M.D., and Klassen, J. (2018). Architecture and geometry of basal sand and gravel deposits, including the ‘Grimshaw gravels’, northwestern Alberta (NTS 84C and 84D); Alberta Energy Regulator, AER/AGS Open File Report 2018-04, 44 p. Available at: https://ags.aer.ca/document/OFR/OFR_2018_04.pdf

Slomka, J.M. and Eyles, C.H. (2015). Architectural-landsystem analysis of a modern glacial landscape, Sólheimajökull, southern Iceland. Geomorphology, v. 230, p. 75-97.

Slomka, J.M., Eyles, C.H., Mulligan, R.P.M., McKay, III, D.E., Berg, R.C. (2015). Internal architecture of a till sheet, Tiskilwa Formation, north-central Illinois, USA: Application of architectural element analysis. Sedimentology, v. 62, p. 1328-1359.

Slomka, J.M. and Eyles, C.H. (2013). Characterizing heterogeneity in a glaciofluvial deposit using architectural elements, Limehouse, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 50, p. 1-19. (Selected as CJES Editor’s Choice)