Session No. 14 Monday, March 12, 2001
1:30 PM-5:00 PM, Sheraton Burlington: Lake Champlain Exhibition Hall
T10. Undergraduate Research II (Sponsored by Geology Division, Council on Undergraduate Research) (Posters)
David G. Bailey, Presiding
Booth #
18PLANT COVER COMMUNITIES IN A HYDROCHEMICALLY DIVERSE AQUIFER SYSTEM, NORTH RIVER WATERSHED, SE MASSACHUSETTS: SIJGERS, Rachel L., Geology and Geophysics, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3809, sijgers@bc.edu and HON, Rudolph, Geology and Geophysics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 01906
19FRACTURE CONTROLLED GROUNDWATER FLOW TO THE METROWEST WATER SUPPLY TUNNEL, MA: CONSTRAINTS ON SOLUTE EVOLUTION: TAYLOR, Charlotte1, MARTINI, Anna1, LEVIN, Emily1, and MABEE, Steve2, (1) Department of Geology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, cmtaylor@amherst.edu, (2) Department of Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
20PRELIMINARY HYDROGEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF A RECONSTRUCTED VERNAL POOL, EASTERN CONNECTICUT: MARTYNIAK, Amylynn C. and CARLSON, Catherine A., Environmental Earth Science, Eastern Connecticut State Univ, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, martyniaka@yahoo.com
21QUANTIFICATION OF SOLUTE EVOLUTION IN GLACIAL MELTWATERS: ATKINSON, Seth L., Department of Geology, Amherst College, P.O. Box 5000, Amherst, MA 01002-5000, slatkinson@amherst.edu, MARTINI, Anna M., Amherst College, PO Box 5000, Amherst, MA 01002-5000, and NEWTON, Robert M., Smith College, College Ln, Northampton, MA 01063-0001
22THE HWS DATA LOGGER AND HYDROLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES: RILEY, Timothy C. and HALFMAN, John D., Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456, TRILEY@hws.edu
23GROUNDWATER MODELING IN THE LITTLE CHAZY RIVER WATERSHED, NORTHEAST NEW YORK: AN INVESTIGATION TO GROUNDWATER FLOW TO THE MINER RESEVOIR: CORELL, Mark and ROMANOWICZ, Edwin A., Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2681, romanoea@plattsburgh.edu
24HYDROGEOLOGY IN THE LITTLE CHAZY RIVER WATERSHED, NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK: CLUES TO THE FAILURE OF MINER DAM: HILL, Shannon1, LEE, Kristen2, OSTER, Amalia3, MORTENSEN, Erik4, SPADAFORE, Michael4, and FRANZI, David4, (1) Department of Geology, Univ of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405-0122, shanhill@wcvt.com, (2) Department of Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (3) Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY 12222, (4) Center for Earth and Environmental Science, Plattsburgh State Univ, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
25THE HYDROGEOLOGIC SETTING OF THE ABANDONED MINER RESERVOIR, ALTONA-FLAT ROCK, NEW YORK: JOHNSON, Andrew1, BAEHRE, Frank1, LECLAIRE, Robert2, REID, Victoria1, SLEASMAN, Paul1, and ROMANOWICZ, Edwin A.1, (1) Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2681, romanoea@plattsburgh.edu, (2) Department of Geology, SUNY Pottsdam, Pottsdam, NY 13676
26COMPARISON OF RUNOFF IN THE WINOOSKI AND OTTER WATERSHEDS OF VERMONT: EDMONDS, Jennifer and ROMANOWICZ, Edwin A., Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2681, jengedmonds@aol.com
27STREAM ASSESSMENT IN THE LITTLE CONESTOGA CREEK WATERSHED: CARLSON, Erin M. and DE WET, Andrew, Department of Geosciences, Franklin and Marshall College, P.O. Box 3220, Lancaster, PA 17604, EM_Carlson@acad.fandm.edu
28CONTROLS ON RUNOFF PROCESSES IN THE LITTLE CHAZY RIVER WATERSHED, NORTHEASTERN NEW YORK: ELLISON, Christopher1, WHITE, Eric2, SPINNER, Scott3, PECHAR, Ter3, and FRANZI, David3, (1) Environmental Sciences, Univ of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom, chris_ellison10@hotmail.com, (2) Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824-3589, (3) Center for Earth and Environmental Science, Plattsburgh State Univ, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
29ANALYSIS OF TRACE METALS IN SOILS IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY: BAILEY, Renata1, CARRION, Cielo1, KASNER, Marc D.1, LOPINA, Pearl2, MULLEN, Kathleen1, WALEGA, Iwona1, and OSINAIYA, Tope1, (1) Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montclair State Univ, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, baileyr@mail.montclair.edu, (2) Earth & Environmental, Montclair State Univ, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
30DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF FINITE-ELEMENT AND FINITE DIFFERENCE MODELS AT AN ELECTRO OSMOSIS REMEDIATION TEST SITE: WILCOX, Laura Jean, Geology Department, Colby College, 5800 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901, ljwilcox@colby.edu.
31HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF A RESTRICTED TIDAL MARSH OF THE SYBIL CREEK WATERSHED, BRANFORD, CT: SLASON, Eugene, Earth Science, Southern Connecticut State Univ, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, coron@scsu.ctstateu.edu and CORON, Cynthia R., Earth Science, Southern Connecticut State Univ, 501 Crescent Stree, New Haven, CT 06515
32GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTS IN THE OMPOMPANOOSUC RIVER NEAR THE ELIZABETH MINE IN SOUTH STRAFFORD, VERMONT: SULLIVAN, Margaret Y. and RYAN, Peter, Department of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, mys@middlebury.edu
33LEAD-BASED PAINT AS A CONTAMINANT IN SOILS IN CLINTON, NEW YORK: LAMBERT, Jennifer M.1, RAYNE, Todd W.1, and HARPP, Karen S.2, (1) Geology, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, jlambert@hamilton.edu, (2) Colgate Univ, 13 Oak Dr, Hamilton, NY 13346-1386
34ANALYSIS OF LEAD IN GROUNDWATER: CLIFFORD, Sean1, BAILEY, Renata2, REYNARD, Jennifer1, and KASNER, Marc D.2, (1) Earth & Environmental, Montclair State Univ, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, seandclifford@hotmail.com, (2) Chemistry & Biochemistry, Montclair State Univ, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
35EROSION OF SENSITIVE COASTAL WETLANDS, MILFORD POINT, CONNECTICUT: PHYSICAL MECHANISMS AND LONG TERM RATES OF CHANGE: COOPER-BOEMMELS, Jennifer1, JONAS, Stephan1, LAMOUREUX, David1, MADRIGALE, Andrea1, TAIT, James1, and HOFFMAN, Timothy2, (1) Earth Sciences, Southern Connecticut State Univ, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, JeniB15@hotmail.com, (2) Environmental Studies, Univ of New Haven, 300 Orange Avenue, New Haven, CT 06516
36SIDE SCAN SONAR RESULTS: NEARSHORE, EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO, NY: BEAULIEU, Peter A., Department of Geoscience, Hobart College, 300 Pulteney Street, Geneva, NY 14456, beaulieu@hws.edu, WOODROW, Donald L., Department of Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 300 Pulteney Street, Geneva, NY 14456, and MCCLENNEN, Charles E., Department of Geology, Colgate Univ, 13 Oak drive, Hamilton, NY 13346
37PETROLOGY AND PROVENANCE OF THE ARKOSE RIDGE FORMATION ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHERN TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS TERTIARY VOLCANIC FIELD, ALASKA: HOOKS, Benjamin P., COLE, Ronald B., and SCHWARTZ, Robert K., Dept. of Geology, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 16335, hooksb@alleg.edu
38LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERTURBATIONS AS EVIDENCED BY SEDIMENTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS: SPITTAL POND, BERMUDA: TACKABERRY, William J., RUEGER, Bruce F., and GASTALDO, Robert A., Colby College, 6980 Mayflower Hl, Waterville, ME 04901-8869, wjtackab@colby.edu
39PEDOGENIC RATES WITHIN THE MOUNT SAINT HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT: WHITCOMB, Matthew David, Geology, Middlebury College, Box 2174, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, mwhitcom@middlebury.edu.
40MODERN SEDIMENTATION OF MENDENHALL LAKE, JUNEAU, ALASKA, USA: DARTER, Jessica1, CARSON, Robert2, FLEISHER, P. J.3, ROTH, Monica3, and NEWTON, Robert4, (1) Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, jr_darter@acad.fandm.edu, (2) Whitman College, (3) SUNY Oneonta, (4) Smith College
41A RE-INTERPRETATION OF WATCHUNG MOUNTAIN WIND AND WATER GAPS, NORTHERN NEW JERSEY: D'ALESSANDRO, Matt1, DASILVA, Mike1, HARCLERODE, Austin1, KELLY, Yakeen1, MAZANEC, Mike1, MELENDEZ, Belkys1, MORSE, Sarita Amy2, NAKAJUKU, Takeshi1, NIKOLIS, George1, PATEL, Kesha3, REYNARD, Jennifer1, SIERADZKI, Brett1, STROEHLE, Carolin1, and POPE, Gregory A.1, (1) Earth & Environmental Studies, Montclair State Univ, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, popeg@mail.montclair.edu, (2) Center for Archaeological Studies, Montclair State Univ, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, (3) Department of Biology, Montclair State Univ, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
42CHRONOLOGY OF LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION AT ONEIDA LAKE: FADEM, Cynthia M., Geoarchaeology, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323, chico42069@hotmail.com.
43COMBINING SURFICIAL MAPPING WITH GIS TO INVESTIGATE THE GLACIAL HISTORY OF THE SKANEATELES, NEW YORK REGION: ENGEL, J. M. and PAIR, D. L., Dept. of Geology, Univ of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-2364, engeljum@hotmail.com
44PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF FISTULELLA, A SILURIAN PROBLEMATIC HYDROID: VISAGGI, Christy C.1, VENDETTI, Jann1, SOJA, Constance M.1, ANTOSHKINA, Anna I.2, and WHITE, Brian3, (1) Geology Dept, Colgate Univ, Hamilton, NY 13346, cvisaggi@mail.colgate.edu, (2) Inst. of Geology, Komi Sci Centre, 54 Pervomayskaya St, Syktyvkar, 167610, Russia, (3) Geology Dept, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063
45A CLADISTIC REVIEW OF THE SCIURAVIDAE (MAMMALIA:RODENTIA) AND IMPLICATIONS FOR RODENT PHYLOGENY: PORTER, Read D. and WALTON, Anne, Department of Geology and Pratt Museum of Natural History, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, rdporter@amherst.edu
46PALEONTOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY PALEOECOLOGY OF THE LIMESTONE BEDS OF THE ORDOVICIAN LOWER DOLGEVILLE FORMATION: STERLING, Kara Beth, Geology, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323, ksterlin@hamilton.edu, TOLLERTON, Victor P., 23 Shepherd Place, Utica, NY 13502, and DOMACK, Cynthia R., Geology Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323
47PALEONTOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY PALEOECOLOGY OF THE SHALE BEDS OF THE ORDOVICIAN LOWER DOLGEVILLE FORMATION: KANE, Dione Elizabeth, Geology, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323, dkane@hamilton.edu, TOLLERTON, Victor P., 23 Shepherd Place, Utica, NY 13502, and DOMACK, Cynthia R., Geology Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323
48UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES: A CASE STUDY: DANTE, Paul M., Department of Geology, Colby College, 5800 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901-8858, pmdante@colby.edu.
49GEOLOGIC EDUCATION: A THIRD GRADE GEOLOGY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM AT THE JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UTICA, NEW YORK: ARLOTTA, Michelle, Geology, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, marlotta@hamilton.edu and DOMACK, Cynthia R., Geology Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323

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