2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 223
Wednesday, 19 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T110. REU at 25: Its Impact on Undergraduate Geoscience Education

National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Council on Undergraduate Research, Geoscience Division

 

Jeffrey G. Ryan, Lori Bettison-Varga and Laura Guertin, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
THE EVOLUTION OF THE RIVER BASINS RESEARCH INITIATIVE REU SITE AT FURMAN UNIVERSITY
ANDERSEN, C. Brannon1, HANEY, Dennis2, LEWIS, Greg2, MUTHUKRISHNAN, Suresh3 and SARGENT, Kenneth A.4, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613, (2)Department of Biology, Furman Univ, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, 3300, Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, (4)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman Univ, Greenville, SC 29613, brannon.andersen@furman.edu, brannon.andersen@furman.edu
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8:35 AM
HOLOCENE AND MODERN CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE HIGH ARCTIC: THE SVALBARD REU PROGRAM
ROOF, Steven, School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002 and WERNER, Al, Department of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, sroof@hampshire.edu, sroof@hampshire.edu
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8:50 AM
THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MORRIS - N.S.F. RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (UMM-REU) PROGRAM; A PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN IN GEOLOGY
COTTER, James F.P., Geology Discipline, Univ of Minnesota Morris, 600 East 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, cotterjf@morris.umn.edu, cotterjf@morris.umn.edu
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9:05 AM
FLUIDS FROM SURFACE TO CORE: EIGHT YEARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – TWIN CITIES' SUMMER REU PROGRAM
HIRSCHMANN, Marc M., WHITNEY, Donna L., SAAR, Martin O. and KRESSLER, Sharon J., Geology & Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, hirsc022@umn.edu, hirsc022@umn.edu
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9:20 AM
AN REU ENABLES INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD RESEARCH: THE EXAMPLE OF AN UPPER JURASSIC DINOSAUR SITE IN THE BIGHORN BASIN, WYOMING
BODENBENDER, Brian E., Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, 35 E. 12th St, Holland, MI 49423, DEMKO, Timothy M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812 and UHEN, Mark D., Cranbrook Institute of Science, PO Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801, bodenbender@hope.edu, bodenbender@hope.edu
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9:35 AM
REU SITE: SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN THE MAMMOTH CAVE/ UPPER GREEN RIVER WATERSHED
BROTHERTON, Wendy1, CAMPBELL, Chelsea Duffy2, MYERS, Sarah3, DAWADI, Sreedevi4, WEBB, Cathleen Joyce4 and MAHMOOD, Rezaul5, (1)Chemistry, Berea College, Berea, KY 40404, (2)Chemistry, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, bowling green, KY 42101, (3)Chemistry, Bowling Green High School, 1327 Woodhurst Street, bowling green, KY 42101, (4)Chemistry, Western Kentucky Univ, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101, (5)Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, bowling green, KY 42101, Wendy_Brotherton@berea.edu, Wendy_Brotherton@berea.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
HOW A MODEST REU SUPPLEMENT LED TO A PAPER IN GSA TODAY
BIERMAN, Paul R., Geology Department, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, Burlington, VT 05405-1758 and MASSEY, Christine A., Education and Geology Departments, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, pbierman@uvm.edu, pbierman@uvm.edu
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10:25 AM
A TWO-INSTITUTION FIELD AND LABORATORY COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES
PETERSON, Virginia1, RYAN, Jeffrey G.2, YURKOVICH, Steven P.3, BURR, Jonathan1 and KRUSE, Sarah2, (1)Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401, (2)Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, (3)Department of Geology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723-9047, petersvi@gvsu.edu, petersvi@gvsu.edu
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10:40 AM
LESSONS LEARNED IN AN REU SITE, AND APPLICATIONS TO A “TRADITIONAL” NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECT
RYAN, Jeffrey G., Geology, University of South Florida, SCA 528, 4202 East Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, ryan@chuma.cas.usf.edu, ryan@chuma.cas.usf.edu
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10:55 AM
LEARNING THROUGH RESEARCH: BEST PRACTICES FROM THE KECK GEOLOGY CONSORTIUM
BETTISON VARGA, Lori, Director, Keck Geology Consortium, The College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, lbettison@wooster.edu, lbettison@wooster.edu
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11:10 AM
INTEGRATING DISCRETE STUDENT PROJECTS INTO A LARGER REU RESEARCH PLAN: EARLY LESSONS AND POSSIBLE OUTCOMES
HARRIES, Peter J., Dept. of Geology, Univ. of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620-5201, OCHES, Eric A., Department of Environmental Science & Policy, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave. - NES107, Tampa, FL 33620 and HERBERT, Gregory S., Department of Geology, Univ of South Florida at Tampa, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, harries@chuma.cas.usf.edu, harries@chuma.cas.usf.edu
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11:25 AM
CHALLENGES AND REWARDS IN UNDERGRADUATE FIELD RESEARCH: CASE STUDY OF A SITE REU PROGRAM AT THE MATANUSKA GLACIER, ALASKA
GOETZ, Staci, Department of Geology, Central Michigan Univ, 314 Brooks Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, HAM, Nelson R., Department of Geology, St. Norbert College, 100 Grant Street, DePere, WI 54115 and STRASSER, Jeffrey C., Augustana College, 639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296, goetz1sl@cmich.edu, goetz1sl@cmich.edu
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