Session: Undergraduate Research Poster Session (Posters) (North-Central Section–40th Annual Meeting (20

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A COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF WASHBOARD MORAINES IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND DES MOINES LOBE TILL

HENNESSY, Breanna¹, PUTZ, Amanda² and ANDERSON, Heather², (1)Dept. of Earth Science, Univ. of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, (2)Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812, putz0022@d.umn.edu, putz0022@d.umn.edu

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SEDIMENT IN THE SYSTEM: FINGERPRINTING SEDIMENT SOURCES IN THE MINNESOTA RIVER

JENNINGS, Carrie E.¹, PERG, Lesley², BONDE, C.², CARGILL, R.², CHO, I.², MCELRATH, R.², MECHENICH, M.², QUIGLEY, P.², SMITH, N.² and WARNER, N.², (1)Minnesota Geological Survey, Univ of Minnesota, 2642 University Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55114, (2)Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55455, carrie@umn.edu, carrie@umn.edu

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DES MOINES LOBE WASHBOARD MORAINES IN HARDIN COUNTY, IOWA

HENNESSY, Breanna and WALTERS, James C., Dept. of Earth Science, Univ. of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, breanna_hennessy@yahoo.com, breanna_hennessy@yahoo.com

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CORRELATION OF LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH GLACIAL LAKE BENSON AND GLACIAL RIVER WARREN TERRACE SEDIMENTS IN THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY

GORZ, Kelly L., Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58103, Kelly.Gorz@ndsu.edu, Kelly.Gorz@ndsu.edu

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INTERPRETATION OF TERRACES AND PROFILE OF THE SAUK RIVER, A TRIBUTARY OF THE MISSISSIPPI

HULS, Ross H., Geology, St.Cloud State University, 32571 Ironwood Dr, St.Joseph, MN 56374, Huro0302@stcloudstate.edu, Huro0302@stcloudstate.edu

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INTERPRETATION OF TERRACES AND PROFILE OF THE SOUTH TWO RIVER, A TRIBUTARY OF THE MISSISSIPPI

NORMAND, Kevin R., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN 56301, noke0201@stcloudstate.edu, noke0201@stcloudstate.edu

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STRUCTURE AND DEPOSITION OF THE BLUE MOUNDS, WEST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA

HEDRICK, Kathryn Ann, R. D. Salisbury Department of Geology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511, hedrickk@stu.beloit.edu, hedrickk@stu.beloit.edu

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ALLUVIAL RECORDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE FROM MID TO LATE HOLOCENE, NORTHEAST OHIO

ZAVAR, Elyse¹, WILES, Gregory C.¹, TAGGART, David², MICHAELS, Joshua A.³ and LOWELL, Thomas V.⁴, (1)Geology, The College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, (2)Bever St, Wooster, OH 44691, (3)Geology, The University of Cinicinnati, Cinicinnati, OH 45221, (4)Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, ezavar@wooster.edu, ezavar@wooster.edu

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PALEOENVIRONMENT OF GLACIAL LAKE BENSON, WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA: IDENTIFYING AND INTERPRETING PROXIMAL VARVES

HAGEN, Laura M, Geology, University of Wisconsin River Falls, 410 South Third Street, River Falls, WI 540122 and COTTER, James F.P., Geology Discipline, University of Minnesota, Morris, Morris, MN 56267, lhagen_03@hotmail.com, lhagen_03@hotmail.com

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SEDIMENTARY FACIES OF THE SWIFT FALLS DELTA : STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOENVIRONMENT

ROEDER, Emily R., Geology Department, Western Washington State University, 516 High Street, Mail Stop 9080, Bellingham, WA 98225-9080, roedere@cc.wwu.edu, roedere@cc.wwu.edu

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THE GLACIAL STRATIGRAPHY OF THE ONONDAGA VALLEY, NEW YORK: THE GEOLOGIC BASIS FOR A MODEL OF GROUNDWATER AND BRINE MIGRATION

STEWART, Heather A.M., Department of Geology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-2364 and PAIR, Donald L., Department of Geology, Univ of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2364, stewarha@notes.udayton.edu, stewarha@notes.udayton.edu

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CHARACTERIZING SOIL TEXTURE USING GEOSTATISTICAL METHODS WITH GEOPHYSICAL DATA

ANGER, Cale T. and GROTE, Katherine, Department of Geology, The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004, angerct@uwec.edu, angerct@uwec.edu

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INTERPRETATION OF SYSTEM-WIDE INJECTION DYNAMICS IN MAFIC SILLS: THE NIPIGON DIABASE, ONTARIO,CANADA

FORSHA, Clinton J. and ZIEG, Michael J., Geography, Geology, and the Environment, Slippery Rock Univ, 1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, cjf8856@sru.edu, cjf8856@sru.edu

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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE STEREOCHEMISTRY OF (BO₃)^3- IN THE TOURMALINE-GROUP MINERALS

FREEMAN, Emily D. and CLARK, Christine M., Dept. of Geography and Geology, Eastern Michigan University, 205 Strong Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, emilydfreeman@yahoo.com, emilydfreeman@yahoo.com

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ONSET OF CENOZOIC VOLCANISM AND REGIONAL EXTENSION IN NORTHEAST NEVADA

RIGBY, Michael T., Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2364, MCGREW, Allen J., Univ Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2364 and FOLAND, Kenneth A., Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State Univ, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, rigbymit@notes.udayton.edu, rigbymit@notes.udayton.edu

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MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE CORQUE SYNCLINE, BOLIVIA

WITHERS, Saunia, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, LIBARKIN, Julie C., Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Labs, Athens, OH 45701, GARZIONE, Carmala N., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 and MACFADDEN, Bruce J., Florida Museum of Natural History, Univ of Florida, Dickinson Hall, PO Box 117800, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, sw141403@ohio.edu, sw141403@ohio.edu

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RECUMBENT FOLDS IN PENNSYLVANIAN SANDSTONE: SEISMITES IN MUSCATINE COUNTY, EASTERN IOWA

COSENTINO, Adam J., Department of Geology, Augustana College, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201, adam-cosentino@augustana.edu, adam-cosentino@augustana.edu

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TECTONIC CONTROL ON SEQUENCE ARCHITECTURE AND PRESERVATION BETWEEN THE PINE CREEK AND SKELLEY LIMESTONES (UPPER PENNSYLVANIAN), SOUTHEAST OHIO

MCNAMARA, Kelsey C., Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701 and NADON, Gregory C., Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Laboratories, Athens, OH 45701, km169000@ohio.edu, km169000@ohio.edu

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USING IMAGE ANALYSIS TO DOCUMENT THE EVOLUTION OF A CRUSTAL-SCALE FAULT THAT CLOSED THE MIDCONTINENT RIFT

MCFARLANE, Christopher P. and BJORNERUD, Marcia, Geology Dept, Lawrence University, 115 So. Drew St, Appleton, WI 54911, mcfarlac@lawrence.edu, mcfarlac@lawrence.edu

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A MODEL FOR THE ORIGIN OF CHERT AT THE FLINT RIDGE, OHIO

MAXWELL, Stephan T., Geology, Muskingum College, 163 Stormont St New Concord, New Concord, OH 43762 and LAW, Eric, Geology, Muskingum College, 163 Stormont St, New Concord, OH 43762, smaxwell@muskingum.edu, smaxwell@muskingum.edu

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REMOVAL OF CHLOROPHENOLS FROM WATER USING POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE (PVP)

MATOSKA, Stephen J.¹, HERR, Heather M.¹ and LI, Zhaohui², (1)Geosciences, University of Wisconsin - Parkside, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI 53144, (2)Geosciences, Univ of Wisconsin - Parkside, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, 53144, baseball0739@yahoo.com, baseball0739@yahoo.com

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PRELIMINARY STUDY OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATER INTERACTIONS IN WETLAND ENVIRONMENTS OF A PORTION OF THE GRAND RIVER WATERSHED, NORTHEAST OHIO

MIKOLAJ, Marcia¹, HACKER, David B.¹ and SVOBODA, James², (1)Department of Geology, Kent State University-Trumbull, Warren, OH 44483, (2)Warren, OH 44485, mmikolaj@kent.edu, mmikolaj@kent.edu

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CONTRASTING HYDROCHEMISTRY OF LAKES AND STREAMS ACROSS A SEQUENTIALLY RECLAIMED SURFACE MINE, THE WILDS, SOUTHEASTERN OHIO

HINER, Chris, Department of Geology, Muskingum College, 163 Stormont Street, New Concord, OH 43762, ESSELBURN, Jason D., Parsons Corporation, 2443 Crowne Point Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45241 and VAN HORN, Stephen R., jason.esselburn@parsons.com, jason.esselburn@parsons.com

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THE STABLE ISOTOPIC SIGNATURE OF HURRICANE PRECIPITATION IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA AND ITS USE AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL TRACER

CURTIS-ROBINSON, Elizabeth and DOSS, Paul K., Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712, pdoss@usi.edu, pdoss@usi.edu

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A STELLA MODEL FOR A VERY SMALL HEADWATER HYDROLOGICAL SYSTEM AT NEW CONCORD, OHIO

ORESS, Matthew P.¹, LAW, Eric² and VAN HORN, Stephen², (1)Geology, Muskingum College, 163 Stormont St New Concord, New Concord, OH 43762, (2)Geology, Muskingum College, 163 Stormont St, New Concord, OH 43762, moress@muskingum.edu, moress@muskingum.edu

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STREAM INCISION IN THE COLLINSON ECOLOGICAL PRESERVE, MILAN IL: EFFECTS OF NERBY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION?

DUCHOW, Emilie S., Geology, Augustana College, 639 38th St. Augustana College box 529, Rock Island, IL 61201, emilie-duchow@augustana.edu, emilie-duchow@augustana.edu

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ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF FLY-ASH FROM COAL BURNING POWER PLANTS

CLARK, Andrew J.¹, PECK, John A.¹ and FOX, John M.², (1)Office for Terrestrial Records of Environmental Change, Department of Geology, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, (2)Degussa Admixtures, Inc, 23700 Chagrin Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44122/5554, ajc16@uakron.edu, ajc16@uakron.edu

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AN INVESTIGATION OF MICROVERTEBRATES IN THE MORRISON FORMATION NEAR SHELL, WYOMING

DERBY, Sean F.¹, BODENBENDER, Brian E.¹ and DEMKO, Timothy M.², (1)Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, 35 E. 12th St, Holland, MI 49423, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812, sean.derby@hope.edu, sean.derby@hope.edu

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AGE DETERMINATION OF THE MID-PENNSYLVANIAN ELY LIMESTONE IN NORTH EASTERN NEVADA BASED ON CONODONT BIOSTRATIGRAPHY

KRAMER, Justin M., QUINN, Thomas J. and SCHIAPPA, Tamra A., Department of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, jmkra45@sru.edu, jmkra45@sru.edu

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USING VON EBNER LINES TO ASSES TOOTH REPLACEMENT RATES IN DEINONYCHUS

BERG, Holly, Geoscience, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 and MAKOVICKY, Peter, Geology, Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, holly-berg@uiowa.edu, holly-berg@uiowa.edu

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EFFECTS OF CHRONIC HIGH SEDIMENTATION ON FACIES PATTERNS, CORAL ABUNDANCE, DIVERSITY AND MORPHOLOGY – LAS CLAVILLINAS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

STEIN, Alexandra, ERICKSON, Timmons and HUBBARD, Dennis K., Dept. of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, alexandra.stein@oberlin.edu, alexandra.stein@oberlin.edu

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SEDIMENTOLOGY AND TAPHONOMY OF THE DAKOTA ROSE BONEBED OF THE CRETACEOUS CARLILE SHALE NEAR MILBANK, SOUTH DAKOTA

JANKOWSKI, Krista L.¹, HARWOOD, Cara¹, PATEL, Dhiren¹, ASHLEY, Arden², BELL, Daniel³, THOLE, Jeff¹ and ROGERS, Raymond¹, (1)Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (2)Biology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (3)Chemistry Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, kjankowski@macalester.edu, kjankowski@macalester.edu

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MOLLUSCS AS STORM-DEPOSITION INDICATORS IN A MADRACIS MIRABILIS LAYER, CAÑADA HONDA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

BREWER, Joshua and HUBBARD, Dennis K., Dept. of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, joshua.brewer@oberlin.edu, joshua.brewer@oberlin.edu

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CORAL MORPHOLOGY AS A CONTROL OF BIOEROSION AND ENCRUSTATION IN HOLOCENE REEF CORALS OF THE WESTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

MEAD, Jonathan, ERICKSON, Timmons and HUBBARD, Dennis K., Dept. of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, jonathan.mead@oberlin.edu, jonathan.mead@oberlin.edu

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PREDATOR-PREY RATIOS IN THE OLIGOCENE WHITE RIVER BADLANDS

POUST, Ashley William, Department of Geology, Augustana College, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201, ashley-poust@augustana.edu, ashley-poust@augustana.edu

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POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF SEA-LEVEL RISE ON THE MID- AND UPPER-ATLANTIC COAST

MURRAY, Kori, Geology, University of Dayton, 201 Lawnview Ave, Apt 206, Dayton, OH 45409 and GREENE, Lance, Geology, University of Dayton, 61 Chambers St, Dayton, OH 45409, greenelj@notes.udayton.edu, greenelj@notes.udayton.edu

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GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL GRAIN SIZE VARIATIONS ON THE NORTHWIND RIDGE, ARCTIC OCEAN, MEASURED BY LASER PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZER

YURCO, Lyanne N.¹, ORTIZ, Joseph D.¹ and POLYAK, Leonid², (1)Department of Geology, Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44242, (2)Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State Univ, 1090 Carmack Rd, Columbus, OH 43210, yurcolya@kent.edu, yurcolya@kent.edu

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AN EARTH SCIENCE LESSON PLAN TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS IN GEOLOGY: COMPARISON OF DAKOTA HISTORY AND GEOLOGIC FEATURES

GREELEY, Kimberly, Geology Discipline, University of Minnesota, Morris, Morris, MN 56267, greeleykimberly@hotmail.com, greeleykimberly@hotmail.com

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ORDOVICIAN GRAPTOLITES AND CONODONTS FROM THE PHI KAPPA FORMATION IN THE TRAIL CREEK REGION OF CENTRAL IDAHO: AN INTEGRATED BIOSTRATIGRAPHY

MOTZ, Gary, Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, GOLDMAN, Daniel, Department of Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, LESLIE, Stephen A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR 72204, MALETZ, Jorg, Dept. of Geology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14260 and MITCHELL, Charles, Dept. of Geology, SUNY at Buffalo, 876 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, motzgarj@notes.udayton.edu, motzgarj@notes.udayton.edu

North-Central Section–40th Annual Meeting (20–21 April 2006)

T23. Undergraduate Research Poster Session (Posters)