Session: Undergraduate Research I (Posters) (North-Central Section

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THE EFFECT OF GLACIAL RIVER WARREN ON BOULDERS AND BEDROCK IN THE BIG STONE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, WESTERN MIINNESOTA: ASSESMENT OF THE EVIDENCE OF CATASTROPHIC FLOW

KONING, Laurie, Geology, Calvin College, 3201 Burton SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, lauriekoning@yahoo.com, lauriekoning@yahoo.com

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THE NATURE OF GLACIAL RIVER WARREN FLOW: A STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BOULDERS AND BEDROCK IN THE BIG STONE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, WESTERN MINNESOTA, TO DETERMINE OUTLET FLOW RATES

AMELUXEN, Allison M., Geology Discipline, University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 East 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267 and BAUMEISTER, Julie L., Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, amelu005@morris.umn.edu, amelu005@morris.umn.edu

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ANALYSIS OF THE SUBSURFACE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE EAST BRANCH OF THE CHIPPEWA RIVER, POPE CO., MINNESOTA: ARE THE BLUE MOUNDS CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH GLACIAL LAKE BENSON?

VESELY, Bethany L., Earth and Atmospheric Science, St Cloud State University, 720 4th Avenue South, St Cloud, MN 56301, vebe0301@stcloudstate.edu, vebe0301@stcloudstate.edu

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BLUE MOUNDS AND THE SWIFT FALLS DELTA, POPE AND SWIFT COUNTIES, WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

LEITHEISER, Cara J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Heller Hall, 1114 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812, leith011@d.umn.edu, leith011@d.umn.edu

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MAPPING THE ELEVATION OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY BOULDER PAVEMENT: A PROXY RECORD OF THE GEOMETRY AND SLOPE OF THE BASE OF THE DES MOINES LOBE

MURPHY, Laura L., Department of Plant and Earth Sciences, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, 410 South Third Street, River Falls, WI 54022 and COTTER, James F.P., Geology Discipline, University of Minnesota, Morris, Morris, MN 56267, laura.murphy@uwrf.edu, laura.murphy@uwrf.edu

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ANALYSIS OF THE HOMEGENEITY OF THE NEW ULM TILL OF THE DES MOINES LOBE OF THE LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET: IMPLICATIONS FOR A DEFORMING BED

HILL, Jessica C., Department of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, St Peter, MN 56082, jhill@gac.edu, jhill@gac.edu

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PREDICTED LATE GLACIAL AND POST GLACIAL RIVER SYSTEMS AND GROUNDWATER FLOW REGIME IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION

PARKER, Dan R., SHARMAN, Glenn R., BEFUS, Kevin M., GREGORY, Chris T. and CLARK, James A., Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187, Dan.R.Parker@wheaton.edu, Dan.R.Parker@wheaton.edu

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GLACIAL ISOSTASY AND FLUCTUATING LAKES: A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GREAT LAKES DURING THE PAST 20,000 YEARS

BEFUS, Kevin M., SHARMAN, Glenn R., GREGORY, Chris T. and CLARK, James A., Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College, 501 College Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187, kevin.m.befus@wheaton.edu, kevin.m.befus@wheaton.edu

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ANALYSIS OF CARBONATE CONTENTS OF THE ILLINIOAN TITUSVILLE TILL, MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO

NAY, Caitlin E., Department of Geology & Environmental Science, University of Akron, Akron, 44325-4101, FRANKO, Belinda Joy, Department of Geology & Environmental Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101 and SZABO, John P., Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, cen5@uakron.edu, cen5@uakron.edu

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THE LOESS COVER ON THE ANTIGO FLATS OUTWASH PLAIN, NE WISCONSIN

BIGSBY, Michael, Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 and SCHAETZL, Randall, Geography, Michigan State University, 673 Auditorium Road, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, bigsbymi@msu.edu, bigsbymi@msu.edu

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RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PRE-GLACIAL LATE PALEOZOIC LANDSCAPE OF THE WITMARSUM AREA, PARANÃ STATE, BRAZIL USING GIS

CARLSON, Megan L.¹, COTTER, James F.P.¹, JONES III, James V.¹ and ROCHA-CAMPOS, A.C.², (1)Geology Discipline, University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 East 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, (2)Instituto des Geosciências, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, 05450-001, Brazil, carl1474@umn.edu, carl1474@umn.edu

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UNDERSTANDING ANTARCTIC TILL PROVENANCE THROUGH POWDER X-RAY DIFFRACTION

HENNESSY, Matthew L., Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis, 723 W. Michigan Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202, KRAMER, Kate, Earth Science & Geology, McHenry County College, 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012 and LICHT, Kathy, Geology Department, Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, 723 West Michigan Street, SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202, mlhennes@iupui.edu, mlhennes@iupui.edu

North-Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting (24–25 April 2008)

T21. Undergraduate Research I (Posters)