2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 156
Monday, 20 October 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
213 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T98. Environmental and Engineering Geology Student Research Competition

GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division; Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; U.S. Geological Survey Landslide Hazards Program

 

Dennis M. Staley, Scott F. Burns, Terry R. West and Jerry Higgins, Advocates
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Start Time
1:00 PM
CALIBRATING A 2D ROCKFALL MODEL USING VIDEO FOOTAGE TO REEVALUATE ROCKFALL HAZARD IN POST EARTHQUAKE CHRISTCHURCH
RINGLER, Rebecca A., Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074 and VICK, Louise, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
1:15 PM
PRELIMINARY LANDSLIDE INVENTORY & SUSCEPTIBILITY MAPPING OF DRIFT CREEK WATERSHED, OREGON, USING LIDAR DATA
DIRRINGER, Sebastian, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall Kent State University 325 S. Lincoln St, Kent, OH 44240 and SHAKOOR, Abdul, Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44240
1:45 PM
SLOPE STABILITY OF THE LA PAZ BASIN, BOLIVIA
ROBERTS, Nicholas J.1, HERMANNS, Reginald L.2, GUZMÁN, Marco Antonio3, RABUS, Bernhard4, MINAYA, Estela5 and CLAGUE, John1, (1)Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, (2)Geological Survey of Norway, Leiv Erikssons vei 39, Trondheim, NO-7491, Norway, (3)Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Av. Villazón 1995, Monoblock Central, La Paz, Bolivia, (4)3vGeomatics, 202-2339 Columbia Street, Vancouver, BC V5Y 3Y3, (5)Observatorio San Calixto, Indaburo 944, La Paz, 12656, Bolivia
2:00 PM
RANKING TRAILS BASED ON NATURAL HAZARDS INSTEAD OF DIFFICULTY: A CASE STUDY OF STARVED ROCK STATE PARK
ROSS, Julia K., Olivet Nazarene University, One University Ave #8215, Bourbonnais, IL 60914 and REAMS, Max W., Department of Chemistry and Geosciences, Olivet Nazarene University, One University Avenue, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
2:15 PM
FIRE HISTORY SINCE THE MEDIEVAL WARM PERIOD IN THE STRAIT OF GEORGIA LOWLANDS, SOUTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
MURPHY, Sinead, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC V5N 1H6, PELLATT, Marlow G., Parks Canada, Ecological Restoration, 300 - 300 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 6B4, Canada and KOHFELD, Karen E., Simon Fraser University, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Vancouver, BC V5A1S6, Canada
Handouts
  • Murphy - GSA Presentation2.pdf (1.7 MB)
  • 2:30 PM
    MITIGATING PERMAFROST DEGRADATION DUE TO LINEAR DISTURBANCES IN SUB-ARCTIC PEATLANDS
    MOHAMMED, Aaron A., Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, SCHINCARIOL, Robert A., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5B7, Canada, QUINTON, William L., Cold Regions Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada and NAGARE, Ranjeet M., Water Business Unit, WorleyParsons Canada Services Ltd, Suite 700, 4445 Calgary Trail, Edmonton, AB T6H 5R7, Canada
     
    2:45 PM
    Break
    3:00 PM
    THE EFFECT OF HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ON DRILLABILITY - A STUDY LOOKING AT MECHANICAL SPECIFIC ENERGY, BINGHAM INDEX AND ALTERATION STRENGTH INDEX
    WYERING, Latasha Deborah1, VILLENEUVE, Marlene C.1 and WALLIS, Irene C.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, (2)Mighty River Power, 283 Vaughan Road, P.O. Box 3040, Rotorua, 3040, New Zealand
    3:15 PM
    ESTIMATING HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY USING GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN AN ALLUVIAL SYSTEM IN MATLAB, BANGLADESH
    ALAM, Md. Samrat, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, AHMED, Kazi Matin, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh, HASAN, M. Aziz, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh and HOSSAIN, Mohammed, KTH-International Groundwater Arsenic Research Group, Dept of Sustainable Development, Environmental Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 76, Stockholm, SE-10044, Sweden
    3:30 PM
    GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER CONTRIBUTION FOR A PROPOSED RESERVOIR IN GEORGE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
    KILLIAN, Courtney, Geology, Mississippi State University, 21 Ace Ave Apt 106B, Starkville, MS 39759, SCHMITZ, Darrel W., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, STEWART, Hannah, Geosciences, Mississippi State University, 320 Beezer Road, Starkville, MS 39759 and POUNDERS, Deborah, Columbus Middle School, 175 HW 373, Columbus, MS 39705
    3:45 PM
    SIMULATION OF GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEM IN ALLUVIUM AND FRACTURED WEATHERED BEDROCK ZONE;SAND LICK WATERSHED,BOONE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, USA
    SAFAEI JAZI, Ramin, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, #101-10820 78 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6E1P8, Canada and ECKSTEIN, Yoram, P.O. Box 3026, Kent, OH 44240
    4:00 PM
    ATTENUATION OF NITRATE AND PHOSPHATE IN UTAH LAKE WETLANDS THAT RECEIVE INPUTS FROM URBAN RUNOFF AND TREATED WASTEWATER
    RANDALL, Matt, Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602 and CARLING, Gregory T., Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
    4:15 PM
    SYNTHESIS OF VARIOUS APATITE AND APPLICATION FOR URANIUM REMOVAL
    KIM, HyunJu, CHANG, Seeun and UM, Wooyong, Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, POSTECH, 1st LAB Bldg, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 790-784, Korea, Republic of (South)
    4:30 PM
    SEAWATER INTRUSION EFFECT ON RADIOACTIVE STRONTIUM MOBILITY
    CHANG, Seeun, KIM, HyunJu and UM, Wooyong, Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, POSTECH, 1st LAB Bldg, 77 Cheongam-ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 790-784, Korea, Republic of (South)
    Handouts
  • 2014GSA_CHANG.pdf (2.7 MB)
  • 4:45 PM
    UTILIZING OXIDANT-DOPED GEOPOLYMERS FOR REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED RUNOFF: A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SOURCE MANAGEMENT
    COTTER, Z.M.K.1, SOLPUKER, U.1 and SCHWARTZ, F.W.2, (1)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)School Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210
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