Session: An Early Involvement of Undergraduates and K–12 Students in Geological Research Brings a Strong Sense of Ownership and Achievement for Young Researchers (Posters) (2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015))

Session No. 208

Tuesday, 3 November 2015: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM

Exhibit Hall (Baltimore Convention Center)

T25. An Early Involvement of Undergraduates and K–12 Students in Geological Research Brings a Strong Sense of Ownership and Achievement for Young Researchers (Posters)

GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division; National Earth Science Teachers Association; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

Authors will be present from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.

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208-1

HOW CAN WE ENGAGE K9-16 STUDENTS TO CHOOSE THE GEOSCIENCES AS A CAREER OPTION?

KHANDAKER, Nazrul I.¹, SCHLEIFER, Stanley¹, GOODEN, Precious¹, MAHABIR, Krishna², PERSAUD, Jay³, BARNETT, Barbara¹, CHAVEZ, Miguel⁴, URO, Chidinma⁴ and RIVADENEIRA, Boris⁴, (1)Geology Discipline, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of CUNY, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, (2)Grover Cleveland High School, 2127 Himrod Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385, (3)William H. Maxwell High School, 145 Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207, (4)Hillcrest High School, 160-05 Highland Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432, nkhandaker@york.cuny.edu

208-2

WHAT’S SHAKING? MANUFACTURING & ASSEMBLING AN AS-1 EDUCATIONAL SEISMOMETER FOR UNDERGRADUATE STEM RESEARCH

TOKMAN, Tamar Leah¹, PALARIC, Karina D.¹, FILIPPONE, Nicolette Victoria¹, WANG, Emily², SIVO, Joseph³, RAMIREZ, Elizabeth¹ and MARTON, Fred³, (1)STEM Student Union, Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652, (2)Paramus High School, 99 East Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652, (3)Department of Physical Sciences, Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652, ttokman@me.bergen.edu

208-3

CONSTRUCTING A SOLAR-POWERED SEISMIC STATION FOR EDUCATIONAL SEISMOMETERS

PALARIC, Karina D.¹, FILIPPONE, Nicolette Victoria¹, TOKMAN, Tamar Leah¹, WANG, Emily², RAMIREZ, Elizabeth¹, MARTON, Fred³ and SIVO, Joseph³, (1)STEM Student Union, Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652, (2)Paramus High School, 99 East Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652, (3)Department of Physical Sciences, Bergen Community College, 400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652, kpalaric27@gmail.com

208-4

TYPE, FREQUENCY, AND TIMING OF STUDENT STUDY STRATEGIES WITHIN AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORICAL GEOLOGY COURSE IN AN ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY (ALT) CLASSROOM

NUNEZ, Brian E.¹, LUKES, Laura A.² and RUSHING, Madeleine B.¹, (1)Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030, (2)CTFE; Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, & Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, 241 Johnson Center, Fairfax, VA 22030, brianenunez@gmail.com

208-5

A COLLEGE LEVEL GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP IN WESTERN CONNECTICUT AND VICINITY

SCHLEIFER, Stanley¹, KHANDAKER, Nazrul I.², NARINE, Keshaw³, HAQUE, Ezazul⁴ and DHAR, Ratan³, (1)Geology Discipline, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of CUNY, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, (2)Geology Discipline, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of CUNY, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, (3)Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of the City University of New York, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, (4)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), Columbia University, 61 RTE, 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, stanleyschleifer@sbcglobal.net

208-6

KARST HYDROGEOLOGY IN TEXAS: AN INTERNSHIP AT THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

SPANGLE, Chynna Jean, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, Flawn Building (FLN) 4.03.30, San Antonio, TX 78249, chynna.spangle1@gmail.com

208-7

QUANTIFYING PARTICLE SHAPE BY IMAGE ANALYSIS: APPLICATION TO NATURAL SEDIMENT SAMPLES IN VARIOUS CLIMATE SYSTEMS

SOREGHAN, Anastasia M.¹, JOO, Young Ji², ELWOOD MADDEN, Megan E.² and SOREGHAN, Gerilyn S.³, (1)Norman High School, 911 W Main St, Norman, OK 73069, (2)School of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019, (3)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd Street, Norman, OK 73019, asoreghan@gmail.com

208-8

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208-9

AUTOMATED FEATURE EXTRACTION ALGORITHMS FROM MULTISPECTRAL SPACE BORNE DATASETS

BROWN, Leroy, Earth and Physical Sciences (EHS major), York College of the City University of New York, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, BHASKARAN, Sunil, Bronx Community College of CUNY, 2155 University Ave, Bronx, NY 10453 and DHAR, Ratan, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of the City University of New York, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, rdhar@york.cuny.edu

208-10

CT RECONSTRUCTION OF EDIACARAN TRACE FOSSILS

YAQOOB, Humza, Ingenuity Project, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, 1400 West Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21209, HINNOV, Linda A., Dept. Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, George Mason University, 4400 University Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22030 and MEYER, Michael, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Science, 5251 Broad Branch Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20015-1305, huyaqoob@gmail.com

208-11

OPTIMIZATION OF A SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD TO DETERMINE AMMONIA IN GROUNDWATER TO UNDERSTAND ARSENIC OCCURRENCE IN SHALLOW AQUIFERS OF CHITTAGONG, A RAPIDLY EXPANDING COASTAL CITY OF BANGLADESH

HERALALL, Sasha, Earth and Physical Sciences (EHS major), York College of the City University of New York, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451 and DHAR, Ratan, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of the City University of New York, 94-20, Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, sasha.heralall@yorkmail.cuny.edu

208-12

WATER QUALITY IN THE WOLF RUN BASIN, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

DIXON, Noah¹, SANCHEZ, Carlos², FRYAR, Alan E.¹ and BANDY, Ashley M.¹, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053, (2)Department of Biology, University of Kentucky, 101 T.H. Morgan Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0225, noah.dixon499@gmail.com

208-13

RANGE PRECISION AND ACCURACY OF TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNERS

DOWNS, Dana L.¹, WHITEAKER, Jessica A.², CROSBY, Christopher J.³, OKAL, Marianne³ and WILLIAMS, Keith³, (1)Austin Community College, 11928 Stonehollow Dr., Austin, TX 78758, (2)Waubonsee Community College, Route 47 Waubonsee Dr, Sugar Grove, IL 60554, (3)UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, dana.downs@utexas.edu

208-14

NEOGENE BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND SEDIMENTATION RATE ANALYSIS OF DEEP OIL WELL SAMPLES, BLOCK 555 MISSISSIPPI CANYON, GULF OF MEXICO

CLARK, William B. and CLARK, M. W., Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, 5871 USA North Drive, LCSB Room 136, Mobile, AL 36607, wclark38@gmail.com

208-15

SEDIMENTOLOGY AND PETROGRAPHY OF MARIANNA AND GLENDON LIMESTONES OF THE VICKSBURG GROUP IN SMITH COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

DAVIS, Austin, Dept. of Physics, Atmospheric Sci, and Geoscience, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217 and HEYDARI, Ezat, Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, and Geoscience, Jackson State University, P.O. Box 17660, 1400 Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217, austindavis58@yahoo.com

208-16

A COMPARATIVE SEDIMENTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION INVOLVING BEACH SAND DEPOSITS: FAR ROCKAWAY (QUEENS) AND MONTAUK POINT (LONG ISLAND), NEW YORK

KHANDAKER, Nazrul I.¹, GOODEN, Precious¹, SCHLEIFER, Stanley¹, SOMAI, Omadevi¹, TAVERAS, Zaynab², KIM, Grace³, DIPRAJSINGH, Shamera², MENJIVAR, Erik², CHOWDHURY, Ivan² and HOOKS, Regina⁴, (1)Geology Discipline, Earth and Physical Sciences, York College of CUNY, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, (2)Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, (3)Stony Brook University (SUNY), 300 Circle Road, Stony Brook, NY 11720, (4)St. Francis Preparatory, 61-00 Francis Lewis Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365, goodenrainford@yahoo.com

208-17

COMPREHENSIVE QUANTIFICATION OF DIAGENETIC ALTERATION, TESTING ROBUSTNESS POTENTIAL OF ROSICKYTE AS POTENTIAL MARS ANALOG AT THE MINERAL-MICROBIAL INTERFACE

KINCAID, Sam, Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W 6th Ave., Lakewood, CO 80228, ARCHER, Richard, Lakewood, CO 80228, VIGIL, Sara, Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO 80228 and MAHER SOBHANI, Barbra, Science, Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. Sixth Ave, Littleton, CO 80228, samuelkincaid7@gmail.com

208-18

DETERMINATION OF PROKARYOTIC PERCENT SURVIVABILITY; EXAMINATION OF OXIDATIVE DAMAGE AS MECHANISM FOR VIABILITY OF MICROBIAL MAT TRANSITING MARS ANALOGOUS CONDITIONS

SEYFERMAN, Lev¹, BOES, Jeff², ARCHER, Richard³, VIGIL, Sara², KINCAID, Sam¹, SEYFERMAN, Peer² and MAHER SOBHANI, Barbra⁴, (1)Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W 6th Ave., Lakewood, CO 80228, (2)Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO 80228, (3)Lakewood, CO 80228, (4)Science, Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. Sixth Ave, Littleton, CO 80228, pseyferman@gmail.com

208-19

MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL DISSOLUTION METHODS VERSUS SELECTIVE FRAGMENTATION FOR MINERAL AND FOSSIL SEPARATION AND CONCENTRATES FROM SELECT GEOLOGIC MATERIALS

STRONG, Thomas¹, BALA, Sarah A.², HOLM-DENOMA, Christopher S.³, ROMEIJN, Eva⁴, PARVAZ, Daniel⁴ and ROBERTS, Jason E.⁵, (1)Metropolitan State University of Denver, MS 973 Box 25046, Denver, CO 80204, (2)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Metro State University of Denver, Denver, CO 80217-3362, (3)Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, United States Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (4)Selfrag AG, Biberenzelgli 18, Kerzers, CH-3210, Switzerland, (5)Chemistry, University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, CO 80204, tstrong4@msudenver.edu

208-20

LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELING OF LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY IN A REGION OF MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO, USING GIS AND SPSS

BASHAM, Trevor S., Geology, Muskingum University, 163 Stormont St, New Concord, OH 43762 and VAN HORN, Stephen R., Department of Geology, Muskingum University, 163 Stormont Street, New Concord, OH 43762, tbasham@muskingum.edu

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