GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 6
Sunday, 22 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 613/614 (Washington State Convention Center)

T14. Lead Them to Water: Teaching Innovative Hydrogeology

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division
Peter E. Riemersma, Laura S. Ruhl and Thomas H. Darrah, Advocates
6-1
8:00 AM
DRAWING ON STUDENTS’ PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OR (MIS)CONCEPTIONS DURING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO FACILITATE THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF DEEPER UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT GROUNDWATER AND AQUIFERS
ARTHURS, Leilani, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 330 Bessey Hall, P.O. Box 880340, Lincoln, NE 68588, larthurs2@unl.edu
6-2
8:15 AM
TEACHING GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY PRINCIPLES INEXPENSIVELY: PERMEAMETERS AND DARCY’S LAW
LARSON, Erik B., Natural Sciences, Shawnee State University, 940 Second St, Portsmouth, OH 45662, elarson@shawnee.edu
6-3
8:30 AM
INCORPORATING SERVICE LEARNING INTO A HYDROGEOLOGY COURSE
RUHL, Laura S. and SHROAT-LEWIS, René A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204, rashroatlew@ualr.edu
6-4
8:45 AM
INCLUDING STAKEHOLDERS IN HYDRO-GEOPHYSICS EDUCATION: ASU INDUSTRY APPRECIATION DAYS 2016
WARD, James W.1, LAGMANSON, Markus2 and LEHTO, Heather1, (1)Department of Physics and Geosciences, San Angelo, TX 76909, (2)Advanced Geosciences, Inc, Austin, TX, james.ward@angelo.edu
6-5
9:00 AM
EXPLORING HYDROGEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS USING THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’S HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS ATLASES
RIEMERSMA, Peter E., Department of Geology, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, riemersp@gvsu.edu
6-6
9:15 AM
USING SEEPAGE METERS AND MINI-PIEZOMETERS TO TEACH HYDROGEOLOGY
LEE, David Robert, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; BTOT, Algonquin College, Pembroke, ON KOJ 1P0, Canada, reachdavidlee@gmail.com
 
9:30 AM
Break
6-7
9:45 AM
IMMERSING STUDENTS INTO WATER RESEARCH: UTILIZING OVER A DECADE WELL FIELD DATA
ISIORHO, K. Solomon A., Biology Dept. (formerly of Geoscience Dept.), Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499, isiorho@ipfw.edu
Handouts
  • Isiorho 2017 GSA Abstract 302620.pdf (7.4 MB)
  • 6-8
    10:00 AM
    EXPLORING WATER RESOURCES IN A FIELD EXPERIENCES SETTING: A STUDY ABROAD COURSE IN NORTHERN INDIA
    VULAVA, Vijay M., Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424 and CALLAHAN, Timothy J., Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424, vulavav@cofc.edu
    6-9
    10:15 AM
    FIELD-BASED RESEARCH AND INFORMAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
    KNAPPETT, P.S.K., Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77840, knappett@tamu.edu
    10:35 AM
    APPLIED HYDROGEOLOGY FIELD TRAINING: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE WMU AQUIFER TESTING MODULE
    REEVES, Donald M.1, HAMPTON, Duane R.1, HOWE III, Thomas1 and GREENE, Daniel G2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (2)FTCH, Inc., 1515 Arboretum Drive, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546, matt.reeves@wmich.edu
    Handouts
  • GSA_Reeves_et_al_HFC_final.pptx (14.5 MB)
  • 10:50 AM
    AN ALL-INCLUSIVE FIELD-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING GROUNDWATER SAMPLING AND MONITORING
    KNEESHAW, Tara, Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401 and HOWE III, Thomas, Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, kneeshta@gvsu.edu
    11:05 AM
    AN ON-LINE, HANDS-ON  HYDROGEOLOGY FIELD CAMP
    BRAME, Scott, Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0919 and MURDOCH, Lawrence C., Geological Sciences, Clemson University, 340 Brackett Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0919, brames@clemson.edu
     
    11:20 AM
    Discussion
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