North-Central - 52nd Annual Meeting

Session No. 15
Monday, 16 April 2018: 8:00 AM-5:30 PM
First Floor Lobby (Scheman Building )

T36. Undergraduate Research Poster Session II (Posters)

Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division

Authors will be present from 3 to 5 PM.

 

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72
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION IN SOIL FORMATION WITHIN THE CRITICAL ZONE
PARCHER, Sara, Department of Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska - Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, DERE, Ashlee Laura Denton, Department of Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182 and SANTINI, Talitha, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Campbell Road, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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EXAMINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANDSCAPE AT THE MSUM REGIONAL SCIENCE CENTER (NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA) THROUGH SEDIMENT ANALYSIS AND CORRELATION OF LOCAL BURIED SOIL HORIZONS
AHUMADA, David, HARTWIG, Emily, KOSUGI, Yoko, MUGAVERO, Domonic, OLOWOSHILE, Aishat and LEONARD, Karl W., Anthropology and Earth Science, Minnesota State University Moorhead, 1104 7th Avenue South, Moorhead, MN 56563
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EXPLORING METHODS TO DETERMINE THE STRAIN ELLIPSOID IN DUNITES TO PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR EBSD CPO PATTERNS
VAN ESS, Jory and PETERSON, Ginny, Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401
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FACIES ANALYSIS OF THE GYPSUM UNITS IN THE UPPER MIOCENE BOLEO FORMATION IN THE SANTA ROSALÍA BASIN, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MÉXICO
PENAFLOR, Gabrielle, NIEMI, Tina M. and SALGADO MUNOZ, Valente O., Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Flarsheim Hall 420, Kansas City, MO 64110
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COMPARISON OF BRULE FORMATION VS. ARIKAREE GROUP CHANNEL COMPLEXES, SOUTHERN SLIM BUTTES, SD  
NGOMA, Delph1, BROWN, Ryan1 and MAHER Jr., Harmon2, (1)Geography & Geology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182-0199, (2)Department of Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182
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CARBON ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE LITTLE CEDAR FORMATION IN EASTERN IOWA
MCMORRAN, Riley1, SPURR, William2, SHIPLEY, Emma2, ROACH, Madeline2, HERRAN, Juliana2, WAYSON, Jessica3, BECK, Kayla1, LASHBROOK, Michael4, KRAKOW, Lucas1, SHEN, Xinhua1, SEBREE, Joshua2 and SEDLACEK, Alexa R.C.1, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, (2)Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Northern Iowa, McCollum Science Hall 245, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, (3)Department of Science Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, (4)Biology, University of Northern Iowa, 144 McCollum Science Hall, Cedar Falls, IA 50614
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EVALUATING POTENTIAL SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PATHWAYS ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN LAKE MICHIGAN COAST THROUGH SEDIMENTOLOGIC, GEOCHEMICAL, AND STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSES
VOLPANO, Chelsea A., Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53202, RAWLING III, J. Elmo, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705 and THEUERKAUF, Ethan J., Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Chicago, IL 60601
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PETROGRAPHIC CLUES TO THE RICHMONDIAN INVASION OF LIMESTONES FROM THE UPPER ORDOVICIAN (UPPER KATIAN) FROM THE MADISON, INDIANA AREA
FRAUHIGER, Mason J.1, HARTSTEIN, Amanda Renee1, CARLSON, John2, DATTILO, Benjamin F.3, AUCOIN, Christopher D.4, FREEMAN, Rebecca L.5, BRETT, Carlton E.6, KALAKAY, Micheal7 and KLINE, Joseph1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, (2)Geosciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, (3)Department of Geosciences, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, (4)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics Bldg., Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, (5)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, (6)Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Geology-Physics Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, (7)Geosciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
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SYNTECTONIC DEPOSITION OF PLIO-QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS IN THE SANTA ROSALIA BASIN OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO
MICHELS, Abby, Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W College Ave, Saint Peter, MN 56082, JOHNSON, Luke, Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182 and NIEMI, Tina M., Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Flarsheim Hall 420, Kansas City, MO 64110
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PETROGRAPHY OF THE UPPERMOST ORDOVICIAN THROUGH LOWER SILURIAN IN A CORE FROM THE POE AGGREGATES QUARRY NEAR FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
STEELE, Emma L., Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, DATTILO, Benjamin, Department of Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499 and EHRHART, Nathan, Stone-Street Quarries, Poe Quarry, 5536 Hoagland Rd, Hoagland, IN 46745
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ESTIMATING PALEOFLOW THROUGH LAKE MAUMEE'S IMLAY CHANNEL
SAMSEN, Brian, Department of Earth, Ecological & Environmental Sciences, Univ of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Rd. MS#604, Toledo, OH 43606-3390, LUCZAK, Jonathan N., Department of Environmental Sciences, Univ of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Rd. MS#604, Toledo, OH 43606-3390 and FISHER, Timothy, Department of, Univ of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Rd. MS#604, Toledo, OH 43606-3390
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SEDIMENT RECORDS OF ICE-SHEET INSTABILITY AT ODP SITE 697 (JANE BASIN), NW WEDDELL SEA, SOUTH ORKNEY MICROCONTINENT
LLOYD, Forrest W.1, O'CONNELL, Suzanne2, KAUFMAN, Zachary2, SPRIGGS, Noah2, CENTENO, Eduardo2, HOLLYDAY, Andrew3, LAPAN, Mark4, LUNA, Melissa R.2, ORTIZ, Joseph D.5 and PTACEK, Sophia2, (1)R.D. Salisbury Department of Geology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, (3)Dept. of Geology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, (4)Geology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Dr, Hamilton, NY 13346, (5)Department of Geology, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, 325 S. Lincoln St, Kent, OH 44242
Handouts
  • NC GSA Poster- 2018.pdf (1.8 MB)
  • 84
    THE GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF COPPOCK PARK (MARSHALL CO., IOWA) AND IT’S ADJACENT LANDSCAPES
    BUTCHER, Ryan and HEINZEL, Chad, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614
    86
    LATERAL CHANGES IN LAKE SUPERIOR BEACH SUBSURFACE ARCHITECTURE MAPPED USING GPR, GRAND MARAIS, MI
    BOYCE, C.M.1, MATTHEUS, C.R.2 and HOUSTON, W.S.1, (1)Department of Geology and Physics, Lake Superior State University, 650 W. Easterday Ave., Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, (2)Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
    87
    SUBSURFACE VOID EVALUATION AND BEDROCK TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CEDARVILLE DOLOMITE (SILURIAN), WEST-CENTRAL OHIO, USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY GROUND IMAGING (ERGI)
    MUHLENKAMP, Quintin E. and ZALEHA, Michael J., Department of Geology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH 45501-0720
    88
    MAPPING PAST TRIBAL CEMETERY USE AND POSSIBLE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN LAKE HURON SHORELINE SEDIMENTS USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
    NACEY, Kyle Michael1, JAZDZYK, Madeline1, KELSO, Paul1 and MEDICINE, Colleen2, (1)Department of Geology and Physics, Lake Superior State University, 650 W. Easterday Ave, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, (2)Cultural Repatriation, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 523 Ashmun Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
    89
    GPR EXAMINATION OF MULTI-YEAR SEASONAL STORM IMPACTS ON SUBSURFACE DEPOSITIONAL ARCHITECTURES ON A BEACH IN GRAND MARAIS, MI
    KRUSKE, Montana Lynn1, COCKRELL, Jay2, HOUSTON, W.S.2 and MATTHEUS, C.R.3, (1)Geology, Lake Superior State University, 680 W. Easterday Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, (2)Department of Geology and Physics, Lake Superior State University, 650 W. Easterday Ave., Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783, (3)Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
    Handouts
  • GSA Abstract (2).pdf (57.9 kB)
  • Poster.pdf (2.9 MB)
  • 91
    AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE DISTRIBUTION OF CULTURAL ARTIFACTS
    GRUND, Denay Marie, Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182 and OSBORN, Alan, Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182
    92
    RECALIBRATION OF THE SEDIMENT WEDGE MODEL (CONTINENTAL SHELF-SLOPE-RISE STRUCTURES) COMPONENT FOR THE OESBATHY V1.011
    BOYER, Alicia R., Department of Natural Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University, 800 University Dr, Maryville, MO 64468, VINKE, Ali Jo, Department of Natural Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University, 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468 and GOSWAMI, Arghya, Natural Science, Northwest Missouri State University, Dept. of Natural Sciences, Garrett-Strong 1325, Maryville, MO 64468
    93
    OESBATHY V1.0 TO V1.011: IMPROVEMENTS INTEGRATED IN THE MODEL PARAMETERIZATIONS
    VINKE, Ali Jo, Department of Natural Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University, 800 University Dr., Maryville, MO 64468, BOYER, Alicia R., Department of Natural Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University, 800 University Dr, Maryville, MO 64468 and GOSWAMI, Arghya, Natural Science, Northwest Missouri State University, Dept. of Natural Sciences, Garrett-Strong 1325, Maryville, MO 64468
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    TESTING THE VIABILITY OF CONODONTS AS A U-PB GEOCHRONOMETER USING KANSAS CORE AND OUTCROP SAMPLES
    MCNAY, Haylee1, JENNINGS, Deserae L.1, MÖLLER, Andreas2, BIDGOLI, Tandis S.3 and WALKER, J. Douglas4, (1)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, (4)Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045
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