Session: Undergraduate Research Poster Session (Posters) (Joint 58th Annual North-Central/58th Annual South-Central Section Meeting

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AGRICULTURE'S IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY: A CEDAR RIVER AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER ANALYSIS

BELL, Jace and IQBAL, Mohammad, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614

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CHEMICAL WEATHERING BY ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI UNDER WATER AND NUTRIENT-LIMITED CONDITIONS

MARKEL, Cass and BALOGH-BRUNSTAD, Zsuzsanna, Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820

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ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION TARGET ESTIMATION AROUND ENGQUIST NATURE PRESERVE

OPFER, Korbin¹, COLWELL, Jack², JANOWIAK, Doc² and MCCOOL, Jon-Paul³, (1)Valparaiso University, 1509 Chapel Drive, Valperasio, IN 46383, (2)Geography, Valparaiso University, 1509 Chapel Drive, Valperasio, IN 46383, (3)Geography, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383

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RELATIONSHIP OF pH AND CO₂ TO RAINFALL AMOUNTS AT A DOLOMITE CAVE

DETWEILER, Derek¹, HILL, Katarina¹, HOLMBERG, Anthony¹, MASSO, Sophie², TRAN, My Ty¹, TREECE, James¹ and AFFHOLTER, Dr. Kathleen¹, (1)Natural and Behavioral Sciences, Pellissippi State Community College, 10915 Hardin Valley Road, Knoxville, TN 37932-0990, (2)Geosciences, East Tennessee State University, 1276 Gilbreath Dr., Johnson City, TN 37614

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UBIQUITOUS MICROPLASTICS IN FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS OF URBAN STREAM SYSTEMS IN DAVENPORT AND BETTENDORF, IOWA

CASAQUITE, Eulle Stann¹, MCCALL, Brittany² and REISNER, Michael², (1)Geology, Augustana College, 639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201, (2)Environmental Studies, Augustana College, 639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201

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SEDIMENT AND EROSION ANALYSIS OF AN ANTHROPOGENICALLY STRAIGHTENED STREAM

GANN, Madeline, ADAMS, Merrick and MCCOOL, Jon-Paul, Geography, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383

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UNRAVELING EARLY HOLOCENE GLACIOFLUVIAL ACTIVITY IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, USA: INSIGHTS FROM SLACKWATER DEPOSITS IN THE WHITEWATER RIVER REGION

WILWERDING, Abigail, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, MN 55414, PENPRASE, Shanti, Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory and Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and WICKERT, Andrew, Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory and Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455

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EVALUATION OF INDOOR RADON CONCENTRATIONS FOR THE QUAD CITIES (ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL, AND SCOTT COUNTY, IA)

MARTIN, Emily, Geology, Augustana College, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201 and WOLF, Michael, Department of Geology, Augustana College, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201

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STRATIGRAPHIC, PETROGRAPHIC, AND GEOCHEMICAL STUDY OF INTERBEDDED GYPSUM AND CU-ORE DEPOSITS IN THE BOLEO FORMATION IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO

KLENE, Mary, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110

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EXPERIMENTAL GROWTH OF MVT SULFIDE MINERALIZATION

PLAMBECK, Kacey, Augustana College, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201

7-11

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THIN SECTION REVELATIONS: UNRAVELING THE MICROSCALE COMPLEXITY OF CARBONATE FRACTURES

AL HADIDI, Nutaila and BURBERRY, Caroline, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588

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PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAPS OF ALPENA COUNTY, MICHIGAN

TRUONG, Lam, Earth Science Department, California State University - Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840, VOICE, Peter, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241 and ZAMBITO IV, James, Department of Geology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511

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CHARACTERIZING THE ELLSWORTH FORMATION OF THE MICHIGAN BASIN USING LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY AND CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY

JOHNSON, Isabel, Department of Geology, Beloit College, 700 College St, Beloit, WI 53511, QUIROZ, Connor, California State University, Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955, VOICE, Peter, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241 and ZAMBITO IV, James, Department of Geology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511

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LITHOLOGICAL & GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MIDDLE TO UPPER DEVONIAN ANTRIM SHALE, MICHIGAN BASIN: INSIGHTS INTO DETRITAL INPUT DYNAMICS

GIEHLER, Mikayla, Department of Geology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, GUGINO, Jack, Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, VOICE, Peter, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241 and ZAMBITO IV, James, Department of Geology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511

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MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE LATE DEVONIAN ANTRIM SHALE OF THE MICHIGAN BASIN

BARKER-EDWARDS, Tiffany, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 7247 Wimberly Oaks Lane, Richmond, TX 77407, VOICE, Peter, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241 and ZAMBITO IV, James, Department of Geology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511

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DIAGENESIS OF A PYRITIZED CONTACT AT THE MIDDLE TO LATE DEVONIAN TRANSITION FROM CARBONATE TO BLACK SHALE IN THE MICHIGAN BASIN

O'BRYAN, Holiday¹, THOLE, Jeffrey¹, VOICE, Peter² and ZAMBITO IV, James³, (1)Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (2)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (3)Department of Geology, Beloit College, 700 College St, Beloit, WI 53511-5509; Department of Geology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511

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AN ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEOECOLOGIC VARIABILITY IN THE “SQUAW BAY FORMATION,” MICHIGAN BASIN

WIESNER, Ainsley¹, JUDGE, Shelley¹, VOICE, Peter² and ZAMBITO IV, James³, (1)Earth Sciences, The College of Wooster, 944 College Mall, Wooster, OH 44691, (2)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (3)Department of Geology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511

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COMPARING LITHOLOGIES AND GEOCHEMICAL SIGNALS OF THE MIDDLE DEVONIAN THUNDER BAY FORMATION (MICHIGAN BASIN) IN CORE AND AT THE TYPE SECTION

WINGET, Marcella¹, BECK, Catherine¹, WEGTER, Bruce¹, VOICE, Peter² and ZAMBITO IV, James³, (1)Geosciences Department, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY 13323, (2)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241, (3)Department of Geology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511

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ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS IN NORTH CAROLINA: USING SPINEL-GROUP MINERAL CHEMISTRY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR TECTONIC SIGNIFICANCE

HUGHES, Jack, Augustana College, 639 38th St., Rock Island, IL 61201, MORALES, Narciso, CUNY College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY 10304, GUICE, George, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-5192; Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, Towson University, Towson, MD 21252 and MARTIN, Celine, American Museum of Natural History, Earth and Planetary Science Department, Central Park West @79th street, New York, NY 10024

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ANALYSIS AND DESCRIPTION OF THE IRIDESCENT THIN-FILM ON CALCITES IN EASTERN IOWA

SCHEMPP, Cavit, Swenson Hall of Geosciences, Augustana College, 639 38th Street, 820 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201

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STRONTIUM ISOTOPE STRATIGRAPHY FROM OYSTER SHELLS, PLIOCENE, SPAIN

HARRIS, Makenna, Geology, University of Kansas, 1420 Naismith Dr, Lawrence, KS 66045, ORTEGA-ARIZA, Diana, Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave., Lawrence,, Lawrence, KS 66047, GOLDSTEIN, Robert H., Dept. of Geology, University of Kansas, 1414 Naismith Dr., Lawrence, KS 66045, FRANSEEN, Evan K., KICC, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Lindley Hall Rm 39, Lawrence, KS 66045 and HESS, Anya V., Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY AS A METHOD FOR DELINEATING AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONES IN A PORTION OF THE MIDDLE TRINITY AQUIFER, SOUTHWEST TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS

LANGFORD, Travis and HUNT, Brian, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713

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WATER QUALITY OF URBAN SPRINGS IN SPRINGFIELD, MO: DATA REVISITED

JONES, Megan, School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65807

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ECOLOGICAL EVOLUTION THROUGHOUT TIME - COMPARING THE DIVERSITY OF THE JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION AND THE MODERN ANALOG SERENGETI FAUNA

PALM, Makayla, Augustana College, 639 38th Street, Swenson Hall of Geosciences, Rock Island, IL 61201

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ULTRA-HIGH RESOLUTION STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF A NEPAL STALAGMITE REVEALS HYDROCLIMATE ANOMALIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE 1257 CE MT. SAMALAS ERUPTION

METHE, Anna E.¹, DENNISTON, Rhawn¹, UMMENHOFER, Caroline C.², WANAMAKER Jr., Alan D.³, ASMEROM, Yemane⁴ and POLYAK, Victor⁵, (1)Department of Geology, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, IA 52314, (2)Department of Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (3)Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, (4)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (5)Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131

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GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SURVEY AT AN HISTORICAL SITE NEAR SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI

WARD, Josiah and MICKUS, Kevin, Geology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897

Joint 58th Annual North-Central/58th Annual South-Central Section Meeting - 2024

T18. Undergraduate Research Poster Session (Posters)