A COMPILATION OF COASTAL RESEARCH BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN BSC THESIS RESEARCH PROJECTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

Unique exploratory research conducted by undergraduate students is often not published but provide insight for future potential investigations. Here is a compilation and reflection of BSc coastal research since 2015 that involved a variety of stakeholders such as community groups, geological surveys and national parks. Research locations extend across the Great Lakes (i.e. lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and St. Clair), into the Mackenzie River Basin (i.e. Lake Clarie in Alberta) and Pevensey Levels (East Sussex in the United Kingdom).

Select investigations explored key hydrologic nodes in the Great Lakes (i.e. Sault, Port Huron/Sarnia and North Bay outlets), established stratigraphic frameworks (i.e. St. Clair Delta and St Mary’s rapids), chronostratigraphic frameworks (i.e. Point Edward Spit), reconstructed paleohydrographs (i.e. from a Tombolo and LIDAR), estimated glacial isostatic adjustment (i.e. in Lake Superior), and quantified sediment movement and erosion (i.e. Sandbanks dunes and Port Burwell bluffs).