Jan 3, 2021 | 2021 Advanced, 2021-2022 Projects |
Assessing Ground and Surface Water Quality in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Overview: The goal of this Advanced Research Project is to equip upper level students with a deeper understanding of environmental geochemistry, fluvial sedimentology, and hydrology while...
Jan 1, 2021 | 2021 Gateway, 2021-2022 Projects |
Thermal imaging to characterize the spatial distribution of temperature in freshwater springs Overview: During the Wisconsin Springs Gateway project, we will explore how local variations in topography, surficial geology, and bedrock geology influence the spatial...
Dec 31, 2020 | 2021 Gateway, 2021-2022 Projects |
Carbon sequestration by enhanced silicate weathering in agricultural soils Overview: Amending agricultural soils with powdered silicate rocks (“rock dust”) is an emerging carbon dioxide (CO2) removal technology with reported co-benefits to farmers in the form of...
Dec 24, 2020 | 2021 Gateway, 2021-2022 Projects |
Using the geochemistry of sediments (and metasediments) as windows into the evolution of ancient and modern mountain ranges Overview: As plates subduct and continents collide, mountains are formed. There are many ways to study mountains; we will focus on the histories...
Dec 24, 2020 | 2021 Gateway, 2021-2022 Projects |
Biogeochemical controls on natural and anthropogenic groundwater contaminants in California’s Central Valley Overview: California’s Central Valley (Figure 1) is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. To support the agriculture industry,...
