Theodore Holmes, “A Bite Taken Out of Geologic Time: An Experimental Investigation on Decay Induced Changes of Insect Damage Morphology on Leaves” Mentor: Victoria McCoy, Geosciences Poster #62 The diversity and abundance of insect damage on fossil leaves is considered…… Read More
John Michalski, “A Review of the Fossil Record of Latex” Mentor: Victoria McCoy, Geosciences Oral Presentation Block 2 When humans think about latex, we typically associate it with gloves, mattresses, and practically all rubber products. But in the natural world,…… Read More
Dylan Childs, “Analyzing Water Infiltration in Fault Sourced Quartz Crystals” Mentor: Dyanna Czeck, Geosciences Poster #37 Variables like composition, pressure, and temperature all have influences on how rocks react to stress. Under stress, generally rocks at the surface break (brittle…… Read More
Jorge Acosta, “Extended, High-Temperature Cooling of Lava Tube Interiors: Analog for Venus” Mentor: Lindsay McHenry, Geosciences Poster # 75 This project is analyzing lava samples from lava tubes at Craters of the Moon National Monument using X-ray diffraction (XRD) to…… Read More
Matao Casarez, “Lithium Metal Recovery from Permian Basin Produced Water” Mentor: Charles Paradis, Geosciences Poster #34 This study analyzed 40 produced water sample parameters from oil and gas wells located in the Permian basin region of West Texas. The study…… Read More
Julie Schneider, “Mica Minerals in a Ductile Shear Zone” Mentor: Dyanna Czeck, Geosciences Poster #118 Faults are of particular interest to geologists due to their associated earthquakes and subsequent natural disasters. The Southern Iberian Shear Zone (SISZ) in Andalucía, Spain…… Read More
Justin Peschman, “Occurrence of Microplastics in the Niagara Dolomite Aquifer” Mentor: Charles Paradis, Geosciences Poster #104 Microplastics are an emerging contaminant of concern in drinking water. Microplastics are generally defined as plastic fragments that are less than five millimeters in…… Read More
Kathryne Fogle, “Provenance and Basin Geometry of Paleolake Olduvai Reconstructed using X-Ray Diffraction” Mentor: Lindsey McHenry, Geosciences Poster #50 Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania is a well-known Pleistocene archeological site in a paleoanthropological setting of inter-fingering paleolake and volcanic fan deposits. This…… Read More
Samuel Sellars, “Purity of On-Campus Road Salts at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee” Mentor: Charles Paradis, Geosciences Poster #122 Massive quantities of road salts are applied to roads every year and eventually are incorporated into runoff that may affect…… Read More
Dylan Childs, “The Milwaukee Column: A Simple Column Apparatus for Teaching Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport” Mentor: Charles Paradis, Geosciences Poster #38 Hydrogeology teaching labs often utilize equipment and supplies that can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars to demonstrate…… Read More