Undergraduate Research

Recent On-Campus Presentations and Publications

(Geology student names in boldface type; Links go to abstracts)

Acord, J.D., Anderson, D.M., Bucholtz, P.T., and Myers, L.A., 1994, Evaluation of the lead content of CMU tap water: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 10.

Barber, T., 1998. Analysis of Iron-Manganese Oxide Sediment Coatings from the Michigamme River: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 26.

Berndt, A.J., Collison, W.L., Fleury, H.K., Fruchey, B.L., Goergen, E.T., Hartig, K.A., Jacobs, S.A., Miller, S.R., Phillips, T.B. and Sims, A.M., 1998. Mineralogy and Petrology of Samples from the Sudbury Irruptive, Ontario, Canada: A group project for GEL 310 and GEL 321: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 26.

Blish, R.L., Droste, D.J., and Vallance, J.D., 1994, Assessment of roadside soil pollution from catalytic converter emissions: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 10.

Boettger, M., Wriska, C., and Stinson, J., 1995, Paleontologic analysis of the Arkona Shale and Hungry Hollow Formation: A multimedia presentation: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 4.

Carlson, M.J., Purdy, T., O'Brien, K.J., and Govan, D., 1995, Cenozoic tuffs of the Pole Creek 7.5' quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 5-6.

Connolly, M.A., Maki, J.R., Morley, T.T., and Williams, B.M., 1994, Impact of a junkyard on stream quality: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 10.

Couchman, W., Acord, J., Bucholtz, P., Anderson, D., Chadwick, L., and Steeves, E., 1994, Geologic mapping of the Cenozoic tuffs of the Pole Creek 7.5 minute quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 16.

Droste, D.J., Govan, D.V., and Carlson, M.J., 1995, Groundwater flow and cavern orientation determined from shallow seismic refraction: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 12-13.

Dryburgh, D.V., 1998, Structural Examination of the Jointing in the Tertiary Tuffs of the Adelaide 7.5' Quadrangle, Pershing County, Nevada: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 34-35.

Earl, B., Jensen, E., and Rose, E., 1994, Geophysical investigation of the Sauble anomaly, Lake and Mason Counties, Michigan: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 19.

Emilio, M., 1995, Reevaluation of metamorphism in the Peavy node, Iron County, Michigan: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 13.

Ferguson, M.H., 1998, The Utilization of Teleseismic Analysis to Model the Deep Structure of the Michigan Basin: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 38.

Fewless, T.A., 1998. Chemical Analysis of the Jumiper Ridge Tuff and the Pole Creek Tuff: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 38.

Fowler, B.S., Struble, M.A., and Stinson, J.B., 1994, Impact of road traffic on the sediment chemistry of the Chippewa River: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 11.

Fruchey, B.L., 1998. Examination of Amphibole Compositions Taken from Discreet Shear Zones within the Dana Hill Metagabbro, Adirondack Mountain, New York: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 42.

Fruchey, B. L., Low, P. C., Armbruster, J. R., Barber, T. M., Dryburgh, D. V., Fewless, T. A., Hein, M. C., Kesl, A. J., Losey, A. B., McDonald, M. A., 1998, Analysis of the Waveforms of the 15 October 1997 Central Chile Coast Earthquake Recorded at Central Michigan University: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 41.

Gapinski, T.M., 1998. Accessory Minerals as Indicators of Extremely Acid Lake Waters: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 42.

Goergen, E.T., 1998. Determination of Amphibole Compositions from Shear Zones in the Dana Hill Metagabbro, Adirondack Mountains, New York: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 44.

Govan, D., 1995, Polyphase deformation in Late Triassic Basinal rocks, northern Bloody Run Hills, Humboldt County, Nevada: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 16.

Hein, M.C., 1998, Wetlands Assessment at Egg Lake, Beaver Island, Michigan: Hydrologic, Floral, and Geochemical Variations: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 50.

Hoin, R.E., Carlson, M., Kanouse, A., Kowalesky, D., Rockwell, J., Zulewski, B., and Emilio, M., 1994, Correction of Tobi's and Mallard's methods for the determination of 2V and 2E angles in anisotropic biaxial crystals: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 25-26.

Kanouse, A., and Pietrzak, E., 1994, Wavelength filtering of Bouguer gravity to determine bedrock topography, Lake and Mason Counties, Michigan: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 27-28.

Kesl, A., Armbruster, J., Barber, T., Behnke, C., Thomas, A., Hill, D., and West, T., 1998. Environmental Geochemistry (GEL 402) Research Projects: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 55.

McDonald, M. A., 1998, Hydrogeology and Geochemical Variations Across the Forest/Wetlands Interface at Lake Geneserath: Beaver Island, Michigan: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 62-63.

Miller, S.R., 1998. Chemical Analysis of the Onaping Formation, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 55.

Nixon, J., 1995, Exercise: Determination of water table through seismic refraction: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 34.

O'Brien, K.J., 1995, Investigations of the emplacement of the Kiernan Sills: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 35.

Purdy, T.J., 1995, Investigations of the Geochemistry, Petrogenesis, and Tectonic implications of the granophyres in the Kiernan Sills: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 38.

Purdy, T.J., 1995, Seismic refraction prospecting of the eastward continuation of the Hemlock Dam fault: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 39.

Purdy, T.J., O'Brien, K.J., Bucholtz, P.T., Couchman, W.S., Dinninger, R.A., Hubble, D.R., Spencer, J.L., and Wilson, E.C., 1994, Geological investigations of the West Kiernan Sill, Iron County, Michigan: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 36-37.

Renfer, S., 1995, Soil geochemistry method development: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 40.

Rose, E. K., 1998, Teaching Observational Skills to First- and Second-graders Using the Geological Resources of Their Home State, Michigan: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 76.

Rosin, S. M., 1998, A New Method of Measuring the A-axis in Deformed Quartz Using Fluid Inclusion Morphology: 1998 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 77.

Salerno, V., Vongphasouk, C., Goran, D., Pietrzak, Purdy, T., O'Brien, K., Warner, B., Lamb, S., Wilson, E., Rose, L., and Young, D., 1995, Environmental geochemistry research projects: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 43-44.

Spens, N.S., 1995, A reconnaissance survey of the microfauna from the Middle Devonian Arkona Shale and Hungry Hollow Formation at Hungry Hollow, Ontario, Canada: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 46-47.

Steeves, E.G., Brachiopod epizoans from the Middle Devonian Gravel Point Formation, Petoskey, Michigan: 1994 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 42-43.

Struble, M., 1995, Heavy metals in Saginaw Bay: Evidence for brine seepage? 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 47-48.

Wilson, E., 1995, Investigations of the geochemistry, petrogenesis, and tectonic implications of the metagabbroic bodies surrounding the Kiernan Sills: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 54-55.

Zulewski, B., Emilio, M., Kanouse, A., Carlson, M., Rockwell, J., and Hoin, R., 1995, A petrologic transect across the Humboldt A-type granite, Marquette County, Michigan: 1995 Central Michigan University Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors Exposition, p. 56.