H111
Undergraduate Research Projects on Water Quality and Resources
Session ID#: 161068
Session Description:
This session focuses on research projects from undergraduate students on water quality and resources. Dissemination of research results from undergraduate students at any institution (community colleges through tier one research institutions) are encouraged for this session. In order to represent the multi- and interdisciplinarity of this area, the topics of water quality and resources will be considered very broadly to encourage submissions from a wide variety of disciplines. High School research projects are also appropriate for this session. Submissions can represent original, ongoing, and completed research projects, including group projects from a classroom setting or in a research group.
Index Terms:
1831 Groundwater quality [HYDROLOGY]
1871 Surface water quality [HYDROLOGY]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]
1899 General or miscellaneous [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, IL, United States
Convener: Kenneth Voglesonger, Northeastern Illinois University, Earth Science and Environmental Science Program, Chicago, IL, United States
Understanding Hydrochemical Data Through a Geological Context in the Anchor River Watershed, Kenai Peninsula Lowlands, Alaska (1093186)
Aviva Intveld, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States, Tyelyn Brigino, University of South Florida, Tampa, United States, Edgar Guerron Orejuela, University of South Florida Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States, Kai Rains, University of South Florida, School of Geosciences, Tampa, FL, United States, Mark Cable Rains, University of South Florida Tampa, School of Geosciences, Tampa, United States and Coowe Walker, Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Homer, AK, United States
Investigating Nearshore Benthic Nitrogen Fixation Rates as a Potential Driver of Nearshore Greening in Lake Tahoe (1116459)
Robert Miller, University of Nevada Reno, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Reno, United States, Joanna Blaszczak, University of Nevada Reno, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science, Reno, NV, United States, Kelly Loria, University of Nevada Reno, Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, Reno, United States and Heili Lowman, University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science, Reno, NV, United States
Relating Groundwater Residence Time and Stream Hydraulic Conductivity in the Manitou Experimental Forest (1127070)
Shradhanjli Ravikumar, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, Sara R Warix, Colorado School of Mines, Hydrological Science and Engineering, Golden, CO, United States and Kamini Singha, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Hydrologic Science & Engineering, Golden, CO, United States
Three-Dimensional Hydraulic Characterization in a Karst Aquifer Using Cross-Correlation Analysis of Water Level Data (1128408)
Emily Ayn Kranendonk1, Andrew J Luhmann1, Han Byul Woo2, Jacob Alexander Gochenour2, Alex J Rinehart3, Susan L Bilek2, Ronni Grapenthin4, Jonathan B. Martin5, Madison Flint5 and Matthew D Covington6, (1)Wheaton College, Earth and Environmental Science, Wheaton, United States, (2)New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Earth and Environmental Science, Socorro, United States, (3)New Mexico Tech, Earth and Environmental Science, Socorro, United States, (4)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute and Department of Geosciences, Fairbanks, United States, (5)University of Florida, Geological Sciences, Gainesville, United States, (6)University of Arkansas, Geosciences, Fayetteville, AR, United States
Using Field-Informed Hydrologic Modeling to Understand Species-specific Plant Water Stress under Differing Climate Scenarios (1134463)
Ashley Cao, Princeton University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton, United States, Isabel Rodrigues, Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Princeton, NJ, United States, Jackson Swilley, Princeton University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Princeton, United States and Reed M Maxwell, Princeton University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton, United States
Assessment of water resources performance metrics under climate stress scenarios (1143464)
Jihyeon Jo1, Dongkook Woo1, Boosik Kang2 and Taehyeong Kim2, (1)Keimyung University, Department of Civil Engineering, Daegu, South Korea, (2)Dankook University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yongin, South Korea
Statistical Analysis of the Combined Effects of Land Use Change and Climate Change on Manoomin/Psiŋ (Wild Rice) Abundance in the Upper Great Lakes Region (1150755)
Gracelyn McClure, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Madeline Nyblade, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Minneapolis, United States, G. H. Crystal Ng, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minneapolis, United States and Robert Croll, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, Odanah, United States
Does Theory Support Measurement? Determining the Freshwater/Saltwater Interface at a Cenote (Sinkhole) in the Yucatán Peninsula (1156904)
Kiara Burgos, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, United States, Philip J Carpenter, Northern Illinois University, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, DeKalb, IL, United States, Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Unidad de Ciencias del Agua, Cancún, QR, Mexico and Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, IL, United States
Temporal Fluctuation of Sunscreen From Tourism in the Groundwater of Yucatán Peninsula (1159828)
Catherine Acosta, Whittier College, Whittier, CA, United States, Melinda Martinez Gonzalez, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, IL, United States, Megan Davis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, United States, Rosa Maria Leal-Bautista, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Unidad de Ciencias del Agua, Cancún, QR, Mexico and Kevin Tucker, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, geology, Edwardsville, IL, United States
Tracer Dilution Studies in Coal Creek, Colorado, to Predict Metal Transport (1160786)
Jenelle Cockerham, Fort Valley State University, Hampton, Ga, UNITED STATES, Kenneth Swift Bird, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology & Geological Engineering, Hydrologic Science & Engineering, Golden, CO, United States, Dayana Arrue, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology & Geological Engineering, Hydrologic Science & Engineering, Golden, United States and Kamini Singha, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Hydrologic Science & Engineering, Golden, CO, United States
Geochemical Characterization of Eutrophication within a Cenote (Sinkhole) in the Yucatán Peninsula (1166065)
Stephanie Ruiz, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA, United States, Francesca Uribe, California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA, United States, Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, IL, United States, Rosa Maria Leal-Bautista, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Unidad de Ciencias del Agua, Cancún, QR, Mexico and Kenneth Voglesonger, Northeastern Illinois University, Earth Science and Environmental Science Program, Chicago, IL, United States
Contaminants of emerging concern: a spatial analysis of antibiotic prevalence in cenotes of Yucatan Mexico (1166356)
Melinda Martinez Gonzalez, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Catherine Acosta, Whittier College, Whittier, CA, United States, Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, IL, United States, Megan Davis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, United States, Rosa Maria Leal, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan, A.C., Unidad de Ciencias del Agua, Cancun, Mexico and Kevin Tucker, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, geology, Edwardsville, IL, United States
Groundwater flow and developing methodologies for CHIRP in Holbox sinkholes in the Yucatán Peninsula. (1167118)
Lorena Vargas, New Mexico State University Main Campus, Las Cruces, NM, United States, Bianca Mendez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Geology, Mayaguez, United States, Megan R.M. Brown, Northern Illinois University, Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, United States, Rosa Maria Leal-Bautista, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Unidad de Ciencias del Agua, Cancún, QR, Mexico and Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, IL, United States
Comparison of Chlorophyll A and Nutrient Concentration in Cenotes in Relation to Eutrophication (1167461)
Francesca Uribe, California State University Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA, United States, Stephanie Ruiz, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA, United States, Rosa Maria Leal-Bautista, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Cancun, Mexico, Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, IL, United States and Kenneth Voglesonger, Northeastern Illinois University, Earth Science and Environmental Science Program, Chicago, IL, United States
Groundwater Level Mapping and Deployment of CHIRP in Coastal Cenotes in the Yucatán Peninsula (1167636)
Bianca Mendez, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Geology, Mayaguez, United States, Lorena Vargas, New Mexico State University Main Campus, Las Cruces, NM, United States, Megan R.M. Brown, Northern Illinois University, Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, United States, Rosa Maria Leal-Bautista, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Unidad de Ciencias del Agua, Cancún, QR, Mexico and Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, IL, United States
A Deep Learning Emulator for a Groundwater Model: Mapping Steady-State Water Table Depth (1175015)
Akhil Paulraj1, Yueling Ma2, Andrew Bennett3, Laura Condon3 and Reed M Maxwell4, (1)Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States, (2)Princeton University, Princeton, United States, (3)University of Arizona, Tucson, United States, (4)Princeton University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton, United States
Using XGBoost to Estimate Water Table Depth Over the Contiguous United States using Observational Data. (1175116)
Jane Castleman, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States, Yueling Ma, Princeton University, Princeton, United States, Amy Defnet, Princeton University, High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton, United States and Reed M Maxwell, Princeton University, Civil & Environmental Engineering, High Meadows Environmental Institute, Princeton, United States
Shallow Groundwater Analysis of an Engineered Wetland in Bonita Springs Community (1179068)
Lane Davis1, Rachel R. Rotz2, Thomas Serge3, James Douglass4 and Jasmine Morejon1, (1)Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, United States, (2)Florida Gulf Coast University, Environmental Geology Program, Fort Myers, United States, (3)Florida Gulf Coast University, Ecology and Environmental Studies, Fort Myers, United States, (4)Florida Gulf Coast University, Marine and Earth Sciences, Fort Myers, United States
Characterizing Freshwater Lenses Beneath a Series of Ridge Systems and Natural Communities on the Barrier Island of Cayo Costa, Florida (1180151)
Hailey Jerew1, Rachel R. Rotz2, Jasmine Morejon1 and Colin McMullen3, (1)Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, United States, (2)Florida Gulf Coast University, Environmental Geology Program, Fort Myers, United States, (3)Florida Gulf Coast University, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Fort Myers, United States
Characterizing Light Limitation to Algal Growth in Utah Lake Using Secchi Disk Readings, PAR Meter Measurements, and an Algae Incubator (1181135)
Rachel Valek1, Rebecca Butters2, Kaylee Tanner2, Gustavious P Williams3, Amber Gurecki4 and A. Woodruff Miller3, (1)Brigham Young University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Provo, United States, (2)Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States, (3)Brigham Young University, Civil and Construction Engineering, Provo, United States, (4)Brigham Young University, Plant and Wildlife Sciences, Provo, United States
A 20-Year Analysis on Barrier Island Coastal Morphology and Erosion in Upper Captiva, FL using LiDAR Remote Sensing (1182541)
Liliana Silva1, Rachel R. Rotz2, Duane Heller Jr1 and April Adkison1, (1)Florida Gulf Coast University, Marine and Earth Sciences, Fort Myers, United States, (2)Florida Gulf Coast University, Environmental Geology Program, Fort Myers, United States
Contrasting Freshwater Lens Thickness between Developed and Undeveloped Sections of Upper Captiva Island: Insights from Ground-Penetrating Radar (1182562)
Duane Heller Jr1, Rachel R. Rotz2, Ilya VAL Buynevich3, April Adkison1, Liliana Silva1 and Michael Savarese1, (1)Florida Gulf Coast University, Marine and Earth Sciences, Fort Myers, United States, (2)Florida Gulf Coast University, Environmental Geology Program, Fort Myers, United States, (3)Temple University, Earth & Environmental Science, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Rock-Water Interactions in Tumbling Rock Cave, Alabama, USA: Geochemical Analysis of an Underground Stream System (1187383)
Jay Mrazek, University of Georgia, Department of Geology, Athens, United States, Adam Milewski, University of Georgia, Department of Geology, Athens, GA, United States and Todd C Rasmussen, University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Athens, GA, United States
Determining Small-Scale Fracture Patterns and their Directionality Using Azimuthal Resistivity and 2D Resistivity Profiles in the Yucatán Peninsula (1192972)
Octavio Andrade, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, United States, Philip J Carpenter, Northern Illinois University, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, DeKalb, IL, United States, Jorge Adrián Perera-Burgos, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Unidad de Ciencias del Agua, Cancún, QR, Mexico and Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, DeKalb, IL, United States
