ESU Earth Science Student Presentations

Earth Science
Student Presentations

Emporia State University

Table of Contents
Course Course Title
Introduction
ES 111 Intro to Earth Science Lab
GO 336 Mineralogy
GO 340 Gemstones and Gemology
EB/ES 341 Wetland Environments
ES 351 Introduction to Geospatial Analysis
GO 521 History of Geology
ES 546 Field Geomorphology
ES 551 Computer Mapping Systems
ES 555 Small Format Aerial Photography
GO 571 Geohydrology
ES 767 Quaternary Geology
ES 771 Remote Sensing
ES 775 Advanced Image Processing
ES 767 Global Tectonics

**Table of Contents**
Course	Course Title
Introduction
ES 111	Intro to Earth Science Lab
GO 336	Mineralogy
GO 340	Gemstones and Gemology
EB/ES 341	Wetland Environments
ES 351	Introduction to Geospatial Analysis
GO 521	History of Geology
ES 546	Field Geomorphology
ES 551	Computer Mapping Systems
ES 555	Small Format Aerial Photography
GO 571	Geohydrology
ES 767	Quaternary Geology
ES 771	Remote Sensing
ES 775	Advanced Image Processing
ES 767	Global Tectonics

Introduction

Webpages have become a routine means for presenting student projects in earth science courses at Emporia State University. This is true particularly for distance-learning courses as well as several on-campus courses. The flexibility of the Web allows students to deliver text, graphic images, and hypermedia links to other web sites. Webpages have effectively replaced the traditional "term paper" in most online earth science courses. Beginning in 1996, many students have created webpage reports for various projects in earth science courses. So many, in fact, that it's no longer possible to maintain all past student webpages online. As a general rule, student webpages since 2001 are listed below.

EB/ES 341/767 Wetland Environments

Bird & Stevenson -- Arkansas River riparian wetlands (2007).
Doherty & McCullough - Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas (2007).
Dreyer, Morris, Uttinger -- McPherson Valley Wetlands, central Kansas (2005).
Driessen, Wissing, Tollett, Bubna -- Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Kansas (2003).
Geller, Graves & Kuss -- The Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, Utah (2007).
Haines and Whittington -- Saline Bayou, Louisiana (2005).
Harrell, Jacobson & Salley -- Marsh wetlands of Devils Lake, North Dakota (2003).
Hinman, Johnson & Rapp -- Flint Hills NWR & Hillsdale wetlands, eastern Kansas (2003).
Manders, Mueller & Vallimont -- Wetland conditions in the old mining region of NE Oklahoma (2007).
Darren Shaw -- Navajo Indian springs near Tuba City, Arizona (2007).
Zellers, McKinley & Hubbard -- Marshes of Iraq (2003).

ES 351 Introduction to Geospatial Analysis

Group project: G. Manders, B. Zabriskie and B. Williams -- Do you know what is in your backyard? (2005).
Group project: A. Lee and Y. Wang -- Uses of GIS in Smoke Management of Flint Hills Prairie Burning (2003).
Group project: J. Aber, J. Harvey and J. Inmon -- GPS and its Emerging Role in Cellular Phones and Car Navigation Systems (2003).
Group project: Z. Faber & J. Waechter -- Area of Review (AOR), Conway, Kansas (2007).
Group project: L. Dreyer, G. Ford and P. Laird -- Utilizing GIS to determine oxbow lakes and meander scars along the Neosho River in Coffey County, Kansas (2003).
Group project: M. Driessen and J. Howard -- Geospatial Analysis and Geographic Information System Techniques Applied to the Ogallala Aquifer under Southwest Kansas (2004).
Group project: CJ Blundell, C. Harris and K. Whitt -- Remote sensing of Antarctica (2002).
Group project: Z. Andereck, K. Morris, D. Ross and A. Uttinger -- Tracking West Nile Virus with GIS (2004).

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GO 521 History of Geology

Jeff McPherson -- Beno Gutenberg (2003).
Shawn Salley -- John Wesley Powell: Soldier, explorer, scientist (2003).
Andy Schmidt -- Leo Lesquereux (2003).
Cheryl Sedlacek -- The great glacier controversy (2003).
Mark Tinsley -- Life and work of William Hyde Wollaston (2007).
Lawrence Vaught -- Marie Curie: First lady of science (2003).
James Whittington -- Eugene Shoemaker, astrogeology pioneer (2007).
Robert Guy Williams -- USA's Forgotten Man: Charles Doolittle Walcott (2007).

ES 546 Field Geomorphology

Z. Andereck -- Geomorphology of Cheyenne Bottoms: A geomorphologic inquiry (2004).
G. Corley -- Red Hills physiographic region (2007).
M. Flory -- The Ozark Plateau of Kansas (2007).
A. Holt -- Flint Hills: A physiographic region of Kansas (2007).
S. June -- The Arkansas River Lowland region (2007).
T. Korenman -- Clickable map of Cheyenne Bottoms, Wetland of international importance (2004).
P. Laird -- Geomorphology of the subsurface and surface for Cheyenne Bottoms, Kansas (2004).
P. Lewis -- Physiographic region of Kansas: Smoky Hills (2007).
G. Manders -- An investigation of the Ozark Plateau--Small area, challenging problems (2007).
L. Massey -- Welcome to the Flint Hills (2007).
C. McGee -- Descriptive geomorphology of the Kansas High Plains (2007).
B. Milner -- Glaciated region of Kansas (2007).
K. Reznicek -- Chalk Buttes physiographic region, Kansas (2007).
T. Ringler -- Geomorphic Features of Kansas: Chalk Buttes (2007).
S. Salley -- The geomorphology and geologic history of Cheyenne Bottoms, central Kansas (2004).
J. Stevenson -- Analysis of Cheyenne Bottoms (2004).
J. Whittington -- The Osage Cuestas of southeast Kansas, Legacy of an ancient sea (2007).
E. Wilson -- An analysis of the Fort Leavenworth race track site (2001).
D. Wingfield -- The geomorphology and geology of the Flint Hills region of Kansas (2007).
K. Woodbury -- Glaciated region of Kansas (2007).
B. Zabriskie -- The High Plains physiographic region (2008).

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ES 551 Computer Mapping Systems

Jeremy Aber -- Using modern GIS techniques to interpret old data: The case of the map of Kahola Lake (2004).
Jesus Alvarez -- Sacramento Valley digital elevation model classification, California (2008).
Chris Banman -- A GIS approach to buffer strip analysis (2002).
Scot Dahms -- Use of a WebGIS to determine boat ramp locations on the Missouri River in northeast Montana (2002).
Don Dailey -- Water quality analysis, USD 411, Goessel, KS (2002).
Jim Deane -- A preliminary study of the elevation models and Ikonos satellite data for the Cheyenne Bottoms area in Barton County, Kansas (2004).
Jay Doolittle -- Native plant rescue site selection, Georgia (2006).
Rich Gunther -- Sanders Canyon: A small watershed in Moraga, California (2006).
Tamara Korenman -- Chess history and geography (2004).
Larry Kuss -- Exploring Monument Valley in Arizona (2006).
Steve Lowe -- Bracey, Virginia, and Lake Gaston (2002).
Gina Manders -- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College enrollment mapping project (2006).
Michael Martel -- Using GIS in a public school system, New York (2004).
Orlando Martinez -- Exploring Santa Fe, New Mexico with GIS (2006).
Andy Schmidt -- Ouachita salamanders, Arkansas and Oklahoma (2002).
Jet Tilton -- The use of Internet's geospatial data sources in preparation for field work (2000).
Chad Seigel -- Alaska Highway Changes 1948 to 2008, British Columbia (2008).
Steve Tucker -- Military use of global positioning system (2000).
Michael Volk -- Flood Hazard Analysis of Delaware County, Ohio (2006).

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ES 555 Small Format Aerial Photography

Jeremy Aber -- SFAP applications: Looking at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (2005).
Sara Acosta -- Applications of SFAP with a focus on Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri (2003).
Lori Bird -- Aerial images of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Kansas (2006).
Scot Dahms -- Mississinewa Lake, Indiana (2003).
Lacey Dreyer -- Weather and small format aerial photography (2005).
Rich Gunther -- B24 Liberator: A manned aerial platform, California (2006).
Kelby Harrell -- Aerial photography for wireless Internet applications (2004).
Tamara Korenman -- Educational applications for SFAP (2003).
Larry Kuss -- Supai, Arizona (2006).
Gina Manders -- Aerial photography, A rich historical record of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College (2006).
Orlando Martinez -- SFAP photographs, pictures, and images (2006).
Rick Moran -- Small format photography by helicopter, western Colorado (2006).
Shawn Salley -- Knife River Indian Villages National Historical Site, North Dakota (2005).
Jake Stevenson -- Panoramic views and small format aerial photography (2005).
Amy Uttinger -- Parasailing: An unconventional platform for small format aerial photography (2005).

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GO 571 Geohydrology

Student projects from spring 2005.
Student projects from spring 2006.

ES 767 Quaternary Geology

W. Cardwell -- Basic dendrochronology (2004).
G. Corley -- Glacial Lake Missoula (2004).
S. Dahms -- Moraine dam failure and glacial lake outburst floods (2006).
D. Damery -- Formation of the Great Lakes (2004).
Jack Eslick -- Peat bogs (2001).
E. Fitch -- Rapid climate change and the collapse of the Maya civilization (2006).
David Garrett -- Surficial geology of the Hoh River valley, Washington (2001).
Doug Geller -- South Cascade Glacier, Washington (2006).
R. Gunther -- Yosemite Valley: A glacier-carved jewel (2004).
K. Howard -- The Milankovitch theory (2002).
P. Krembs -- Erratic Hunting in Western New York: Genesee County's "Devil's Rock" (2004)
L. Kuss -- Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota (2006).
P. Laird -- Reconstruction of the Florida Coast during the Late Wisconsin Glaciation (2004).
Rick Moran -- Glacial evidence in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Colorado (2006).
J. Pfaff -- Using non-marine ostracodes to reconstruct Quaternary paleoenvironments (2004).
M. Saavedra -- Sequoia-Kings National Park, California (2006).
S. Salley -- The Mississippi Embayment (2004).
C. Sedlacek -- Ice cores and climate change (2004).
C. Seigel -- Drift prospecting and mineral exploration, Canada (2006).
Jet Tilton -- Packrat midden analysis in paleoecological research (2001).
M. Tinsley -- Oxygen-isotope ratios (2006).
R.G. Williams -- Glaciers of Alberta (2007).
C. Zellers -- The hazards of Mt. Rainier (2002).

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ES 771 Remote Sensing

Sara Acosta -- Using remote sensing to aid in wildlife habitat management at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri (2002).
C. Banman -- Remote sensing of vegetation and soil (2001).
L. Bird -- Cheyenne Bottoms: A view from space (2007).
William Brown -- Identification of landform gully sites using remote sensing (2005).
William J. Brown -- Remote sensing: A tool for submerged archaeological sites (2006).
L. Buster -- Applications of remote sensing on the Big Island of Hawaii (2007).
Kevin Faurot -- AVIRIS and remote sensing (2005).
Brian Graves -- Remote sensing and military transformation: Lifting the fog of war (2005).
Rich Gunther -- Searching for California's illicit crop: Cannabis sativa (2005).
C. Haas -- Remote sensing used in monitoring active volcanoes (2007).
A. Hess -- Impacts of agriculture on inland water bodies (2001).
M. Humphries -- Remote sensing of the melting polar ice caps (2005).
S. June -- Demonstration of image processing techniques using Idrisi Andes, a raster-based geographical information system (GIS) software (2007).
Chris Jung -- Remote sensing of the Jeptha Knob Impact Crater, Kentucky (2006).
Larry Kuss -- Alaska trip 1992 (2005).
D. Lawrence -- Remote sensing of abandoned mines, Summitville, CO (2001).
Paul Lewis -- Applications of remote sensing in the identification and data basing of Ohio mine lands (2006).
Steve Lowe -- An aerial photographic search for the Old King's Road, Florida (2006).
G. MacGregor -- Using spatial imagery to understand the effects of a severe wildfire on timber rattlesnakes in the New Jersey Pine Barrens: A preliminary analysis
Gina Manders -- Using sonar to monitor the filling of mine voids, northeastern Oklahoma (2006).
Orlando Martinez -- Remote sensing and fire management (2006).
Chris McGee -- Detection of Bhuj earthquake liquefaction, India (2005).
Rob McHale -- Remote sensing of a slag dump in western Pennsylvania (2004).
Rick Moran -- Satellite imagery of Tamarix (tamarisk) in Stinking Wash, Rio Blanco County, Colorado (2006).
Reet Nemliher -- Landsat ETM+ interpretation of Emaj�gi Delta area, Estonia (2000).
O. Pepper -- Remote sensing of the rainforest (2002).
Michael Newton -- Remote sensing of sediment in water bodies (2007).
Jake Stevenson -- Remote sensing of the Konza Prairie, KS (2003).
Jet Tilton -- Use of remote sensing in archaeological research (2000).
Amy Uttinger -- Occupations in remote sensing (2005).
Andy Vogelsberg -- History and features of Landsat 7 (2006).
J. Vopata -- Remote sensing winter wheat of 1988, 1992, & 1996 (2002).
L. Westerman -- Analyzing livestock grazing patterns with remote sensing (2001).
J. Whittington -- Remote sensing and mineral exploration (2005).
E. Wilson -- Peten region: A remote sensing analysis of past and present human alteration (2001).
J. Zupancic -- Formation of the Nebraska Sand Hills (2001).

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ES 775 Advanced Image Processing

Sara Acosta -- Squaw Creek NWR, Missouri (2003).
Chris Banman -- Supervised and unsupervised land use classification (2002).
Dorian Burnette -- Satellite analysis of a South Dakota Snowstorm (2000).
Brian Graves -- Wetland vegetation and water body analysis using Ikonos multispectral imagery: Blue Lake, Utah (2006).
Rich Gunther -- California's Central Valley: Paving over agricultural paradise (2008).
Jo Pfaff -- Riparian buffer of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona (2006).
Clayton L. Sneed -- Processing Landsat 5 TM imagery of the Great Bend region of Kansas (2000).
Andy Schmidt -- Analysis of landcover in the Wakarusa River valley, near Lawrence, KS (2002).
Chad Seigel -- Change analysis of glacial retreat using Landsat data and GIS image processing: Lloyd George Icefield, British Columbia, Canada. PowerPoint poster (2006).
Jake Stevenson -- Advanced image processing of the Konza Prairie using Landsat 5 data (2006).
Steve Tucker -- Image enhancement (2000).
Jon Vopata -- Satellite image analysis of Chase County, Kansas (2003).
Julie Wallace -- NDVI Image Differencing of NDVI using Landsat TM images, northeast Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA (2000).
John Zupancic -- Development of techniques for quantification of cattail coverage of wetland pools at Cheyenne Bottoms (KS) using kite aerial photography (2002).

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ES 767 Global Tectonics

David Beachler -- Northern Great Lakes: Mid continental rift (2006).
Scot Dahms -- Damage caused to earth embankment dams by earthquakes in the United States (2004).
Michael Fellenz -- Tectonic effects of the 1964 Alaskan earthquake (2003).
Doug Geller -- Cascadia subduction zone volcanism in British Columbia, Canada (2008).
Rich Gunther -- Point Reyes peninsula: A relentless journey northward (2004).
Greg Haines -- Plate tectonics and the Gulf of Mexico (2006).
Don Henderson -- Plate dynamics laboratory exercises (2008).
Kerrie Howard -- Overview of the Three Sisters volcanoes, Oregon (2002).
Preston Johnson -- Kansas earthquakes (2008).
Scott Jones -- The Highland Boundary Fault of Scotland (2008).
Susan June -- Rift zones (2008).
Richard Kaczor -- How plate tectonics affected the Permian extinction of organic life (2008).
Larry Kuss -- Shiprock, New Mexico (2004).
Michael Martel -- Adirondack Mountains, New York (2003).
Rick Moran -- Earthquakes at Rangely, Colorado (2007).
Dolores Neshyba-Bird -- Augustine: An Alaskan volcano in action (2006).
Irene Nester -- San Andreas transform fault zone, California (2008).
Michael Newton -- Paleomagnetism and polarity reversals (2007).
Susan Pachuta -- Exotic terranes of western North America (2002).
LaDorna Jo Pfaff -- Tectonics of the Blue Ridge Mountain Province (2004).
Cheryl Sedlacek -- Hot spots and what lies beneath them (2004).
Chad Seigel -- Tectonic evolution of northern British Columbia, Canada (2005).
Ron Shepherd -- The Betts Cove ophiolite, Canada (2008).
Jet Tilton -- Background and imagery of Rio Grande Rift, northern New Mexico (2001).
Mark Tinsley -- Volcanism in the valley: A brief examination of Trimble Knob, Monterey, Virginia (2008).
Matt Unruh -- The Cayman Islands: A geological view (2008).
James Whittington -- Economic minerals associated with black smokers (2006).
Elizabeth Wilson -- Indo-Asian collision, the Qaidam Basin, and paleomagnetism (2002).
Kim Woodbury -- Lake Superior and Keweenawan Rift, Minnesota (2008).

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