SCHULMEISTER's COOL HYDROGEOLOGY PROJECTS with GREAT (Award-winning!) STUDENTS

Major Advisor (Masters and Undergraduate Research): 

• Trace Metal Concentrations in Dredged, Confined Disposal Facility Sediments at Redmond Reservoir,  Zach Hardin,B.S., 2018, Recipient, NASA Student Research Grant.
• Surface and Downhole Geophysics for Determination of LNAPL Migration in Faulted Dolomite Corey Miller, M.S., 2018.
• The Distribution and fate of Nutrients in Dredged, Confined Disposal Facility Sediments at Redmond Reservoir, Jesse Higginbotham, B.S., Recipient, ESU Undergraduate Research Program (ESURP) grant.
• Direct-push Methods for the Evaluation of Bromide Tracer Test conducted at a Former Mining Waste Contamination Site, James (Robert) Rice, M.S. Thesis,  May 2018.  Winner, National Ground Water Association Farvolden Award. 
• Sources of High Dissolved Silica Concentrations in an Artesian Flowing Well Field in Northeastern Thailand, Katy Schwinghamer, M.S. Thesis. anticipated May 2017. Recipient, NASA Student Research Grant and ESU Office of International Education Travel Award, Winner, 2018 Boylan Award for Best M.S. Thesis
• Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport Model of Heterogneous Unconsolidated Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project at Sawankhalok District, Suthothai Province. Winner, Best Oral Presentation, National Graduate Research Conference, Khon Kaen, Thailand. M.S. Thesis, December, 2015 (with Khon Kaen University)
• Evaluation of Shale Gas Potential in Mississippian Cherokee Formation, Dusty Gutierrez. Recipient, Geological Society of America Undergraduate Research Grant, Winner, Kanas Geological Foundation Scholarship (with David Newell, Kansas Geological Survey). B.S., December, 2015.
• The Origin of Groundwater Phosphate in the Neosho River Alluvial Aquifer. Katy Schwinghamer, B.S., May 15. Winner, Kanas Geological Foundation Scholarship.
• Hydrogeology of the Neva Wetland, Flint Hills Kansas, Darrel Drake, M.S. (not completed).
• Groundwater-surface water nitrogen and phosphorous exchange at two locations along a meandering river: a comparison study of hydrochemical environments along straight and meander channels, D. Marie Barlow. Recipient, ESU Undergraduate Research Program (ESURP) grant. Winner, “Best of ESU 150” award, and Gem and Mineral Clubs of Greater Kansas City Scholarship. B.S., Aug, 2014.
• Utilization of the LNAPL Distribution and Recovery Model and Multi-phase Theory of LNAPL to Identify Localized Confined LNAPL and Analyze Recovery Data at Two Active Remediation Sites. Jacob Hartsock, M.S. Thesis, Aug., 2014.
• Groundwater silica as an indicator of recharge and recovery during an Artificial Storage and Recovery project in Thailand. Cathryn Mallonee, M.S. Thesis, Fall 2013.
•  An Investigation of Reactivated Paleokarst in Northern Audrain County, Missouri, James (Blake) Smotherman, M.S. Thesis, Fall, 2013.
•  Applications of Near-surface Geophysics in solving Environmental and Engineering Problems: A Series of Case Studies. Corey Miller, B.I.D., Fall 2013.
• Modeling high-resolution arsenic distribution in the heterogeneous Equus Beds Aquifer, John Barker, Winner, Kanas Geological Foundation Scholarship, M.S. Thesis, Spring, 2012.
•  Short-lived temporal Variations in Ground-water Nitrate and Phosphate as a function of Reservoir Releases along the Neosho River, Leslie Thomas, M.S. (withdrawn).
• Exploring concepts and methodologies for assessing long-term well yield. Douglas Geller, M.S. Thesis, Spring, 2011.
• High-resolution characterization of a salt plume in the Equus Beds, Kansas. Delores (Lori) Neshyba-Bird, Winner, Geological Society of America “Outstanding Mention” Award (1 in 17 of 670 national applicants); Recipient, GSA Hydrogeology Division student research grant, M.S.Thesis, Fall, 2012.
• Spatial and Temporal Variations in Ground-water Chemistry along a Regulated, Mid-continent River, Megan Flory, Recipient, Geological Society of America, Student Research grant, B.S. research project, 2008.
•  Deep Organic Carbon in Glaciated and Unglaciated Alluvial Valleys, Brandon Milner, B.S., 2009.
•  Development of a New Direct-push-based Approach for On-site Assessment of Redox Conditions in Contaminated Aquifers, Amelia Hess. Winner, ESU Harold Durst Research Proposal Award, and Association of Women Geoscientists Chrysalis Award. Winner, Best student poster, National Ground Water Association Ground Water Summit conference), M.S Research Project, Spring, 2009.
• Iron Reduction Mechanisms at Contaminated Ground-water Sites, Tyler Ringler, B.S. Research Project, Fall 2007.
• High-resolution Characterization of the Neosho River Alluvium: A combined Geophysical and Geospatial Analysis, Spencer Musgrove, , B.S. Research Project, Spring, 2007, Winner, best collaborative poster competition, ESU Research Forum, 2006
• Hydrogeochemical and Geospatial Analysis of a Floodplain Margin Kevin Barnett, (Winner, Best Collaborative Poster Award, ESU Research Forum, 2006) M.S. (not completed).      
• Retardation of Uranium and Neptunium in Yucca Mountain Saturated Alluvium (In collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory), Cheryl Sedlacek, M.S. Research Project, Fall, 2006.
• Late Quaternary Ostracodes as Indicators of Salinity Conditions and Paleohydrology in a Mid-continent Wetland (with lab support from USGS, Reston, VA and The Nature Conservancy), Ladorna (Jo) Pfaff, M.S. Thesis, Fall 2006.
• Design of a Decontamination Protocol for a New Ground-water Sampling Tool, Natasha Patenaude, B.S. Research Project, Spring 2005.

 Research Committee Member (Masters and Ph.D.):    

• The Fate of Leachate Metals in Soil and Groundwater at Khambon Landfill, Khon Kaen, Thailand. Biw Romyupa, M.S. Thesis, anticipated, Dec. 2016. (with Khon Kean University)
• Proton Adsorption to Iron Minerals as Function of Temperature, Gang Yang, M.S. Research Report Dec. 2016 (ESU Chemistry Dept.)
• An Analysis of the Neosho and Spring River Basins for Spatial and Temporal Variabilities and Chemical Trends in Relation to the Watersheds’ Drainage Systems and Underlying Geology within the Tri-State Mining District, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, Gina Manders, M.S. Research Project, Spring, 2012.
• Remote Sensing and Imagery at Cheyenne Bottoms, Kansas, Lida Buster Owens, M.S. Research Project,  Spring 2010.
• Landscape dynamics of the Halden Creek area, British Columbia, Chad Seigel, M.S., Fall, 2008.