Browsing Poster Presentations (School of Earth Sciences) by Issue Date

The After Fracking Problem in Arkansas: Cause of an Exaggerated Presence of Earthquake

Nsona, John ( 2015 )

Analysis of Cinder Cones and Volcanic Ridge in the Adare Basin, Antarctica

Vargo, Brian ( 2014 )

Examining organic carbon in Utica shale - reading density data isn't so black and white

Sethna, Lienne ( 2014 )

Many studies have focused on the micro- and nanometer scale distribution of organic matter is shales. In this research, we are attempting to examine organic matter distribution at a larger ~ 0.1-1 millimeter scale, which ...

The effect of repeat bleaching on stable C and N isotopes in the Caribbean coral Porites astreoides

Scheuermann, Jordan ( 2012 )

Go East Young Man: Trends in the Ohio Utica Shale

Harrington, Jake ( 2012 )

The recent shale gas boom has brought much attention to Ohio because of its location above the Utica Shale, an Ordovician age rock formation that acts as both a source rock and reservoir rock for large amounts of hydrocarbons. ...

Gradient analysis for fault detection in the Rome Trough

Phillips, Zachary ( 2012 )

Faulting in the formations that make up the Rome trough beneath Southeastern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky was caused by the mountain building processes uplifting the Appalachian Mountains. Though generally inactive at present, ...

Dissolved Organic Matter Contains Previously Unidentified Protein-like Fluorophores in Old Woman Creek

Perez, Victor, Jr. ( 2012 )

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) constitutes a significant carbon pool in the global carbon cycle and is influential in many other processes e.g., altering the fate of contaminants, acting as redox and pH buffers, etc. The ...

CO2 Sequestration Capabilities of Upper Cambrian-Lower Ordovician Formations in Southern Ohio

Hull, Brad ( 2012 )

Carbon dioxide sequestration into porous rock intervals beneath the Earth’s surface is an emerging technique of reducing the amounts gaseous CO2 emitted by energy production through the burning of coal/peat. Target intervals ...

Carbon in watershed bedrock and its importance in global carbon cycling

Clendenin, Chad ( 2012 )

Over geologic timescales, weathering of silicate rocks plays a significant role in the regulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide and thereby global climate. The Sierra de las Minas of Guatemala, my study area, has high ...

Insights on Induced Seismicity in Ohio from the Youngstown M4.0 Earthquake

Mills, Jacqueline A. ( 2012 )

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is the process in which a solution, consisting of sediments and chemicals, is injected below the crustal surface at high pressures to break up rock and enhance natural gas and oil production. ...

Ecosystem Dynamics in an Extreme Environment: Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Antarctica.

Rytel, Alex ( 2012 )

The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica constitute a large and significantly ice free area of Antarctica at 78 degrees south latitude. Over the past 19 years data have been gathered on the lakes located in Taylor Valley, ...

An Inquiry Into the Evolution and Sediments of Caves Along the Scioto River

Parker, Eric ( 2012 )

Cave passages and the sediments contained in them often preserve large scale climate changes. The major rivers and tributaries in the Columbus area served as outlets for glacial melt waters. The down cutting of these ...

Microevolutionary Response in Lower Mississippian Camerate Crinoids to Predatory Pressures

Thompson, Jeffrey ( 2012 )

Crinoids were relatively unaffected by the end-Devonian Hangenberg event, but the major clades of Devonian durophagous fishes suffered significant extinctions. These dominant Devonian fishes were biting or nipping predators. ...

Proving it Works: Fluid Viscosity Verification in a Diamond Anvil Cell

Eymold, William ( 2012 )

Characterization of mineralization in sediments around potential methane hydrate fractures

Buchwalter, Edwin ( 2012 )

Methane hydrates are a frozen mixture of natural gas and water which remain stable in sea floor sediment. In the future these could become a valuable source of energy however with current technology extraction is impractical. ...

Evaluating Anthropogenic Impact on Water Quality of Ohio Rivers Over Time

Dailey, Kelsey ( 2012 )

Many natural and anthropogenic factors affect the geochemistry of surface waters like rivers and streams in rural and urban areas. Much impact on fresh water in the United States comes from non-point sources, with population ...

Potential Risk of High Magnitude Earthquakes in the Western Ohio Seismic Zone

Verdibello, Steven ( 2009 )

Environmental Assessment of Industrial (Mine) Tailing Migration and Reclamation Tactics, Cobalt, Ontario

McCarthy, Ashley ( 2009 )

Starting in 1904 through the mid 1930’s, Cobalt’s mines and mills operated continuously. From then until 1989, operations were intermittent. Mining practices predating the 1930’s left significant pollution. Evident ...

Mantle Origin of Oceanic Carbonatites

Hulett, Sam ( 2009 )

The goal of this research was to determine the mantle origin of oceanic carbonatites through the analysis of stable and radiogenic isotopes. This was also compared to rift carbonatites and kimberlites to see if there is a ...

Urban Runoff in Dry Run, Scioto Watershed, Ohio

Burns, Patrick ( 2009 )