2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

Location

ScholarSpace, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)

Document Type

poster

Keywords

Crystals--Spectra; Groundwater--South Dakota--Wind Cave National Park--Analysis;

Abstract

  • In order to better understand the potential for life elsewhere in the Solar System, it is important to understand the tenacity of life and the extreme limits where it can thrive.
  • The subterranean environments of Earth present an opportunity to study isolated systems that are nutrient-limited as a potential analog to the waters of the icy moons of the Solar System.
  • To minimize major human contamination and preserve the cave features, soft-caving techniques must be employed in studying this cave.
  • Portable Spectroscopy, the study of light interaction properties, can be a powerful tool in metal and organic material identification in soft-caving.

Start Date

29-7-2022 11:00 AM

End Date

29-7-2022 1:30 PM

Event Host

Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa

Faculty Advisor

Joshua Sebree

Department

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Jul 29th, 11:00 AM Jul 29th, 1:30 PM

Spectroscopic Characterization of Crystals and Waters at Wind Cave

ScholarSpace, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

  • In order to better understand the potential for life elsewhere in the Solar System, it is important to understand the tenacity of life and the extreme limits where it can thrive.
  • The subterranean environments of Earth present an opportunity to study isolated systems that are nutrient-limited as a potential analog to the waters of the icy moons of the Solar System.
  • To minimize major human contamination and preserve the cave features, soft-caving techniques must be employed in studying this cave.
  • Portable Spectroscopy, the study of light interaction properties, can be a powerful tool in metal and organic material identification in soft-caving.