Developing a Cave Science Spectral Database for Fluorescence Inventory

Author

• Anna Van Der Weide, University of Northern IowaFollow
• Evelyn Lopez, University of Northern Iowa
• Jacqueline Heggen, University of Northern Iowa
• Jordan Holloway, University of Northern Iowa
• Celia Langemo, University of Northern Iowa
• Joshua Sebree, University of Northern Iowa

Location

John Deere Auditorium, Curris Business Building, University of Nothern Iowa

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)

Document Type

poster

Abstract

What is a resource inventory?

• Tool that can be used to identify the composition subject being studied quickly.
• Resources in the cave are speleothems.
• Resources can be used to determine the formation of the cave.
• Resources can be used to determine the history of the cave by matching the formations.

Why fluorescence inventory?

• The composition of the speleothems can be determined from the unique fingerprint.
• Similarities and differences between the features within the cave and across other caves can be determined by comparing the UV spectra.
• Features can be found that are obscured by dust because the fluorescence shows through (the flowstone bands in cave walls).

Start Date

26-7-2024 11:00 AM

End Date

26-7-2024 1:30 PM

Event Host

Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa

Faculty Advisor

Joshua Sebree

Department

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Copyright

©2024 Anna Van Der Weide, Evelyn Lopez, Jacqueline Heggen, Jordan Holloway, Celia Langemo, Joshua Sebree

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Van Der Weide, Anna; Lopez, Evelyn; Heggen, Jacqueline; Holloway, Jordan; Langemo, Celia; and Sebree, Joshua, "Developing a Cave Science Spectral Database for Fluorescence Inventory" (2024). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 6.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2024/all/6