Undergraduate Student Work (Complete)
This collection contains works by undergraduate students in the Department of Earth Science at the University of Northern Iowa. All student works require department, unit, or individual faculty review.
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Submissions from 2024
Variability of Water Quality in Relation to Farming Along the Raccoon River in West Des Moines, Iowa, Kelly Biscoglia Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Olivine Variability from the Nickel Lake Macrodike in Northern Minnesota, Katelyn Boege and Chad Heinzel Open Access Poster Presentation
Geochemistry and Particle Size Analysis of the Surficial Geology of the Fulton Quadrangle in Jackson County, Iowa, Starr Claussen and Chad Heinzel Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Mineralogy of the Duluth Complex Xenoliths, Charlotte Collins and Chad Heinzel Open Access Poster Presentation
Water Quality Index of Coldwater Creek and Analysis of it's Subterranean Branch in Coldwater Cave, Zachary Harper, Mohammad Iqbal, and Joshua Sebree Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Events from 2023
A Tale of Two Rivers: Unveiling Water's Secrets Across Continents, Jace Bell and Mohammad Iqbal Open Access Poster Presentation
Forecasting Wildfire Smoke Particulate Matter Using HYSPLIT Model, Kevin Du and Alexa Sedlacek Open Access Poster Presentation
Exploration of PocketLab Devices for UNI’s Campus, Classrooms, and Community, Isabel Harms and Alexa Sedlacek Open Access Poster Presentation
Development of a Water Quality Index Calculation Tool using Excel, Rowan McCarthy Open Access Poster Presentation
Surficial Geology of the Fulton Quadrangle, Avery Merkley, Starr Claussen, Sage Cappi, and Chad Heinzel Open Access Poster Presentation
Events from 2022
The Solar Eclipse of 1869 as seen in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, Trishyan Anthony Open Access Poster Presentation
The Total Solar Eclipse of 1869 in Iowa: What Remains Today, Jacob P. Baskin Open Access Poster Presentation
Geoarchaeology of the 1926 Seeberger Excavation - Jackson County, Iowa, Nicolas Duffy, Chad Heinzel Ph.D., Faith Luce, and William Green Open Access Poster Presentation
Geoenvironmental Implications on Food Sovereignty - Meskwaki Settlement, Tama County, Iowa, Lindsey Hubbell, Chad Heinzel Ph.D., Christina Blackcloud, Luke Kapayou, and Avis Bear-Bass Open Access Poster Presentation
Pilot Study: Geoenvironmental Controls of Residential Radon Cedar Falls, Iowa, Maya Mallavarapu and Chad Heinzel Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Development of a Water Quality Index Calculation Tool using Excel, Rowan McCarthy and Mohammad Iqbal Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Entering the field of scientific "edutainment", Rowan John McCarthy Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Events from 2021
The Solar Eclipse of 1869 as seen in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, Trishyan Anthony and Thomas A. Hockey Ph.D. Open Access Poster Presentation
Meskwaki Nation Food Sovereignty Program Natural History and Soil Study, Gerardo Jacobo, Chad Heinzel Ph.D., Christina Blackcloud, Luke Kapayou, Stephanie Snow, and Felix Navarrete Open Access Poster Presentation
Structure of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer During PM2.5 NAAQS Exceedances in Iowa, Madison Mckenna and Alan Czarnetzki Ph.D. Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Mosquito fogging in Iowa: Examining the practices of five communities, potential health effects, and plausible alternatives, Hanna Vos Honors Program Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Events from 2019
Investigating Fourier Coefficient Relationships of Cepheid Variable Stars, Forrest Cronin and Siobahn Morgan Open Access Poster Presentation
Determining the Source of Materials Used in Artifacts Found Within Seebergers Cave in Jackson County, Iowa, Faith Luce and Chad Heinzel Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Developing Effective Air Quality Simulations Using AERMOD Model, Jens Petersen and Xinhua Shen Poster Presentation (UNI Access Only)
Submissions from 2018
Relationships between fluvial ecosystems and the Iowan erosion surface, Lilian Heinzel and Chad E. Heinzel Open Access Undergraduate Student Work
Submissions from 2015
Eastern Iowa lithics and their effects on Oneota culture, Caitlin Mary Kelly Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2013
A Bank Erosion Hazard Index (BEHI) Study of Dry Run Creek, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Cara Wright Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2012
An environmental systems analysis of hydropower and its effects upon indigenous settlements in Karnataka, India, Amy Joens Open Access Honors Program Thesis
The Study of Nitrogen Sources in the Municipal Wells of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Alison Renee Schell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2009
Spatial, Geologic, and Land Use Characteristics of Sinkholes in a Karst Landscape: Waverly, Iowa, Adam Richard Campbell Open Access Honors Program Thesis
Submissions from 2007
Quartz Grain Surface Textures as Indicators of Infilling Processes and Depositional Environments Associated With Ice-Wedge Casts in Northeast Iowa, Michael Loux Open Access Honors Program Thesis
