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Undergraduate Earth, Atmospheric, Ocean, and Space Science Research and Outreach l Posters

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Poster Only Session: This session has been requested by the conveners to only be offered in poster format. No oral sessions will accompany this session. Learn more


Session ID#: 22071

Session Description:
This session will bring together undergraduate student presenters with faculty co-authors to highlight Earth, atmospheric, ocean, and space science research experiences and outreach efforts. Students from community colleges to research institutions, from the freshman through senior years are encouraged to disseminate their original ongoing and completed projects. The first author and presenter on the abstract must be an undergraduate student. This poster session is co-sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research-Geoscience Division, UNAVCO, UCAR – SOARS Program, and the American Geophysical Union.
Primary Convener:  Virginia L Peterson, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, United States
Conveners:  Aisha R. Morris, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, Rebecca Haacker, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Education, Engagement & Early Career Development, Boulder, CO, United States and Pranoti M. Asher, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Chairs:  Aisha R. Morris, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States and Claire Lousie McLeod, Miami University, Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Oxford, OH, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Virginia L Peterson, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, United States
Index Terms:

0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Orientations of Pre-existing Structures along the Scarp of the Bilila-Mtakataka Fault in the Central Malawi Rift. (283478)
Emily Anne Elifritz1, Steven Johnson2, Stephen C M Beresh3, Kimberly Mendez4, William Garland Mynatt2, Micah Mayle2, Daniel A Laó-Dávila5, Estella A Atekwana6, Patrick Rafiki N Chindandali7, Chikondi Chisenga8, Steven Gondwe9, Matthew Mkumbwa8, Leonard Kalindekafe10, Dickson Kalaguluka8 and Jalf Salima11, (1)Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK, United States, (2)Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States, (3)Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, United States, (4)University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, United States, (5)Oklahoma State University, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK, United States, (6)University of California Davis, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States, (7)Northern Arizona University, School of Earth and Sustainability, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (8)Malawi University of Science and Technology, Limbe, Malawi, (9)Malawi University of Science and Technology, Geology, Limbe, Malawi, (10)Munich, Germany, (11)Geological Survey of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Imaging of the Subsurface Expression of the Bilila-Mtakataka Fault Using Electrical Resistivity in the Central Malawi Rift (284079)
William Garland Mynatt1, Stephen Caleb Mark Beresh1, Emily Anne Elifritz2, Steven Johnson3, Kimberly Mendez4, Micah Mayle1, Estella A Atekwana5, Daniel A Laó-Dávila6, Patrick Rafiki N Chindandali7, Chikondi Chisenga8, Steven Gondwe9, Dickson Kalaguluka8, Matthew Mkumbwa8, Leonard Kalindekafe10 and Jalf Salima11, (1)Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States, (2)Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK, United States, (3)Oklahoma State Universisty, Stillwater, United States, (4)University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, United States, (5)University of California Davis, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States, (6)Oklahoma State University, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK, United States, (7)Northern Arizona University, School of Earth and Sustainability, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (8)Malawi University of Science and Technology, Limbe, Malawi, (9)Malawi University of Science and Technology, Geology, Limbe, Malawi, (10)Munich, Germany, (11)Geological Survey of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Constraining Basin Depth and Fault Displacement in the Malombe Basin Using Potential Field Methods (284237)
Stephen Caleb Mark Beresh1, Emily Anne Elifritz2, Kimberly Méndez Méndez3, Steven Johnson4, William Garland Mynatt1, Micah Mayle1, Estella A Atekwana5, Daniel A Laó-Dávila6, Patrick Rafiki N Chindandali7, Chikondi Chisenga8, Steven Gondwe9, Matthew Mkumbwa8, Dickson Kalaguluka8, Leonard Kalindekafe10 and Jalf Salima11, (1)Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States, (2)Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK, United States, (3)University of Puerto Rico, Moca, United States, (4)Oklahoma State Universisty, Stillwater, United States, (5)University of California Davis, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States, (6)Oklahoma State University, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK, United States, (7)Northern Arizona University, School of Earth and Sustainability, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (8)Malawi University of Science and Technology, Limbe, Malawi, (9)Malawi University of Science and Technology, Geology, Limbe, Malawi, (10)Munich, Germany, (11)Geological Survey of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Strain Accommodation and Displacement of the Lake Malombe Basin Border Faults in the Malawi Rift from Electrical Resistivity Imaging (288997)
Kimberly Méndez Méndez1, Steven Johnson2, Stephen Caleb Mark Beresh2, William Garland Mynatt2, Emily Anne Elifritz3, Micah Mayle2, Estella A Atekwana4, Daniel A Laó-Dávila5, Patrick Rafiki N Chindandali6, Chikondi Chisenga7, Steven Gondwe7, Mathew Mkumbura8, Dickson Kalaguluka8, Leonard Kalindekafe9 and Jalf Salima10, (1)University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Department of Geology, Mayaguez, PR, United States, (2)Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, United States, (3)Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK, United States, (4)University of California Davis, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States, (5)Oklahoma State University, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK, United States, (6)Northern Arizona University, School of Earth and Sustainability, Flagstaff, AZ, United States, (7)Malawi University of Science and Technology, Geology, Limbe, Malawi, (8)Malawi University of Science and Technology, Limbe, Malawi, (9)Munich, Germany, (10)Geological Survey of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi
Understanding Coronal Heating through Time-Series Analysis and Nanoflare Modeling (296528)
Kristine Romich, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, United States and Nicholeen M Viall, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, United States
The Magnetic Evolution of Coronal Hole Bright Points (243435)
Yang He, CUNY City College of New York, New York, NY, United States and Karin Muglach, Artep Inc., Ellicott City, MD, United States
Validation of the Kp Geomagnetic Index Forecast at CCMC (243970)
Brianna Paige Frechette, Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY, United States; Stockton University, Galloway, NJ, United States and M. Leila Mays, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Community Coordinated Modeling Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Study of Geomagnetic Field Response to Solar Wind Forcing (244195)
Seunghoon Kim1, Xin LI1, M. Chantale Damas2 and Chigomezyo Mudala Ngwira3, (1)Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY, United States, (2)CUNY Queensborough Community College, Bayside, United States, (3)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Inverse Flux versus Pressure of Muons from Cosmic Rays (251951)
David Buitrago and Raul Armendariz, Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY, United States
An Investigation of Interplanetary Structures for Solar Cycles 23 and 24 and their Space Weather Consequences. (252177)
Mohamed Saif Sultan1, Alden Jules1, Paul Marchese2 and M. Chantale Damas3, (1)Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY, United States, (2)Queensborough Community College of CUNY, Bayside, NY, United States, (3)CUNY Queensborough Community College, Bayside, United States
Is the Solar Magnetic Field Getting Weaker? (261407)
Sara Danielle Negussie1, N. Thakur2, Nat Gopalswamy3, Pertti Makela4, Sachiko Akiyama5, Seiji Yashiro6 and Hong Xie6, (1)Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY, United States, (2)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (3)NASA Goddard SFC, Greenbelt, United States, (4)Catholic University of America, Washington DC, United States, (5)Catholic University of America, Washington, United States, (6)Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, United States
Oscillations In Emerging Active Regions on the Sun (262083)
Mathew Allen Garcia, Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY, United States; College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA, United States and Karin Muglach, Artep Inc., Ellicott City, MD, United States
Petrographic and geochemical investigation of magma chamber processes beneath small Quaternary volcanic centers between Mt. Jefferson and Mt. Hood volcanoes, Cascade Range Volcanic Arc (225255)
Emily Cunningham, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, United States and Warner Warner Cribb, Middle Tennessee State Univ, Murfreesboro, TN, United States
Determining Age and Origin of Spodumene-Bearing Pegmatites in Southeastern Ireland (243794)
Audrey Anne Brown, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, United States, Renata Barros, University College Dublin, School of Earth Sciences, Dublin, Ireland and Julian F Menuge, University College Dublin, School of Earth Sciences and iCRAG, Dublin, Ireland
The Utility of Using a Near-Infrared (NIR) Camera to Measure Beach Surface Moisture (286581)
Shannon Nelson, Louisiana State University, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States and Phillip P Schmutz, University of West Florida, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Pensacola, FL, United States
Velocity Deficits in the Wake of Model Lemon Shark Dorsal Fins Measured with Particle Image Velocimetry (234963)
Khenan Nicholas Terry1, Vivian Turner2 and Erin Hackett1, (1)Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, United States, (2)Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, United States
Spatial and temporal trends from an air quality sensor network near a heavily trafficked intersection (287883)
Dat Vo1, Philip Orlando2, Chris Giossi3 and Linda George2, (1)Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States, (2)Portland State University, Environmental Science and Management, Portland, OR, United States, (3)Portland State University, Computer Science, Portland, OR, United States
Field Operations For The “Intelligent River” Observation System: A Basin-wide Water Quality Observation System In The Savannah River Basin And Platform Supporting Related Diverse Initiatives. (275608)
Ashley Sutton1, McKenna Koons2, Preston O'Brien-Gayes3, Robert Moorer2, Jason Hallstrom4, Chris Post5 and Paul T Gayes2,6, (1)Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, United States, (2)Coastal Carolina University, Burroughs and Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, Conway, SC, United States, (3)Clemson University, Department of Environmental Information Science, Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson, SC, United States, (4)Florida Atlantic University, Institute for Sensing and Embedded Systems Engineering, Boca Raton, FL, United States, (5)Clemson University, Department of Environmental Information Science Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson, SC, United States, (6)Coastal Carolina Univ, Burroughs and Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, Conway, United States
DDT Analysis of Wetland Sediments in Upper Escambia Bay, Florida (296627)
Michael Nicholas Hopko1, Jeffery S Wright Sr2, Johan Liebens1 and Pamela P Benz2, (1)University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, United States, (2)University of West Florida, Chemistry, Pensacola, FL, United States
Sediment Characterization in St. Alban's Bay, VT (285718)
Sara Nethercutt, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, United States, Thomas Manley, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, United States and Patricia Manley, Middlebury College, Geology, Middlebury, VT, United States
Quantifying Glacier Volume Change Using UAV-Derived Imagery and Structure from Motion Photogrammetry (267269)
Casey Robert Decker, Gustavus Adolphus College, Geography, Saint Peter, MN, United States and Jeff La Frenierre, Gustavus Adolphus College, Department of Geography, Saint Peter, MN, United States
Using Machine Learning Techniques in the Analysis of Oceanographic Data (234910)
Kristen E Falcinelli, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, United States and Sam Abuomar, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, United States
Hydrological Effects of Historic Rainfall on the Waccamaw River (234938)
Jeremy Jolly, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC, United States and Shaowu Bao, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, United States
Analysis of the Impact of Realistic Wind Size Parameter on the Delft3D Model (234976)
Marlon Hasan Washington, Benedict College, Columbia, SC, United States and Sathish Kumar, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, United States
Measurements of CO2 Mole Fraction and δ13C in Archived Air Samples from Cape Meares, Oregon (USA) 1977 - 1998 (290782)
Olivia Clark, Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States and Andrew L Rice, Portland State University, Physics, Portland, OR, United States

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