Thesis/Dissertation Defense

Title: Quantifying the Variability in Heavy Metal Concentrations in Produce Grown in Metals-Rich Soil Abstract: Childhood Pb exposure is associated with a multitude of poor health outcomes.  In food-insecure areas, growing fresh produce in residential backyard gardens is one option for …

The Dynamics and Speciation of Arsenic in Drinking Water Wells in Eastern Wisconsin Abstract: Arsenic typically develops in Eastern Wisconsin groundwater as a result of oxidation of sulfide bearing minerals in the limestone bedrock (Schreiber et al. 2000). Naturally occurring …

Late Paleozoic climatic reconstruction of western Argentina: glacial extent and deglaciation of southwestern Gondwana

Jiyan Hatami MS Thesis Defense - Department of Geosciences Investigating the sorption of a novel tracer, 2-naphthalene sulfonate, to organic carbon in aquifer sediments Friday, Nov. 12, 10:00 AM CST Lapham Hall, Rm 260 (OR live via Zoom)

Elizabeth Ives PhD Dissertation Defense - Department of Geosciences A South Polar View of Late Paleozoic Glaciation: Physical Sedimentology and Provenance of Glacial Successions in the Tasmanian and Transantarctic Basins Tuesday, Nov. 16, 10:00 AM CST Live via Zoom   Advisor: Dr. John …

Jason Carman MS Defense - Department of Geosciences  Thursday, Dec. 9, 2:00 PM CST Live via Zoom   Analyzing Weathering Patterns in Modern and Paleolake Deposits of Tecopa, California:  Implications for the Detection of Paleolakes on Mars   Advisor: Dr. Lindsay McHenry