Graduate Students

Pittenger, A. REU 2004 Temperature, pH, and soil texture interrelationships.

Pitts, J. 2005. (Lab Technician) Heavy Metals in Biosolid Applied Agricultural Soils. update

Ronau, E. 2004. Soil moisture, temperature and pH correlation at the Stranahan Arboretum.

Belknap, S. 2004.Temperature variation with depth with season at the Stranahan Arboretum.

Sager, C. 2002. Lead sorption characteristic for sediment at the Fostoria Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Drake, E. 2002. Use of GIS in the Creation of a Soils Map for the Wegerzen Garden Center Site in Dayton, Ohio

Niekamp, S. 1999. Study of Contaminant Runoff Associated with Golf Course Maintenance. Honors

Marlow, B. S. 1998. Characterization of Lignin in Fresh and Degraded Conifers and Deciduous Wood.

Hugg, J.L. 1996. Blue Creek Wetlands Soil Survey.

Marlow, B. S. 1996 Fate of Organic Contaminants in Frozen Soils.

Fuggett, Susan 1996 PCB and organic contaminant analysis of Ottawa River . Honors.

Hugg, J.L. 1995 Pesticide Transport in Wetland Sediment. Honors.

Current Undergraduate
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Past Undergraduates

Alycia G. Pittenger Enrolled at the University of Toledo for BS in Geology Research Interest: microscopic petrology, coastal geology, and soil remediation/contamination.	Matt Weller Enrolled at the University of Toledo for BS in Geology Research Interest: paleo-climate change, geo-archeology, exo-geology, evolutionary biology and cosmology	Ed Ronau Enrolled BS in Geology at the University of Toledo Past Project: GLOBE Soil Temperature Project-Physical Properties of the Stranahan Arboretum Soils. Update Ed is currently working for DLZ in Columbus as a Drilling Geologist	Sabrina Belknap BS in Geology at the University of Toledo Currently at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Working on MS in Geology -- "A geomorphic investigation of cirque formation via fluctuating ice flow" Research Interest: Geomorphology, Surface Processes, and Glacial Geology	Chris Orosz Enrolled at the University of Toledo for BS in Geology
			Some words from Sabrina

Past Undergraduate Students and Projects
The following is a list of the undergraduate students that have passed through the G.E.S.S. Research Lab since it began in 1994. These are the products of successfully completed projects.
Pittenger, A. REU 2004 Temperature, pH, and soil texture interrelationships. Pitts, J. 2005. (Lab Technician) Heavy Metals in Biosolid Applied Agricultural Soils. update Ronau, E. 2004. Soil moisture, temperature and pH correlation at the Stranahan Arboretum. Belknap, S. 2004.Temperature variation with depth with season at the Stranahan Arboretum. Sager, C. 2002. Lead sorption characteristic for sediment at the Fostoria Wastewater Treatment Facility. Drake, E. 2002. Use of GIS in the Creation of a Soils Map for the Wegerzen Garden Center Site in Dayton, Ohio Niekamp, S. 1999. Study of Contaminant Runoff Associated with Golf Course Maintenance. Honors Marlow, B. S. 1998. Characterization of Lignin in Fresh and Degraded Conifers and Deciduous Wood. Hugg, J.L. 1996. Blue Creek Wetlands Soil Survey. Marlow, B. S. 1996 Fate of Organic Contaminants in Frozen Soils. Fuggett, Susan 1996 PCB and organic contaminant analysis of Ottawa River . Honors. Hugg, J.L. 1995 Pesticide Transport in Wetland Sediment. Honors.
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