Collaborative research between students and faculty members is an important part of the geology program at Beloit College. Under the direction of a member of the Geology faculty, all geology majors design and implement a senior thesis research project, gather and analyze their own data, and present their results.
Research opportunities are also available through the Keck Geology Consortium which includes 17 colleges committed to undergraduate education in geology through intercollegiate programs that engage students and faculty in cooperative research. Among its founders was Beloit College Professor Emeritus Hank Woodard.
A Hydrogeological Analysis of Lodi Marsh Springs in Dane County, Wisconsin; Emma Hall ’18; Advisor: Sue Swanson
An Investigation of the Influences on the Geochemistry of Streams inDominica, Lesser Antilles: 2014-2017; Dexter Kopas ’18; Advisor: Sue Swanson
Determining sediment source: ice rafted detritus (IRD) provenance at ODP Site 697 (Jane Basin),NW Weddell Sea, South Orkney Microcontinent; Forrest Lloyd ’18; Advisor: Jim Rougvie
Mytilus as an Indicator of El Niño; Ethan Rosa ’18; Advisor: Carl Mendelson
New insights and educational tools through story mapping of a glaciovolcanic tindar; Carl-Lars Engen ’17; Advisors: Jim Rougvie and Sue Swanson
Bivalve live-dead differences record the impact of anthropogenic eutrophication on coastal ecosystems in the northern Gulf of Mexico, USA; Luke Grimmelbein ’17; Advisor: Carl Mendelson
Dendrochronology and water levels as indicators of recent climate change:
Georgian Bay, Lake Huron (Ontario, Canada); Matt Kelly ’17; Advisor: Carl Mendelson
Delineating catchments to sustainably manage stormwater runoff at Beloit College; Skylar Miller ’17; Advisor: Sue Swanson
Mechanisms of sodic-calcic metasomatism and REE mobility of the Whiterock Pluton Contact Aureole, Pitkin County, Colorado; Alex Venzke ’17; Advisor: Jim Rougvie
Lead distribution in soils on Beloit College’s campus; Selene Castrucci ’16; Advisor: Sue Swanson
Understanding the concentrations and export of dissolved organic carbon in burned and unburned catchments in the boreal forest of interior Alaska; Arianna Cocallas ’16; Advisor: Sue Swanson
Evaluation of handheld XRF (pXRF) in sedimentary lithology discrimination of unprepared drill-cores; Skyler Tiannong Dong ’16; Advisor: Jim Rougvie
Exploring and determining fluvial terrace boundaries in the Upper-Rock River Basin, Wisconsin; Jace Hodder ’16; Advisor: Sue Swanson
Alkali metasomatism and metamorphism: Cathodoluminescence of the White Mountain Peak Metavolcanic Complex, eastern California; Sally Klein ’16; Advisor: Jim Rougvie
The influence of land use on nutrient loads in Spring Brook, Beloit, Wisconsin; Emma Koeppel ’16; Advisor: Carol Mankiewicz
Stability of schwertmannite and cobalt substituted schwertmannite in mining environments; Samantha Schonberger ’16; Advisor: Jim Rougvie
Evolution of shock melt compositions in lunar regolith; Allison Vance ’16; Advisor: Jim Rougvie
Stories
Anthony Wendel Combines Interests in Computer Science and Geology
Anthony Wendel ’20 is using Machine Learning to Predict Locations of Springs in Wisconsin.
