Geology majors are required to complete a senior research project under the direction of one of the faculty members, completing GEOL4501 (Introduction to Research) and GEOL451 (Senior Research). Completion of GEOL451 requires a written senior thesis and public presentation of results, typically at a Geological Society of America professional meeting. Student research projects vary with interest and funding.
![Joey Romero '15 Joey Romero '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/joeyromero.jpg)
Joey Romero, 2015
The Effects of Clay on Glycerol/Carboxylic Acid Polymerization: Implications of Mineral Controls on Prebiotic Chemistry
![Brian Trausch '15 Brian Trausch '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/braintrausch.jpg)
Brian Trausch, 2015
Grain Mineralogy, Provenance, and Environmental Issues of Lake Michigan Sands
![Ryan Urbanski '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/ryanurbanski.jpg)
Ryan Urbanski, 2015
Spatial Analysis of Lead Concentrations in Soil around the Historic Broadway District of Rock Island, Illinois
![Grant Bell '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/grantbell.jpg)
Grant Bell, 2015
Textural Analysis of Halite Under Accelerated Growth: A Proxy for Evaporite Formation
![Evan Blodgett '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/evanblodgett.jpg)
Evan Blodgett, 2015
Analysis of Color and Clarity Change in Heat Treated Gem Spinel
![Kevin Gosiewski '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/kevingosiewski.jpg)
Kevin Gosiewski, 2015
LIDAR Detection of Unstable Slopes in Rock Island County, Illinois
![Cody Johnson '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/codyjohnson.jpg)
Cody Johnson, 2015
Determining Weathering Processes of the Great Unconformity in the Northern Rocky Moutains
![Luke Lampo '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/lukelampo.jpg)
Luke Lampo, 2015
Water Quality, Chemistry, and Hydrology of Salt Creek in Northeastern Illinois
![Will Lardner '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/willlardner.jpg)
Will Lardner, 2015
The Relationships Between Mean Bed Load Diameter, Channel Morphology, and Drainable Basin Area at Knickpoints of Mill Creek, Illinois
![Brandon Metoyer '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/brandonmetoyer.jpg)
Brandon Metoyer, 2015
Variety and Identification of Theropod Teeth from the Early Jurassic Hanson Formation of the Central Transantarctic Mountains
![Fallon Meyer '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/fallonmeyer.jpg)
Fallon Meyer, 2015
Mercury Contamination in Arctic Seabird Eggs from Northwestern Greenland
![Stephanie Pedersen '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/stephaniepedersen.jpg)
Stephanie Pedersen, 2015
Osteohistology of a New Sauropodomorph Dinosaur from Antarctica
![Ryan Plath '15](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/ryanplath.jpg)
Ryan Plath, 2015
Geochemical Analysis of Surface Materials Surrounding a Mine Superfund Site near Galena, Illinois
![Diana Boudreau Diana Boudreau](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/DianaBoudreau.jpg)
Diana Boudreau, 2014
Osteohistology of Cryolophosaurus Ellioti: Tempo and Mode of Growth in a Large-Bodied Polar Dinosaur
![Jordan Carey Jordan Carey](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/JordanCarey.jpg)
Jordan Carey, 2014
Effects of Basin Subsidence on Experimental Delta Sedimentation Patterns and Surface Morphology
![Lauren Kirik Lauren Kirik](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/laurenKirik14.jpg)
Lauren Kirik, 2014
Characterizing Hydrothermal Fluid Flow of Post-Variscan Ore Deposits in Nebida, SW Sardinia
![Brian Konecke Brian Konecke](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/BrianKonecke.jpg)
Brian Konecke, 2014
Solubility and Stability of Beryllium-Silicates in Haplogranitic Melts
![Cesar Lira Cesar Lira](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/CesarLira.jpg)
Cesar Lira, 2014
Nutrient Slug on a Declining Transect of a Gravel-Hill Prairie, Winnebago County
![Alexis McAdams Alexis McAdams](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/AlexisMcAdams.jpg)
Alexis McAdams, 2014
Exploring the Relationship Between Megathrust Earthquakes and Intraplate Stress Fields in Japanese Subduction Zones
![Darrick McCarthy Darrick McCarthy](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/Darrick%20McCarthy.jpg)
Darrick McCarthy, 2014
Geochemical Analyses of the Heavy Metal Content in the Clay/Silt Sediment of a Small Stream System that has been Subject to Overflowfrom a Sewage Treatment Plant
![Matt Osman Matt Osman](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/MattOsman.jpg)
Matt Osman, 2014
Employing Passive Acoustics as a Temporally Precise Monologue for Constraining Ebullitive Methane Fluxes in Warming Subarctic Lakes
![Mike Spehlman Mike Spehlman](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/MikeSpehlman.jpg)
Michael Spehlmann, 2014
Lead Uptake in Lemna Minor (Duckweed) at Different Acidities
![Steven Trent Steven Trent](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/StevenTrent.jpg)
Steven Trent, 2014
Hydrothermal Alteration of the Butler Hill Granite, St. Francois Mountains, SE Missouri
![Grant Wick Grant Wick](http://www.augustana.net/Images/geology/2014/GrantWick.jpg)
Grant Wick, 2014
A Forensic Geoscience Approach of Comparing Evidence and Field Samples in Connection with a 23-year-old Missing Persons/Murder Cold Case