ESU Graduate Students

Current Graduate and Undergraduate Student Research in Hydrogeology at ESU

(Learn the fate of our recent graduates, below)

Current Graduate Students:

Ladorna

Ladorna ("Jo") Pfaff

Thesis topic: Interpretation of paleohydrology in a midcontinent wetland based on soil cores, microfossils(!), and geophysical logs

Amelia Hess

Thesis topic: Development of new direct-push methods for acquisition of redox chemistry in contaminated ground-water.

Winner, best student poster award, 2005 Ground Water Summit Meeting, San Antonio, TX. , Harold Durst Graduate Research Award and Association for Women Geoscientists, Chrysalis Award

Amelia Hess

Cheryl Sedlacek

Cheryl Sedlacek

Thesis topic: Radionuclide sorption in barrier materials and alluvial clays

(in collaboration with Paul Reimus, Los Alamos National Lab)

Doug Geller

Doug Geller

Thesis topic: Water Resource Development

Kevin Barnett

Thesis topic: Geospatial Analysis and Hydrogeology of a Floodplain Aquifer

Winner, Best Collaborative Research Poster Award, ESU Research and Creativity Forum

Kevin Barnett

Current Undergraduate Students:

Tyler Ringler

Spencer Musgrove

High-resolution Geophysical and Stratigraphic Analysis

Winner, Best Collaborative Research Poster Award, ESU Research and Creativity Forum

Tyler Ringler

Field Methods for Characterization of Contaminated Ground-water Investigations

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Spencer Musgrove

Former Undergraduate Students:

Natasha Patenaude

Design of a decontamination protocol for a new ground-water sampling tool

Now, Chemist,Fuller Brush Company, Great Bend, KS (Congratulations Natasha!)

Natasha

Other Recent ESU Graduates working in Hydrogeology or Environmental Geology:

B.S., 2006, Scott Smith, Environmental Scientist, Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Wichita, Ks., scott.smith@shawgrp.com.

B.S., 2005, Jake Stevenson, GIS Specialist, Overaland Park, Ks.,

B.S., 2005, Natasha Patenuade, Chemist, Fuller Brush Co., Great Bend, KS Ks.,cometgirl82@yahoo.com

B.S., 2005, Anthony Farrar, Geologist, Indian Oil Co., Medicine Lodge, Ks

B.S., 2005, Kevin Faurot, Environmental Scientist, Ks Dept. of Health and Environment, Dodge City, Ks.

B.S., 2005, Lacey Dreyer, GIS Specialist, Ks. Dept. of Homeland Security, Topeka, Ks., ljdreyer@agtop.state.ks.us

M.S., 2004, Jon Vopata, Environmental Scientist, Ks, Dept of Health and Env.,Topeka, Ks., JVopata@kdhe.state.ks.us

B.S., 2004, Kyle Halverson, Staff Geologist, GN Northern Inc., Hanford, Wa., khalverson@gnnortherntc.com

M.S., 2004, Cory Zellers, Geologist, Stratatek Groundwater Imaging, Garden City, Ks., czellers@stratatekgroundwater.com

M.S., 2003, Elizabeth Wilson, Project Geophysist, FPM Group, Oak Ridge, Tn. e.agin@fpm-geo.com and Owner, Infinity Geophysics, info@infinitygeophysics.com, (website: www.infinitygeophysics.com)

B.S., 2003, Patrick Laird, GIS Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Topeka, Ks. mailto:patrick.laird@rma.usda.gov

B.S., 2003, Erik Merhoff, Environmental Scientist, Environmental Priority Service, Salina, Ks., erikmerhoff@yahoo.com

Recent ESU Graduates who are attending graduate school:

B.S., 2004, Zac Andereck, Miami of Ohio

B.S., 2004, Josh Ashley, University of Kansas

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