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On the hunt for dairy farms and salt

December 17, 2018 by Tori York

Dr. Melida Gutierrez recently published an article on salt content of dairy farms.  Her publication, “Salt content of dairy farm effluents as an indicator of salinization risk to soils,” is step one in a process to discover a salt balance at the watershed level.   She and her collaborators look at salinity and amount of dairy farm wastewater to estimate the amount of salt … [Read more...] about On the hunt for dairy farms and salt

Filed Under: Geography Geology and Planning Tagged With: Geography Geology and Planning, Melida Gutierrez, publication, Research

More than just research at the Frank Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum

May 21, 2018 by Tori York

Dr. Matthew McKay works in the field with future master's student Derek Spurgeon

At the 25th Graduate Interdisciplinary Forum, newly renamed the Frank Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum (IDF), one student and one faculty member were recognized for their hard work and dedication to science and students.   Dr. Matthew McKay  Dr. Matthew McKay, assistant professor of geology, was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate Mentor at IDF.  McKay was nominated by … [Read more...] about More than just research at the Frank Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum

Filed Under: Geography Geology and Planning Tagged With: Awards, Geography Geology and Planning, Kevin Mickus, Matthew McKay, Melida Gutierrez

Geological Society of America meeting turns into opportunities

December 23, 2017 by Tori York

Students at the meeting

It was a big outing for the geology, geography and planning (GGP) department. No, it wasn't a forest or a mountain; it was the Geological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting. GGP had 27 students and faculty head to Seattle, Washington, to present 32 different talks and papers. Faculty that presented or co-wrote papers were: Damon Bassett, GGP Toby Dogwiler, … [Read more...] about Geological Society of America meeting turns into opportunities

Filed Under: Geography Geology and Planning Tagged With: conference, Damon Bassett, Doug Gouzie, Gary Michelfelder, Geography Geology and Planning, James Miller, Kevin Evans, Kevin Mickus, Matthew McKay, Melida Gutierrez, Ridwan Sakidja, Toby Dogwiler

Keeping your water safe

September 26, 2017 by Tori York

Gutierrez and student collect water samples

Dr. Melida Gutierrez was recently featured in Mind's Eye about her water exploration in two areas she calls home: southwest Missouri and Chihuahua, Mexico. An excerpt: “That’s part of being a scientist — that you see an interconnection — things that you might think are very separate,” she said. “All of a sudden you find that one causes the other one or they’re … [Read more...] about Keeping your water safe

Filed Under: Geography Geology and Planning Tagged With: Geography Geology and Planning, Melida Gutierrez, Mind's Eye, Research

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