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Faculty & Staff | Graduate
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| Geology
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| Research in Quaternary
geology and geomorphology includes studies of Earth's recent climate
history, landform genesis, and surficial processes and deposits. Knowledge
of surficial processes and deposits, because of their involvement
with human activities, is particularly relevant to various aspects
of environmental geology. Studies of Quaternary climate history improve
our understanding of present earth systems and climate change. Such
research is inherently interdisciplinary, involving for example hydrology,
geochemistry, remote sensing, soil science, climatology, and biology. |
| Quaternary geology
and geomorphology research at BGSU has included projects in Ohio,
around the world, and on other planets. Northwest Ohio is an excellent
location to study features of glacial erosion and deposition and modern
coastal processes of the Lake Erie shoreline. Local research projects
have involved collaborations with the Ohio Geological Survey, the
US Geological Survey, and various other agencies. |
| Some recent research at BGSU includes: |
| · mapping and analysis of glacial
deposits in three dimensions |
| · reconstructing glaciation history
of the Russian Arctic |
| · paleoenvironmental interpretation
of lake-sediment cores |
| · studies of deglaciation history
related to ancestral Lake Erie and tributary rivers, and to
the ecology of Lake Erie |
| · origin of beach ridges on Catawba
Island |
| · assessment of longshore drift
processes in Lake Erie |
| · analysis of mass wasting processes
in glacial till bluffs along Lake Erie |
| · relationship of surficial features
to bedrock structure |
| · origin and hydrogeology of the
Oak Openings Sand Belt |
| · depositional setting of ice-contact
deltas |
| · Holocene evolution of Lake Erie
coastal wetlands and estuaries |
| · soil erosion rates and processes |
| · planetary geomorphology and comparative
landscape development |
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| Faculty contributing
to research in Quaternary geology and geomorphology at BGSU include: |
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