EGGS research showcased on national stage

A group of students from Bloomsburg University’s Department of Environmental, Geographical and Geological Sciences (EGGS) presented their undergraduate research at the annual Northeast Section of the Geological Society of America in Portland, Maine.

“The experience gave me valuable knowledge gained through practice; how to prepare for the field, correctly and or efficiently collect samples, interpret data, and problem solve on the fly,” said Erin Boulger, an environmental geoscience major.

Their work spanned topics from the assessment of an abandoned mine drainage treatment system to the aqueous geochemistry of a small stream to baseline chemical analysis.

• *Dalbo, Brian; *Helfrich, Autumn L. Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2019. Revisiting Geochemistry of Water in Pine Forest Treatment System in St. Clair (Schuylkill County), PA.
• *Gray, Connor; *Boulger, Erin; Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2019. Revisiting Water Quality within the Briar Creek Watershed (Columbia County, PA).
• *Helfrich, Autumn L.; *Dalbo, Brian; Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2019. Assessment of Sediments within the Pine Forest Mine Anoxic Limestone Drain Treatment System in St. Clair (Schuylkill County), PA.
• *Boulger, Erin; *Gray, Connor; Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2019. Geochemical Analysis of Briar Creek Lake in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
• *Barrett, Lauren; *Grimm, Lucas; Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2019. Initial Geochemical Assessment of Shanerburg Run, Worlds End State Park, Sullivan County, PA.
• *Grimm, Lucas; *Barrett, Lauren; Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2019. Water Quality Analysis of Double Run Drainage, including Mineral Spring, at Worlds End State Park (Sullivan County,), PA.
• *Joseph, Melissa,; Savidge, Sabrina; Whisner Jennifer; Ricker, M.C.. 2019. Impacts of Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia Japonica) Kocher Park, Columbia County, PA.

“It helped build my skills in science communications, which is an essential part of the research process,” said Lauren Barrett, an environmental geoscience and chemistry dual major who plans to pursue a doctorate in oceanography.

Brian Dalbo, an environmental geoscience major, added, “I’m immensely thankful I was a part of this to say the least.”