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2012

Awarded to student presenters at the 2012 NGWA Ground Water Summit and 2012 Ground Water Protection Council Spring Meeting that took place in May.

  • Zijuan Deng, Flinders University, Adelaide, “Cautions in Using Chloride Mass Balance Method for Groundwater Recharge Estimation in Coastal Areas with Vegetation Changes.” (paper)
  • Waldy Fernandez, Texas A&M University, “Assessment of Radon and Other Groundwater Quality Parameters Near a Uranium Mining Site.” (poster)
  • Rebecca Nelson, Stanford Law School, “Groundwater and Ecosystems: A Survey of Regulatory Mechanisms for Making the Connection.” (paper)
  • Elizabeth Schaller, Northern Arizona University, “Influence of Springs WATER Geochemistry On Geomorphology and Vegetation Cover At Springs Ecosystems.” (poster)

2011

Awarded to student presenters at the 2011 NGWA Ground Water Summit and 2011 Ground Water Protection Council Spring Meeting that took place in May.
 
  • Peggy Altman, Colorado School of Mines, "Biologically Enhanced Tetrachloroethene DNAPL Dissolution in an Experimental Fracture Network"
  • Christopher J. Russoniello, University of Delaware, "Construction of a Watershed-Scale Model to Assess Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Indian River Bay, Delaware"
  • Melissa Schaar, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, "E. Occurrence and Mobility of Uranium and Other Elements in the Grand Canyon Springs"
  • Stephanie S. Wong, Baylor University, "Quantifying the Extent of Aquifer Reduction Due to Floodplain Sand and Gravel Mining"


2010 

Awarded to student presenters at the 2010 NGWA Ground Water Summit and 2010 Ground Water Protection Council Spring Meeting that took place in April.

  • Rory Cowie, University of Colorado at Boulder, "Use of Isotopic and Geochemical Tracers to Identify Source Waters and Subsurface Residence Times Within Headwater Catchments in Boulder Creek Watershed, Colorado" (paper)
  • Kristin M. Mikkelson, Colorado School of Mines, "Preliminary Investigations Into the Impact on Metal and Cationic Surface and Groundwater Fluxes Due to the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic: Summit County, Colorado" (poster) 
  • Michelle E. Miro, University of Texas at Austin, "Rural Water Supply in Tamil, India: A Provider-Based Approach" (poster) 
  • Stephanie S. Wong, Baylor University, "Quantifying Groundwater Resources in Alluvial Aquifers Using GIS" (poster)

2009 

  • Marcelo Sousa, University of Waterloo, "A Systematic Approach for Assessing the Potential Impacts of Beneficial Management Practices on Wells Affected by Nonpoint Sources of Contamination" (paper)
  • Hoori Ajami, University of Arizona, "Quantifying Spatial and Temporal Variability of Mountain System Recharge in Semiarid Catchments" (paper)
  • Danielle Moss, Miami University, "Introduction of Relatively High Conductivity Material and the Effects on TCE Degradation and Remediation" (paper)
  • Megan Smith, Colorado School of Mines, "Polymer-Enhanced Remediation Techniques for More Effective Treatment of Heterogeneous Aquifers" (paper)

2008 

  • Katelyn FitzGerald, Michigan Technological University, "Engaging Urban Students in Geoenvironmental Education Using Storm Water Management Techniques" (paper)
  • Laura Brunson, University of Oklahoma, "Sustainable Technologies and an Implementation Strategy for Arsenic and Fluoride Removal in Developing Areas" (paper)
  • Jennifer Oblinger, Clemson University, "Assessing the Impact of Water Harvesting on Water Resources in Rural India" (paper)
  • Megan Smith, Colorado School of Mines, "Using Polymer Floods to Overcome Heterogeneity Effects During Bioremediation and Chemical Oxidation Ground Water Treatments" (paper)

2007 

  • Linzy Brakefield, Auburn University, “New Approaches to Solve the Henry Problem” (poster)
  • Kouping Chen, The University of Hong Kong, “Hydrochemical Evolution of Ground Water in Shenzhen after Land Reclamation: Major Ion Chemistry of Coastal Ground Water” (poster)
  • Sean Connell, University of New Mexico, “Hydrogeologic Framework of the Albuquerque-Rio Rancho Metropolitan Area, Bernalillo, and Sandoval County, New Mexico: An Update Based on Geologic Mapping”(poster)
  • Maren Somers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, “Practical Water Supply Challenges: The Enugu State, Nigeria Water Development Project” (paper)

2006

  • Evelynn Mitchell, University of Texas, San Antonio, "Method for Determining Specific Storage using Seismic Efficiencies" (paper)
  • Joan Marie Otahal, University of Nevada, Reno, "Mechanized Versus Manual Well Drilling in Developing Countries: How to Drill a Well Two Days Away from Home Depot" (paper)
  • Carter Gehman, Colorado State University, "Measuring Ground Water Storage Change in a Shallow Unconfined Alluvial Aquifer with High-Precision Temporal Gravity Surveys" (paper)
  • Michael Cruikshank, California State University, Fullerton, "Presence of Deep High Quality Groundwater in El Mirage Valley, San Bernardino County, California" (poster, best undergraduate presentation)

2005

  • Amelia Hess, Emporia State University, "A New, Direct-Push Based Approach for On-Site Assessment of Redox Condition in Contaminated Aquifers" (poster)
  • Amelia Tallman and Robyn Cook, University of Montana, "Identifying the Factors Controlling the Sources and Quantity of Water Captured by Municipal Supply Wells in the Highly Conductive Missoula Aquifer, Western Montana" (poster)
  • Trisha B. Johnson, University of Tennessee, "Quantification of Enterovirus and Hepatitis A Virus in East Tennessee Ground Water Using Real-Time Reverse Transcription PCR" (paper)
  • Benjamin K. Amos, Georgia Institute of Technology, "Improved Understanding of Microbial Reductive Dechlorination at High Tetrachloroethane (PCE) Concentrations and in the Vicinity of PCE-DNAPL" (paper)

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