Undergraduate Undergraduate
Research Projects
Sponsored by D. Franzi
Bibliography of Student Research Projects
(all authors are undergraduate students unless otherwise indicated)
Adkins, G., Daly, D., and Grossman, K., 1991, Finite-difference ground-water modeling using MODFLOW: Independent Study.
1Allen, E.B., 2Stroke, S., Franzi, D.A., and 1Wu, Mei-Yin, 2002, Watershed Inventory Report, Little Chazy River Watershed Partnership: Lake Champlain Basin Program, 82p.*
1PSU Faculty, 2PSU Alumnus
*funded by the Lake Champlain Basin Program
1Barclay, D., 1992, Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Highbank expsoure, Elizabethtown, New York: Independent Study.
1Exchange student from the University of East Anglia (UK)
Baldwin, J., 2003, A GPS/GIS survey of Miner Reservoir at Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
1Billow, S., 2Krasilovsky, M., 3Rimbault, J., 4Toke, N., 5Romanowicz, E.A, and Franzi, D.A., 2003, A preliminary hydrogeochemical assessment of the Little Chazy River, northeastern New York., Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V.35, No.1, p..
1PSU (student), 2Oberlin College, 3Hunter College, 4University of Vermont, 5PSU (faculty)
* funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Miner Agricultural Research Institute, and Plattsburgh State University.
Bobar, A., 1996, A baseflow rating curve for the Little Chazy River at Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
Bogucki, A., 1994, A GIS characterization of the Little Chazy River watershed, northeastern New York: Independent Study.
Brewster, K., 1993, Surface water hydrology of the upper Little Chazy River watershed on Altona Flat Rock, New York: Independent Study.
1Bromley, J., 1994, The evolution of surface-water chemistry in the Little Chazy River and its tributaries, Altona Flat Rock, New York: Independent Study.
1Exchange student from the University of East Anglia (UK)
Bufo, D., 1985, Interpretation of glacial sediments and glacial history in the West Canada Creek Valley, central New York: senior thesis, Lafayette College.
Collingwood, T., 1997, A water budget for a small surface water supported wetland at Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
Collingwood, T., Cornell, D., and Wilson, R., 1997, Effects of the 1996 flood event on Little Chazy River discharge: Independent Study.
1Coler, D., 2Siegel, D.I., and Franzi, D., 1999, Suspended matter in analysis of trace metals in ground water: Are turbidity standards meaningful?: Geol. Soc. Amer. Abstract with Prog., V.31., p.51.
1Syracuse University (graduate student), 2Syracuse University (faculty)
1Collins, J., 1996, A preliminary water budget for Miner Reservoir at Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
1Exchange student from the University of East Anglia (UK)
Cornell, D., 1997, Snow hydrology in the upper Little Chazy River watershed: Independent Study.
Daniels, D., and Kosar, K., 1996, Recalibration of the rating curve for the Little Chazy River at Miner Dam: Independent Study.
1Davis, S.A., 2Schmelzle, M., 1Gahan, Q.T., 1Wanlass, J., Franzi, D.A., and Fuller, R.D., 2002, Disturbance effects on nutrient loss from pine barrens ecosystems in northeastern New York: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V. 34, No.1, p. A13.
1PSU (student), 2Syracuse University
*funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Miner Agricultural Research Institute, and Plattsburgh State University.
1Ellison, C., 2White, E., 3Spinner, S., 3Pechar, T., and Franzi, D., 2001, Controls on runoff in the Little Chazy River watershed, northeastern New York: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V.33, No.1, p. A-22-23.
1Exchange student from the University of East Anglia (UK), 2PSU alumnus currently at University of New Hampshire (graduate student), 3PSU (student)
1Epp, Edward, 2Meyer, Meghan, 3Mitrus, Nicholas, 3Regon, Michelle, 3Stone, Stephanie, and Franzi, David A., 2002, Using a small (0.28 ha) watershed to study stormflow runoff from a sandstone pavement pine barrens in northeastern New York: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V.34, No.1, p. A14.
1Albion University, 2Ashland University, 3PSU (students)
*funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Miner Agricultural Research Institute, and Plattsburgh State University.
Franzi D.A., 1Allen, E.B., 2Gigliotti, T., 3Bogucki, A., 1999, A GIS database for nonpoint source pollution assessment in the Little Chazy River watershed, Clinton County, New York: Clinton County Planning Office, Plattsburgh, NY, 5 maps, 9p.*
1PSU (faculty), 2PSU (student), 3St. Lawrence University
*funded by the New York Soil and Water Conservation Committee through the Clinton County Planning Office
Franzi, D.A., 1Rayburn, J.A., 2Yansa, C.H. and 3Knuepfer, P.L.K., 2002, Late Wisconsinan lacustrine and marine history of the Champlain Lowland and its paleoclimatic implications: Joint Meeting of the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference (94th Annual Meeting) and New York Geological Society (74th Annual Meeting) Guidebook for Field Trips in New York and Vermont, p.A5/1-A5/23.
1PSU alumnus currently at SUNY Binghamton (PhD candidate), 2Michigan State University (faculty), 3SUNY Binghamton (faculty)
Gigliotti, T., 1998, A GIS database for nonpoint source pollution assessment in the Little Chazy River watershed, Clinton County, New York.*
*funded by the NY Soil and Water Conservation Committee through the Clinton County Planning Office
Hamilton, K., 2001, The surficial geology of northern Clinton County: A GIS data layer for the Little Chazy River Watershed Project.*
*funded by the Lake Champlain Basin Program
Hartman, H., 1998, Estimating winter discharge of the Little Chazy River at Miner Dam using USGS data from Chazy, NY: Independent Study.
Hatfield, S., 1985, Glaciolacustrine sedimentation in the upper West Canada Creek Valley, central New York: senior thesis, Lafayette College.
Hauer, K., 1986, Areal distribution of heavy minerals in fluvial deposits from the Champlain Valley, New York and Vermont: Independent Study.
1Hill, S., 2Lee, K., 3Oster, A., 4Mortensen, E., 4Spadafore, M., and Franzi, D., 2001, Hydrogeology in the Little Chazy River watershed, Northeastern New York: Clues to the failure of Miner Dam: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V.33, No. 1, p. A-22.*
1University of Vermont, 2Williams College, 3SUNY Binghamton, 4PSU (students)
*funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Miner Agricultural Research Institute, and Plattsburgh State University.
Hilpl, S., 1989, Use of microcomputer spreadsheet for finite-difference ground water modeling: Independent Study.
Hensinger, J, 1997, 1996 water budget for Miner Reservoir: Independent Study.
1Hohenwarter, J., 2Vinci, J., 3Baptiste, L., 4Romanowicz, E., and Franzi, D.A., in review, Hydrogeologic setting of sandstone-pavement jack pine barrens at Altona Flat Rock, northeastern New York: Geological Society of America Program with Abstracts, Northeastern Section Meeting, 2004.*
1Slippery Rock University, 2Eastern Connecticut State University, 3Hunter College, 4PSU Faculty
*funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Miner Agricultural Research Institute, and Plattsburgh State University.
Jacks, K., 1996, Storage of the Miner Reservoir at Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
Johnson, S.F., 1984, Deglacial chronology and morphosequences in Cherry Valley, eastern Pennsylvania: senior thesis, Lafayette College.
Kenney, T., 1988, Laboratory methods for engineering geology: Independent Study.
Kinzel, P., 1995, Watershed modeling at Flat Rock using STELLA: Independent Study.
Lawrence, Steven, 1987, Laboratory methods for engineering geology: Independent Study.
Matthews, A., Logalbo, M., Frederick, E., and Stowe, M., 2003, Sediment survey of the Imperial Dam Reservoir, Plattsburgh, NY: Independent Study*
*funded by Trout Unlimited, Plattsburgh Chapter
Orovitz, J., 1985, Quantitative X-ray determination of mineral composition in the silt fraction of glacial sediments using an external standard method: Independent Study.
Osborne, T., 1990, Finite-difference ground-water modeling using MODFLOW: Independent Study.
Osborne, T., 1991, Glacial geomorphology and late glacial lacustrine and marine history North Branch Boquet River: Independent Study.
Patchett, R., 1988, Fluvial geomorphology: Independent Study.
Pavone, P., 1995, Reservoir routing of flood waves at Miner Dam, Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
Pechar, Ter, 2000, An evaluation of hydrograph separation techniques using meteorological and streamflow records from Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
Porosky, M., 1996, Storage of a surface-water-supported wetland at Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
Rabideau, P., An electric-analog model for ground-water flow: Independent Study.
Rasberry, Mark, 1989, Sedimentology and stratigraphy of glacial deposits in the Clay Brook Valley, central Vermont: Independent Study.
1Rayburn, J., Franzi, D.A., and 2Knuepfer, P.L.K., 2001, GIS-based volume and discharge calculations for a catastrophic flood event from glacial Lake Vermont into the Hudson River Valley: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V.33, No. 1, p. A-15.
---------- 2002, A large late glacial breakout flood through the Champlain and Hudson lowlands: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V.34, No.6, p.475.
1PSU alumnus currently at SUNY Binghamton (PhD candidate), 2SUNY Binghamton (faculty)
1Rayburn, J.A., 2Yansa, C.H., Franzi, D.A., 3Knuepfer, P.L.K., 2002, The biology and hydrology of the northern Lake Champlain basin before the Holocene: A glimpse along the shoreline following deglaciation: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V. 34 p. A7.
1PSU alumnus currently at SUNY Binghamton (PhD candidate), 2Michigan State University (faculty), 3SUNY Binghamton (faculty)
1Rayburn, J.A., 2Knuepfer, P.L.K., and Franzi, D.A., in review, A series of Late Wisconsinan meltwater floods through the Champlain and Hudson valleys, New York: in Fisher, T.G., and Russell, A.J. (eds), Re-assessing the Role of Meltwater Processes During Quaternary Glaciations, Quaternary Science Reviews Special Volume.
---------- 2003, Differential isostatic rebound across northern New York State immediately following deglaciation: Geological Society of America Program with Abstracts, National Meeting, p.388.
---------- 2003, A series of large late glacial meltwater floods through the Hudson Valley, New York: Abstracts of the 2003 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, p. 50.
---------- 2003, Why a higher resolution Champlain Sea age determination is needed for meltwater flood discharge routing models: Program and Abstracts, Canadian Quaternary Association - Canadian Geomorphology Research Group Meeting, p. A94.
---------- 2003, A large late glacial meltwater flood through the Hudson Valley, New York, USA: Abstracts of the XVI INQUA Congress, p. 150-151.
1PSU alumnus currently at SUNY Binghamton (PhD candidate), 2SUNY Binghamton (faculty)
Rotelli, J., 1999, Sedimentology, and stratigraphy of glacial, lacustrine, and marine deposits in the Keesville NY area: Independent Study.
Scalzo, J., 1999, West Point four landfills hydrogeological investigation: Independent Study.
1Snook, L., 2003, Geomorphological study of Adirondack Mountain cirques: Independent Study.
1Exchange student from the University of East Anglia (UK)
Spinner, S., 1999, Rainfall-runoff relationship for Cold Spring Brook at Altona Flat Rock (Year 2 Results): Independent Study.
Stone, S., 2002, A preliminary physiographic classification for northeastern New York: Independent Study.
Ulrich, J., 1986, Sedimentology and origin of soil samples from a test well at the Bemidji, Minnesota toxic wastes research site: Independent Study.
Wallis-Empsall, J., 1995, Fracture-trace analysis of Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
White, E., 1998, Rainfall-runoff relationship for Cold Spring Brook at Altona Flat Rock: Independent Study.
White, E., and Young, E., 1996, Snow hydrology in the upper Little Chazy River Watershed: Independent Study.
Wilkins, W., 1999, Topography and bathymetry of the outlet for Miner Reservoir: Independent Study.
Young, M., 2003, A GIS database of glacial meltwater channels in northeastern New York: Independent Study.
Zahn, J., 1990, Environmental geology: Independent Study.
1Zinni, B., 2Thouin, J., Franzi, D.A., 3Romanowicz, E.A., and 3Fuller, R.D., 2003, Effect of hydrologic flow path on seep biogeochemistry in sandstone pavement jack pine barren ecosystems, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, V.35, No.1, p..
1SUNY Geneseo, 2PSU (student), 3PSU (faculty)
*funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program, Miner Agricultural Research Institute, and Plattsburgh State University.
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