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Kulha , Katherine H 1 ; Neupauer , Roseanna M 2 ; Mays , David C 3 1 University of Colorado - ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ 2 University of Colorado - ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ 3 University of Colorado - Denver Remediation of contaminated groundwater is a costly but often necessary process. Above ground pump-and-treat remediation...

Kraft , Victoria C 1 1 University of Colorado, Geography & Environmental Studies An outstanding problem in Hawai’i is invasive species of tree ferns that can outcompete native species, with unknown but potentially large consequences on ecosystem function. My research project involves ground survey observations of the three endemic Cibotium...

Khan , Alia L 1 ; Hohner , Amanda K 2 ; McKnight , Diane M 3 ; Rosario , Fernando 4 ; Summers , Scott 5 1 CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, INSTAAR 2 CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ 3 CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, INSTAAR 4 CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ 5 CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Previous research suggests nonhumic DOM production can be related to chlorophyll-a...

Kawakami , Tanaya R 1 ; Crimaldi , John P 2 1 University of Colorado, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ 2 University of Colorado, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Many benthic invertebrates reproduce by broadcast spawning: egg and sperm are released at separate locations and must coalesce before fertilization can take place. In the case of corals, the...

Goss , Natasha R 1 ; Mladenov , Natalie 2 ; Boor , Ethan M 3 ; Seibold , Chris 4 ; Chowanski , Kurt 5 ; Schmidt , Steve K 6 ; Williams , Mark W 7 1 University of Colorado 2 Kansas State University 3 University of Colorado...

Gill , Emily C. 1 ; Chase , Thomas N. 2 1 CIRES 2 CIRES Extreme warm, localized, temperatures (heat waves) appear to be increasing globally. Specifically, the 2010 Russian heat wave has been a controversial extreme climate event, with record breaking temperatures and catastrophic damage. According to Barriopedro et...

Evans , Thomas 1 ; Reese , Michael 2 1 Monarch High School 2 Monarch High School Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) occurs when surface and groundwater pass through heavy metal or coal mines. More often than not, mines that produce acid mine drainage are abandoned mines that have not been...

Dehart , Jessica 1 1 University of Colorado, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Many areas in the United States are currently experiencing rapid development of natural gas production wells employing the method of hydraulic fracturing to extract the gas out of shale formations. The potential impact of hydraulic fracturing on shallow groundwater resources, however,...

Coate , Jacob 1 ; Anderson , Suzanne P 2 1 INSTAAR 2 INSTAAR Gordon Gulch is a headwater catchment for ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Creek in ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, CO, which helps supply water to the Mississippi and many of the populations in the South East of the United States. Gordon Gulch experiences maximum...

Adams , Taylor 1 1 CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Hill Tunneling Optimization is a member of the Reactive Search Optimization class of algorithms that attempts to reproduce the global-minimum-finding capabilities of Simulated Annealing algorithms while increasing computational efficiency in certain classes of applications. The determination of the Optimal Channel Network for a...