Students conducting independent research work on a variety of topics as illustated by the examples below. The projects may be initiated by and involve interests of the student or they may complement ongoing faculty research. Support for this research comes from the Geology Department and Wittenberg University as well as off-campus organizations such as the National Speleological Society and the Soil Conservation Service. Students are encouraged to present their research at national or regional forums. Students in the past have presented their work at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) and the Ohio Academy of Sciences (OAS).

• Dan McGarvey ('97), Microhabitat use by Fish Populations within the Little Miami River (presented at NCUR, 1997)

• Toby Dogwiler ('96), Drainage Basin Delineation of the Warrensburg Road Karst, Delaware County, Ohio: Implications for Evaluating Land Use Impacts (presented at OAC, 1996)

• Tracy (Monegan) Rice ('96), Beach Sediment Analysis of Sarasota County, Florida: Implications for the Origin of Phosphate Miocene Sands (presented at NCUR, 1996)

• Annette (Summers) Engel ('95), Jointing and Bedding Plane Controls on Cave Passage Development, Canyon Cave, Carter County, Kentucky (presented at OAS, 1995)

• David Rush ('93), An Investigation of Hypogean Meiofauna in Sediments Adjacent to the North Fork Little Miami River, Clark Co., Ohio (presented at OAS, 1993, and NCUR, 1993)

• Lea Anne Scott, Liz Swasko, and Rachel Webb Characterization of Spodosols in U.P. Michigan