Quantitative Methods in Rocks and Minerals Abstracts
Class of 2015
The Geological Difference between Earth and Mars – A detailed investigative study of the two planets’ evolving geology Angel Anderson
Prevention of Coastal Erosion by Natural Dune Formation at the Fort Fisher Civil War Monument Anisha Khanna
The Impact of Mountaintop Removal Mining on Soil, Air, and Water Quality in the Appalachian Mountains Anna Gilbert
An Exploration of Aluminum Abundance in Mount Mitchell Carol Jablonski
The Extraction of Gold through Chemical Methods Giovanni Budi
The Environmental Impacts of Artificial Shore Stabilization along the East Coast Samuel Li
Geologic Impacts on Arsenic Levels in the Groundwater of Bangladesh Shinjini Misra
Class of 2014
Hematite – Magnetization and Demagnetization, Properties, and Industrial Applications. Alex Cavoli
The Reactivity and Conductivity of Metallic Alloys in Medical Implants. Amol Garg
Beach Nourishment and Sand Formation on Naturally and Artificially Constructed Beaches. Armaan Sethi
The Chemical and Physical Properties of Kyanite as it Relates to Landscape Evolution. Carrie Dean
The Comparison of Natural and Synthetic Gemstone Formation and Composition. Ce’Nedra Dillard
Morrow Mountain Metarhyodacite – A comparison of a rhyolitic dome and a volcanic unconformity. Davis Brown
An Analysis of the Genesis, Formation and Distribution of North Carolina’s Granite. India Brown
The Comparison of Sand to Sandstone and the Exploration of Bear Island’s Mysterious Black Sand. Lilly Balla
Fossils, the Keys to the Past – Significance, Occurrence, and Ages of the Fossils in the Castle Hayne Formation. Margot Clyburn
Formation of Sinkholes and Other Varieties of Karst Topography in Limestone Layers. Xueyang Li
Class of 2013
Pegmatites and their minerals Anane Ward
Lets Get Limestoned Joseph Kim, Jihoon Lim
Biomineralization – The Living Aspect of Mineralogy Joshua Mathew
The Geochemical Diseases of China Elizabeth Smith
Another Giant Leap for Mankind – Carbon Sequestering on Venus Simone McCluney
Shale I Frack or Mine – Comparing Natural Gas and Fossil Fuels Seth Flynn
Dude, Where’s My Beach – The Harmful Effects of Human Development on the Barrier Islands Kaitlin Grant
The geology of gold and its use in medicine Carmen Allis
Sea Levels and Sediments’ Effect On Climate Change Sarah Rhymer
Class of 2012
The Transition from Calcite to Aragonite as Seen in Oceans and Caverns. Javairia Warrich
The Erosion of Pilot Mountain: How Long Will it Take? Julia Skelton
Comparison of the Geology and Prehistoric Environments of the Castle Hayne and Pungo River Formations. Devin Hoffman
Quartz: From Mountain to Sea. Brigette Butler
Practicality of Piezoelectricity as an Energy Source. Brian Alloway
Energy Possibilities of Thorium and Its Availability in Monazite Sands. Dylan Caskie
Cost Benefit Analysis of Fracking in North Carolina. Matthew Aupperle
Volatile Organic Compounds in Soils across North Carolina. Jess Canton
The Magnetic Solar System. Monica Mayer
X-Ray Diffraction Crystallography. Haven France
Class of 2011
Plate Tectonics and the Formation of the Appalachian Mountains. Norman T. Archer
Formation of Iron Ore Deposits. Ambika Ahuja
Exploring the Various Properties of Igneous Rocks: Crystallization & Composition. Kirsten Bubak
Investigating the Properties of Sand Dunes. Hannah Fischler
How Humans Affect the Geologic Change of North Carolina’s Coast. Elyse Sulkey
The Impact of Volcanoes on the Environment. Sean Ryan
Magnetite: Magnetic Right?. Tierra Anthony
Impact, Variation, and Depositional Environments of Coal. Anjali Mani
Fossil Formation and Their Significance in North Carolina. Ivy Hubbard
Classification, Occurrence, and Alteration of Volcanic Glasses. Radha Patel
Class of 2010
Grand Canyon vs. New River Gorge. James Kang
Human Impact on Beaches. Kong Lee
Coal Burning and Its Effect on the Environment. David Song
Precious Gems of the Appalachian Mountains. Clay Brock
The Presence of Asbestos in Talc. Courtney Hardy
Mason’s Inlet: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. Laura Burgess
Investigation of the Hydrophobic Qualities of Oil in Relation to Sand Porosity. Angela Wang
The Crystal Coast: A Unique Geological Phenomenon. Kate Jablonski
The Preventive Methods of Beach Erosion. Helen Robertson