Symposium Schedule

8:20

Geophysical Investigations to Aid in the Assessment and Remediation of Chlorinated VOCs in Fractured Bedrock

Pressley, Michael

The Future of CVOC Remediation: Advanced Colloidal Technologies Enabling Rapid, Long‑Term, Site‑Wide Cleanup

Parke, Christian

Landslides and Landscape Evolution at Jones Gap State Park, SC

Brame, Scott

8:40

An Overview of Preliminary Karst Terrain Assessment for Site Development

Daniel, T.J.

In-Situ Treatment of Chlorinated Organics and Metals by Combining Biological, Abiotic and Biochemical Processes

Lakhwala, Fayaz

Landslide Analysis Using Major Cation Analysis of Soils at Jones Gap State Park, South Carolina

Hughes, Catherine

9:00

Geophysical and Hydrogeologic Testing to Develop a Hydrogeologic Model for Proposed Quarry Development

O'Shea, Thomas

Treating 1,4-Dioxane Comingled with Chlorinated Ethanes with Extended-Release Potassium Persulfate

Macaulay, Derek

Tropical Storm-Induced Slope Failures at Jones Gap State Park, SC: A Multi-Event Analysis

Smith, Nicolas

9:20

Electrical Resistivity Imaging Survey for Siting a New Spring Water Extraction Well

Bergstrom, Jorgen

Abiotic Degradation 1,4-Dioxane in the Presence of Iron-bearing Minerals

Romero, Juan

Dendrogeomorphological Reconstruction of Paleoflood Events Along the Edisto River, South Carolina

Belk, Fish

9:40

Characterization of Hydraulic Fractures in the Shallow Subsurface using Ground Penetrating Radar

Bardos, Benjamin

Integrating Molecular Biological Tools, CSIA, and Mass Flux for Performance Monitoring

Birk, Gary

Using Foraminifera as a Secondary Proxy to Track Past Storm Events

Lin, Alvin

10:00

Utilizing Infrared Imaging to Identify Groundwater Flux Zones in Piedmont and Blue Ridge Streams

Muller, Sam

Optimizing Injection Methodology for Effective Remediation

Gerber, Brendan

Monitoring the Effect of Diurnal Thermal Stressing on Fracture Aperture Width in the Table Rock Gneiss, Big Rock Mountain, Pickens County, SC

Wiggins, Joseph

10:20

Coronaca Earthquake Swarms Post Hurricane Helene

McKinsey, Tim

Back to Basics: Understanding Permanganate Natural Oxidant Demand Testing for Successful Design

Kemmerer, Dylan

The Impact of Climate Change on Baseflow in Three South Carolina Rivers

Neu, Victoria

1:00

In Situ PFAS Immobilization with Direct Sonic Injection of DualSorb™ in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

MacNamara, Markus

Temperature-responsive Particles for Flow Control of Geothermal Systems

Hawkins, Adam

Implementing the Seawater Intrusion Package in MODFLOW 6

Defalco, Alex

1:20

In Situ Remediation with Colloidal Activated Carbon to Reduce PFAS Risk

Parke, Christian

High Temperature Subsurface Energy Storage

Grant, Josh

Evaluating an Alluvial Aquifer in the Old Seneca River Floodplain using Transient Well Tests

Woods, Sloane

1:40

Managing PFAS Monitored Retention

Cantrell, Tim

Using TOUGH2 to Characterize the Subsurface at a High Temperature Thermal Energy Storage Site

Jennings, Sam

Quantification of Rock Weathering Utilizing Silicon Isotopes Versus Concentration-Based Methods for Carbon Capture Analysis

Brooks, Logan

2:00

Is PFAS Sample Cross-contamination a Major Concern?

Boone, Lindsay

Determining the Intrinsic Permeability of Ultra-Low Permeability Cement Grout Samples

Falta, Ronald

Assessing Groundwater Contamination Potential from Secondary Rock Phosphates Used as Fertilizers

Greiner, Jack

2:40

Installation of Horizontal Remediation Wells at Urban Environmental Sites

Shinall, Brian

Tensor Strainmeters for Geothermal Reservoir Monitoring: Development and Testing

Parris, Josh

Radionuclide Contaminant and Transport: Evaluating Technetium-99, Bromine-79, and Neptunium-237 under Natural Cycling Conditions

Rowell, Abigail

3:00

Drilling Down: Using Horizontal Directional Drilling Pilot Studies to De-Risk and Optimize Full-Scale Remediation

Andelman, Elliott

Estimating In-Situ Properties from Strainmeter Data During Transient Well Tests

Arhin, Henry

Technetium-99 Removal Efficiency and Retention in Contaminated Groundwater Systems

Metzler, Mikayla

3:20

Well Inefficiency and Where it Occurs

Hanna, Thomas

Strain During Hydraulic Fracturing to Create a Geothermal Reservoir at the Utah FORGE Site

Murdoch, Larry

The Impact of Dissolved Organic Matter on Cs Sorption to Savannah River Site Stream Sediments

Brown, Jessica

4:00

Characterizing Microplastics in Flood Sediments after Hurricane Helene, Asheville, North Carolina

Sgan, Abigail

Effect of Calcination Temperature on Cerium Dioxide Particle Size and Morphology

Cothran, Joseph

Geologic Mapping of Cretaceous and Tertiary Hypabyssal and Volcanic Rocks May Reveal Ancient Volcanic Center, Highland Lakes, California

Dixon, Joseph

4:20

Spatial Quantification of Microplastic Concentrations Using Water and Sediment Sampling in Lake Jocassee, South Carolina

Barker-Edwards, Tiffany

Establishing Laboratory Methodologies for the Delta Q Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer at Clemson University

Warriner, Luke

Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Highland Lakes, California, in Relation to Surrounding Volcanic Centers

Constantino, Joe

4:40

Characterization and Analysis of Microplastic Concentration in Coastal Sediments at Charleston, South Carolina

Ramirez, Amy

Investigating the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Geoscience Education Compared to Traditional Learning Methods

Hawkins, Samuel

U-Pb Dating of the Igneous Rocks at Highland Lakes, CA: Connection to Volcanic Centers

McNelly, Sloane