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<p class="Body"><b>MS or PhD student opportunities in Earth Science</b></p>
<p class="Body"><b>Department of Geology, Kent State University</b></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Four enthusiastic faculty are seeking MS or PhD students to conduct research focused on hydrology/geomorphology, biogeochemistry, environmental </span><span lang="SV" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">geochemistry</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> and
mineralogy, and tectonics/geophysics. Available projects and faculty mentors are described below. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Successful applicants will join the Department of Geology at Kent State University </span><span lang="SV" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">in August 2015 (Fall Semester)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">.
Support will be a combination of teaching and research assistantships (including tuition and health insurance) and is available for 2 years for MS students and 4 years for PhD students. The Department of Geology has over 30 active graduate students and a wide
variety of analytical facilities. We have vigorous ties with faculty in Biological Sciences, Geography, and Architecture. More information on the Department of Geology can be found at: </span><a href="http://www.kent.edu/geology/index.cfm"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">http://www.kent.edu/geology/index.cfm</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. </span></p>
<p class="Body"><i>Hydrology/Geomorphology: </i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Opportunities are available working with Dr. Anne Jefferson (<a href="mailto:ajeffer9@kent.edu">ajeffer9@kent.edu</a>) in the Watershed Hydrology Lab (</span><a href="http://all-geo.org/jefferson"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">http://all-geo.org/jefferson</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">).
Research will involve a significant field component, but may also include stable isotope and water quality lab work and GIS analyses. A specific project will be chosen based on mutual interests from, the following possible projects:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 39.4pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Quantifying effects of green infrastructure on water and
nutrient budgets;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 39.4pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Isotopic variability of surface waters in northeastern
Ohio, as a function of urban land uses and groundwater-surface water interaction; and</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 39.4pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Controls on stream morphology and sediment export within
Cuyahoga Valley National Park at Holocene, multi-century, and modern timescales.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Body"><o:p> </o:p><i>Environmental Geochemistry/Biogeochemistry</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">: Dr. Elizabeth Herndon (</span><a href="mailto:eherndo1@kent.edu"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">eherndo1@kent.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">)
is seeking graduate students to conduct research related to environmental geochemistry and biogeochemistry (<a href="http://elizabethherndon.weebly.com">elizabethherndon.weebly.com</a>). Projects will include a combination of field work, laboratory experiments,
and spectroscopy. Students will learn to operate analytical instruments to characterize soil and water chemistry. Recent projects include:</span></p>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">•</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Human impacts on soil geochemistry and mineral
weathering</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">•</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Influence of vegetation on element transport
through watersheds</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">•</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Geochemical drivers of organic matter decomposition
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<p class="Body"><i>Environmental Mineralogy and Geochemistry</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">: Opportunities are available to work with Dr. David Singer (</span><a href="mailto:dsinger4@kent.edu"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">dsinger4@kent.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">)
in the Environmental Mineralogy and Geochemistry Lab (</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/kent.edu/dsinger/"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="NL" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">https://sites.google.com/a/kent.edu/dsinger/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">).
Research involves laboratory and field experiments on the fate and transport of trace metal in the environment, with a focus on water-energy systems. Experimental work includes Synchrotron-based X-ray experiments. Recent projects include:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">•</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Metal speciation and distribution in the Marcellus
shale</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">•</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Transformations of iron (oxy)hydroxides in
acid mine drainage settings</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">•</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Soil development on coal mine tailings</span></li><li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">•</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Ion sorption and diffusion into mesoporous
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<p class="Body"><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Tectonics/Geophysics</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">: Dr. Chris Rowan (</span><a href="mailto:crowan5@kent.edu"><span class="Link"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">crowan5@kent.edu</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">)
is seeking graduate students with interests in tectonic processes and/or paleo- and rock magnetism (</span><a href="http://all-geo.org/chris_rowan/"><span class="Link"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">http://all-geo.org/chris_rowan/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">).
Research will focus on unravelling global and regional patterns of tectonic deformation by integrating field data with laboratory and modelling studies. Potential projects include:</span></p>
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<p class="Body" style="margin-left: 27.8pt; text-indent: -9.8pt;"><span style="position: relative; top: 1pt;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Reconstructing strain
evolution at collisional plate boundaries;</span><span style="position: relative; top: 1pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" style="margin-left: 27.8pt; text-indent: -9.8pt;"><span style="position: relative; top: 1pt;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Studying the history
and drivers of global plate motions;</span><span style="position: relative; top: 1pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" style="margin-left: 27.8pt; text-indent: -9.8pt;"><span style="position: relative; top: 1pt;">•<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Analogue modelling of
complex deforming regions.</span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Interested students should have a background in geology, earth science, chemistry, hydrology/water resources, or civil and environmental engineering. Strong applicants will have a solid academic
record (>3.5/4.0 GPA, >70<sup>th</sup> percentile on GRE) and previous research experience. Applicants not meeting these criteria will also be considered based on a compelling letter of interest. Interested students should contact their prospective advisor
by December 15th, 2014. Please send a letter of interest (including your academic and research background and specific research interests), unofficial transcripts and GRE scores, and contact information for 3 references. Completion of a formal application
through the Graduate School is required by January 15<sup>th</sup>, 2015, and information on this process can be found at </span><a href="http://www.kent.edu/geology/graduate/gradapplication.cfm"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">http://www.kent.edu/geology/graduate/gradapplication.cfm</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">. </span></p>
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