Acquiring a sediment core from Marion County Lake in Marion County, Kansas.

Ten students  – from three colleges and seven different majors – successfully completed the NRES capstone course in Spring 2018.  Faculty advisors were Dr. John Harrington, Jr. (Geography), Dr. Abby Langston (Geography), and Dr. Vahid Rahmani (Biological & Agricultural Engineering).

Students worked on three different projects including “Influences of Nutrient Accumulation, Sedimentation Loading, and Organic Matter on Water Quality in Marion County”, “Marion County Park and Lake Sediment and Water Quality Study”, and “Identification of Sediment Sources in the Tributaries of Marion County Park and Lake to Develop Future Erosion Management Plan.”  Project reports and scientific poster presentations can be viewed and downloaded from the NRES website.

Congratulations to students Jacob Allen (Biological & Agricultural Engineering), Charles Balkenbusch (Geology), Alan Ddamulira (Biological & Agricultural Engineering), Hannah Gerardy (Agronomy), Colin Keller (Geography), Lucas Linder (Agricultural Economics), Cole Maddox (Agricultural Technology & Management), Elisa Trigo (Animal Sciences), Hannah Wallace (Agronomy), and Tessa Zee (Agronomy).