REU: Origin and History of Glacial Deposits in West Central Minnesota

五名人数不足的本科生将参与实地和实验室研究，以确定明尼苏达州中西部三个有问题的冰川沉积物的来源。这项研究将利用田间卵石计数、沉积物岩相学和X射线衍射法对土壤和耕作进行来源分析，以确定来源区域。起源研究很容易在本科生水平上完成，但仍然是研究明尼苏达州冰川沉积的基本方法。这项工作将在夏季完成，至少有两名学生将来自受资助机构以外的其他机构。预计至少有四名学生，可能是所有学生都将来自少数族裔或残疾人。

Five underrepresented undergraduates will be involved in field and laboratory research to determine the origin of three problematic glacial deposits in west-central Minnesota. The studywill employ provenance analysis of soils and tills using field pebble counts, sediment petrography and X-ray diffraction to determine source area. Provenance studies are readily accomplished at the undergraduate level yet remain the fundamantal method of studying glacial deposits in Minnesota. The work will be done in the summer, and at least two of the students will come from other than the grantee institution. It is anticipated that at least four and possibly all of the students will come from minority or handicapped populations