Miocene plant fossils at Clarkia, Idaho. (Photo by D.P. Schwert)

Unless otherwise indicated, the project titles posted below are available on a first-come, first-served basis. I'll post the name of the "claimant" next to each topic. Watch this page for constant updates.

The list below is not intended to be exhaustive. There's plenty of geology to view during the trip(!), and so if you'd like to propose another topic (or a more specific topic), see DPS.

To "claim" a project, contact D.P. Schwert, NDSU Geosciences. I am reserving the "easier" topics for intro students.

For a general literature search using GeoRef (available through the WinSpirs icon on NDSU cluster machines), try this search string: (((scabland* or columbia plateau or glacial lake missoula) and (washington or oregon or idaho)) in ti ab de) not (abstract* or agricult* or ground*water). You should be able to cut and past this search string into GeoRef. For literature on the Clarkia fossils try this: clarkia and idaho and fossil*.

Lura Joseph, geology librarian at the University of Illinois, has assembled a useful Selected Bibliography page, available here.

Citation and reference format for each chapter is to strictly following the format of the Geological Society of America publications (see any G.S.A. journal or book for examples, or click here.

1. Frequency of Lake Missoula Floods: Nature and Interpretation of the Evidence: Michael Wright

2. Glacial Lake Missoula: Size, Volume, History, and Evidence: Reuben Panchol

3. Nature of the Ice Dams for Glacial Lake Missoula: Hugh Cowan

4. Dating of Soils: Approximate and Specific: David Hopkins

5. Volcanic Ashes of the Columbia Plateau: Stratigraphy and Correlation: Justin Costa Rica

6. Sedimentological Evidence for the Magnitude of the Lake Missoula Floods: Pendant Bars, Ripple Marks, Cross-beds, Clast Size, etc.: Daniel Weihrauch

7. NASA's Interests in the Channeled Scablands: Cody VanderBusch

8. J. Harlen Bretz: Perspectives on a Catastrophic Origin for the Channeled Scablands: Donald Schwert

9. Geologic Setting and History of the Dry Falls Region: Nicholas Low

10. Nature and Classification of Volcanic Rocks: Ronald Thorsrud

11. Tectonic Models for the Columbia Plateau Basalt Eruptions: Andrew Podoll

12. Geologic Setting of the Ginkgo-Wanapum State Park Region: Grant Neuharth

13. Correlation of Flows in the Columbia River Basalt Group: Chad Weisenburger

14. Areal Extent, Thickness, and Volume of the Columbia River Basalt Group: Abigail Marohl

15. Structural Geology and History of the Yakima Fold Belt: Roark Franklund

16. The Touchet Beds: Significance Relative to the Lake Missoula Floods: Jennifer Thorstad

17. Stream Capture History of the Palouse River: Carrie Wirth

18. Loess Deposits of the Palouse: History, Characteristics, and Soils II: Nicholas Schlagel

19. Lemniscate Landforms in Fluvial Geomorphology: a Comparison of Scablands in Washington State and in North Dakota: Donald Schwert

20. Loess Deposits of the Palouse: History, Characteristics, and Soils I: Sheldon Tuscherer

21. Genesis and Morphology of Typical Soils of Volcanic-Ash Land: Patrick Kilzer

22. Catastrophic Discharge of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville: Kelly Gorz

23. The Transformation of Basalts into Soil via the Environment: John Steinberger

24. The Clarkia Fossil Deposits: Overview and Significance: Stefanie Costa Rica

• Richard Foster Flint: Perspectives on a Non-catastrophic Origin for the Channeled Scablands:

• Dune Classification, and History of Dune Fields near Moses Lake, Washington:

• Tectonic Setting of the Pacific Northwest During the Miocene Epoch:

• Geologic Setting of the Clarkia, Idaho, Region:

• Dikes and Vents of the Columbia River Basalt Group:

• Geochemistry of the Columbia Plateau Basalts:

  
  

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