27 BOONE PICKENS SCHOOL OF GEOLOGY Environmental Geophysics in the Boone Pickens School of Geology James H. Knapp, Camelia C. Knapp, and Ahmed Ismail As a component of new B.S. degree programs in both Geophysics (2021) and Environmental Geoscience (2022) in the Boone Pickens School of Geology, we carried a geophysical field campaign in October 2022. Conceived by Dr. J. Knapp, the project was executed by Drs. C. Knapp and A. Ismail with 24 students (undergraduate and graduate) enrolled in GEOL 4443/5443 (Environmental Geophysics) and volunteer members from GEOL 2030 (Geologic Field Experience). Students gained experience in the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of a suite of geophysical techniques including ground penetrating radar (GPR), seismic refraction, Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW), and electrical resistivity. The target of the investigation was the Coyle Escarpment (~30 km southwest of the OSU campus) where the northern margin of the Cimarron River is marked by a linear (~4 km) topographic escarpment (~15-20 m) formed within Quaternary fluvial deposits. This effort introduced the students to real world scientific inquiry in the curriculum, as well as the challenge to integrate geological and geophysical techniques in problem solving. Our goal is to implement these geophysical techniques into a summer geophysical field course at our OSU field station in Cañon City, Colorado. For additional information on the Coyle Escarpment project, visit the Sensors and Software website at: https://www.sensoft.ca/blog/environmental-geophysics-at-oklahoma-state-university/ Environmental Geophysics 2022 Field Campaign. Front (L to R): Amanda Harding, Clayton Hedges, Prof. Ahmed Ismail, Prof. Camelia Knapp, Izabelle Buentello, Megan Garrett, Lisa Lipscomb, Madison Culver, Kayleen Lemen, Shreejesh Sreedhar; Back (L to R): Steven Beresh, Connor Allen, Isaac Davis, Hussein Al Dakheeli, William Andrews, Prof. James Knapp, Brancen Redman, Kyle Spears, Will Morrison, Ben Emmert, Luke Gallery, Saiful Alam, Kaleb Smith, Silas Samuel, Benjamin Oister, Steven Cotton, Oluseun Sanuade.
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