Table of Page 1 Water, Chemical Additives, and Their Effect on Shale By Matthew Wiese
Page 11 Synthetic Jet Fuels Produced from Natural Gas By Moiz Bohra and Asma Sadia
Page 21 Mother Nature and the Coming Storm By Rosa Bañuelos
Natural gas is an invaluable natural resource but recovery may take a large environmental toll.
Studies on the Qatar campus in collaboration with industry are investigating the potential of gasto-liquid based jet fuels.
Emotion, color, contrast, fantasy and strength provide the inspiration for our effect on Mother Nature.
Page 14 Chasing the Sun By Stephen O’Shea
Page 23 “Two if By Sea”: Modern Archaeological Research into Arrival of the First Americans By Thomas Colvin
Page 4 Bottlenose Dolphins and Boat Traffic in the Galveston Ship Channel By Anna Pennachi Heavy vessel traffic can increase the risk of dolphin habitat disruption, behavior, or physical harm by boat propellers.
Page 8 Developing Minimally-Invasive Biosensors from Fluorescent Dye and Red Blood Cells By Megan Poorman Blood analysis is invaluable in determining a patient’s health but can be invasive unless an alternative can be found.
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Explorations | Fall 2013
Creative non-fiction based on interviews with veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
How and when did the first Americans settle in the Americas? The theory of coastal migration is gaining traction.
Page 17 Cap-and-Trade and Global Compromise By Phillip Warren and Mariah Lord
Page 29 Mapping Subsurfaces with Marbles and Wrapping Paper By Andrew DeCheck
In an effort to limit the effects of man-made climate change, policy-oriented solutions delve into a theoretical look at the necessary cuts in carbon emissions.
The task was simple. Create a method of teaching seismology to middle school kids using everyday objects.