Research from 2024
Comparison of All-in Sustaining Costs, Gold Grade, and Gold Prices in North American Gold Mining Companies, David Abiodun
Process Intensification for Rare Earth Elements Adsorption by Resonant Vibratory Mixing, Oluwatosin Adebayo, Richard LaDouceur, and Zainab Nasrullah
Investigating the drought sensitivity of intermontane-basin groundwater systems in western Montana using standardized drought indices, Daniel Buckley
UAS-Enhanced Rock Mass Characterization of the Left Abutment at Madison Dam, Ennis Montana, Karl Farber
Application of Biochar / Bentonite Based Admixtures in Reinforced Concrete for Corrosion Prevention, Jacob Fleury
USING INDICATOR MINERALS FROM STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES TO DETECT RARE EARTH ELEMENT DEPOSITS, Michael Gary
Stability, Mechanical Properties, and High-Pressure Structural Modifications of Some Industrially Relevant Metallic Glasses, Alexander George
Selective Separation of Metal Ions from Aqueous Process Streams Using Magnetite Adsorbent, Daniel Geottlich
Mechanical Characterization of Polymer Composites Embedded with Aramid Nanofiber, Evan Griffiths
MPEM Capstone Presentation, Sarah Hambidge
EFFECTS OF MAGNETITE PARTICLE MORPHOLOGY ON ADSORPTION OF COPPER IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, Alisa Hashley
Characterizing the Engineering Properties of Three Lithologies from Montana and Idaho Using Acoustic Emissions and Stress-Strain Measurements, Mary Humphreys
Characterizing and Modeling the Hydraulic Regime of the Upper Missouri River, Koby Martin
MPEM Capstone Presentation, Kaelin Newman
INVESTIGATING THE PRODUCTION OF AF96 STEEL ALLOY BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING USING DRY METAL ALLOYING, John Paul Osabutey
Enhancement of the Mechanical Behavior of Nitinol Wire for Vascular Stent Applications by the Addition of a Polymer Matrix Composite Coating, Baylie Phillips
IMPACT OF SITE REHABILITATION ON LOCAL INSECT AND POLLINATOR POPULATIONS: A CASE STUDY OF NEWLY RESTORED MINING LANDS IN BUTTE, MONTANA, Nicholas Rasschaert
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING OF 12.25” HORIZONTAL WELLBORES TO IDENTIFY THE EFFECTS OF PIPE ROTATION ON CUTTINGS TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY, David Rathgeber
MPEM Capstone Presentation, Stetson Ratzlaff
VARIABLE SCALE PORE SYSTEM EFFECTS ON UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIR FLUID PROPERTIES AND PRODUCTION MECHANISMS, David Reichhardt
PROCESS INTENSIFICATION FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY RESONANT VIBRATORY MIXING, Amirhosein Riahi
MULTIPHYSICS SIMULATION OF BIOCHAR ADSORPTION RATES, Joseph Salerno
MPEM Capstone Presentation, Jason Schneider
A METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING AND COMPARING UNMANNED INSPECTION PLATFORMS IN UNDERGROUND AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS, Sydney Shockley
Riparian Expansion Post-Restoration Efforts Along the Upper Clark Fork River, Makena Tanko
Design of a Semi-continuous Bio-oil Upgradation Process Using Iron/Bone-char Catalysts, Kelli Thomas
Solar Process Heat Pyrolysis, Maxwell Triepke
ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TOMOGRAPHY MEASUREMENTS IN COLUMN FLOTATION OF PURE HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC SYSTEMS, Vimeipha Vilayphone
Research from 2023
THE USE OF NOVEL CEMENT ADDITIVES TO INCREASE THE CARBON STORAGE POTENTIAL OF OILFIELD CEMENTS, Rob Braden
INVESTIGATIONS OF DUAL-ELECTROLYTE LAYER PROTONIC CERAMIC FUEL CELLS FOR ENHANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE AND LONGEVITY, Abdul-Sommed Hadi
HIGH-PRESSURE SLURRY ABLATION FOR IMPROVING SEPARATION OF COPPER/MOLYBDENUM AND FLOTATION OF GOLD TAILINGS, Mitchell Harvey
GEOCHEMICAL MODELING OF MOLYBDENUM STABILITY IN A BASALT AQUIFER, Scott Hensel
Optimization of Porosity in Cold Spray Produced Copper and Zinc Coatings, Cameron Hughes
INVESTIGATION OF THE SHEEP CREEK CARBONATITES, RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA, Sarah Risedorf
MICROBIOME RECOVERY OF THE UPPER CLARK FORK RIVER RESTORATION SITE, Danella Stapley
A STUDY OF BIOCHAR PRODUCTION VIA CONTINUOUS VACUUM-ASSISTED PYROLYSIS, Max Wohlgenant
Research from 2022
CHEMICAL SPECIATION IN HOT SPRINGS HOSTED IN RHYOLITIC AND BASALTIC HOST ROCK: YELLOWSTONE AND ICELAND, Maria Emilia Arteaga Pozo
CORRELATIONS OF SUBSURFACE GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS IN CENTRAL MONTANA, David Barrick
INCREASING HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN ELECTROLYSIS WITH A MAGNETIC FIELD, Laurie Battle
SYNTHESIS AND STABILIZATION OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES FROM CHLORIDE AND CYANIDE SYSTEMS, Kathryn Ariela Bozer
CHARACTERIZING HYDROSTRATIGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION OF THE SEMI-CONSOLIDATED SEDIMENT AQUIFERS OF THE FLATHEAD VALLEY IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA THROUGH HYDROGEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS, Elizabeth Katherine Breitmeyer
GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE EAST DOME COMPLEX WITHIN THE HOG HEAVEN VOLCANIC FIELD, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, Ethan Coppage
IMAGING METAL OBJECTS THROUGH RADIO FREQUENCY CHANNEL SOUNDING, Jamison Ehlers
IN-SITU GENERATION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM KEROGEN USING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, Forrest Green
THE TEMPERING RESPONSE OF CPM® 3V TOOL STEEL INVESTIGATED THROUGH TENSILE TESTING AND MICROSTRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS, Stephen A.C. Hanson
A Study of the Integration of Environment, Social, and Governance Policy in the Mining Industry, Ryan Isto
Identifying Factors Contributing to Differences in Success Rates Among Three Montana TRIO Upward Bound Programs, Ismael Esai Longoria
Investigating the Possibility of Using Smelted Water-Cooled Copper Slag Regolith as a Terrestrial Based Lunar Regolith Simulant, Scott A. Morley
INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURE, CHEMISTRY AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NOVEL BIOCHARS, Julie Elizabeth Muretta
MINERALOGY AND FLUID INCLUSION STUDY OF THE MARGET ANN MINE OF THE BUTTE MINING DISTRICT, SILVER BOW COUNTY, MONTANA, Tiffany Ostenburg
Macrophyte Abundance and Nitrate Dynamics of Silver Bow Creek, Katelyn Reichle
AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACTS OF BEAVER DAM MIMICRY STRUCTURES ON GROUNDWATER SURFACE-WATER INTERACTIONS IN LOWER MOUNTAIN RIPARIAN SYSTEMS, Mercedes D. Salazar
AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACTS OF BEAVER DAM MIMICRY STRUCTURES ON GROUNDWATER SURFACE-WATER INTERACTIONS IN LOWER MOUNTAIN RIPARIAN SYSTEMS, Mercedes D. Salazar
Research from 2021
The Permitting and Public Relations of Controversial Projects in Mining, Madison Akers
FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MANGANESE OXIDE SURFACES FROM POLYMER-BASED FIBER PRECURSORS, Molly C. Brockway
PROTEIN EXPRESSION IN MAMMALIAN CELL LINES AFTER LOWLEVEL METAL EXPOSURE, Sydney Jennings
QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF PORTIONS OF THE MCGREGOR PEAK, MURR PEAK, MARION, AND HUBBART RESERVOIR, 7.5’ QUADRANGLES, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, Carlos Montejo
POST-RECLAMATION AND PRE-MINING GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE GALENA CREEK WATERSHED IN THE BARKER-HUGHESVILLE MINING DISTRICT, JUDITH BASIN COUNTY, MONTANA, Austin Neaville
Adapting Open Pit Mine Design Fundamentals to Leverage the Advantages of Autonomous Haulage Systems, Race Owens
BEAVER PONDS AS CATCHMENT-WIDE RETENTION BASINS FOR HEAVY METALS SEQUESTRATION, Carly Peach
SILICON CARBIDE SYNTHESIS VIA ANION LOADED ACTIVATED CARBON, Auva Speiser
THE IMPACT OF HYPERBOLIC DECLINE CURVE PARAMETERS ON LONG-TERM PRODUCTION FORECAST ACCURACY FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION, Nathaniel Younk
Research from 2020
MONITORING THE 2018 ERUPTION OF KĪLAUEA VOLCANO USING VARIOUS REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES, Ninad Bhagwat
INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE EXPOSURE ON WELL-BORE CEMENT INTEGRITY, Claude Boiteau
MODELING UNCONVENTIONAL WATER PRODUCTION IN THE NORTHEAST ELM COULEE FIELD, BAKKEN FORMATION, Jan Branning
ASSESSING PARTICULATE MATTER WALL LOSS WITH CONDUCTIVE VS. NON-CONDUCTIVE CASSETTES USED FOR AIRBORNE MINERAL DUST SAMPLING, Curtis Caroll
Phytoremediation of mining contaminated soil and groundwater by hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) and locally adapted native plants, Nathan Carpenter
Orphan Boy and Orphan Girl: Historical information on groundwater and flooded workings, Emelina Doucette
A TESTBED AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED POWER PLANT MODEL VALIDATION VIA PMU TERMINAL MEASUREMENTS, Jacob Eisenbarth
ORGANIC WASTE COMPOUNDS IN BUTTE AREA SURFACE WATERS, Deliliah Friedlander
PARTICLE TRACKING OF A SIMULATED MELT POOL OF SELECTIVE LASER MELTING, Prakash Gautam
NADIR AND OBLIQUE UAV PHOTOGRAMMETRY TECHNIQUES FOR QUANTITATIVE ROCK FALL EVALUATION IN THE RIMROCKS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL MONTANA, Micah Gregory-Lederer
LONG-TERM DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF POWER SYSTEMS USING PYTHON, AGENT BASED MODELING, AND TIME-SEQUENCED POWER FLOWS, Thad Haines
How have TV News Reporters’ Duties Changed in the Past 15 Years?, Katy Harris
EFFECT OF FROTHER STRENGTH AND SOLIDS ON GAS DISPERSION IN A CAVITATION SPARGER MEASURED BY ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TOMOGRAPHY, Philip Holdsworth
MODELING AND PROTOTYPING A MODULAR, LOW-COST COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM FOR UAVS, Tyler Holliday
HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE OF HEADWATER STREAMS RESTORED WITH BEAVER DAM ANALOGUE STRUCTURES, Evan Norman
Analysis of Semi-Arid Riparian Environments using Satellite Imagery, Kira Overin
USE OF SHOTCRETE MADE WITH MINE WASTE TO REDUCE COSTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF WASTE DISPOSAL, Casey Penney
GENETIC REMOVAL OF TOXIN AND INTEGRASE GENES FROM A STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTERIOPHAGE, Hannah Sparks
EFFECT OF GLOBAL ENERGY DENSITY ON DYNAMIC STRAIN HARDENING OF SELECTIVE LASER MELTED ALSI10MG, MD Salah Uddin
SYNTHESIS OF CARBIDE CERAMICS VIA REDUCTION AND CARBURIZATION OF OXYANIONS ADSORBED ONTO AN ACTIVATED CARBON MATRIX, Grant Wallace
A NOVEL METHOD FOR MAKING TITANIUM DIOXIDE FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATIONS, Gary Wilson
A Geophysical Survey near Blacktail Creek in the Thompson Park area near Butte, Montana, Guolong Wu
Research from 2019
INVESTIGATION OF SURFACE TREATMENT AND DENSITY SEPARATION FOR SELECTIVE RECYCLING OF PLASTICS, Adilbek Baigabelov