HR: 0800h
AN: ED51C-0037    [Abstracts]
TI: Fly Ash Interaction and Induction into Composite Soils Interrelating with Various Watershed Characteristics Stability and Analysis
AU: * Whipple, B
EM: bobwhipple@hotmail.com
AF: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East Saint Joseph Street, Rapid City, SD 57701-3995 United States
AB: My current research is a cross between the geotechnical and water quality aspect of Civil and Environmental Engineering. I will be using fly ash mixed with various soils (cohesive and non-cohesive), clays (expansive and non-expansive), and shales to increase the soil composite's viability of strength and economics by determining the environmental impact of recycling the fly ash and presenting how the constancy of the composite soils will aid in the water quality of a rainfall event during a given storm within a soon to be determined watershed. I, Robert Whipple, am currently a graduate student here at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) and Oglala Lakota College for the school 2004-2005. My current field of study is in Civil Engineering with a Geotechnical and Water Resource emphasis in my area of analysis. This past 2004 spring semester has been my first semester of study. Currently, I am a Teaching Assistant with the CEE 356 - Geotechnical Engineering I. How I wish to benefit from attending the AGU National Conference is to attain my Ph.D. and teach science, engineering, and mathematics to other Native American students whether at a tribal college, or state/private institution. By attending this year's 2004 Conference in San Francisco, CA it would greatly aid me in coming back to the South Dakota region to teach, mentor, and advise other Native American engineering students that can contribute to their world. To help empower our reservations, tribal colleges, and government agencies with our own Native American engineers is indeed a goal that is realistic and I believe AGU is a big part of that process. I wouldn't just benefit from attending but would be able to relay the message that minorities can achieve goals and participate in professional conferences with quality professors, staff, administrators, educators, and students. I have worked on many research projects involving to Environmental, Geological, Hydrological, and Geotechnical Engineering as cooperative ventures with Oglala Lakota College and the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. This exposure has given me the opportunity to be a role model for other Native American engineering students with both institutions.
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
SC: Education and Human Resourcese [ED]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting