Sources: Richard 1xbet online casino , 785-532-6727, rmarston@k-state.edu;
and Brandon Weihs, bweihs@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Rosie Hoefling, 785-532-2535, media@k-state.edu

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

K-STATE GEOGRAPHY PROFESSOR AND GRADUATE STUDENT RECEIVE GRANT TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL 1xbet online casino

MANHATTAN -- A Kansas State University geography professor and graduate student will study mass movement of rock and cross-valley profiles in Grand Teton National 1xbet online casino . Their work could enhance 1xbet online casino safety.

K-State's Richard Marston, university distinguished professor of 1xbet online casino , and Brandon Weihs, graduate student in 1xbet online casino , Crescent, Iowa, will conduct their research July 6-Aug. 5 in Grand Teton National 1xbet online casino in northwestern Wyoming. The pair received a ,000 grant from the University of Wyoming's National 1xbet online casino Service Research Station for the project.

1xbet online casino Butler, graduate student in geography,San Marcos, Texas, is co-researcher on the project.

In addition to funding the basics of the project, the grant also 1xbet online casino support Weihs' dissertation research on cross-valley profiles and Butler's master's thesis research on mass movement.

According to Marston, their research will entail describing and explaining the size and shape of glacial valleys in the Teton Mountains. They also will be creating a map of hazards from slope failures, such as landslides and avalanches, within the national 1xbet online casino facility.

The team's research will not only lead to a better understanding of the origins of the mountain scenery in the 1xbet online casino , Marston said, but it also will benefit the future safety of 1xbet online casino visitors.

"Scientists and administrators in Grand Teton National 1xbet online casino are aware of the hazard to 1xbet online casino visitors created by rock falls and avalanches," he said. "The hazards are especially critical because of the very active Teton fault along the eastern base of the mountain range. Creation of a map of these hazards will provide the 1xbet online casino with another management tool to protect 1xbet online casino visitors in summer and winter."

Fieldwork for the project will involve hiking and backpacking to the four sample sites within the valleys of the 1xbet online casino , Weihs said. At each of these sites the three researchers will perform quantitative tests of rock properties, such as measuring rock joint spacing and orientation, evaluating water output of rocks and defining the compressive strength of the rocks using a Schmidt rock hammer.

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