Frances leduke's Travel Grant

Frances LeDuke, a Geological Engineering sophomore, was awarded a Travel Grant to poster presentation at the Geological Society of America (GSA) Connects conference in Pittsburg, PA in October 2023. Her poster was titled “Correlation of electrical resistivity profiles and soil properties at mine waste sites.” Frances’ research is trying to understand the extent to which contamination due to legacy mining can be determined or measured.

According to Frances, “Attending the annual GSA Connects conference in Pittsburgh, PA this year was an incredible opportunity to present my research to other scientists from all over the world. I received amazing feedback and comments, and was able to have valuable technical conversations with the other attendees and presenters at the conference that will continue to add value and depth to my continuing research.” 

Mentor: Rennie Kaunda, Mining Engineering