River Basins Research Initiative
Conference Abstracts and Invited Presentations

ABSTRACTS (*Student author)

2014

Lewis, G. P., *Motes, A. T., and *Murray, K. B., Abundance of woody debris in urban and rural streams in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge provinces of South Carolina, To be presented at the Annual Southeastern Geological Society of America meeting, Blacksburg, VA, April 10 – 11, 2014.

2013

*Bailey, B., Dripps, W. and Muthukrishnan, S., 2013. Spatial Analysis of Well Yields in Fractured Bedrock Terrains of the Piedmont of Northwestern South Carolina. Geological Society of America - Southeastern Section 62nd Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 20 – 21, 2013.

*Bressler, A., Dripps, W., and Andersen, B., 2013. The Effectiveness of Rain Gardens at Mitigating Nitrogen Runoff to a Piedmont Lake, Greenville, South Carolina. Geological Society of America - Southeastern Section 62nd Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 20 – 21, 2013.

*Beard, L. and Dripps, W., 2013. Characterization of the Hydrologic Variability of Habitats Inhabited by the Endangered Bunched Arrowhead (Sagittaria Fasciculata) in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina. Geological Society of America - Southeastern Section 62nd Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 20 – 21, 2013.

*Anderson, B., *S. McCauley, G. Lewis, and Liao, M.-K. 2013.  The impacts of a poultry processing plant on the diversity and transferability of tetracycline resistance genes in a headwater stream in Greenville, South Carolina.  General meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Denver, CO.

*Campbell, C., C. B. Andersen, G. P. Lewis.  2013. Soil organic carbon associated with pasture land in the upper piedmont of South Carolina.  Geological Society of America - Southeastern Section 62nd Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 20 – 21, 2013.

*Morrison, A., C. B. Andersen, G. P. Lewis. 2013. The impact of artificial ponds on the biogeochemistry of urban streams.  Geological Society of America - Southeastern Section 62nd Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 20 – 21, 2013.

*Murray, K. B., G. P. Lewis, *A. T. Motes. 2013. Variation in diversity of woody riparian vegetation and canopy cover among urban and rural streams in the South Carolina Piedmont.  Annual meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Charleston, WV.

*Brendle, D. M., *Chapman, M., Haney, D. C.  Effects of different rural land covers on stream morphology and stream biotic integrity in the piedmont of South Carolina.  Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Charleston, WV.

2012

*Bailey, B., C. B. Andersen, G. P. Lewis.  Characterization of dissolved organic carbon in aquatic systems of northwestern South Carolina.  Annual meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Asheville, NC.

*Baldwin, E. D., G. P. Lewis, D. C. Haney, B. Andersen, *A. McNaughton.  Relationships between land cover, basin morphometry, fish communities, and water chemistry in rural watersheds in northwestern South Carolina. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Asheville, NC.

*McCauley, S., *Anderson, B., Lewis, G., and Liao, M-K. The impacts of a poultry processing plant on genetic diversity of E. coli in a headwater stream in the Brushy Creek watershed, South Carolina.  General meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, San Francisco, CA.

*Schlaudt, E., C. B. Andersen, G. P. Lewis.  Is there any dissolved inorganic iron in streams? Annual meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Asheville, NC.

Van den Hurk, P., Mierzejewski, J*, Gerzel, L*, and Haney, D.C.  Fish health in the Reedy-Saluda watershed, as measured through biochemical markers. Proceedings of the 2012 South Carolina Water Resources Conference, October 10-11, 2012, Columbia, SC.

*McNaughton, A., *Baldwin, E., *Jeffers, A. S., Van den Hurk, P., and Haney, D. C.  The effects of legacy and current land use on stream biota in the piedmont region near Greenville, South Carolina. Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Athens, GA.

2011

*Batts, V., Dripps, W., and Andersen, B., 2011. Hydrological and Biogeochemical Dynamics of Two Riparian Corridors in Greenville, South Carolina. Geological Society of America - Southeastern Section 60th Annual Meeting, Wilmington, NC, Mar. 23 – 25, 2011.

*McCauley, S., *K. Funderburk, *T. Edwards, G. Lewis, and M.-K. Liao. Impact of a poultry processing plant on the concentration of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a stream in northwestern South Carolina. Annual meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Huntsville, AL.

Pearcy, H., C. B. Andersen, and G. P. Lewis. 2011. A preliminary investigation of organic carbon storage in urban headwater stream sediments.  Annual meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Wilmington, NC.

2010

151. *Long, M. Dripps, W., and Andersen, C.B., 2010. Stream Water Chemistry During Storm Events in the Piedmont Region of South Carolina. Geological Society of America – Northeastern-Southeastern Section 59th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 14 – 16, 2010.

150. Andersen, C.B., Vulava, V., Callahan, T., Dripps, W., Muthukrishnan, S., Shelley, D., and Thom, T., 2010. Geochemical Constraints on Floodplain Groundwater Source Flow Paths and Surface Water Mixing at Congaree National Park, South Carolina. Geological Society of America – Northeastern-Southeastern Section 59th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 14 – 16, 2010.

149. *Batts, V., *Hedden, T., Andersen, C.B., Dripps, W., and Lewis, G., 2010. The Biogeochemical Dynamics of Groundwater – Surface Water Mixing in Urban Headwater Streams, Greenville, South Carolina. Geological Society of America – Northeastern-Southeastern Section 59th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 14 – 16, 2010.

148. *Wickard, A., *Long, M., Dripps, W., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G., 2010. The Biogeochemical Impact of Effluent From a Poultry Processing Facility on a Small Headwater Stream, Greenville, South Carolina. Geological Society of America – Northeastern-Southeastern Section 59th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 14 – 16, 2010.

147. *Arrowood, S. and Dripps, W., 2010. Stream Temperature Dynamics and Influences in Urban Headwater Streams, Greenville, South Carolina. Geological Society of America – Northeastern-Southeastern Section 59th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 14 – 16, 2010.

146. *Fowler, A. G., *R. E. Coffey, C. B. Andersen, S. Muthukrishnan, and G. Lewis. Geomorphic controls over nitrate concentrations in urban headwater streams of the South Carolina Piedmont.  Joint annual meeting of the Northeastern and Southeastern Sections of the Geological Society of America, Baltimore, MD.

145. *Howerter, L.S., *R. E. Coffey , S. Muthukrishnan, C. B. Andersen, and G. Lewis. Geomorphic variability in urban and rural streams in the piedmont region of South Carolina. Joint annual meeting of the Northeastern and Southeastern Sections of the Geological Society of America, Baltimore, MD.

144. *Metzger, J. G., B. Andersen, and G. Lewis.  Degassing of CO2 from headwater streams as a Rayleigh process.  Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.

143. *Tripp, E., *J. Lyerly, M.-K. Liao, and G. Lewis. The impact of urbanization on bacterial community compositions in watersheds of Upstate South Carolina.  Annual meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Asheville, NC.

142. Tripp, E.R.,* J.Q. Lyerly, M.-K. Liao, and G.P. Lewis. 2010. Abundance and diversity of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in streams draining urban and rural watersheds in the South Carolina Piedmont.  General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. San Diego, CA.

2009

141. *Tripp, E., G. Lewis, and M.-K. Liao. Diversity of antibiotic-resistant bacterial profiles in streams draining urban and rural land covers in northwestern South Carolina.  General meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Philadelphia, PA.

140. *Anderson, C., Andersen, C. B., and Lewis, G. P., 2009, Identifying nitrogen sources and transformations in urbanized headwater streams using geochemical and isotopic approaches, 58th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, March 12-13, St. Petersburg, FL [PDF]

139. *Ashman, K., *Drake, S., Dripps, W. R., and *Saunders, M., 2009, The impact of golf courses on stream water temperature in the upper piedmont, Greenville, South Carolina, 58th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, March 12-13, St. Petersburg, FL [PDF]

138. *Fowler, G., and Muthukrishnan, S., 2009, Geomorphology of streams in urban golf courses in the South Carolina piedmont region, 58th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, March 12-13, St. Petersburg, FL [PDF]

137. *Lott, E., *Espada, C., Lewis, G. P., and Andersen, C. B., 2009, Stream solute fluxes from watersheds of varying land cover in the inner piedmont geologic province, South Carolina, 58th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, March 12-13, St. Petersburg, FL [PDF]

136. *Metzger, G., Andersen, C. B., and Lewis, G. P., 2009, Rapid pCO2 decline in headwater streams of the upper piedmont, South Carolina, 58th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, March 12-13, St. Petersburg, FL [PDF]

135. *Moloney, T., *Murphy, S., *Caraballo, V., *Huguet, D., Lewis, G. P., and Andersen, C. B., 2009, Relationships between atmospheric ion deposition and distance from an urban center in the South Carolina piedmont, 58th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, March 12-13, St. Petersburg, FL [PDF]

134. *Saunders, M., Dripps, W. R., *Ashman, K., *Drake, S., 2009, The impacts of golf courses on stream water pH and dissolved oxygen in the upper piedmont, Greenville, SC, 58th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, March 12-13, St. Petersburg, FL [PDF]

2008

133. Lewis, G. P., Dripps, W. R., Andersen, C. B., Haney, D.C., Muthukrishnan, S., and Liao, M.-K., 2008, The Furman University River Basins Research Initiative: a multidisciplinary examination of urban influences on piedmont streams, South Carolina Water Resources Conference, October 14-15, North Charleston, SC [PDF]

132. *Anderson, C., and Muthukrishnan, S., 2008, A study of hydrological impacts of land cover change using NLCD - effect of study area scale on the magnitude of impacts, 57th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America April 10–11, Charlotte, NC [PDF]

131. *Cruz, A., Haney D. C., and Muthukrishnan, S., 2008, Relationships between urban land cover, fish assemblage structure, and channel geomorphology in the Enoree River basin, South Carolina, The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 55 [PDF]

130. *Granger, S., and Dripps, W. R., 2008,The effects of artificial impoundment on downstream water temperature in Upper Piedmont streams, Greenville, South Carolina, 57th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America April 10–11, Charlotte, NC [PDF]

129. Haney, D. C., Lewis, G. P., and Andersen, C. B., How interdisciplinary collaboration enhances research productivity at an undergraduate institution, The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 55 [PDF]

128. *Hawley, J. E., and D. C. Haney., 2008, Fish health in rural and urban streams within the Enoree and Saluda River basins, South Carolina, The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 55 [PDF]

127. *McGuiness, E., *Anderson, C., Andersen, C. B., and Lewis, G. P., 2008, Origins of elevated nitrate concentrations in urbanized headwater streams, Enoree River Basin, South Carolina, 57th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America April 10–11, Charlotte, NC [PDF]

126. *Moore, C., Dripps, W. R., and *Trierweiler, A., 2008, Quantifying hydrologic fluxes to a small impounded piedmont lake, Greenville, South Carolina, 57th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America April 10–11, Charlotte, NC [PDF]

125. *Roberts, A., Dripps, W. R., Andersen, C. B., and Lewis, G., 2008,Sources of nitrate in four urban headwater streams, Greenville, South Carolina, 57th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America April 10–11, Charlotte, NC [PDF]

124. *Taysom, B., and Muthukrishnan, S, 2008, Analysis of watershed imperviousness and its relationship to stream geomorphology, 57th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America April 10–11, Charlotte, NC [PDF]

123. *Trierweiler, A., *Moore, C., Lewis, G. P., Andersen, C. B., and Dripps, W. R., 2008, Biogeochemistry of an artificial impoundment in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina, 57th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America April 10–11, Charlotte, NC [PDF]

2007

122. Lewis, G.P., Andersen, C.B., Liao, M.-K., Muthukrishnan, S., Dripps, W., and Haney, D., 2007, Urbanization and water quality in the South Carolina piedmont: Annual Meeting of the North American Benthological Society, 55th Annual Meeting. [PDF]

121. Suresh Muthukrishnan , *Angel A. Garcia, *Daniel Carrion , 2007. Stream channel responses to urbanization in upstate of South Carolina, Annual meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America, March 29-30, Savannah, GA [PDF]

120. *Ivan Irizarry , Suresh Muthukrishnan , 2007. A study of landuse and its relation to nutrient fluxes in Saluda and Reedy River Basins of South Carolina, Annual Conference of South Carolina In dependant Colleges and Universities, March 9, Greenville, SC [PDF]

119. *Ivan Irizarry , Suresh Muthukrishnan , 2007. GIS based Water Quality Assessment of the Saluda and Reedy River Basins using SWAT Model, Annual meeting of the Southeastern Geological Society of America, March 29-30, Savannah, GA [PDF]

118. Dripps, W.R., 2007, A campus lake as a pedagogical opportunity: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 39, No. 6, p. 544. [PDF]

117. Dripps, W., *Holden, J., and *Hanford, H., 2007, Impacts of urbanization on stream temperature and stream response within the Piedmont region, Greenville, South Carolina: 15th Annual David S. Snipes / Clemson Hydrogeology Symposium. [PDF]

116. Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2007, Ponds in the urban landscape: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39, p. 18. [PDF]

115. *Baxter, R. and Dripps, W., 2007, Hydrogeologic characterization of the Bunched Arrowhead, Sagittaria Fasculata: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39, No. 2, p. 82. [PDF]

114. *Hanford, H. Dripps, W., and *Holden, J., 2007, A comparative analysis of stream temperatures among rural, residential, and commercial watersheds within the Piedmont region, Greenville, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39, No. 2, p. 17. [PDF]

113. *Holden, J., Dripps, W., and *Hanford, H., 2007, A comparative analysis of stream response to storm events among rural, residential, and commercial watersheds within the Piedmont region, Greenville, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39, No. 2, p. 18. [PDF]

112. Lewis, G.P., *Rodriguez, J., Andersen, C.B., and Liao, M.-K., 2007, Relationships between land cover and water quality parameters in streams of northwestern South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39, p. 17-18. [PDF]

111. *O’Neill, B., *Abrams, K., *McCary, S., Lewis, G.P., Andersen, C.B., and Dripps, W., 2007, Temporal variation in physical and chemical parameters in streams draining commercial, residential, and rural watersheds, Enoree River Basin, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39, p. 18. [PDF]

110. *Slater, L., *Williams, A., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2007, Spatial variation of carbon species in an urbanized watershed in the piedmont of South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39, p. 82. [PDF]

109. *Strikas, O., *Lopez, J., Andersen, C.B., and Haney, D., 2007, Factors controlling grain size distribution of sediments in South Carolina piedmont streams near Greenville, SC.: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39. [PDF]

108. *Trierweiler, A., *Pang, S., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2007, Spatial variation of dissolved nitrogen in the headwaters of the highly urbanized Brushy Creek watershed, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39, p. 17. [PDF]

107. *Williams, A., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2007, An evaluation of the effect of sample processing treatments on alkalinity measurements of groundwater from a piedmont region, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 39, p. 82. [PDF]

106. *Cruz, A., * J. Hawley, O. Strikas and D.C. Haney, 2007, Relationships between urban land cover, stream microhabitat structure, and fish assemblages in the Enoree River watershed of northwestern South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 54. [PDF]

2006

105. Andersen, C.B., Lewis, G.P., Muthukrishnan, S., and Dripps, W.R., 2006, Nitrogen in urban streams: Possible sources, sinks, and transformations: Annual Meeting of the Geological America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 38.[PDF]

104. *Angel A. Garcia , *Daniel Carrion , Suresh Muthukrishnan , 2006. Understanding the effects of urbanization on stream geomorphology, Annual meeting of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), October 22-26, Tampa, FL [PDF]

103. *Williams, A., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2006, An evaluation of the effect of sample processing treatments on alkalinity measurements of river waters in a karstic region: Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 38. [PDF]

102. *Slater, L., and Andersen, C.B., 2006, Nitrogen in urban watersheds: Sources, sinks, and pathways: Council on Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill, Washington, D.C. [PDF]

101. *Bowie, P., *Polito, C., Muthukrishnan, S., Lewis, G.P., and Andersen, C.B., 2006, Land cover, channel morphology and hydrologic conditions as controlling factors for nitrate flux into stream system, Mountain Creek Watershed, SC: American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. [PDF]

100. *Mejias, C., *Nieves, V., *DeSilva, E., *Babelay, A., Lewis, G.P., and Andersen, C.B., 2006, Spatial variations of stream chemistry in three watersheds of varying urban land cover in northwestern South Carolina: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 53. [PDF]

99. *Babelay, A., Lewis, G.P., Andersen, C.B., *DeSilva, E., *Lopez, E.E., *Mejias, C., *Neives, V., and Stanley, F.E., 2006, Relationships between stream chemistry, suspended bacteria, and land cover in the Enoree River basin, South Carolina: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 53. [PDF]

98. *Ammay, K.,* C. Ortiz, D.C. Haney and J. Wheeler, 2006, Evaluating the presence of estrogen in wastewater treatment plant effluent in the lower Broad River watershed, South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 53. [PDF]

97. *Prue, C., *S. Garcia, and D.C. Haney, 2006, The effects of urbanization on fish diversity and bioindicators of fish health in the Enoree River watershed, South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 53. [PDF]

96. *Rowe, A., *Irizarry, I., *Diaz, S., *Walkes, C., Lewis, G.P., and Andersen, C.B., 2006, Influence of waste water treatment effluent on nutrient concentrations in the Reedy and Saluda Rivers, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 38, p. 33. [PDF]

95. *Slater, L., *Davis Haug, V., Lewis, G.P., and Andersen, C.B., 2006 , Nitrogen speciation, sources, and sinks in headwater streams of an urban watershed: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 38, p. 33. [PDF]

94. *Williams, A., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2006, Effect of sample process methodology on alkalinity concentrations and carbonate speciation calculations: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 38, p. 61. [PDF]

2005

93. Andersen, C.B., Haney, D., Muthukrishnan, S., Lewis, G., and Sargent, K.A., 2005, The evolution of the River Basins Research Initiative REU site at Furman University: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting. [PDF]

92. *Meadows, J., *Bowie, T., Muthukrishnan, S., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2005, Influence of stream channel morphology, hydrology, and landuse conditions on the nitrate concentration in urban stream system: American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. [PDF]

91. *Green, M., *Arroyo, K., Lewis, G.P., Andersen, C.B., and Wheeler, S., 2005, Natural attenuation of nutrients by wetlands in the Bush River, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 37, p. 44. [PDF]

90. *Rowe, A., *Lowes, C., Muthukrishnan, S., Lewis, G.P., and Andersen, C.B., 2005, Relationships between urban land cover and nitrogen biogeochemistry in streams of the South Carolina piedmont, part I: the Mountain Creek watershed: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 37, p. 44. [PDF]

88. *Slater, L., *Proctor, T., Muthukrishnan, S., Lewis, G. P., and Andersen, C.B., 2005, Relationships between urban land cover and nitrogen biogeochemistry in streams of the South Carolina piedmont, part II: the Brushy Creek watershed: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section Meeting, v. 37, p. 44. [PDF]

87. *Tenini, J. and D.C. Haney, 2005, Increased estrogen levels associated with wastewater treatment plants in the lower Broad River watershed, South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 52. [PDF]

86. Haney, Dennis, W.B. Worthen, and *L. Boyd, 2005, Fish, aquatic insect, and riparian vegetation communities upstream and downstream of a proposed dam site on the Tyger River, South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 52. [PDF]

85. *Edwards, T. III, D.C. Haney, V. L. Turgeon, and *M. Caraballo, 2005, Metallothionein synthesis and physiological bio-indicators in fish exposed to zinc in the upper Enoree River, South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 52. [PDF]

2004

84. Lewis, G.P., Andersen, C.B., Haney, D.C., Liao, M.-K., Muthukrishnan, S., Sargent, K.A., Wheeler, J., and Wheeler, S., 2004, Urban influences on river chemistry and biology in the upper piedmont of South Carolina: American Water Resources Association Annual Conference. [PDF]

83. Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., Kratz, F., 2004, Transcending Disciplines and Space: A Brief History of the River Basins Research Initiative: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 36. p. 232. [PDF]

82. Price, V., Temples, T., McCrary, L. T., Keltner, S., Sargent, K. A., Andersen, C.B., Stone, P., Crawford, B., Warner, R., and Sojda, S., 2004, Investigations of high uranium contents in domestic water wells, South Carolina piedmont: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 36, p. 243. [PDF]

81. Muthukrishnan, S., Andersen, C.B., Lewis, G., and Haney, D., 2004, Geomorphic-biogeochemical relationship in Mountain Creek watershed, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 36, p. 397. [PDF]

80. Muthukrishnan, S., *Gullikson, C., and Andersen, C.B., 2004, Remote sensing based investigation of variability in nitrate concentration in urban and forested watershed streams: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 36, p. 86. [PDF]

79. *Gandy, N., and Muthukrishnan, S., 2004, Hydrologic impacts of urban-growth: Modeling direct runoff using L-THIA/GIS for Enoree River Watershed, South Carolina, American Association of Geographers National Conference, Philadelphia. [PDF]

78. *Mitchell, J., *Jimenez, L., Lewis, G.P., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 2004, Influences of Urban Land Use and Waste Water Treatment Effluent on Nutrient Chemistry and the Abundance of Suspended Bacteria and Attached Algae in Big Brushy Creek, South Carolina: Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Georgia Tech University. [PDF]

77. *Edwards, T. E., D.C. Haney and V.L. Turgeon, 2004, Metallothionein production and mortality rate in bluehead chubs (Nocomis leptocephalus) as a result of natural zinc exposure in the upper Enoree River, South Carolina. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, Georgia Tech University. [PDF]

76. *Campbell, R., *Cook, E., Lewis, G., and Liao, M.-K., 2004, Trends of free-living and attached coliform and E. Coli downstream and downstream of a wastewater treatment plant on the Enoree River in upstate South Carolina: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 51. [PDF]

75. *Cook, E. and Liao, M.-K., 2004, Characterizing antibiotic resistant Serratia marcesens in watersheds of upstate South Carolina: Association of Souteastern Biologists, v. 51. [PDF]

74. *Keaton, M., *Bonilla, J., Haney, D., and Andersen, C. B., 2004, Impact of drought upon fish assemblages in two South Carolina piedmont streams: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 51. [PDF]

73. *Keaton, M., *J. Bonillo, and D.C. Haney, 2004, Impact of drought upon fish assemblages in two South Carolina piedmont streams: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 51. [PDF]

72. *McCary, L. and D.C. Haney, 2004, Detection of estrogen associated with wastewater treatment plants in the Broad River basin of South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 51. [PDF]

71. *Rotman, R., D.C. Haney and G. Lewis, 2004, Relationships between stream and watershed characteristics and the abundance and diversity in the Little River basin, South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 51. [PDF]

70. *Gullikson, C., *Bax, T. Muthukrishnan, S. and Andersen, C.B., 2004, Effects of land use and vegetation density on nitrate concentration using remote sensing and GIS: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. [PDF]

69. *Bax, T., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2004, Silicon accumulation in tree leaves from the upper piedmont of South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 36, p. 126. [PDF]

68. *Scott, S., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., Lewis, G.P., and Wheeler, S., 2004, The chemical composition of wastewater treatment plant effluent in Upstate South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 36, p. 125. [PDF]

67. Lewis, G.P., *Mitchell, J., Andersen, C.B., *Jimenez, L., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S., 2004, Influences of a rapidly expanding urban area on stream solute chemistry in the South Carolina piedmont: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 36, p. 63. [PDF]

66. Andersen, C.B., *Ruiz, B., Lewis, G.P., and Sargent, K.A., 2004, Dissolved carbon species and fluxes in two lower piedmont watersheds in South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 36, p. 64. [PDF]

65. Sargent, K.A., *Davis, L., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2004, Fluvial geochemistry of the Little River Watershed, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 36, p. 108. [PDF]

2003

64. Lewis, G.P., *Garrett, H., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 2003, Concentrations and fluxes of dissolved nitrogen and sulfur in montane forested watersheds in South Carolina: Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. [PDF]

63. *Parsons, A., *Geddis, M., *Krase, K., Haney, D.C., and Andersen, C.B., 2003, Evaluating the influence of water chemistry on the fishes of the Broad River basin: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 50. [PDF]

62. *Campbell, R., *James, K., and Liao, M.-K., 2003, The effect of zinc metal on antibiotic resistances of bacteria in a tributary of the Enoree River in Upstate South Carolina: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 50. [PDF]

61. *Sims, E., *Bax, T., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Lewis, G.P., 2003, Dynamics of nutrient retention by small ponds: . Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 35, p. 26. [PDF]

60. *Volk, S., *Kendrick, T., Lewis, G.P., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 2003, Nitrate and sulfate retention by wetlands in the Coronaca and Broad Mouth Creek watersheds, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 35, p. 26. [PDF]

59. *Sauer, K., Andersen, C.B., Lewis, G.P., Sargent, K.A., and Niemitz, J., 2003, Dissolved carbon distribution and flux in the forested upper Saluda River watershed, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 35, p. 26. [PDF]

58. *Brown, J., Sargent, K.A., and Andersen, C.B., 2003, Influence of hydrology and distance to sampled site on the response of bacteria to nutrient loading downstream of wastewater treatment plants: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 35, p. 26. [PDF]

57. Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and *Peterson, M.R., 2003, The impact of wastewater treatment effluent on the Bush River, SC, during extreme drought conditions: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 35, p. 23. [PDF]

56. *Keaton, M, D.C. Haney, *J. Bonilla and *Y. Valentín, 2003, The effects of zinc and calcium on the biology of yellowfin shiners (Notropis lutipinnis) and bluehead chubs (Nocomis leptocephalus) in the Upper Enoree River of South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 49. [PDF]

2002

55. *Sims, E., *Moller, S., *Peters, C., *Sjolin, J., Andersen, C.B., Lewis, G.P., and Sargent, K.A., 2002, Silica retention by small surface impoundments in the upper Piedmont of South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 34. [PDF]

54. *Volk, S., *Irizarry, A., Andersen, C.B., Lewis, G.P., and Sargent, K.A., 2002, Influence of wetlands on stream nitrate and sulfate concentrations in the Broad Mouth Creek watershed, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 34. [PDF]

53. *Geiss, S., *Park, L., Andersen, C.B., and Lewis, G.P., 2002, Biogeochemical and geographic factors controlling fluvial nitrate hydrochemistry in the upper Saluda River Basin: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 33. [PDF]

52. Lewis, G., Andersen, B., Sargent, K., *Sims, E., *Follett, D., *Giardina, J., *Moller, S., *Peters, C., and *Sjolin, J., 2002, Influence of artificial ponds on stream nitrate concentrations in the piedmont and mountains of South Carolina: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 49. [PDF]

51. *Geddis, M., *W. Heckman, *C. Dobson, and D.C. Haney, 2002, Effects of nitrates and sulfates on Nocomis leptocephalus and Etheostoma thalassinum in the Saluda River Basin: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 49. [PDF]

50. *Hagan, A., *Pham, L., *James, K., and Liao, M.-K., 2002, Isolation and characterization of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in freshwater streams in Upstate South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 49. [PDF]

49. *Huestis, D. L, D.C. Haney, and *T.J. Ryan, 2002, Environmental factors affecting plethodontid salamander abundance, distribution, and diversity in the Enoree and Saluda River Basins of upstate South Carolina: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 49. [PDF]

48. *Rogers, E.D., *J.A. Giardina, and D.C. Haney, 2002, Factors affecting mortality and zinc uptake in the gills of freshwater fish: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 49. [PDF]

2001

47. Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 2001, The River Basin Research Initiative: An interdisciplinary undergraduate research program: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 33. [PDF]

46. Andersen, C.B., Lewis, G.P., and Sargent, K.A., 2001, Processes affecting the biogeochemistry of silicon in watersheds of the South Carolina piedmont: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 33. [PDF]

45. Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 2001, Impact of sewage treatment plant effluent on the biogeochemistry and microbiology of the Enoree River, SC: 3rd Annual South Carolina Nonpoint Source Conference Abstract Volume, p. 5. [PDF]

44. *Shaver, L., Wheeler, S., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 2001, The chemical composition of rain in upstate South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 33. [PDF]

43. *Parsons, L., *Shaver, L., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 2001, Sediment transport of zinc in a contaminated stream, Travelers Rest, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 33. (Best Undergraduate Paper Award) [PDF]

42. *Pugh, J., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, J., 2001, Partial pressures of carbon dioxide in the Enoree River Basin, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 33. [PDF]

41. *Krzywicki, K., *Parsons, L., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S., 2001, Impact of wastewater treatment effluent on the chemical composition of Durbin Creek and the Enoree River in the Enoree River basin, SC: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 33. [PDF]

40. *Davis, R., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S., 2001, Mineralogic control over the fluvial geochemistry of four tributary watersheds in the Enoree River Basin, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 33. [PDF]

39. *Curry, B., *Laughery, J., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 2001, Impact of land cover on nitrogen concentrations in tributaries of the Enoree River: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 33. [PDF]

38. Haney, D.C., *Mitchem, A., Worthen, W.B., Andersen, C.B., and Wheeler, J., 2001, Effects of land use on fish diversity and abundance in the Enoree River, SC: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 48. [PDF]

37. *O’Daniel, E., *Fikes, L., Worthen, W.B., Haney, D.C., and Andersen, C.B., 2001, Comparison of diversity and abundance of larval odonate populations in rural and urban streams in the Enoree River watershed, SC: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 48. [PDF]

36. *Felten, J., Worthen, W.B., and Andersen, C.B., Biological description of Enoree River (SC) tributaries: Effects of water chemistry and habitat on abundance of Progomhus obscurus: Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 48. [PDF]

35. *Helps, C., *L. Spieth, *J. Porterfield, and D.C. Haney, 2001, A study of body morphology and microhabitat use of several families of freshwater fish in the Enoree River Basin, SC. The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 48. [PDF]

34. *Mitchum, A., D.C. Haney, W.B. Worthen, and *J. Porterfield, 2001, Fish distribution in the Enoree River, SC.: The Association of Southeastern Biologists, v. 48. [PDF]

2000

32. Haney, D.C., *Horner, A., Worthen, W.B., *Mitchum, A., *Mitchell, M., Andersen, C.B., and Wheeler, J., 2000, Biological diversity of Enoree River (SC) tributaries: Effects of land use patterns and physicochemical measures on fish diversity and abundance: American Society of Icthyologists and Herpatologists Annual Meeting Abstracts. [PDF]

31. *Cuddy, C., Haney, D.C., Worthen, W.B., *Blue, T., *Horner, A., Andersen, C.B., and Wheeler, S., 2000, Anthropogenic impact on the biology and water chemistry of the Upper Enoree River: American Society of Icthyologists and Herpatologists Annual Meeting Abstracts. [PDF]

30. Andersen, C.B., *Hart, M., and Sargent, K.A., 2000, Impact of sewage treatment effluent on the biogeochemistry of the Enoree River near Greenville, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 32. [PDF]

29. *Badon, N., *Weinstien, K., *Potter, S., *Roberts, M., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S.K., 2000, Fluvial geochemistry of the Enoree River basin, I: Upper Enoree River, Beaverdam Creek, and Mountain Creek watersheds: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 32. [PDF]

28. *Kitchen, E., *Walker, K., *Lencse, A., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S.K., 2000, Fluvial geochemistry of the Enoree River basin, II: Rocky Creek and Gilder Creek watersheds: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 32. [PDF]

27. *Smith, L.A., *Shaver, L.A., *Pugh, J.D., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 2000, Impact of anthropogenic nutrient loading on the biogeochemistry of the Reedy River and Lake Greenwood, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 32. [PDF]

26. *Roberts, M.D., *Weinstein, K., Andersen, C.B., Davies, B., and Sargent, K.A., 2000, Transport and attenuation of Zn, Mn, and Al in the Upper Enoree River, SC: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 32. [PDF]

25. Haney, D.C., Worthen, W.B., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, J.F., 2000, Using watershed research as an interdisciplinary teaching tool: Association of Southeastern Biologists Bulletin, v. 47. [PDF]

24. *Cuddy, C., Worthen, W.B., Haney, D.C., *Blue, T., Andersen, C.B., and Wheeler, S., 2000, Human impact on the ecology of the Upper Enoree River: Association of Southeastern Biologists Bulletin, v. 47. [PDF]

23. *Blue, T.E., Worthen, W.B., *Cuddy, C., Haney, D.C., Andersen, C.B., and Wheeler, J., 2000, The abundance of Boyeria vinosa larvae in comparison to physical and chemical properties of the Enoree River of South Carolina: Association of Southeastern Biologists Bulletin, v. 47. [PDF]

22. *Mitchell, M., *Monheim, S., Haney, D.C., Worthen, W.B., Andersen, C.B., and Wheeler, S., 2000, Biological and chemical description of Enoree River (SC) tributaries: Effects of land use patterns on Rocky Creek, Gilder Creek, and Mountain Creek: Association of Southeastern Biologists Bulletin, v. 47. [PDF]

21. *Horner, A., *Mitchum, A., Haney, D.C., Worthen, W.B., Andersen, C.B., and *Aiken, A., 2000, Biological and chemical description of Enoree River (SC) tributaries: Effects of land use patterns on the Upper Enoree, Beaverdam Creek, and Mountain Creek: Association of Southeastern Biologists Bulletin, v. 47. [PDF]

1999

20. Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., Wheeler, J.F., and Kerstetter, R.E., 1999, Using watershed research as an interdisciplinary teaching tool: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 32, p. A387. [PDF]

19. *Shelley, D.C., and Andersen, C.B., 1999, Slope, storage, and scale: Controls over sediment composition in streams: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 32, p. A283. [PDF]

18. *Hart, M., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S.K., 1999, Characterization of human impact on water quality in the Enoree River Basin in northwestern South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 32, p. A408. [PDF]

17. *Roberts, M.D., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S.K., 1999, Natural trace metal attenuation in a contaminated watershed, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 32, p. A407. [PDF]

16. *Sprouse, B.E., *Hart, M., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S.K., 1999, Possible effects of point sources on water quality in the Enoree River basin, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 31, p. A69. [PDF]

15. *Smith, L.A., *Brockman, C.W., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S.K., 1999, Geochemistry of two small watersheds, Enoree River basin, South Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 31, p. A68. [PDF]

14. *Sprouse, B., *Hart, M., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S.K., 1999, Possible human impact on the water quality of the upper Enoree River basin, South Carolina: NCUR ‘99, Rochester, NY. [PDF]

13. *Smith, L., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S.K., 1999, Chemical weathering in the Beaverdam Creek watershed, South Carolina: NCUR ‘99, Rochester, NY. [PDF]

12. *Brockman, C., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S.K., 1999, Mixing of stream waters in the Mountain Creek watershed: NCUR ‘99, Rochester, NY. [PDF]

1998

11. *Hart, M., Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., and Wheeler, S., 1998, Weathering in the subtropical Enoree River Basin, South Carolina, USA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 30, p. 85-86. [PDF]

10. *Ramaley, S., and Andersen, C.B., 1998, Lithologic control of stream composition, Chunky Gal mafic-ultramafic complex, Clay County, N.C.: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 30, p. 55. [PDF]

9. *Shelley, D.C., *Blatzer, L.B., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 1998, Controls on sediment composition in a small, inner piedmont watershed, Paris Mountain, Greenville County, SC: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Section, v. 30, p. 58. [PDF]

8. *Turner, J.L., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 1998, Biologic and lithologic control of dissolved silica concentration, Mountain Lake watershed, SC: NCUR National Meeting, Salisbury, MD. [PDF]

7.*Shelley, D.C., *Blatzer, L.B., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.A., 1998, Small-scale variation in provenance of a small mountainous watershed, Paris Mountain, Greenville County, SC: NCUR National Meeting, Salisbury, MD. [PDF]

6. *Ramaley, S., and Andersen, C.B., 1998, Chemical composition of streams draining dunite, Chunky Gal mafic-ultramafic complex, Clay County, N.C.: NCUR National Meeting, Salisbury, MD. [PDF]

1997

5. Sargent, K.A., and Andersen, C.B., 1997, Surface and groundwater investigations using an on-campus hydrogeological field laboratory : Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 29. [PDF]

4. Andersen, C.B., Sargent, K.A., Worthen, W. and Kerstetter, R., 1997, The Paris Mountain Watershed Project: A public education opportunity: Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association/Universities Council on Water Resources Association, June 29 - July 3, Keystone, CO, p. 621 [PDF]

3. Sargent, K.A., Andersen, C.B., and Lammons, T., 1997, An on-campus hydrogeological field laboratory for undergraduate education: Proceedings of the American Water Resources Association/Universities Council on Water Resources Association, June 29 - July 3, Keystone, CO, p. 960. [PDF]

1996

2. Shaner, D., Andersen, C.B., Garihan, J.G., Ranson, W.A., and Sargent, K.A., 1996, Asking questions of nature: Integrating ethics into earth systems science: Geological Society ofAmerica Abstracts with Programs, v. 28. [PDF]

1. *Alverson, B., Andersen, C.B., and Sargent, K.S., 1996, Hydrogeochemical composition and mass balance model of Furman Lake, Greenville, SC: NCUR National Meeting, Ashville, NC. [PDF]

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

2008

14. Muthukrishnan, S., 2008, “The impact of urbanization on watersheds in the Saluda and Enoree River Basins” invited Guest Lecture at Anna University, College of Engineering, Madras, India, 03-February. (Andersen, Dripps, and Lewis co-authors)

2007

13. Andersen, B. C., “Swimming in a Sea of Asphalt,” presented at the Greenville County Stormwater Management Symposium, Younts Center, Furman University, May 30th, 2007. (Dripps, Lewis, Muthukrishnan co-authors)

2006

12. “Impact of urbanization on watersheds in the Enoree and Saluda River basins,” presented at the Foothills Sierra Club meeting, October 3rd, 2006, Clemson, South Carolina.

11. “Nitrogen in the urban environment: Source, sinks, and speculation,” presented at University of North Carolina-Charolotte, Department of Geography and Geology, April 7th, 2006.

2005

10. “The impact of urbanization on the biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen,” presented at Clemson University, Department of Civil Engineering, Sept. 27th, 2005.

9. "The fate of nitrogen in urban watersheds: Sources, sinks, and speculation,” presented at Clemson University, Department of Environmental Engineering, March 3rd, 2005.

2004

8. “Water quality issues in the Saluda River basin,” presented at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Concerns, Water Quality Division Headquarters, Columbia, South Carolina, February 11th, 2004

7. “Impact of wastewater treatment effluent on piedmont rivers during extreme drought,” presented at Clemson University, Department of Geosciences, January 23rd, 2004

2003

6. “Impact of wastewater treatment effluent on piedmont rivers during extreme drought,” presented at Vanderbilt University, Department of Geology, September 25th, 2003

2002

5. “The River Basin Research Initiative,” with Dr. Kenneth Sargent, presented at the South Carolina Environmental Educators Conference, Greenville, SC, March 9th, 2002.

2001

4. “The River Basin Research Initiative at Furman University,” with Dr. Kenneth Sargent, presented at The Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University, March 28, 2001, Clemson, SC.

1999

3. “Water Quality Research in the Enoree River Basin”, posters presented at the American Water Resources Association, South Carolina Chapter Meeting, April 23, 1999, Charleston, SC.

2. “Watershed Research in the Upstate” with Dr. Kenneth Sargent, presented at Sierra Club Meeting, Roper Mountain Science Center, January 20, 1999.

1. “The Water Around Us - Watersheds, Rivers, and Pollution” with Dr. Kenneth Sargent, Furman at Cliffs of Glassy Presentation, Cliffs of Glassy, March 23, 1999.

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