Dam good engineering! Beaver dams the blueprint for conservation

Faculty and students at Susquehanna are taking their cue from the animal kingdom, building beaver dams for stream maintenance.

Research uncovers legacy, prompts renaming a subset of Susquehanna River islands

Jennifer Elick, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, and two of her students are studying how fish weirs contributed to the formation of islands within the Susquehanna River.

Professor Tracks History Through Earth’s ‘Rock Record’

Jennifer Elick was always interested in nature, but as a student didn’t know how to explore that interest as a field of study. The one-time freelance photojournalist entered college as a journalism major and soon discovered that geology combined all of her interests. 

Salt: Good for Roads, Bad for Ecosystems?

Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation applies millions of gallons of salt-based brine and many tons of rock salt to the state’s roadways. But what effect do these road treatments have on the state’s waterways? Matt Wilson, director of Susquehanna’s Freshwater Research Institute, said the impact is dramatic and concerning.

A New Way to Restore Ancient Roman Mosaics

Ahmed Lachhab, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, uses his tools as a geophysicist to assist archaeologists in Morocco with preserving ancient Roman mosaics at Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.