Dr. Ira D. Sasowsky
Title: Professor
Research Specialty: Karst, Hydrogeology, Petroleum Geology
Dept/Program: Geosciences
Office: CRH 315
Phone: 330 972-5389
Email: ids@uakron.edu
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Research
Specialties
Karst, hydrogeology, petroleum geology.
Research Interests
In broad areas of hydrogeology and surficial processes, including geomorphology, geochemistry, and dating. Specific past or present projects include: Movement of sediments in aquifers, treatment of acid mine drainage, determination of the age of caves, determination of incision rates of surface streams, structural controls on carbonate aquifer development, effects of sea-level change on aquifer development, groundwater hydrology of metamorphic terranes, paleomagnetic dating of glacial deposits, and the occurrence of rare petroleum deposits.
Current field areas include: West Virginia, Brazil, and Spain.
(left) Pendants in an eastern US cave. (right) Groundwater Hydrology class field trip.
Education
Ph.D., 1992, Penn State University
Courses
- Caves (3370:133)
- Environmental Geology (3370:200)
- Geomorphology (3370:310)
- Petroleum Geology (3370:435/535)
- Groundwater Hydrology (3370:474/574)
- Geoscience Information Acquisition and Management (3370:484/584)
- Field Studies: Karst of the Appalachians (3370:495/695)
- Geology Colloquium (3370:696)
- Advanced Groundwater Hydrology (3370:674)
Students
Current and Former Graduate students
- McDaniel, Kyle “”, MS Thesis, 2018
- McGinnis, Robert “”, MS Thesis, 2018
- Gelaye, Ababu “”, MS Thesis, 2017
- Strong, Zachary “”, MS Thesis, 2015
- Filiano, Gina “”, MS Thesis, 2014
- Dalla Piazza, Alex “Geochemistry and geomicrobiology of black manganese oxide cave deposits in Monroe and Greenbrier counties, West Virginia”, MS Thesis, 2016
- Mezentseva, Karyna “”, MS Thesis, 2015
- Adams, Heather “”, MS Thesis, 2015
- Hirko, Jeffrey “”, MS Thesis, 2012
- Harman, Gayle “”, MS Thesis, 2012
- Blauvelt, Kyle “”, MS Thesis, 2012
- Dinsmore, Michael “”, MS Thesis, 2011
- Bishop, Melisa ””, MS Thesis, 2010
- McIlvaine, J. Tyler ””, MS Thesis, 2010
- Addo, James “”, MS Thesis, 2009
- Pachos, Alexander “”, MS Thesis, 2008
- Check, Daniel “”, MS Thesis, 2007
- Zinz, Daniel “”, MS Thesis, 2007
- Hochstetler, Bethany ””, MS Thesis, 2006
- Demrovsky, N. "The effects of well drilling on karst aquifers in Monroe and Greenbrier County, WV", MS Thesis, 2003
- Shank, D. "Hydrologic and structural controls on the evolution of a karst aquifer, Windy Mouth Cave, WV", MS Thesis, 2002
- Nandi, A. "Evaluation of the cycloid as a function for describing longitudinal stream profiles", MS Thesis, 2002
- Brayman, A. "The sedimentology and paleohydrology of Ohio Caverns, Champaign Co., OH", MS Thesis, 2002
- Traugh, K.L. "A record of prehistoric flood events preserved in clastic and calcitic cave sediments", MS Thesis, 2001
- Miller, C.K. "Petroleum reservoir potential of buried valley wall stress-release fractures", MS Thesis, 2000
- Hodgson, D. B. "The extent of lead movement in glacial deposits from sport shooting activities", MS Thesis, 2000
- Davis, S.B. "Aquifer development in folded and fractured limestone: the Scott Hollow drainage basin, Monroe County, VA", MS Thesis, 1999
- Breton, K. "Hydrogeology and pollution potential of aquifers, Craig Beach, Milton Township, Mahoning Co., OH", MS Thesis, 1999
- Fyodorova, A.I. "Hydrogeochemical study of cave systems in the Berea Sandstone and Sharon Sandstone/conglomerate of northeastern OH", MS Thesis, 1998
- Berkoski, A.P. "Groundwater movement in the Singleton Ditch drainage basin near Lowell, Lake County, IN", MS Thesis, 1998