Monday, August 31, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
KU professor earns medal in Europe for research on volcanoes
By Liz Wristen
Kanson staff write
Growing up, Terry Plank enjoyed playing with rocks.
Today, Plank, associate professor of geology, is in France receiving a medal for her research on volcanic rocks.
She is receiving the Houtermans Young Scientist Medal in Toulouse, France. Plank was selected to receive the medal by the European Association for Geochemistry for her excellence in studying the chemical
composition of volcanoes.
or consequences.
"I think I was probably fated to be a geologist," Plank said.
"Oftentimes, these awards go to traditional scientists who go out and bang on rocks. I do that, but I also do a lot of
Plank: Being awarded medal for volcanic rock work
also a lot of work in the laboratory as well."
work in the laboratory as well." Besides teaching two Geology 101 classes at the University of Kansas, Plank is preparing to serve next April as co-chief scientist for the Ocean Drilling Program. Plank will be assisting for two months on drilling in the Mariana Trench, located at the seafloor in the western Pacific Ocean. It is the deepest trench in any ocean.
Plank said that the program's findings might help explain what was causing eruptions in a volcanic region called the Ring of Fire.
In addition to the medal she is receiving today, in October Plank will receive the 1998 Young Scientist Award from The Geological Society of America for her work with the plata tectonic geochemical cycle. The award includes a gold medal, called the Donath Medal, and a cash prize of $15,000.
She was selected by the Council of the Geological Society of America to receive the award, which is given to a scientist 35 years or younger for outstanding achievement in geological research.
she is a remarkable person and an excellent teacher," said Tony Walton, associate professor of geology and chairman of the department. "I think it is wonderful that she was honored for her work at such a young age."
Plank is not the only geologist in her family. She said her mother's career in geology was one of the reasons for her interest in the field.
Plank has been teaching at the University of Kansas for three and a half years. She received her bachelor's degree in earth sciences from Dartmouth College in 1985 and began her research in geochemistry while doing her graduate studies at Columbia University's Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia in geological sciences in 1993 before she had a two-year fellowship at Cornell University.
Obsolete containers could pose danger
Oil-tank cleanup continues
By Chad Bettes
Kansan staff writer
A$108,060 environmental cleanup project beneath the surface of Mount Oread is about halfway complete.
The cleanup, which is taking place on the west side of Sunflower Road under the KU power plant, involves two old oil tanks that have not been used by the University for more than 18 years, said Bob Porter, associate director of facilities operations.
The tanks still contain some oil that, if disposed of improperly, could kill vegetation or harm the water supply. Porter said the tanks also needed to be cleaned up so the University could make long-range plans for the facilities plant.
The concrete tanks have a combined capacity of approximately 425,000 gallons and measure about 15 feet deep. They held a type of fuel oil that served as an alternate energy source when the natural gas supply from Kansas Public Service was interrupted, usually only during severe cold-weather situations. The oil provided a source for hot water and heat for the buildings on campus, Porter said.
The tanks were abandoned when leaks could not be repaired, but a small amount of oil, soot and water was left to be cleaned up later, Porter said.
The Mayhew Environmental Training Association contracted with the state to perform the cleanup of the old tanks, Porter said.
Newer oil-reserve tanks are now in use, giving the University a 450,000-gallon oil reserve near Sunnyside Avenue and Illinois Street.
META Project Manager Michael Osterhout said he was happy with how successful the cleanup had been. He described the process his company was
These holding tanks are part of an environmental cleanup taking place at the Physical Plant building. The tanks hold waste oil that is being treated with microbes and pumped out for disposal. The oil was stored in water tanks beneath the building for use when other energy sources failed. Photo by Graham K. Johnson/KANSAN
using to clean the tanks as bioremediation. It is being supervised by META environmental scientists and engineers.
In this process, META has pumped water, fertilizer and hydrocarbon-consuming microbes into the tanks. The microbes then consume the oil.
To speed the process, four large holding tanks were placed outside the facilities power plant. The contents of the oil tanks have been circulated and then pumped into the outside holding tanks.
Osterhout said temperature and air conditions in the outdoor tanks could be better controlled than in the underground oil tanks. The improved conditions allow the microbes to consume the oil twice as fast.
The only downside to the process is that the tanks emit an unpleasant sulfur odor, Osterhout said.
After the contents of the oil tanks reach levels determined to be safe by the government, they will be discharged into the city waste-water treatment plant. Osterhout said, where they will undergo the normal wastewater treatment.
Employees of META will go into the tanks for a high-pressure
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cleaning with water and degreaser, Oysterhout said.
The fate of the old tanks has not been determined yet, but two options include removing them or filling them with sand and gravel, Porter said.
Porter said that money for the cleanup came from a Board of Regents fund allocated for remodeling and renovations of campuses across the state.
"Environmental work is not cheap." Porter said.
Porter said that his wish list for University improvements is $18 million long, but that the University typically is given somewhere between $1 million and $1.6 million a year for renovations and remodeling.
Street repairs may cause roadblocks
Paving on side streets in southwest Lawrence could hinder students
By Chris Fickett
Korean staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Starting today, University of Kansas students who drive to campus may have more to worry about that finding a parking spot.
Street improvements will begin on multiple side streets, mainly in southwest Lawrence. Terese Gorman, city engineer, said that the project should take about five days to complete.
Although side streets instead of major arteries—will be repaired, commuting students could face obstacles while driving to campus.
Gorman said that the streets scheduled for improvement would be milled and paved. Milling is a process that tears up the existing asphalt. After all the streets have been milled, then the paving process will begin.
Access to driveways along streets that are being milled also could be blocked. Likewise, cars
could be forced to take a detour while a milling machine tears up the street or while the new asphalt is being laid.
Joshia Gaume, Osage City sophomore, said that because students were back for the fall semester, he would be using side streets to get around town.
He said he wished that the city would improve side streets in his neighborhood this week as well.
Gaume said that Mississippi Street between Sixth Street and Ninth Street had a lot of potholes and was uneven.
Gaume said that driving on these streets involved more that looking out for other vehicles and pedestrians.
"I if want to test out my suspension, then I go down one of those streets," he said.
Lindsey Young, Bazine senior, who lives on Tennessee Street, said that she had to struggle to avoid bumps and potholes as she drove.
Some of the streets down here are so bad that you have to go 10 miles per hour down them," she said.
"It's like mines out there, so you have to drive to avoid them," he said.
Lawrence streets being repaired this week;
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