Welcome to the Research Report 1998

Montana Tech THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Research 1998 Report
Research Report '98 Cover. A Mine Waste Technology Program (MWTP) researcher prepares to collect a core sample of sediments from the bottom of the Berkeley Pit Lake. See Steve Anderson’s In-Depth Look at Berkeley Pit Lake. Photo by James Madison, MBMG.	Welcome to the annual Montana Tech Research Report for 1998. This publication blends news of recent faculty and student activities. Reports from Dan Dysinger and Steve Anderson document the continuing efforts to understand and predict the evolution of the Berkeley Pit. Reports by Butch Gerbrandt and Dave Carter describe the ongoing involvement of our undergraduate students in campus and extramural research. Finally Karen Porter and Keith Olson report on federally funded research that represents mapping and understanding of the earth ranging from the Montana countryside to observations of robotic activities in space.
In this Issue
Back to Past Research Activities Page	Additionally, production of the 1998 Research Report provided hands-on learning for undergraduate students of professional and technical communication and graduate students in technical communication. Under the direction of Dr. Bill Macgregor and Dr. Joanne Cortese, students edited and produced the report, as well as learned intricacies of publishing, marketing, and management.	Joseph F. Figueira, Ph.D. Vice-Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies
Montana Tech RESEARCH is published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Studies, Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701-8997. Phone: (406) 496-4102 Fax: (406) 496-4334.	Learning by doing is a Montana Tech tradition. You hold in your hands evidence of that learning. Additional and related information can be found at the sites listed at the bottom of this page. Enjoy the report!
Student Production Teams— Design & Production Team: Mick Gray, Eileen Torpy, Patsy Harris, Gregg Swanson, Penny Goldberg, Bruce Darvial, Ryan Mulcahy, Melissa Butala, Amy Wolfe, Rocko Mulcahy, Sherri Chatriand, Carol Burgett, Jackie Haller. Special thanks to Nancy Favero and the rest of the Information Services Staff at MBMG. Editing Team: Dee Dee Berger, Kay Eccleston, Bobbi Stauffer, Christina Foley, Ruthmeri Gleason, George Groesbeck, Jackie Haller, Tara James, Carl Johnston, Don Orlich, Gary Steele, Debbie Sorenson, Eileen Torpy, Todd Trigsted.	In This Issue -- Research 1998 Chemical, Physical, and Biological Interaction at the Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana, by Daniel K. Dysinger In-Depth Look at Berkeley Pit Lake by Steve Anderson Young Researchers Get Boost From Montana Tech’s Undergraduate Research Program by Dave Carter, Ph.D. NASA-Montana Tech Joint Venture: Calculating the Shortest Path for a Robot to Follow In Space by Keith B. Olson, Ph.D. Geologic Maps for Montana by Karen Porter, Ph.D. Environmental Design Team: Two-Year Champions by Butch Gerbrandt, Ph.D. Research Activity at Montana Tech Chemistry Building Renovation by Joseph F. Figueira, Ph.D. [../../#]