The Bates College Geology Class "Global Change" (GEO 109) taught by Professor Bev Johnson, recorded the location of the swash line at Popham Beach State Park on September 18, 19, and 20, 2007 as part of a laboratory exercise.

Building off the work done by GEO 109 at Popham Beach, Mike Retelle began a similar study at Seawall Beach. In early October he walked the beach margins over several days. His data (Along with the GEO 109 data) can be seen below:

Working from this initial study, he applied for a PEAP grant from The Harward Center (link). Submitted in the late fall, this project (abstract below) was funded in the spring.

Abstracts 2008

• Carroll, Michael L., William G. Ambrose Jr., Ben Levin, Adam Ratner, Stuart Ryan, Jeanette Hardy. 2008. Sea Ice Variations Influence Benthic Community Growth Rates over Decadal Scales: Evidence from Bivalve Population near the Barents Sea Polar Front. ICES (Halifax, September)
• Runnals, K., Murphy, J., Johnson, B., and Duvall, M.; 2008. A Study of Recent Foredune Erosion at Popham Beach, ME. Presented to the Geologic Society of Maine.

Student Theses 2008

• Broge, T.A. Jr. 2009. Effects of hyperoxia on glomus cells in the carotid body of the postnatal rat. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, Department of Biology, Bates College (December).
• Hardy, Jeanette; 2008. Implications of climate change in the arctic based on the growth of
  Hiatella arctica from the Western Barents Sea. Unpublished Senior Thesis, Department of Biology, Bates College.
• Henkes, Gregory; 2008. Unpublished Senior Thesis, Department of Biology, Bates College.

Lincoln Benedict

When posed the question “what are you?” I answer, a photojournalist. My photographs are mainly of people, places, and events. Yet sometimes I take a photo possessing an eerie quality. The photo goes simply beyond telling a story and starts to ask questions.