Research in the Park Journal

An online collection of scientific investigations of the natural resources of Hot Springs National Park by students at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science, & The Arts.

Editors: Dr. Lindsey Waddell, Geoscience Instructor, & Dr. Jon Ruehle, Biology Instructor

Volume 1. August 2020.

A Comparison of the Benefits of Meditation and Nature Using Electroencephalography (EEG) and Blood Pressure (BP) Analysis

Article Number 1.1

Max Green, Rhiannon Smith, and Reed Karman


Game Camera Monitoring of HOSP White Tailed Deer: A Preliminary Study

Article Number 1.2

Lillian Hickman, Peyton Manry, and Kaitlyn Pearson


A Study of Oxidation Reduction Potential in Relation to the Bacterial Diversity of the Hot Springs

Article Number 1.3

Laura Hansen and Aly Navarro


A Study of Water Quality in Hot Springs Creek, Bull Bayou, and Gulpha Creek

Article Number 1.4

Whitney Hazeslip


Stable Isotope Analysis of Spring Deposited Limestone within Hot Springs National Park

Article Number 1.5

Paul McDonald


A Study of Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality in Hot Springs National Park

Article Number 1.6

Amadeo Scott


Pollinator Activity on Native and Invasive Plants in Hot Springs National Park

Article Number 1.7

Chloe Kirk


A Study of Algae in Rick's Pond, Hot Springs National Park

Article Number 1.8

Terrance Meinardus


Effects of Rainfall on Thermal Springs in Hot Springs National Park

Article Number 1.9

Esther Filipek and Sydney Hazeslip


The Thermophiles of Hot Springs National Park: A Phenotypic and Genetic Analysis

Article 1.10

Caitlin England


Identification of Algae, Ostracods, and Zooplankton in Hot Springs National Park

Article Number 1.11

Emily Smith and Minola Lee


Where the Wild Things Grow: An Analysis of Thermophilic Prokaryotic Biofilms in Hot Springs National Park Using CLSM and SEM

Article Number 1.12

Gwenyth Coleman, Katrina Smith, and Sarah Xie


Identifying Microfossils and Minerals to Determine the Origins of Mid-Paleozoic Rocks in the Central Arkansas Region of the Ouachita Anticlinorium

Article Number 1.13

Howard Grant Orlina and Amanda Carson