Maurice P. Testa

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Associate Professor

UA Fort Smith

Also affiliated: Austin Peay State University (2015); Mississippi State University (2019)

Faculty Researcher

2 h-index 48 pubs 16 cited

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Maurice P. Testa's research interests include the application of photogrammetry and 3D scanning technologies for geological fieldwork. He has investigated methods for outcrop description, 3D modeling, and 3D printing using Gigapan® photogrammetry. His work also explores the accuracy of various scanning software and devices, such as PolyCam 3D scanning software, in different environmental conditions, including low-light settings in littoral caves and field research scenarios. Testa has also studied the spatiotemporal forecasting of coral bleaching using artificial intelligence and has conducted qualitative groundwater tracing in karst aquifers. His collaborations include researchers from the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

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h-index: 2
Publications: 48
Citations: 16

Selected Publications

PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENT CAPTURED IN DOLOMITIZED MCKAY BAY MEMBER KNOLL REEF, UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN (2025)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
QUALITATIVE GROUNDWATER TRACING IN A KARST AQUIFER, HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST, UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN (2025)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
TESTING THE ACCURACY OF POLYCAM 3D SCANNING SOFTWARE ON LIDAR AND OPTICAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY DEVICES IN FIELD RESEARCH (2025)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
Calcite Precipitation with Palmitic and Stearic Acids (2025)

Minerals 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
QUALITATIVE GROUNDWATER TRACING IN A KARST AQUIFER, HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST, UPPER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN (2024)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
TESTING THE ACCURACY OF POLYCAM 3D SCANNING SOFTWARE ON LIDAR AND OPTICAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY DEVICES IN FIELD RESEARCH (2024)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
IDENTIFYING AND MAPPING KARST IN THE HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST, UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN (2024)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
THE KARST OF MACKINAC COUNTY, MICHIGAN: WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE’RE GOING (2023)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF TABULATE AND RUGOSA CORAL FOUND IN A MCKAY BAY MEMBER KNOLL REEF UPPER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN (2023)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
DISTRIBUTION OF DETRITAL SEDIMENT CAPTURED IN MCKAY BAY MEMBER KNOLL REEF, UPPER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN (2023)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
TESTING THE ACCURACY OF POLYCAM 3D SCANNING SOFTWARE ON LIDAR AND OPTICAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY DEVICES IN FIELD RESEARCH (2023)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
DIGITALLY RECREATING FORT SMITH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE USING MOBILE 3D PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND LIDAR APPLICATIONS (2023)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
Gigapan® Photogrammetry For Outcrop Description, 3d Modeling, And 3d Printing (2022)

The Compass Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF MAGNET COVE CARBONATITE CORE, ARKANSAS (2022)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex
HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION IN CARBONATE RICH IGNEOUS COMPLEX OF MAGNET COVE, ARKANSAS AS ANALOG TO NILI FOSSAE AND GUSEV, MARS (2022)

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America DOI OpenAlex