Senior Projects in Environmental Studies at Purchase College

SENIOR PROJECTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

The Senior Project is the capstone educational experience in the Environmental Studies program. Research is conducted in close collaboration with a faculty member. The topics have the potential to be as broad as the curriculum, from environmental policy to laboratory or field research. Results from past senior research projects have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals as part of larger faculty research projects.

The results of the inquiry are written in scientific format and submitted to the Purchase College library. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the annual Natural Sciences Student Symposium. Seniors from all disciplines present their results to a large audience of peers, alumni, family, faculty, and members of the community (photo of 2002 participants).

The following are some recent Senior Project titles from the Environmental Sciences program:

Mackenzie Schoonmaker	An analysis of regulatory vs. market-based options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the international aviation industry
Matthew Reid	Analysis of the Feasibility of Mine Reclamation Projects in USA
Daniel Craft	Water quality monitoring of the Lower Saw Mill River, 1997-1998
John Warzybok	Spring settling and breeding success of Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottus) on the Purchase College campus
Bill McDaniel	Pelham Bay landfill policy comparison of capping and the remediation process: benefits for the environment
Erica Mignone	Using field study and GIS analyses to evaluate shallow hyporheic flow in the upper floodplain of Snake River, ID
Diana Kohtio	Desiccation tolerance in the non-native crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Ishaani Sen	Nitrogen uptake and growth by Porphyra spp.: potential for bioremediation in integrated aquaculture
Yee Jin Kim	Physiological responses of ectomyccorhizal fungi under conditions of increased inorganic nitrogen