2nd Semester 2004-2005

STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

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A-BLOCK CHEMISTRY / FIELD BIOLOGY

 

CHEMISTRY:  Bree Melton, Jayme Banker

FIELD BIOLOGY:  TJ Ludwig, Lydia Fullwiler, Sam Cole

OVERALL TOPIC:  What is the relationship between arsenic soil and growth rate of earth worms?

CHEMISTRY:  Impact of pH on Soil Arsenic Leachate

FIELD BIOLOGY:  We are trying to measure worms in the soil in different areas to see if it changes the worms growth.

 

CHEMISTRY: Laura Blackwell,  Natalie Ayre

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Abby, Nicole, Lane

OVERALL TOPIC:  How does arsenic in water affect growth of pacific sanicle, and how can it be removed from water?

CHEMISTRY:   Extracting Arsenic from Groundwater Using the 3-Kalshi System

FIELD BIOLOGY:  How does arsenic in water affect growth of pacific sanicle?

 

CHEMISTRY: Colin Campi, Matt Geniza, James Kramer

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Erik Mulrooney, Yancy Lima, Billy Taylor

OVERALL TOPIC: What is the relationship between Arsenic soil levels and the population of earth worms?

CHEMISTRY:  Leaching Soil Arsenic with Acidic and Basic Solutions

FIELD BIOLOGY:  What is the population of earth worms in a given area where high level arsenic is present vs. an area with average arsenic levels

 

CHEMISTRY: Natalie A., Stephanie B., Sara E.

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Keri B., Katy W., Anthony V.

OVERALL TOPIC: What are the effects of water with different pH levels on arsenic soil and the micro organisms in it?

CHEMISTRY:  Does the pH of Water Affect the Levels of Arsenic in the Soil?

FIELD BIOLOGY:  How do different pH and arsenic levels in the soil affect the micro organisms growing in it?

 

CHEMISTRY: Carrie Rebhuhu, Sarah Hull-Skinner, James Bartholomew

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Michelle Kahn, Sam Lahr, Richard Keuneke

OVERALL TOPIC:  Can arsenic taken out of the water through use of metals or bacteria?

CHEMISTRY:  The Impact of Magnetic Currents on Arsenic Adsorption by Iron Oxide in Water

FIELD BIOLOGY:  will study the bacteria part of the experiment.

 

CHEMISTRY: Jed Clinger, Natasha Selvey, Micah Tuttle

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Lily Bright, Laura Schwalli, Melanie Komori

OVERALL TOPIC:  What are the most cost effective and efficient ways of removing arsenic from water?

CHEMISTRY:  Removal of Arsenic in Water by Iron Oxide Coagulation and Filtration

FIELD BIOLOGY:  Are there other hyper accumulators in the Pteris family than Pteris Vitarra which can effectively remove arsenic from water?

 

CHEMISTRY: Emily Doran, Hannah Wroblicky, McKinley Davis

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Alli Mynre, Brendon Blaustein, Joseph Wambach

OVERALL TOPIC:  What is the relationship between the temperature of water ran through soil and the amount of arsenic extracted in the water through the soil?

CHEMISTRY:  How Temperature of Water Affects the Removal of Arsenic from Soil

FIELD BIOLOGY:  What are different temperatures of water we should run through the soil and what different chemicals should we use?

 

CHEMISTRY: Anna Funck, Lyndsay Decarolis, Kelsey Cooper

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Bobby Taylor, Brian Lorenz, Kevin Jarvis

OVERALL TOPIC:  What is the relationship of arsenic on ferns?

CHEMISTRY:  Impact of Water pH on Leaching Arsenic out of Soil

FIELD BIOLOGY:  What is the relationship between the arsenic in the water and fern growth?

 

CHEMISTRY: Yassmean A., Jocelyn P., Tristan T.

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Ryan, Jessica D, Megan D

OVERALL TOPIC:  What is the relationship between chemistry of the soil and the development of plants in the soil?

CHEMISTRY:  Arsenic and Nitrates in Soil

FIELD BIOLOGY:  how does the arsenic amount of soil affect the growth of Blue Ryegrass.

 

CHEMISTRY: Dash Gordon, Eric Ertle

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Alex Pedersen, Peter

OVERALL TOPIC:  Does the method that you dissolve the soil sample effect the ICP test?

CHEMISTRY:  Removing Arsenic From Contaminated Water by Filtration

FIELD BIOLOGY:  What is the relationship between the acids already in the soil and arsenic content?

 

CHEMISTRY:  Gabe Condrea

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Adam Ertle, Sean Flanagan

OVERALL TOPIC: 

CHEMISTRY:  Element Correlation Between Plants and the Soil They Grow In

FIELD BIOLOGY:  What is the relationship between plant and soil arseniic levels, in a given area?

 

CHEMISTRY: Stefanie Hood, Emily Kisler, Lauren Wilk

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Roxy Simas, Ericca Harper, Axel Hobdere

OVERALL TOPIC:  What is the growth rate between plants with arsenic and plants without arsenic?

CHEMISTRY:  Arsenic and Where it can be Found in Marigolds and Radishes

FIELD BIOLOGY:  Does the amount of arsenic in the soil affect the growth of the plants?

 

CHEMISTRY: Scott Walker, Eric Teegarden, Laurel Goodale

 

FIELD BIOLOGY: Karen Dooley, Brandon Davidson, Kristi Tofte

OVERALL TOPIC:  What is the relationship between soil pH and arsenic content of the soil?

CHEMISTRY:  The Effects of Temperature on Sample Preparation for ICP

FIELD BIOLOGY:  We are going to measure the pH of the soil.

 
 

B-BLOCK PHYSICS

Cell shading legend:  blue = fuel cell silica gel     green = fuel cell reformer     red = fuel cell gas testing     pink = other fuel cell issues    

yellew = solar energy     orange = wave reserach center        

DOE GROUP

Danny Ahlvin

Nick Ower

Jeffery Thomson

Oxidation Rates of Crofer22 as an Interconnect for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells dan.ahlvin@gmail.com (Danny)

753.1848 (Danny)

hunkocheez@hotmail.com (Nick)

752.7782 (Nick)

vonswevleg@hotmail.com (Jeffery)

745.7203 (Jeffery)

SILICA GEL GROUP 1

Lia Burton

Alex Frolova

Lila Wade
Determining the Optimal Temperature for Regenerating H2S-Saturated Silica Gel bright_light88@hotmail.com (Lia)

758.7132 (Lia)

super_trouper24@hotmail.com (Alex)

738.2495 (Alex)

alil_supastar@hotmail.com (Lila)

753.8541 (Lila)

SILICA GEL GROUP 2

Bridget Hass

Ellen Hyde

John Reeves

The Capacity of Silica Gel in Removing Hydrogen Sulfide from Landfill Gas

Introduction

Results

Discussion

bridget_h22@hotmail.com (Bridget)

753.9346 (Bridget)

ellen.hyde@gmail.com (Ellen)

745.7470 (Ellen)

smoothpk@comcast.net (Jon)

753.6227 (Jon)

BUG GROUP 2

John Lee

Research on Various Bacteria For Removing Sulfur from Landfill Gas

leekyuhae@hotmail.com (John)

738.6237 (John)

 

BUG GROUP 1

Isaac Wynn

Heat Tolerance of Thiobacillus Denitrificans

isaac.wynn@gmail.com   (Isaac)

745.7102 (Isaac)

BUG GROUP 3

Carly Dougher

Brittney Iverson

Molly Beilby

Cultivation of the Species Thiobacillus Denitrificans carly_dougher@hotmail.com (Carly)

974.2465 (Carly)

chillin_207@hotmail.com 754.3807

Simone Bailey

Leah Koerper

Bryan Anderson

Daniel Takamori

Impact of Incidence Angle on Solar Panel Efficiency theoceansbaby@hotmail.com (Simone)

745.2047 (Simone)

cookiemonster@canoemail.com (Leah)

757.3497 (Leah)

bandersen123@hotmail.com (Bryan)

754.2305 (Bryan)

Greg Angelos

Jocelyn Pompey

Mark Tremblay

Wave Research angelos3814@comcast.net (Greg)

757.9033 (Greg)

mellowemerald15@yahoo.com (Jocelyn)

753-9746 (Jocelyn)

757.1178 (Mark)

Jenny Smart

Dannae Thorson

Megan Welsch

Wave Research neo_1_of_3@hotmail.com (Jenny)

754.6006 (Jenny)

dannaet15@aol.com (Dannae)

745.7557 (Dannae)

megw10@comcast.net (Megan)

752.1847 (Megan)745.7824

 

C-BLOCK PHYSICS

Cell shading legend:  blue = fuel cell silica gel     green = fuel cell reformer     red = landfil gas testing     pink = other fuel cell topics              

HAND PUMP GROUP 1

Jeff Stark

Miranda Merrill

Brynn Adkins

Hand Pump Testing of H2S Content in Landfill Gas

745.7824 (Jeff)

randamoon@comcast.net (Miranda)

745.7658 (Miranda)

zzbrynnzz@netscape.net (Brynn)

752.1695 (Brynn)

GC GROUP 1

Garath da Cunha

Roy Adams

Dave Nicol

Analysis of the Diffusion/Decomposition of Hydrogen Sulfide in SKC Gas Sample Bags cricketcv19@peak.org (Garath)

753.6413 (Garath)

the_cv_duck@hotmail.com (Roy)

752.8896 (Roy)

invalidbuffalo@gmail.com (Dave)

541.745.7761 (Dave)

ALTERNATIVE GROUP

Tyler Brooks

Jordan Miles

Aaron Kim.

A Simulation Study of H2S Removal from Landfill Gas Using A Gas Absorption Tower 754.2616 (Tyler)

joalmiles@comcast.net (Jordan)

752.3676 (Jordan)

nallaly_com@hotmail.com (Aaron)

738.0587 (Aaron)

FUEL CELL GROUP

Garrick Chow

Xiaoyu Shi

Adam Wisseman

Evaluation of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell g-chow@comcast.net (Garrick)

753.2957 (Garrick)

adamwisseman@comcast.net (Adam)

752.3660 (Adam)

SILICA GEL GROUP 4

Lara Meyer

Amy Zhang

Kari Hoover

Silica Gel Reactor Designs for the Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas from Methane Gas Streams gelcontainer@yahoo.com  (Lara)

757.1258 (Lara)

tangy_zhangy24@yahoo.com (Amy)

753.2518 (Amy)

hooverjk3@comcast.net (Kari)

753.1510 (Kari)

SILICA GEL GROUP 5

Sara McCune

Verni Logendran

A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Silica Gel in Removing H2S from Landfill Gas after Repeated Regenerations happyfrappy_7@hotmail.com (Sara)

758.9343 (Sara)

rain_dew@hotmail.com (Verni)

758.5337 (Verni)

BUG GROUP 4

Julia Giebultowicz

Joyce Kwan

Amy Kwon

Hydrogen Sulfide Removal by Thiobacillus Denitrificans Encapsulated in Sodium Alginate Gel Beads ju_girl66@yahoo.com (Julia)

752.1282 (Julia)

kwan_joyce@hotmail.com (Joyce)

752.0473 (Joyce)

amykwon@comcast.net (Amy)

757.0613 (Amy)

BUG GROUP 5

Max Bruch

JC Martin

Marty Freeman

Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Methods Through Use of Thiobacillus Denitrificans Bio-reaction doodle222@hotmail.com (Max)

745.6721 (Max)

fatuglyduckling@hotmail.com (JC)

758.8346 (JC)

marmon@proaxis.com (Marty)

757.0768 (Marty)

BUG GROUP 6

Deedee Dooley

Beckie Zipp

Bethany Ulman

Aerobic Culturing of Microbial Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Thiobacillus Denitrificans ddd9686@msn.com (Deedee)

231.7432 (Deedee)

beckiezipp@comcast.net (Beckie)

753.4621 (Beckie)

bballgurlie55cv@yahoo.com (Bethany)

754.9110 (Bethany)

BUG GROUP 7

Dylan Stadler

Sean Moore

Joel Gallant.

Effects of Methane (CH4) from Landfill Gas on Thihobacillus Denitrificans dylan.stadler@gmail.com (Dylan)

753.1762 (Dylan)

bass.penguin@gmail.com (Sean)

sean.m.moore@gmail.com (Sean)

753.7372 (Sean)

feorpheux@fedorpheux.com (Joel)

740.2373 (Joel)