Environmental Science Senior Projects -2003
To read the abstract for a specific senior project, click on the name of the author.
| Becker, Colleen L. | Brownfields Redevelopment: An Examination of the Obstacles Hindering and Initiatives Supporting Redevelopment |
| Bialy-Viau, Kristine M. | Meat Based Diets: How They Affect our Environment and Health and What Allegheny Can Do to Support Vegetarian and Vegan Students |
| Brown, Jennifer M. | Creating an Effective Wolf Management Plan in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
| Butch, Lisa A. | The Effectiveness of State Coastal Zone Management Programs Formatted Under The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 |
| Cheropovich, Zahava A. | Myth-nomers of Liberalism: A Practical Guide to Avoiding the Foibles of Environmentalism |
| Cochrane, Chad S. | The Recovery of Western Pennsylvania Streams After Livestock Exclusion |
| Deemer, Kenneth L. | The Effects of Suburban Sprawl and Land Posting on White Tailed Deer (Odocolieus virginianus) Densities |
| Dziurzynski, Eugene | History and Analysis of Pennsylvania State Mandated Environmental Education Standards |
| Falkowski, Sarah J. | An Unanticipated Consequence of Environmental Awareness: Out of the Suburbs and into the Slums? |
| Fidorra, Jason C. | Mobilization of Copper and Nickel from Soils Impacted by Deicing Salt (NaCl) at Lake Pleasant, Erie County, Pennsylvania |
| Flaherty, Michael J. | The Use of Diffusion Factors in Estimating the Spread of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid |
| Fletcher, Adam | The Potential for Adopting Smart Growth Principles in the Greater Meadville Area |
| Flinn, Lisa M. | Summer Camp Water Audit and Cost Benefit Analysis |
| Frank, Matthew S. | An Assessment of the Role of Ecotourism in Achieving Sustainable Development in Costa Rica |
| Helgert, Heath R. | Quality Deer Management...Is Pennsylvania Ready? |
| Horowitz, Ann J. | Meeting the State Goal: Curbside Organics Collection and Composting in Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Howlett, Katherine R. | Superfund: A Job for the States |
| Johnson, Brittany A. | Chronic Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition: Long-Term Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Soil Processes in a Productive Temperate Forest |
| Mattie, Sara E. | The Effects of Predation and Pond Drying on Limnephilus externus caddisflies |
| Brian P. McClimans | Market-Based Incentives Along the United States/Mexico Border: Leveraging Environmental Quality into Financial Success for Maquiladoras |
| Miwa, Christopher T. | Declines in Soil Respiration after Long Term Nitrogen Fertilization at a Productive Temperate Forest |
| Pegg, Deserae | Larryboy vs. the California Cucumber: A Look at Local Food's Place at Allegheny College |
| Potter, Randi E. | The Role of Environmental Factors in Children's Environmental Health |
| Roberts, Jessica K. | Community Supported Agriculture: A Solution at Work in the Meadville Area |
| Schuh, Jennifer | Natural Capitalism: A Practical and Possible Business Alternative Towards Realizing Sustainable Development |
| Schweizer, Michael R. | What is Ecotourism? A Perception Study at Allegheny College |
| Tingley, Laura S. | The Effects of Road Salt on the Feeding Behaviors of Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Ver Hague, Joshua P. | Invertebrate & Seed Biomass of Wetland Habitats Managed for Waterfowl |
| Vikara, Derek M. | The Potential Effects of Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Infestation on Terrestrial Salamander Abundance |
| Vos-Wein, Nicholas B. | A Comparison of Selected Soil Properties of Inceptisols Formed on Pleistocene Aged Glacial Deposits in Northwestern Pennsylvania |
| Walagura III, Harry G. | Effects of water depth on fish abundance and diversity in constructed wetlands |
| Wells, Melissa S. | An Environmental Education Resource to Assist Pennsylvania Middle-Grades Teachers in Meeting the State Academic Standards for Environment and Ecology |
| Willyoung, Mike W. | A Comparison of Root Size and Density in Woodcock Creek's Riparian Buffer Zone |
| Yarkovich, Joseph G. | Effectiveness of Backcountry Food Storage Cables at Sheltered and Open Campsites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
| Zimmerman, Rebecca R. | The Role of Socio-Economic Background on the Recycling Behavior of Allegheny Students |
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