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Environmental Research
by JU students

Several students and faculty are involved in various aspects of environmental science at JU. Here is a partial listing of independent research projects which students have conducted in recent semesters. Some projects have web page or download file links (see below).

 

Seth Barr
     The effects of zinc on larval development and metamorphosis of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus
The effect of zinc on growth, chlorophyll content and photosynthesis in cultured .....single-celled algae

Annie Bezanilla
     Edge vs. Interior: Which has the greater avian species diversity in Jacksonville .....natural areas?

Liz Cook
     Cadmium Accommodation in Escherichia coli

Michelle Ethier
     Amplification and Cloning of the Glutathione S-Transferase (GSTA) Gene in Carassius auratus

Kerri Haught and Yvonna Rowinski
     Microbiological water quality of two creeks in the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve

Heather Moushon
     Effect of Nitrogen on Organic Carbon Cycling

Kristy Nasser
     Concentrations of Bound Chlorophenols in St. Johns River Sediments

April Nudo Patterson
     Oxygen Demand of Different Sources of Natural and Wastewater Dissolved      Organic Carbon

Henry Schmitges
     Fish-plant associations in two tidal marsh creeks using throw traps

Adrienne Sevick
     Modeling Hydrogen Diffusion Through Radioactive Waste Container Filters

Keri York
     Sources of Organic Carbon in Sediments in the St. Johns River



Here are some links to student research.

Amber Degryse - Lignin Phenol Signatures for
Characterizing Sources of DOC