Past and On-going Senior Research Projects

kevin allison " Salamander population study at Griffy Woods Preserve." 2004. [Advisor: Vicky Meretsky, SPEA]

Julia Angstmann “Bioassessment of old-growth forest Latimer Woods, Bloomington " 2002. [Advisor: Keith Clay, Biology]

april arroyo-monroe "Griffy Lake winter drawdown simulation: how long does it take to kill Egeria densa." 2006. [Advisor: Vicky Meretsky, SPEA]

jillian bertram "Effects of tidal restriction on sediment and nutrient accumulation in a tidal salt marsh." 2006. [Advisor: Chris Craft, SPEA]

Wesley A. Bickford "Allocation of 14carbohydrate by the Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) between heterotrophic and autotrophic sources." 2007. [Advisor: Maxine A. Watson, Biology]

Lori Block "Analysis of frog population dynamics" on-going. [Advisor: Vicky Meretsky, SPEA]

james boswel "Analysis of a two-dimensional finite difference groundwater model and its applications to Bass Lake Indiana 2002." [Advisor: Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences]

kim brandstetter "The fate of sulfur in a municipal coal burning power plant" 2002. [Advisor: Erika Elswick, Geological Sciences]

maeghan brass "A glance at the effects of climate change on polar bears and the effects of a "Sealsicle" as enrichment in captive polar bears." 2007. [Advisors: Eduardo Fernandez, Psychology and Vicky Meretsky, SPEA]

alissa brown "Tornado impacts on upland and bottomland forests." 2005. [Advisor: Vicky Meretsky, SPEA]

Scott Bushroe "Geophysical approach to shallow subsurface exploration at a reclaimed mine site in southern Indiana " 2001. [Advisor: Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences]

sarah butler " Nutrient cycling in freshwater wetland soils and their relationship to surface water nitrogen and phosphorus." 2003. [Advisor: Chris Craft, SPEA]

jen cleland "Invasive plants in the Griffy Creek Riparian Corridor." 2004. [Advisor: Vicky Meretsky, SPEA]

paula covey "Endophyte infected tall fescue grass and testosterone levels in prairie voles." 2007. [Advisor: Keith Clay, Biology]

michelle creech "Effect of periodical cicadas on radial increment growth in sugar maples of the forest edge and forest interior in Griffy Preserve." 2005. [Advisor: Keith Clay, Biology]

megan curtis "Tornado impacts on upland and bottomland forests". 2005. [Advisor: Vicky Meretsky, SPEA]

ted derheimer "Cicada Brood X and their influence on soil infiltration." 2006 [Advisor: Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences]

annie drake "Dietary habits of the Long-eared Owl." 2003. [Advisor: Vicky Meretsky, SPEA]

rachel elliot "Bedrock and surficial deposits of Griffy Teaching and Research Preserve." 2003. [Advisor: Sally Letsinger, Geological Survey]

susan fischer "MaxQ tall fescue's effect on biodiversity in a lowland successional field." 2007. [Advisor: Keith Clay, Biology]

sarah germann "Source area determination and water-quality statistics: Salt Creek Watershed, Porter County, Indiana." 2005. [Advisor: Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences and Sally Letsinger, Indiana Geological Survey]

d. alex gore "Variability of soil respiration among heterotrophic and autotrophic components." 2008. [Advisor: Kelly Caylor, Geography; Craig Wayson, SPEA]

david grunat "Landfill to septic field: A study of the use of tire chips in septic system absorption fields." 2007. [Advisor: Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences]

corey hansen "NIR Phototherapy as Treatment for Chicken Brain Assymetries caused by 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorio Dibenzo-P-Dioxin." 2005. [Advisors: Diane Henshel, SPEA]

morgan hegewald "Oligocene coral reef fossils from Puerto Rico." 2005. [Advisor: Claudia Johnson, Geological Sciences]

Katie Henry "The effects of polychlorinated biphenayls on thermal regulation in developing chickens" on-going. [Advisor: Diane Henshell, SPEA]

megan m. hill " An Investigation of carbon, nitrogen, and sediment loading at Griffy Reservoir, Bloomington, IN." 2004. [Advisor: Erika Elswick, Geological Sciences]

karin kvale " Precipitation composition trends in the Ohio River Valley." 2004. [Advisor: Sara Pryor, Geography]

daniel lehman "An examination of the Warner Valley in South Central Oregon - A Mars analogue environment." 2007. [Advisor: Lisa Pratt, Geologial Sciences]

anna makowski "An evaluation of nitrate transport in sandy soils at a confined feeding operation." 2004. [Advisor: Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences]

Jordan Mandel "Extreme value analysis applied to 300 years of climate data from England" on-going. [Advisor: Ben Brabson, Physics]

rachel maranto "Habitat Associations of Kirtland’s Snakes (Clonophis kirtlandii) in the Muscatatuck Bottoms, IN." 2008. [Advisor: Vicky Meretsky, SPEA]

fredrick menigat "Primary productivity in Jack´s Defeat Creek, Indiana, and its effect on water chemistry." 2007. [Advisor: Todd Royer, SPEA]

Kendra McCall "Phenotype plasticity in Glyceria stiata" 2001. [Advisor: Keith Clay, Biology]

shawn naylor "Analysis of vadose zone dynamics and recharge through coal combustion byproducts used in a reclaimed mine setting" 2001. [Advisor: Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences]

Jeffery Olyphant " The effects of a constructed wetland treatment cell on the elevated Escherichia coli concentrations found within a tributary branch of Dunes Creek, Northwest Indiana." 2007. [Advisor: Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences]

mikki osterloo "The growing season water balance for a watershed located in southwestern Montana 2002. [Advisors: Sally Letsinger, Indiana Geological Survey and Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences]

maria faye parmer "A Comparison of immunological parameters in two recently diverged songbird (Junco hyemalis) populations following a unique colonization event." 2008. [Advisors: Jonathan W. Atwell and Ellen D. Ketterson, Biology]

amanda porfidio "Chemical analysis of soils developed on the Henryville Member of the Devonian New Albany Shale: The effects of development time on soil chemistry" 2002. [Advisor: Erika Elswick, Geological Sciences]

elizabeth porter "The response of twelve prairie plant species to AMF isolated from a remnant prairie and an old field community." 2004. [Advisors: Peggy Schultz and Jim Bever, Biology]

chrissy pruett "Can vegetation biomass and species diversity serve as indicators of nutrient enrichment in Midwest freshwater wetlands?" 2003. [Advisor: Chris Craft]

Tamara Ratliff-Roberts "Arsenic contamination at Anderson Road Landfill" 2001. [Advisor: Henk Haitjema, SPEA]

Tricia Renton "Degradation of PCBs by microbial activity" 2002. [Advisor: Flynn Picardal, SPEA]

Ken Rubel "Spatial and temporal effects of commuting on personal exposure to ozone" 2001. [Advisor: Sara Pryor, Geography]

Daria Schoonmaker "The effect of a fungal endophyte on the population dynamics of microtus" 2002. [Advisor: Keith Clay, Biology]

Elizabeth Spalt "Riparian buffer zones: their effectiveness for diggerent land uses in mountainous areas" 2001. [Advisor: Chris Craft, SPEA]

william starsiak "Observer effect on plant observation in the field. " 2008. [Advisors: Heather Reynolds, Biology]

lesley stout "The effects of ammonia concentration on the bioremediation of heavy metal ions in subsurface environments. " 2003. [Advisor: Flynn Picardal, SPEA]

Chris Swan "Effects of nitrogen deposition on vegetation and soil of an early versus late successional southern central Indiana temperate deciduous forest" 2002. [Advisors: Heather Reynolds, Biology and Erika Elswick, Geological Sciences]

Shannon Traub "Seedling recruitment in Glyceria stiata" 2000. [Advisor: Keith Clay, Biology]

rebecca utley " The Role of symbiosis with Frankia on the invasiveness of the shrub Elaeagnus umbellata." 2004. [Advisor: Dr. Keith Clay, Biology]

Nick Voakes "Soil stability in land that has been successfully restored" 2002. [Advisor: Jim Bever, Biology]

kyle waldron "The potential impacts of mining on residential water wells." 2003. [Advisor: Greg Olyphant, Geological Sciences]

Jami Walker, on-going. [Advisor: Keith Clay, Biology]

nicole williamson "The role of artificial reef systems as sustainable habitats." 2007. [Advisors: Charile Beeker, HPER; Claudia Johnson, Geological Sciences]

Alice R. Wood "A study of the effects of cattle grazing upon forested land in Southeastern Indiana " 2000. [Advisor: Clara Cotten, Biology]

 Eric Zell "The effects of stream contaminants on creek chubs" 2002. [Advisor: Diane Henshel, SPEA]

hiedi zutter "Evaluation and application of automated methods to measure sky view factors for urban areas" 1999. [Advisor: Sue Grimmond, Geography]