Student Projects from Past Courses
Ecology
Hydrology/Geology
Climate
Public Health
Policy
Recreation
Engineering
- Butterfly diversity in the Pinelands
- Worldwide distribution of the Academy of Nat. Science's collections
- Present and future New York State Emerald Ash Borer infestation sites
- Snakehead fish distribution in southern New Jersey
- The effect of distance-to-impoundment on non-native fish richness in the Pinelands
- Mapping the spread of white-nose syndrome in PA
- Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin Nursery Pod Sightings of 2012 in the Cape May area
- Mapping the distribution of Phragmites in J Heinz refuge.
- Snake telemetry through Warren Grove
- Frog Distribution on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
- Vegetation of Valley Forge National Historic Site
- Using MaxEnt to develop species niche models.
- Trout Presence in Watersheds of Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Mountain Pine Beetle infestations in Western US
- Tracking bald eagles in Florida
- Striped bass migration and spawning areas
- Chimpanzee habitat modelling
- Adelie Penguins in Antarctica
Hydrology/Geology
- Mapping Tidal Marshes in Barnegat and Delaware Bay
- Carbonate Geology in Lehigh County, PA
- Use of BASIN and SWAT models to estimate stormwater runoff
- Land-use/Land-cover Assessment of Evesham Township
- Watershed, stormwater runoff in a parcel in Villanova, PA
- Wetland health in Atlantic County.
- Volcano prediction
Climate
- Tornado distribution in Alabama
- Local effects of rising sea levels at Jake’s Landing, Dennis Creek WMA, NJ
- Hurricane frequency along the east coast, USA
Public Health
- Prevalence of hepatitis C globally and in Philadelphia
- The global spread of Zika virus
- Healthcare access for children
- School demographics in Argentina
- Natural gas exploration (fracking) and environmental justice
Policy
- Locating food deserts in Erie, PA
- Hydraulic facking in PA
- Post-fire analysis to estimate the effects of prescribed burning on canopy fuel loads
- What is the solar potential of a location relative to the existing solar farms?
- Urban farms in Philadelphia
- Is Drexel Getting Greener? An analysis of campus green space.
- Investigation of Superfund sites
- Mapping risk perceptions and health in the Philadelphia River Wards
- Human population and deer harvest in Pennsylvania
- Urban growth in Austin, TX
- Locations of nursing homes in SW PA
Recreation
- An inventory of local breweries
- Mapping hiking trails through wilderness areas.
- Finding the ideal place to live or buy a home
- Location of family cemeteries
- SCUBA diving locations around the world
- Skydiving locations in northeast PA
- Bars of Philadelphia
Engineering
- Structurally deficient bridges in Philadelphia
- Renewable energy resources for Memphis Tn.
- Green infrastructure installations
- Siting a landfill