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Geologic Map of the United States © USGS

Student Projects from Past Courses

Ecology
  • 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

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