Geologic Map of the United States © USGS

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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