The Luce Semester
at Dickinson College

Watershed-Based Integrated Field Semester

Luce Independent Research


 

Luce Semester Independent Research Requirements

Fall 2005 Research Topics

Emma Andrews '07 Planning, Use, and Public Outreach for the Conodoguinet Creek and Yellow Breeches Creek Water Trails
Kelly Brzezinski '06

Stream Salamanders as Biological Indicators in Shermans Creek Watershed, Perry County , Pennsylvania

Amanda Bridenhagen '06 Writing a Lesson Plan for Elementary School Students: Environmental Concerns Facing Codorus Creek
Brian Bytnar '06

Investigation of Native and Invasive Riparian Plant Species in the Siloam Dam Reclamation Area, Chambersburg , PA

Lily Cavenagh '06

Offshore Wind Farms: Policy and Public Support Challenges In Massachusetts , Virginia and the Gulf of Mexico

Alex Coyle '06 Analysis of Diesel Emissions in Middlesex Township , Cumberland Country, PA, And Potential Impact on Conodoguinet Creek
Greg Ellerman '07 Size Variation among Crayfish in the Conodoguinet Creek, Cumberland County , PA.
Stephanie Hair '07 A comparative analysis of the loads and compliance records of NPDES dischargers in the Conodoguinet Creek Watershed, Cumberland County , PA
Julia Hyman '06 Measuring the efficacy of a liming project in Mountain Creek, Cumberland County , PA.
Meghan Klasic '06 The Use of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) as a Bio-Indicator for Letort Spring Run, Cumberland County , PA
Scott Morello '06 An Exploratory Assessment of Bixler Run in Perry County , PA as a Current and Potential Trout Fishery
Sara Parr '06 Motivations for Volunteerism: A Town Creek and Sideling Hill Creek Watershed Case Study
Louisa Shakeri '08
Becki Walker '06 Turning to God in Times of Environmental Crisis: How Religion Can Play a Role in Impacted Communities' Response
Adam Wickline '06 Comparison of sampling methods and assessment protocols for benthic macroinvertebrate monitoring by volunteers

Fall 2006 Research Topics

Adrian Broderick '09 Environmental Mitigation for Stormwater Pollution due to Truck and Warehouse Location in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Brushart '07 Land Use in the Conodoguinet Creek Watershed: Past and Present
Sarah Brzezinski '09 Rapid Watershed Assessment of Trindle Spring Run, Cumberland County, PA, using habitat, macroinvertebrate, and chemical indicators
Cristina Cardona '07 Best Management Practices, Agriculture, and Macroinvertebrates in Mt. Rock Spring Creek.
Danielle Cioce '08 An Assessment of the Impacts of Two Point Dischargers on Mountain Creek, Adams and Cumberland Counties, Pennsylvania, Using Diatoms, Bacteria, and Water Chemistry as Indicators of Health
Karen Cruz '07 Local Government Response through Zoning and Planning to Truck Warehouse Location in Central PA
Audrey Fisher '07 An investigation of the culture of farming in Perry County and its implications for local environmental management
Kathryn Fox '07 The Making of Successful Watershed Organizations: Three Case Studies of Watershed Organizations in South-Central Pennsylvania
Jensen Gelfond '08 Legislative and Technological Solutions to Truck-Generated Diesel Particulate Pollution In Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Tara Goss '07 Assessing the Effect of Agricultural Best Management Practices on Habitat in the Mount Rock Creek Spring
Andrea Korman '09 A rapid assessment of the Mountain Creek watershed in Cumberland and Adams Counties, PA with a focus on macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of the impact of two point dischargers
Ellen Lewis '09 Flooding Mitigation through Zoning and Development Policies
Elly Schrang '09 The Effect of Best Management Practices on Water Chemisrty on Mount Rock Spring Creek in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Dario Vasquez '09 Ethnographic Perspectives of Farmers and the SCCA In the Shermans Creek Watershed

Ashley Whiting ‘08

A Biological and Chemical Assessment of Silver Springs in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

 

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