2024 Symposia - United States of America
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2024 U.S. GLOBE Student Research Symposia
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Held at the INFINITY Science Center in Pearlington, MS on 5-6 April, 2024
Read the Southeast event highlights!
Projects
- Pearl River Pollution, Bayou View Middle School, MS, Recognized for Connection to Community/Indigenous Knowledge
- WATT'S UP? Measuring Solar Energy by Clouds in Rural America, St. Helena Parish Schools, LA
- WATT'S UP? Measuring Solar Energy by Clouds & Meteorological Data, St. Helena Parish Schools, LA
- Investigating the Effects of Automobile Emissions on the Sequestration of Carbon in Oak and Pine Trees, Opp High School, AL, Recognized for Research Process
- Atmosphere, YMCA of Bogalusa, LA
Media
Students Present GLOBE Research at INFINITY Science Center with NASA ASTRO CAMP Community Partners Team - from the NASA Science Editorial Team
Event Hosts
- Donna Torres, INFINITY Science Center
- Christopher Sherman, NASA ASTRO CAMP
Held at All Saints' Episcopal School in Fort Worth, TX on 3-4 May, 2024
Read the Southwest event highlights!
Projects
- Water Quality in Our Community, Mescalero Apache School, NM
- Outdoors Air Quality on the Reservation, Mescalero Apache School, NM, Recognized for Community Impact and Engagement
- Relative Humidity's Effect on Cloud Formation, Corpus Christi Catholic School, KS
- Soil Sampling - Effect of population density on pollution, UT Tyler University Academy Tyler, TX, Recognized for Use of GLOBE Protocols/Data
- A Study Of Wind Relations to Storm Severity, UT Tyler University Academy Tyler, TX
- Butterfly Gardens and Population Monitoring, UT Tyler University Academy Tyler, TX
- Cloud Coverage in Biomass Rich Environments vs. Environments Void of Biomass, All Saint's Episocpal School, TX
- The Effects of a Solar Eclipse on Abiotic and Biotic factors, All Saint's Episcopal School, TX, Recognized for Community/Indigenous Knowledge and 21st Century Skills
- A Soil Study to Identify Potential Anthropogenic Impact, All Saint's Episcopal School, TX, Recognized for Research Process
- Correlation of Soil Nutrients to the Presence of Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria (NTM), University Academy Palestine, TX
- Eclipse Weather Observations in Tyler, TX, University Academy Palestine, TX
- A Study on Temperature and Typhoons, Lamar Middle School, TX
- The Total Eclipse Temperature Change, Lamar Middle School, TX
- Investigating the Impact of Aerosols on Soil and Vegetation, University Academy Longview, TX
- Surface Temperature and Precipitation: How They Impact Aerosol Levels, University Academy Longview, TX
Event Hosts
- Joe Ferrara, All Saints' Episcopal School
Held at Berks Nature in Reading, PA on 3-4 May, 2024
Read the Northeast event highlights!
Projects
- Onondaga County River Quality , APW Jr/Sr HS, NY, Recognized for Community Impact and Engagement
- Oswego County River Quality , APW Jr/Sr HS, NY, Recognized for Community Impact and Engagement
- Learning From Mistakes, Salamanca City Central School District, NY
- Junior High Climate Analysis - Experiment Design, Salamanca City Central School District, NY
- Clouds in a Lake-Effect Snowstorm, Gowanda CSD, NY
- Is Our Region Experiencing Climate Change?, North Collins Jr/Sr High School, NY, Recognized for Research Process
- Importance of Water Quality Testing in Freshwater, Randolf Academy, NY
- How Has the Temperature Changed in Fredonia New York in Recent Years?, Dunkirk CSD, NY
- How do large bodies of water impact nearby precipitation?, Dunkirk CSD, NY
- What are the effects of the ocean to state’s temperatures?, Dunkirk CSD, NY
- Comparision of Oxidation Potential of Melanin Specimens Under Ionizing Radiation, Stamford High School, CT, Recognized for 21st Century Skills
- The Effect of Ionizing Radiation on the Decomposition of Bacteria in a Near Space Environment, Stamford High School, CT
- Does Idling in rural New Jersey affect air quality?, Reading Fleming Intermediate, NJ, Recognized for Community Impact and Engagement
- 2024 Solar Eclipse Affect on Weather Parameters: Wind Direction and Speed, Medford Memorial Middle School, NJ
- 2024 Solar Eclipse Affect on Weather Parameters: Air Temperature, Medford Memorial Middle School, NJ
- 2024 Solar Eclipse Affect on Weather Parameters: Air Pressure, Medford Memorial Middle School, NJ
- 2024 Solar Eclipse Affect on Weather Parameters: Relative Humidity, Medford Memorial Middle School, NJ
- 2024 Solar Eclipse Affect on Weather Parameters: Clouds, Medford Memorial Middle School, NJ
- 2024 Solar Eclipse Affect on Weather Parameters: Clouds, Medford Memorial Middle School, NJ
Media
Berks Nature Hosts Student Research Symposium for the Next Generation of Environmental Scientists - Berks Nature blog
Event Hosts
- Allison Mackley, Berks Nature
- Michael Griffith, Berks Nature
Held at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, OH on 6-8 May, 2024
Read the Midwest event highlights!
Projects
- The Effect of Temperature on Snowflake Type Formation, Beloit Memorial High School, WI
- Is Crayfish Abundance Altered by Water Chemistry in the Rock River Watershed?, Beloit Memorial High School, WI
- Temperature & Humidity Comparisons Between Rural and Urban Areas, Beloit Memorial High School, WI
- Comparing the Water pH of Rain and Stream Water in Two Different Locations within the Rock River Watershed , Beloit Memorial High School, WI
- Soil Profiling in our City, Beloit Memorial High School, WI
- The Effects of Air Temperature on Aerosols and Air Quality, Beloit Memorial High School, WI
- Seasonal Alkalinity Changes in the Rock River, Beloit Memorial High School, WI
- Seasonal Nitrate Effects on pH in the Rock River, Beloit Memorial High School, WI
- Do States Frequent Certain Amounts of Cloud Coverage, Clay High School, OH
- Understanding and Counteracting the Effects of Excessive Heat on Urban Areas, Clay High School, OH
- What is the Effect of Light on the Change of Leaf Color?, Clippert Academy, MI, Recognized for GLOBE Data and Visualizations
- How Does Air Temperature Change During a Total Solar Eclipse?, Clippert Academy, MI
- Comparing Air and Surface Temperatures in an Urban Schoolyard, Clippert Academy, MI
- Identifying Clouds at Night Using HD Technology and NOAA Satellites, Crestwood High School, MI
- Assessing Ground Freezing Depth Variability During an El Niño Winter: A Frost Tube Approach, Crestwood High School, MI, Recognized for GLOBE Data and Visualizations
- Terra Rover, Crestwood High School, MI
- Do Pharmaceuticals in the Water Affect Seed Germination?, DPSCD, MI
- Urban Air, Rural Air: Where’s the Cleanest Air of All?, DPSCD, MI
- Can Water Keep a Plant From Growing?, DPSCD, MI
- Do Air Temperatures Change During a Total Solar Eclipse, DPSCD, MI
- Are There Still UV Rays During a Total Solar Eclipse?, DPSCD, MI
- Do Surface Cover Temperatures Change During a Total Solar Eclipse?, DPSCD, MI
- Is Bottled Water Really Healthy or Does it Raise Human Blood Pressure?, DPSCD, MI
- Is There Something Hiding in My Water, DPSCD, MI
- Where Has All the Snow Gone?, DPSCD, MI
- Are There Changes in the Sky During a Total Solar Eclipse? (A First Look), DPSCD, MI
- The Search for the Missing Plants, Edgewood Middle School, Wooster, OH
- Nitrate Measurements of Lake Jimmerson, Garrett High School, IN, Recognized for Research Process
- Climate Change in Michigan, Melvindale High School, MI, Recognized for Community Impact
- Phragmites: Friend or Foe?, Melvindale High School, MI
- Animal Activity in a Suburban Versus Woodland Area, Power Middle School, Hillside Elementary, MI
- Changes in Fall Color Across Broadleaf Tree Species, The Lincoln Academy, WI
- Effects of Soil Moisture and Temperature on Wetland Plant Diversity, The Lincoln Academy, WI
- The Effect of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) on Water Quality, The Lincoln Academy, WI
- Farm Field Runoff: Nitrate and Phosphate Occurrence in Maple Syrup, Wooster High School, Wooster, OH
Media
Toledo Zoo hosts student research symposium - from The Blade
Event Hosts
- Jodi Haney, Xcite Learning/Bowling Green State University
- Mitchell Magditch, Toledo Zoo
Held at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA on 10-11 May, 2024
Read the Pacific event highlights!
Projects
- Dissolved Oxygen and Fish and Wildlife Habitat in Gravel Pit Ponds, Aniak Junior Senior High School, AK, Recognized for Research Process
- How does soil affect the food we eat?, ARISE High School, CA
- How much nitrogen can be found in different soils in Oakland?, ARISE High School, CA
- Nitrogen in Soil - What's the Deal?, ARISE High School, CA
- The Amazing World of Water Quality, ASCEND, CA
- Water we researching?, ASCEND, CA
- Water Quality around the Bay Area, ASCEND, CA
- The Effects of Environmental Factors on Moquitos, Assurance Learning Academy, CA
- Feathers in flocks, avian diversity across urban landscapes, Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto HS, CA
- Be moral with coral - Saving and protecting our coral reefs, Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto HS, CA
- Weather's Effect on Contrails, John Adams Middle School, CA
- Phenology of Fallen Leaves: 2003 - 2023, Knik Charter School, AK, Recognized for Use of GLOBE Protocols/Data
- Changes in leaf green down in Fairbanks, Alaska over three years and what we can do green-up the future, Pearl Creek Elementary School, AK
- What's in Your Air?, Ronan Middle School, MT
- Biodiversity is HOT!, Ronan Middle School, MT
- Are Higher Temperatures Causing Fires on the Flathead Reservation?, Ronan Middle School, MT
- Soil pH and Plant Growth, Skyline High School, CA
- Measuring Nitrogen & Phosphorus Soil Depletion Rates in Relation to the Presence of Plants, Skyline High School, CA, Recognized for Use of GLOBE Protocols/Data, Research Process, 21st Centruy Skills
- Macroinvertebrates in South side park, The Met Sacramento, CA
- Clouds and temperature, The Met Sacramento, CA
- "How does the water erosion of the Mendenhall River bank affect the biomass in relation to carbon sequestration?, Thunder Mountain High School, Sealaska Heritage Institute, AK, Recognized for Community Impact and Engagement
Event Hosts
- Peter Falcon, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Tracy Ostrom, UC Berkeley
Acknowledgement: The 2024 SRS was based upon work supported by NASA (Grant and Cooperative Agreement No. NNX17AD75A). Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NASA.