Midwest

2017 GLOBE Midwest Regional Student Research Symposium

Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
May 19-20, 2017
 
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Projects Presented at the 2017 Midwest Student Research Symposium:

Project Title School
Rainy Fields Blue Ridge, IN
Analysis of Aerosol Optical Thickness Data During Fall and Winter Michigan Months Crestwood High School, MI
Effects of Photosynthetically Active Radiation, Ambient Air Temperature, and Surface Temperature on Tree Bud Development and Growth (award winner) Crestwood High School, MI
Relationships Between Surface and Near Surface Temperatures Based on Multiple Ground-level Parameters During a Michigan Winter (award winner) Crestwood High School, MI
A Look Back at Flint: Is the Tap Water Really Safe to Drink? Detroit Public Schools, MI
To Live or Die- Which Water Should I be Drinking? Detroit Public Schools, MI
A Tale of Five Old Cities: What's the Status of the Drinking Water? Detroit Public Schools, MI
The Road to Good Health: Is it Possible? Detroit Public Schools, MI
Michigan's Rouge River: What's Changing it and Why? Garden City High School, MI
Friends of the Rouge: Water Quality Comparison Garden City High School, MI
Studying Terraforming: Places Without GLOBE Data (award winner) Ida Middle School, MI and Dunlap Middle School, IL
A Comparative Study of SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive) Satellite Soil Moisture Data and Student Soil Moisture Data (award winner, peer choice award) Roswell Kent Middle School, OH
A Comparative Study of Dirt and Asphalt Surface Temperature Roswell Kent Middle School, OH
Air Temperature's Effect on Surface Temperature Asphalt and Short-Grass Over Time Roswell Kent Middle School, OH
Local Aerosol Atmosphere and its Potential Impact on Asthma Roswell Kent Middle School, OH
How Air Temperature has an Effect on the Surfaces of Short-grass and Asphalt Roswell Kent Middle School, OH
Air and Surface Temperature Roswell Kent Middle School, OH
Salinity and Nitrates: Effect on Daphnia St. Patrick School, MI
Exotic Bug Dyes: Mordanting Cochineal Dyes (award winner) St. Patrick School, MI
Testing Aerosols in Animal Environments (award winner) Toledo Natural Science Technology Center, OH
A Comparison of Bacteria Levels Between Restored and Non-Resstored Waterways Toledo Natural Science Technology Center, OH
Comparative Water Quality Index in Restored Waterways Toledo Natural Science Technology Center, OH

 

Symposium Leadership Team:

  • Steven Smith, Purdue University, IN
  • Kevin Czajkowski, University of Toledo, OH
  • David Bydlowski, Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency, MI