2019 Symposia - United States of America
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2019 U.S. GLOBE Student Research Symposia
Click on a region below to learn more about the 2019 Student Research Symposia.
Held at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls IA on April 5-6, 2019.
Read the 2019 Midwest SRS event highlights!
Projects
- Effects of Select Weather Factors on Surface Temperatures during a Polar Vortex, Crestwood High School, MI
- Interactions between Surface Temperature and Select Winter Weather Parameters, Crestwood High School, MI
- An Assessment of Tree Attributes with Their Consequences and Impacts on a High School Campus, Crestwood High School, MI
- An Analysis of Photic Flashing in Photinus pyralis to Light Pollution and Select Weather Parameters, Crestwood High School, MI (Recognized in Research Process)
- A Preliminary Analysis of Select Water Quality Parameters Between Two Rivers in Southeastern Michigan, Crestwood High School, MI (Recognized in 21st Century Skills)
- Effect of Road Salt on Local Water Quality, Lafayette Jefferson High School, IN (Recognized in Community Impact and Engagement, and a Peer Choice Poster)
- Determining the Ideal Location for a Campus Garden, Lafayette Jefferson High School, IN
- Tracing It Back, St. Patrick School, MI
- Evaluation of Asphalt Effect on Water Quality, St. Patrick School, MI (Recognized in Community Impact and Engagement)
- Effect of Salinity On E.coli Bacteria, St. Patrick School, MI
- Unbe'leaf"able, St. Patrick School, MI
- Does Water Quality Affect the Germination, Detroit Public Schools, MI
- Which Sunscreen Provides the Most Protection, Detroit Public Schools, MI
- Which Floor of My School Contains the Most Aerosols?, Detroit Public Schools, MI
- Would You Grab A Bottle Or A Glass?, Detroit Public Schools, MI (Recognized in 21st Century Skills)
- Which Michigan City Uses the Healthiest Raw Water, Detroit Public Schools, MI (Recognized in Research Process)
- Soil Moisture – From the Air or From the Earth, Detroit Public Schools, MI
- Hands Across the Water, Hands Across the Sea, Detroit Public Schools, MI (Peer Choice Poster)
- In A Race For Life – Bottled Water or Tap Water?, Detroit Public Schools, MI
- Which Cola Emits the Highest CO2 Into the Atmosphere?, Detroit Public Schools, MI
Host
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Marcy Seavey, University of Northern Iowa, IA
Held at the NatureBridge of Golden Gate in Sausalito, CA on April 26-27, 2019.
Read the 2019 Pacific SRS event highlights!
Projects
- Dangers of Lead, ARISE High School, CA
- Lead and Soil Resource Consultants, ARISE High School, CA
- Lead and pH in our Community, ARISE High School, CA
- Water Transparency in Oakland, ARISE High School, CA
- Lead, pH and environmental racism, ASCEND, CA
- Is there a connection between pH and lead in soil Oakland?, ASCEND, CA
- Is there a lead and pH problem at Oakland Parks? - recognized in Community Impact and Engagement, ASCEND, CA
- Water Quality Sand Creek Basin, Earth Team - Antioch, CA
- Soil Quality Sand Creek Basin, Earth Team - Antioch, CA
- Urban Pollution and Lake Merritt Ecosystem, Earth Team - Skyline, CA (Recognized in Use of GLOBE Protocols/Data)
- Litter and Water Quality in Sausal Creek Watershed, Earth Team - Skyline, CA
- The Effects of California’s Camp Fire on Aerosol Measurements in Kingsburg, CA, Kingsburg High School, CA (Recognized in 21st Century Skills)
- Soil Moisture Project: Effects of Fire in Localized Burn Zones, NHHS Zoo/Biological Sciences Magnet, CA (Recognized in Research Process)
- Why Are Community Gardens So Healthy?, Ralph J Bunch Academy, CA (Recognized in Community Impact and Engagement)
- Do Satellites Provide Accurate Measurements, RFK - ASGL, CA (Recognized in 21st Century Skills)
- How does surface temperature affect the type of cloud formed?, Skyline High School, CA
- How Surface Temperature is Affected by Air Temperature, Skyline High School, CA
- Urban Heat Islands, Skyline High School, CA (Recognized for Peer Choice)
- How does cloud cover affect humidity?, Skyridge Elementary, CA
- How does temperature affect AOT levels?, Skyridge Elementary, CA (Recognized in Use of GLOBE Protocols/Data and for Peer Choice)
- How do AOT levels influence sky color?, Skyridge Elementary, CA
- Humidity percentages and cloud formations., Skyridge Elementary, CA
- Bud growth, temperature, and light intensity, The Met Sacramento, CA (Recognized in Research Process)
- How Do AOT Levels Correlate with Temperature?, The Met Sacramento, CA
- Turbidity Trial: An Investigation of the Water Transparency and Temperature of the Manoa Stream, Voyager Public Charter School, HI
- Examining the Manoa Stream: A Focus on Dissolved Oxygen and pH, Voyager Public Charter School, HI
Host
- Tracy Ostrom - UC Berkeley - College and Career Academy Support Network (CCASN)
Held at Beach Camp in Edmonds, WA on May 2-4, 2019.
Read the 2019 Northwest SRS event highlights!
Projects
- Water Quality and Salmon Return: Water Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen, Boys and Girls Club of Alaska, AK (Recognized for community impact, use of GLOBE data, and research process, peer choice)
- Variations in Atmospheric Conditions with Latitude and Altitude, Bridger Charter Academy, MT
- How Does Water Quality Differ Between Tap, Creek, and Mineral Water in Hot Springs, MT, Hot Springs High School, MT
Host
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Blakely Tsurusaki, University of Washington Bothell
Held at Atlanta Metropolitan State College in Atlanta, GA on May 10-11, 2019.
Read the 2019 Southeast SRS event highlights!
Projects
- Runaway Fuel, Alpena Middle School, AR (Recognized in Community Impact and Engagement)
- AOT is Blowing with the Wind, Alpena Middle School, AR (Recognized in Community Impact and Engagement, Use of GLOBE Data and Research Process)
- Let's Talk About Soil, Alpena Middle School, AR
- Clean Water Equals Happy Cows, Alpena Middle School, AR
- Tributary Wary, Alpena Middle School, AR
- Project by Booker T. Washington K-8, AL
- A Comparative Study of Nitrate Levels in Lake Jackson, Florala Middle School, AL (Recognized in Community Impact and Engagement, 21st Century Skills and Research Process)
- Are Black Creek and 5 Mile Creek safe for us to swim and fish?, Gardendale Elementary, AL
- Importance of Monitoring Hydra viridissima as a Bioindicator to Assess Wetland Ecosystem Health, Grace Baptist Academy
- The Effect of pH on Plant Health and Plant Filtration of Toxicants in Wetland Ecosystems, INFINITY Science Center, MS (Recognized in Community Impact and Engagement)
- The Effect of Dissolved Oxygen in Hydroponics, Wilkerson Middle School, AL (Recognized in Community Impact and Engagement, Use of GLOBE Data and Research Process, Peer Choice)
Host
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Garry Harris, Center for Sustainable Communities
Held at Mescalero Apache School in Mescalero, NM on May 17-19, 2019.
Read the 2019 Southwest SRS event highlights!
Projects
- The Effect Climate Has on Infrastructure, Dove Science Academy, OK
- Water and Animals Ground Zero for the Next Plague Part 3, Harmony High School, TX
- Toxic Water Research Project, Hawkins High School, TX (Recognized for Peer Choice)
- Does A Dam Affect Water Quality, Jefferson Montessori Academy, NM (Recognized for Community Impact and Engagement)
- Does Cloud Type Affect the Percent Cloud Cover, Jefferson Montessori Academy, NM
- The Concern with Pollution and the Effect on the Pedosphere, Jefferson Montessori Academy, NM
- Does Water Temperature Affect pH Level In Pecos River, Jefferson Montessori Academy, NM (Recognized for Use of GLOBE Data)
- A Comparative Study of Soil Moisture, Mendez Middle School, TX (Recognized for Research Process)
- Compare and Contrast Weather Data around Otero County, NM, Mescalero Apache School, NM (Recognized for 21st Century Skills)
- How does the PH level effect our community watershed after a fire?, Mescalero Apache School, NM
- Feeding the Elders using GLOBE Protocol, Mescalero Apache School, NM
- Our Sky II, Mescalero Apache School, NM
- Effects of Organic Material on the Safety of Drinking Water- recognized for Use of GLOBE Data, UT-Tyler, TX
- The Effects of Runoff on Water Quality, UT-Tyler, TX
- The Effect of Worms of Different Soil Types- recognized for Research Process, UT-Tyler, TX
- Water Temperature Effect on Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Palestine, Texas at Upper Lake- recognized for Use of GLOBE Data, UT-Tyler Palestine, TX
Host
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Nate Raynor, Mescalero Apache School, NM
Held at Boston University in Boston, MA on May 31- June 1, 2019.
Read the 2019 Northeast SRS event highlights!
Projects
- Ground Observation Correlated to Satellite Data, Fredonia Middle School, NY
- Case Studies: Effects of Location on Surface Temperatures, Freeport High School, NY (Recognized for 21st Century Skills)
- Four Pole Creek, Huntington High, WV
- Four Pole Creek Oil Spill, Huntington High, WV (Recognized for Community Impact and Engagement)
- Does airplane size affect the number of contrails produced?, Lexington School for the Deaf, NY
- A comparison of daily air temperature and number of observed contrails, Lexington School for the Deaf, NY
- How does the uptake of carbon by schoolyard vegetation compare to the emissions of carbon by the school?, Maynard High School, MA
- Correlation between Split Window Data (GOES-16 ABI) and Cloud Cover/Type, Memorial Middle, NJ
- Correlation between GOES-R ABI Band 13 data and Precipitation Amounts, Memorial Middle, NJ
- Using Drones to Identify Potential Mosquito Breeding Habitats, Memorial Middle, NJ
- How Do Air and Soil Temperature Affect the Growth of Bulbs?, Nathan Bishop, RI
- Water Quality in Narragansett Bay, Nathan Bishop, RI
- Do Pillbugs or Darkling Beetles Show a Preference for Specific pH or Nitrate Levels?, Nathan Bishop, RI
- Does All Water Have the Same Conductivity?, Nathan Bishop, RI
- Water Chemicals in Providence, Nathan Bishop, RI
- Tracking the Vernal Window in Newport, NH, Newport Middle School, NH
- Drinking Water in California & Mitigating Its Environmental Impacts, Nipmuc Regional High School, MA
- The Past and Present Effects of the Industrial Revolution on Water Quality in Europe and in the Blackstone Valley, Northbridge High School, MA
- What are the Effects of Drought on Water Quality in Sub-Sahara Africa versus Massachusetts?, Northbridge High School, MA
- How Does Cloud Cover Affect the Data Collecting of Turbidity on the Mumford River, Northbridge Middle School, MA
- How Do Water Flow and Water Clarity of the Mumford River Connect - recognized for Research Process, Northbridge Middle School, MA
- Does the pH Level of Water Affect Plant Growth, Northbridge Middle School, MA
- Cloud Cover Around the Globe, Northern Shores Elementary, VA
- What does soil respiration tell us about winter soil life in a Maine forest?, Old Town High School
- What does the Vernal Window look like in two different forest types, Old Town High School (Recognized for Research Process and Use of GLOBE Protocols)
- How can we monitor changes in the timing of soil moisture and nutrients in a changing Vernal Window?, Old Town High School
- Can cheap and expensive tools tell the same ecological stories of wintertime change?, Old Town High School
- How could changes in the Vernal Window affect the hydrology of a watershed?, Old Town High School
- The Urban Heat Island Effect in a Small Town, St. Francis Xavier, PA
- The Relationship Between the Many Factors That Influence Air Quality, St. Francis Xavier, PA (Recognized for Use of GLOBE Protocols)
- Investigating Water Quality at Source Stream and Treated School Water, St. Francis Xavier, PA
- The Effects of Water Quality on Macroinvertebrates, St. Francis Xavier, PA
- The Reflection of Water Quality on the SFX Pond, St. Francis Xavier, PA (Recognized for Community Impact and Engagement)
- Investigating Water Quality in the St. Francis Xavier Stream, St. Francis Xavier, PA
- The Correlation of Aerosol Optical Thickness and Surface Temperature in Situ vs. Satellite Data, Stamford High School, CT (Recognized for Research Process and Peer Choice)
Hosts
- Peter Garik, Boston University
- Kathleen Johnson, Boston University
- Caleb Farney, Boston University
- Don DeRosa, Boston University
- Bruce Anderson, Boston University
- Evangeline Harris Stefanakis, Boston University
Acknowledgement: The 2019 SRS was based upon work supported by NASA Grant no. 80NSSC18K0135 and Youth Learning As Citizen Environmental Scientists (YLACES). 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 or YLACES.