Student Projects

Nesting Ecology of the Northwestern Pond Turtle on a Managed Livestock Rangeland

Abstract

Abstract

Western Pond Turtles (WPT) are California's only freshwater turtle and are experiencing major population declines across their range. There is a limited published research on their resting behavior, including key information on their nest site characteristics.

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PLAD: Power Line Arc Detector

2019

Faculty: Mohamed Salem

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The Impacts of Right-of-Way Management on Pollinators

2015 - 2017

Faculty: Chris Halle

Partners: PG&E, SMUD, Utility Arborist Association, Pollinator Partnership, Kerry Wininger

native bee on buttercup with fingers

Establishing a Western United States Vegetation Management Right-of-Way Research Network

2017

Faculty: Chris Halle

Partners: United Arborist Association, PG&E, SMUD, Pollinator Partnership, Eldorado National Forest, Pepperwood Preserve, Michelle Benson

board and wires with meter outside

Mobile Data Harvester

2016 to 2017

Faculty: Chris Halle, Farid Farahmand

Partners: Mr. Sean Headrick, Aerotestra

PLA lids

Optimizing degradation of PLA bioplastic by a thermophilic microbial consortium and downstream uses of spent medium

Spring 2023

Faculty: Michael Cohen

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Correlations with Residential Water Usage

Spring 2023

Faculty: Kevin Fang

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How Hot is Too hot? Bull Kelp’s Response to Climate Change

Spring 2023

Faculty: Mackenzie Zippay

Partners: UC Davis

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Plastic Pollution in Surface Waters of Sonoma County

Spring 2023

Faculty: Manza Atkinson

Partners: Russian Riverkeepers

diagram of raisins in different solutions

Osmosis Demonstration

Spring 2023

Faculty: Bogdan Negru

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Boiling Water in a Paper Cup

Spring 2023

Faculty: Bogdan Negru

Sonoma State University acknowledges the Coast Miwok, Central and Southern Pomo, and the Wappo as the traditional stewards of our preserved lands. Let it be acknowledged that the Sonoma State University campus is located within the traditional homelands of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Sonoma State offers deep gratitude to the original stewards of this land and recognizes its immense historical, spiritual, and personal significance to the Native nations and peoples of this region.