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The Center archives environmental inquiry projects conducted by SSU students. Launched in 2010, the archive now contains results from over 140 student projects on a wide range of topics. We provide abstracts, research methods, results and data sets where possible. 

Botanic Drawing: CEI Grant-funded Workshop
Botanic Drawing: CEI Grant-funded Workshop

Spring 2025

Team: Eileen Parent

Faculty: Wendy St. John

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Hop to it! Dispersal patterns in recently-metmorphosed Rayna draytonii froglets

Spring 2025

Team: Hale Garcia-Dean, Beth Day, Monica Mendia, Jesse Schmieg, Jeff Wilcox, Dan Crocker and Derek Girman

Departments: Sonoma State University, Sonoma Mountain Ranch Preservation Foundation

Remote Sensing Using LoRaP2P and LoRaWAN with Custom Gateway and Cloud Integration
Remote Sensing Using LoRaP2P and LoRaWAN with Custom Gateway and Cloud Integration

Spring 2025

Team: Eriberto Salgado

Faculty: Farid Farahmand

Comparison of Freshwater and Saltwater Flow in 85m Deep Sinkhole in Northeast Tucatán, Mexico
Comparison of Freshwater and Saltwater Flow in a 85m Deep Sinkhole in Northeast Yucatán, Mexico

Spring 2025

Team: Yajaira Ortega-Vidrio, Jarelys Hernandez Molina, Laura Rossana Fracica Gonzàlez, Rosa Maria Leal Bautista, Irving D. Escobedo, Melissa Lenczewski

Predation risk for insects living in different strata: A globally distributed experiment with standardized live prey
Predation risk for insects living in different strata: A globally distributed experiment with standardized live prey

Spring 2025

Team: Anna Braniff, Bianca Gaitan, and Cameron Olson

Faculty: Dr. Nathan Rank

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Microbial Source Tracking in Santa Rosa Creek

Spring 2025

Team:  Calypso Austin, Jordan Anagnostou, Hiab Habtemariam, Elizabeth Hudson, Nikita Mohan, Madilyn Saenz, Millie Strawn, Camden Taylor, Ryan Tomooka, Tessa Thompson, Jackie Guilford. 

Department: GEP 396 Water Research Method

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Collecting History: A Botanical Snapshot of The Fair Field Osborn Preserve

Spring 2025

Team: Tessa R. Thompson 

Faculty: Dr. Whitkius

Bay Area & North Coast Water Use & Planning Policies
Bay Area & North Coast Water Use & Planning Policies

Spring 2025

Student: Walter “Shin” Tadokoro

Department: Geography, Environment and Planning Department 

PLASTICOLA : Interactive Art Machine Made From Plastic Waste
PLASTICOLA : Interactive Art Machine Made From Plastic Waste

Spring 2025

Team: Angela Hauser, Bjorn Lavik, Eduardo Camacho, Miles Broadwell

Faculty: Sena Clara Creston

Visual Use and Collection of Envriornmental Data for Educational VR Applications
Visual Use and Collection of Envriornmental Data for Educational VR Applications

Spring 2025

Team : Misha Morandi & Joseph Byrnes

Faculty : Dr. Sara Kassis

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.