Climate change effects on soil
2019
Faculty: Robin Glas, Wendy St. John
Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry
A comparison of roots and soils on south and north facing slopes allows predictions of how a warmer dryer climate will affect plant communities.
Resilience to climate change in the wine industry
2019
Faculty: Judith Ford
Partners:
We conducted a survey of four wineries in Napa and Sonoma Counties to identify factors affecting their level of preparedness to natural disasters.
Water conservation design for a small business
2019
Faculty: Daniel Soto
Partners: Yorkville Market
An assessment of water use at the Yorkville Market to identify feasible water conservation solutions.
Bioremediation of soluable toxic waste
2019
Faculty: Carmen Works
Partners:
We study how a novel bacteria, Pseudomonas veronii, reduces the toxicity of a widespread soluable industrial waste product.
Monitoring bacteria in Copeland Creek
2011 to present
Faculty: Michael Cohen
Partners:
Since 2011, Sonoma State students have collected water samples from Copeland Creek to determine the extent of fecal contamination.
Aquatic macroinvertebrates in Copeland Creek
2019
Faculty: Wendy St. John, Nathan Rank, Robin Glas
Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry
Aquatic macroinvertebrate communities are sensitive to water quality. These projects characterize and monitor macroinvertebrates at multiple locations on Copeland Creek.
Design and topology of the Osborn Sensor Network
2019
Faculty: Nathan Rank, Melina Kozanitas, Martha Shott, Farid Farahmand, Ali Koojury, Jack Ou
Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry
Projects identifying the best locations for a communication towers that are part of the Osborn Preserve environmental sensor network.
3-D printing of a watershed
2019
Faculty: Laura Watt
Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry
We used a 3-D printer to create an accurate topographical model that improves education about watershed processes at the Osborn Preserve.
Effects of wastewater treatment on antibiotics
2019
Faculty: Mark Perri
Partners:
We studied the effects of wastewater treatment on two commonly used antibiotics: Azithromycin and Doxycycline.
Remote sensing for water quality
2018 to 2019
Faculty: Mark Perri
Partners: NASA, Planet.com
We are exploring the use of remote sensing data to analyze the water quality of the North Bay Area with NASA Landsat imagery that allows us to quantify the amount of chlorophyll in any body of water.