Search Projects

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.

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Using Freeware to Map Water Resources for People Experiencing Homelessness

Spring 2022

Faculty: Mark Gondree

Partners: Sonoma Water

chemical structure of azithromycin

Effects of Wastewater Treatment on Antibiotics

Spring 2022

Faculty: Mark Perri

Partners: Sonoma Water

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Biodegradation of polylactic acid: Use of a thermophilic microbial consortium

Spring 2022

Faculty: Michael Cohen

Partners: Sonoma Water

woman holds tools in creek full of Ludwigia

Ludwigia Monitoring by Drone

Spring 2022

Faculty: Jackie Guilford

Partners: Sonoma Water

map of locations of creek sediment sampling

Analysis of Phosphorus Load in Sediment Collected from the Laguna de Santa Rosa Watershed

Spring 2022

Faculty: Jackie Guilford

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Automatic Unmanned Surface Vehicle-Based Water Quality Monitoring System

Spring 2022

Faculty: Nansong Wu

small drone boat on lake

Water Quality Monitoring System

Spring 2022

Faculty: Nansong Wu

diagram showing how the sensor takes measurements

Understanding Turbidity of Water and its Social and Economic Impact

Spring 2022

Faculty: Nansong Wu

poster presentation reading "stream disconnect monitor"

Stream Disconnect Monitor

Spring 2022

Faculty: Rob Rowlands, Neil Hancock

students take measurements in a creek

Impacts of sediment removal project

2019 to present

Faculty: Jackie Guilford

Partners: Sonoma Water