Highlights of Past EnvironMentors® Projects

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Below is a non-comprehensive list of EnvironMentors projects presented at the annual EnvironMentors National Science Fair and Awards Ceremony, along with other featured projects. 

2024 projects presented at the National Science Fair

Projects from the Future City Inc. Chapter

  • An Analysis of the Clean Air Act’s Impact on the NJ Metropolitan Region
  • Radiations From Electronic Appliances and Environment
  • Beyond the Flush: The Journey of Enterococcus and Fecal Coliform in Our Environment

    Projects from the Heritage University Chapter

    • Contamination in the Soils of Mice Burrows and Ant Mounds at the Hanford Site
    • Burrowing Owls Population At The Hanford Site, WA
    • Is It Safe To Bring Back Our Traditional Hunting and Gathering at Hanford?

    Projects from the Louisiana State University Chapter

    • Funki Fungi: Growth of Mushrooms on Different Substrates
    • Dredging in LSU Lakes: Turning Over a New Leaf and old Nutrients
    • What in the Flock is Happening at LSU Lakes?

    Projects from the Pennsylvania State University Chapter

    • Nourishing Nature with Natural Nutrients!
    • Genomic Analysis of Pesticide Resistance in Two-Spotted Spider Mites, Tetranychus urticae, on Hops
    • The Most Gullible Element is Easily Lead: Comparing ...Content in Boalsburg, PA and University Park, PA

    2023 projects presented at the National Science Fair

    Project from the Alabama State University Chapter

    • Comparative Study of P22 Tsp and Two Broad Spectrum Antibiotics against Samonella enterica

    Projects from the Chatham University Chapter

    • Litter Solutions in Braddock
    • The Tree of Life

    Project from the Future City Inc. Chapter

    • Mint & Mosquitoes​​​

    Projects from the Louisiana State University Chapter

    • Air Pollution and Internal Migration in the United States
    • Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Hand-Touch Places on University School Buses
    • Carbon Storage in Louisiana Soils: A Comparative Study of Urban and Coastal Environments
    • Using Foraminifera Assemblages to Understand Environmental Change in Louisiana’s Coastal Waters
    • Worm Worries: Will Earthworms Grow with Different Fertilizers in the Soil

    Projects from the Pennsylvania State University Chapter

    • Correlation Between Congested Traffic and Particulate Matter Concentration
    • Examining the Relationship Between Air Pollution and Weather Extremes
    • Investigating particulate matter air pollution in an oil and natural gas region in New Mexico and Texas
    • Pennsylvania's Social Vulnerability and COVID-19 in Relation to Pollution
    • Pennsylvania’s Social Vulnerability and Air Pollution in Relation to COVID-19
    • Smart Home Application: Huntington's Disease
    • Testing for Antimicrobial Properties in Extracts of Skunk Cabbage, Gray Birch, and Daylily
    • Winning a Food Fight: Exploring the Foundations of a Food Waste Model to Address the Impact of Student Dispositions and Food Waste

    2019 projects presented at the National Science Fair

    Project from the Alabama State University Chapter

    • The In Vitro Effects of Alcohol on Cell and Exosome Biology

    Project from the Future City Inc. Chapter

    • PH Level On the Elizabeth River

    Projects from the Heritage University Chapter

    • Assessment of Air Quality in White Swan High School, WA
    • Comparison of Indoor Household and Outdoor Air Quality on the Yakama Nation
    • Correlation between PM2.5 and Temperature in the Lower Yakima Valley, WA

    Projects from the Louisiana State University Chapter

    • Fish Guts: Microbiome Comparison of Fish and Oysters
    • Potential of Filters to Reduce Particulate Matter in Car Emissions
    • Tap Water vs. Bottled Water: Water Quality in Southern Louisiana

    Project from the North Carolina State University Chapter

    • Effects of Age and Political Ideology on Climate Change Perceptions

    Projects from the Pennsylvania State University Chapter

    • Developing a web-based, interactive streamflow viewer tool
    • Particle Matter: The Creation of a Low Cost Sensor Network
    • Temporal Variability of Carbon Dioxide Measured in Indianapolis, Indiana

    Project from the University of California, Davis Chapter

    • LegoFog in California
    Group of award winning students standing on stage with their award certificates
    Student award winners at the 2024 National Science Fair
    Two students presenting a research poster to an evaluator
    Students from the Future City Inc. Chapter presenting at the 2024 National Science Fair

     

    Student presenting research poster
    Student from the Penn State University Chapter presenting at the 2023 National Science Fair

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Students at the Fair
    Students presenting at the 2019 National Science Fair

     

     


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