Environment & Sustainability
In its Honors Program the Environment & Sustainability Program awards one level of Honors to student research projects. The projects listed below have been defended successfully, and a copy of the thesis deposited in Swem Library.
Key:
- Student, "Thesis" (Honors level)
Committee Chair + Other Committee Members
2023-2024
- No Honors students this year
2022-2023
- Kara Jinhae SantaLucia, "Environmental Factors Affecting Stream Salamander Distribution in the Lake Matoaka Watershed" (Honors)
Randolph Chambers + Matthias Leu, Rowan Lockwood
2021-2022
- Lauren French, "Analysis of eDNA to Assess Effects of Water Quality on Freshwater Fungal Diversity in a Virginia Coastal Watershed" (Honors)
James Skelton + Randolph chambers, Matthias Leu, Rowan Lockwood
2020-2021
- Sydney Fuhrig, "May the Forest Be With You: A Study of Urban Green Space Composition in Richmond, VA" (Honors)
Rob Rose + Randy Chambers, Dorothy Ibes
2019-2020
- Michael Giovanniello, "Disentanglement in a Contested Setting: Testing the Effects of Cultural Reminders on Kahan et al.'s Geoengineering Result" (Honors)
Daniel Maliniak + Ronald Rapoport, Adrian Bravo, Jamie Settle
2018-19
- Ellen Chinn,"Parcel area and distance to protected land but not complexity explain avian richness on private property in fragmented forests"
Matthias Leu + Brent Kaup, John Swaddle, Daniel Cristol - Holly Funkhouser, "Impacts of Projected Sea Level Rise on Diamondback Terrapin Nesting Habitats in Virginia"
Randolph Chambers + Donna Bilkovic, Nicolas Balascio
2017-18
- No Honors students this year
2016-17
- No Honors students this year
2015-16
- No Honors students this year
2014-15
- No Honors students this year
2013-14
- Sharon Hartzell, "Land Use Impacts on Selenium Accumulation in Vegetation and Soil" (Honors)
James Kaste + Gary Rice, Gregory Hancock
2012-13
- No Honors students this year
2011-12
- No Honors students this year
2010-11
- Lauren Edmonds, "An Evaluation of Effective Structures for Campus Sustainability Programs At Institutions of Higher Education" (Honors)
John Swaddle + Randy Chambers, David Feldman
2009-10
- No Honors students this year
2008-09
- Aubrey Miller, "The Role of the US Forest Service Amidst Change: A Framework for Effective Ecosystem Management in the Face of Climate Change" (High Honors)
Timmons Roberts + Brent Sewell, Katherine Rahman
