Past Summer Research Grant Projects
2020
Margaret Rose Donnan '22 | Interactive Effects of Plant Size and Longhorned Milkweed Beetle Root Feeding on Resprouting in Common Milkweed
2019
Justin Mitchell '20 | Population Status and Nesting Ecology of Diamondback Terrapins on the Catlett Islands
Jason Dean Robinson '22 | Examining the Impact of a Specialist Herbivore on Pollinator Visitation and Success
Kelly Rodriguez-Vasquez '20 | On-demand New Particle Formation Measurements With a Handheld Arduino Multisensor
2018
Jordan Martin '20 | Effectiveness of bamboo eradication in colonial national historical park
Christopher Ahrens '2020 |Towards a uniform environmental praxis for Muslim communities in Virginia
Soren Struckman '19 | Modelling common milkweed population dynamics
Ben Lazarus '19 | Sustainable Hierarchically Structured thermal insulator
2017
Joshua Panganiban '20 | Herbarium Specimen Imaging and Digitalization
Marly Saunders '19 | Cleaning the Crim Dell
Chenje Shao '18 | Designing Stormwater Management
2016
Erin Chapman '17 | Documenting Invasive Plant Species Distribution in the College Woods using Herbarium Specimens and Field Collections
Jesse Smyth '18 | Mapping Non-Native Species in the James River System
Ben Powell '17 | Sharkduino: Animal Tracking with an Open Source Arduino Platform
Amirio Freeman '17 | Culture of Sustainability at W&M Survey
2015
Caitlin Cyrus '16 | The Influence of White-tailed Deer on Forest Sustainability: the importance of maintaining the College Woods to help mitigate climate change
Claire Goydan '16 | Using 22Na as an Isotopic Marker to Determine Water Age
Sanjana Verma '17 | Green Chemistry with Microwave Technology
Jason Zhang '18 | Bioswales on the W&M Campus
2014
Jacqueline Huettenmoser '15 | Sea Turtle Research
Nora Jackson | Soil Fungal Communities, Campus Garden
2013
Alexander Pellegrino '15 | Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A comparative compilation
Natalie Hudson-Smith '14 | Degredation of Naturally Sourced Plastics
Colleen Swingle '14 | Campus Garden 2 Year Plan
2012
Michael Curcio '15 | Campus Gardens
Micah Jasny '13 | Bees Knees: Promoting sustainability and biodiversity by bringing honey bees to W&M
Jennifer Hackett '13 | "Smart Windows" for Energy Resource Efficiency
Colleen Swingle '14 | Assessing the Feasibility of a Campus Farm
2011
Julia Casciotti '12 & Jamison Shabanowitz '12 | E-recycling
Patrick Foley '12 | Improving Public Transportation
Jamie Hall '13 | Sustainability in the Curriculum
John Hollis '12 | Sustainability Behavior Survey
Mary-Carson Saunders, J.D. '13 | A Sustainable Land Use Plan for the College Woods
2010
Amanda Anderson '11: Green Roof Pilot Study
Max Cunningham '13: A Comprehensive Transportation Plan for the College
Jane Gray Morris '13: Community Gardens
Jamison Shabanowitz '12: E-Recycling at the College
Alexandra Volpert '11: Nutrient Loading in Lake Matoaka
2009
Margaret Challand '10 | Stormwater Monitoring
Connor Horne '10 | Sustainable Food Procurement Program
Tyler Koontz '11 | William & Mary Recycling Assessment
Judi Sclafani '11 | Campus Recycling Revamp