Earth and Environmental Sciences (ERTH)

Previously Funded Proposals

2021-22 Undergraduate Student Research Support Program Awards

  • Carlos Melchor, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Monica So), 2021-22: Cleaning up oil-contaminated water with metal-organic framework-coated melamine sponges​
  • Madison Payne, Chico (Advisor: Dr. David Stachura), 2021-22: Examining the negative effects of camp fire toxins on the immune system​
  • Adil Sayed, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Sandrine Matiasek), 2021-22: Distribution and seasonal variability of metal accumulation in bioswale plants​

2020-21 Undergraduate Student Research Support Program Awards

  • Andrea Villegas-Fregoso, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Sandrine Matiasek), 2020-21: Continuous monitoring of water quality in Big Chico Creek​

2019-20 Undergraduate Student Research Support Program Awards

  • Will Dowell, Chico (Advisor: Dr. David Stachura), 2019-20: Examining the effect of chemicals generated by the Camp Fire on the immune system of fishes​
  • Aleeza Namit, Chico (Advisor: Dr. David Stachura), 2019-20: Examining the effect of chemicals generated by the Camp Fire on the immune system of fishes​
  • Cora Piper, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Cawa Tran), 2019-20: Asexual reproduction of the sea anemone Aiptasia under artificial moonlight ​​​

2018-19 Undergraduate Student Research Support Program Awards

  • Brooke Hoffe, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Cawa Tran), 2018-19: Establishment of symbiosis in the model sea anemone Exaiptasia pallida: analyzing host specificity of dinoflagellates under heat stress
  • Cora Piper, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Cawa Tran), 2018-19: Asexual reproduction of sea anemone Exaiptasia pallida under varying light conditions

2017-18 Undergraduate Student Research Support Program Awards

  • Karissa Cunningham, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Amanda Banet), 2017-18: Effect​ ​of​ ​temperature​ fluctuation​ ​on​ fall-run​ ​Chinook​ ​Salmon​ (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha​)​ ​embryonic​ ​development
  • Gavin Monges, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Cawa Tran), 2017-18: Light​ ​variation​ ​in​ ​the​ ​marine​ ​environment​ ​and​ ​its​ ​effect​ ​on​ ​cnidarians​ ​and​ ​their​ ​algal symbionts

2016-17 Undergraduate Student Research Support Program Awards

  • Linda Drobatz, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Amanda Banet), 2016-17: The effects of incubation temperature on salmonid egg and alevin survival and growth​
  • Sophia Phillips, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Emily Fleming Nuester), 2016-17: Determining the relationship between biological iron oxidation and mercury mobility in an estuarine salt marsh​

2015-16 Undergraduate Student Research Support Program Awards

  • Kevin Kunkel, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Amanda Banet), 2015-16: The effects of cortisol and temperature on salmonid egg survival​
  • Ravi Shankar, Chico (Advisor: Dr. Sergei Fomin), 2015-16: Numerical modeling of tsunami wave dynamics over complex seafloors​

2014-15 Undergraduate Student Research Support Program Awards

  • Charles Brooke, Chico (Advisor: Dr.Emily Fleming Nuester ), 2014-15: Connecting mercury methylation and the iron cycle in a California estuarine system
  • Ravi Shankar, Chico (Advisor: Dr.Sergei Fomin), 2014-15: Tsunami wave propagation over an underwater shelf