Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Spring 2004
I completed my thesis in the Natural Resources Department of Cornell University, working in the lab of Dr. Barbara Bedford. While studying a biologically rich fen in Central New York, I examined the potential importance of sulfate reduction in wetlands with gypsum bedrock.
You can download a copy of my thesis here.
Semester in Environmental Science Final Projects
I spent the fall semester of 2003 at the Ecosystems Center in Woods Hole, MA participating in a semester-long environmental science program taught by the research staff of the Center. You can find out more about this program here.
I completed two independent projects for this course. Click on the project title for a link to the pdf document.
Mathematical Modeling:
A Model of Microbial Processes Relating to Sulfur Cycling in a Peatland: Effects of Climate Change. Advisor: Ed Rastetter (pdf)
Core Ecosystems Independent Project:
The Effect of Changes in Aalinity and Sulfate Concentration on Potential Nitrification in Freshwater, Estuarine, and Marine Sediments. Advisor: Anne Giblin (pdf)