Students at Alverno plan and carry out research projects in virtually all of their science courses. The purchase of much of the equipment used in these projects was made possible by NSF-ILI Grant DUE 9750658.
The following projects were conducted by students who developed their own hypotheses and research methods.
Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen in
Lakes and Ponds during Light and Dark Conditions J. Finn and
R. Berger
Economic Display in tombstone and
Life
Expectancy Pattern
Turbidity in Response to Steam Flow Rate A. Krull and R. Drca
Comparison of the dissolved O2
level
in local ponds and rivers B. Martinez
The effects of soil moisture on microbial reproductive patterns T. Orr
The Soil pH Levels at Hoyt Park and Creekwood Park K. Sofic
The Relationship Between pH and Nutrients in the Soil A. Sorby and K. Knecht
Life Expectancy among Men and Women during World War I A. WrightWisconsin Lakes and Ponds T.
Berger and E. Livermore
Effect of Dog Feces on Soil Nitrate
Content
C. Collins and S. Gruber
Temperature of Soil Around Bodies of Water
E. . Mathews, M. Lynhiavu, M.-R. Malamig
pH and Nitrate Levels in Rural and
Urban Lakes S. Reszczynski, C. Quiner, E. Steen
Comparison of Escherichia coli levels in
Lake Michigan between 2004 and 2006 and of Escherichia coli levels
between Bradford Beach and the South Shore Marina.
A. Kaboskey, K. Patterson and E. Ratliff
Life Expectancy of Children in Racine,
Wisconsin before and After the Introduction of Penicillin
I. Renteria
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Leaching
Expressed Through Simple Soil Testing J.Schmanski & A.
Zimmerman
The Effects of Sewage Dumping on
Lake Michigan’s pH Level M. Bouldin and C. Stevens
The Effect of Untreated Sewage on
Escherichia coli Population Levels in Lake Michigan L. Doughty
and B. Clark
2003
Exploration
of temperature between Lake Michigan and the land adjacent to it at
different times using thermometers. By J. Clemence and V. Vedasto
Comparison
of
Water Quality in Low Population and High
Population
Lakes of Waukesha County By A. Lofton, T. Nagel and
J. Strick
Determination of pH Level in Soil Near 9 Different Ponds By A. Baran and M. Mecklenberg
Comparison Methods in pH and Nitrate Level Concentrations from Urban and Rural Bodies of Water By S. Keuer, S. Ahmad and M. Battle
Soil pH in Oak Creek and Franklin By K. Pendergast
Effect of Changing Temperature on Mesophiles and Psycotrophs in Lake Michigan By E. Pandzik and A. Williams
Detection of Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes in water samples collected from two sites, one site near South Shore Water Treatment Facility, the other farther from the Facility, on Lake Michigan, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin By S. Duelge and M. Unruh
The Relationship Between Dissolved Oxygen & Water Clarity In Milwaukee Area Water By Linda Smith & Lisa Trease
2001
Fox River Water Study By E. Keller
Comparison of Nitrate and Phosphorus Levels in Retention and Non-retention Ponds By C. Mark and J. Matt
Nutrient Comparisons Between Fallow and Crop Fields By K. Olsen
Comparisons of soil: Land Development soil vs. Undisturbed Soil By I. Robinson
E.coli and Seagulls By L. Wielichowski and K. Manke
2000
Comparison of Total Fecal Coliform Bacteria and E. coli in Pond vs. Lake Waters By A. Bieniek & S. Koprowski
Quantification of Soil Microbes on Eight Prairie Sites versus Eight Deciduous Tree Sites By C. Cauley
Oxygen Production and Depletion by Phytoplankton in Light and Dark Conditions of Area Ponds By J. Clark & S. Dorlack
Milwaukee Gull Populations in Relation to Distance from Lake Michigan By P. Homolka
Comparison of Soil Temperatures in a Prairie vs. Barren Agricultural Field By M. Ustymowicz
Correlation Between the Numbers of Branta canadensis and fecal coliform contamination in the Milwaukee County Parks By S. Whitaker
Comparisons of pH and Phosphorus Levels in Pine and Deciduous Soils By W. Zoltak
1999
Public Lake vs. Private Lake Water Quality By A. Bergman
Comprehensive Soil Analysis of Alverno Prairie Site By D. Howe
Water Quality in and outside of Milwaukee County By C. Lemcke
Prairie Research Project By D. Lewandowski and E. Kutulas
Creating a Self-sustained Underwater Ecosystem By J. Luebke-Wheeler and E. Rute
Nutrients in Soil Samples in a Four Region Area; Swamp, Wood, Water, and Field By K. Romanowich and J. Johnson
Mums in the Cold By D. Vang
1998
Soil and Air Contaminants By M. Breedlove, A. Lane and R. Bissell
Water Temperature and Oxygen Saturation in Relation to Barometric Pressure By M. Durocher and F. Quintanilla
Nitrogen Dioxide Content in Air By M. Fox
Detecting Water Quality By K. Johnson - Winters
Vegetation and The Differences in Soil Composition: Is This a Good Method of Prediction? By K. Rose
Fecal Coliform Bacteria in Lake Michigan vs. Pewaukee Lake By K. Stanislaw
Role of Shell Size in the Shell Selection
Behavior of Hermit Crabs (Coenobita clypeatus) S. Both, S.
Reszczynski, E. Steen, and E. Vogel
Effects of Predator Scent on the Foraging
Behavior of Acomys cahirinus J. Yeek and E. Cronn
The Effect of Bacopa
monniera on Spiny Mice By B. Clark The Effects of Common Square Meal
vs. Advanced Nutrition Diet on Mean Wheel Revolutions in House Mice
By B. Feaster Average Response Time of Completing
Y-Maze in Male and Female House Mice (Mus musculus) By Q.
Johnikin Domesticated Cats and Domesticated
Dogs: The Capacity to Remember By R. Krajnak Foraging Behavior of the Poecilia
reticula In Groups of Different Sizes By M. Schmidt Shyness and Boldness in Guppies
(Poecilia reticulata) By J. Strick The Effects of Light on the Activity
Levels of Mice By L. Wielichowski 2000 The effects of Bobcat (Felis rufus)
urine on the preference behavior of Mice (Mus spretus) in a
relatively familiar environment.
By K. Chechilnitskaya Response of Mice to Domestic Cat Urine
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Effectiveness in a Captive Pinniped Population By C. Corson, L. V.
Michel, and D.
Zaks
The Effects of Caffeine on the Wheel
Activity of House Mice
(Mus domesticus) By C. Sonntag and E.
Zawikowski
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