NSF/RET ECubeG Site Summer 2019: Research Projects

Site Duration: June 24 – August 2

• Project 1: Branch- and Field-Scale Determination of Copper Specialization, Complexation, and Precipitation in Drinking Water Systems
• Project 2: Dissolved Oxygen Levels as a Factor in the Health of Freshwater Ecosystems
• Project 3: Evaluating the Role of Draw Solute Selection in Forward Osmosis Wastewater Processing
• Project 4: The Indirect Effects of Urban Development on Stream Biota
• Project 5: The Presence of PPCPs in Appalachian Karst Hydrology
• Project 6: Land Use as a Factor in Nutrient Loading in Karst Streams
• Project 7: Surface Coal Mining in Central Appalachia: Is Bioaccumulation Occuring in the Headwater Streams?
• Project 8: Teachers Supporting Teachers: Piloting a Master Teacher (MT) Program within an NSF/Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Program

NSF/RET ECubeG Site Summer 2018: Research Projects

Site Duration: May 20 – July 28, 2018

• Project 1: Karst and Surface Water Nitrate Levels in Damascus, VA
• Project 2: Greener than Composting? Investigating a Local Food Waste Treatment Option
• Project 3: A comparison of Anthropogenic Runoff Verses Physiographic Runoff and Their Effects on Stream Insect Communities
• Project 4: Does Sediment Pollution Affect Stream Insect Community Structure?
• Project 5: Effect of Multiple Advanced Potable Water Reuse Treatment Barriers on Microbial Community Structures and the Occurrence of Antibiotic Resistant Genes
• Project 6: Energy Recovery from Wastewater Via Microbial Fuel Cell 3D Printed Platform
• Project 7: Something pH-ishy at LEWAS: An Investigation of Sensor Accuracy and Possible Stream Pollutants
• Project 8: Nutrient Limitation and Whole-Ecosystem Metabolism in a Dynamic Urban Stream
• Project 9: Spatiotemporal Variables of Water Quality in Mountaintop Coal Mining Headwaters

NSF/RET ECubeG Site Summer 2017: Research Projects

Site Duration: May 20 – July 28, 2017

• Project 1: Community Composition of Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality Along A Sediment Gradient in Stroubles Creek
• Project 2: Enhancing Wastewater Reuse By Using Osmotic Membrane Photobioreactor (OMPBR)
• Project 3: Translating Applied Aquatic Chemistry Research to Introductory High School Chemistry Coursework: Developing Methodology to Determine Copper Speciation
• Project 4: The Search for Microplastics in an Urban Stream
• Project 5: Analysis of Nitrogen and Phosphorous in Soil and Water Influenced by Agricultural Practices
• Project 6: Interplay Between Disinfectants and Microbial Population in Two Simulated Reclaimed Water Distribution Systems
• Project 7: Using Tracer Studies to Calculate the Dispersion Coefficient of the Webb Branch
• Project 8: Iron & Manganese Oxidation Cycles in a Local Drinking Reservoir

  NSF/RET ECubeG Site Research Mentors