Aashika Suseendran*
, Arcadia University
Through the psychology research department, Suseendran and Mahlyak designed and conducted a fourteen-day field experiment that investigated the ways in which social norms affect the recycling behavior of students and faculty across the Arcadia University campus. Norms do indeed impact what people do, and the implications could save the planet.
Trisha Dalapati*
, University of West Georgia
Despite the potential of algal biofuel in replacing petroleum, algae remain expensive to grow. Through inter-industry collaboration, this project proposes to grow salt-tolerant algae in a variety of brines from abandoned oil wells in the southwest United States, an optimal area for algal farms.
Garret Duron*
, Carson-Newman College
This project is an in-depth study on disinfection byproducts in our drinking water. The main purpose is to realistically assess whether the health dangers correlated with disinfection byproducts are valid. The research also includes discussion of mechanisms of formation, alternative methods of disinfection, and issues facing studies on disinfection byproducts