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Interesting research created by our Geography and Environmental Systems (GES) students:
- "Spatial Dynamics of the Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum in a Freshwater Tidal Marsh"
- "Measles in a Modern World: Comparing the 2008 Outbreaks in Austria and the United States"
- "Where Matters"
- "The Second Green Revolution in Africa: An Assessment of its Sustainability"
- "Driving Forces behind Himalayan Glacial Melt"
Meet a student researcher:
- Kate Brundrett
- Madeline Hall ’12 (video)
- Kelly Mason (myUMBC video)
- Matt Schley
Read about a student researcher in The Retriever:
Benefits for GES students:
- Work with a faculty member
- Experience hands-on research
- Reinforce classroom learning
- Prepare for work or graduate school
- Travel to national conferences
- Receive grant funding
- Publish independent research
- Spatial Analysis of the Forest Interior Breeding of Birds of the 93-Acre Research Park Site and CERA at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Vincent Odell, Jr.. UMBC Review Vol.1.
- Interactive Effects of Bt-Active Corn on Corn Litter Decay and Detritivore Foraging in and Agricultural Stream Ecosystem.
Lie' Anne Van-Tull. UMBC Review Vol.6.
So, what are you doing next summer?
- Climate Change in Sweden
- Bee Ecology in Turkey
- Ecology in Costa Rica
- National Science Foundation
- The Leadership Alliance
- Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology
- Committee on Institutional Cooperation
- Pathways to Science
- Maryland Sea Grants
- University of California, Irvine's Research Opportunities Database
- UMBC Summer Research Opportunities
For more information, check out this department's website:
Geography & Environmental Systems
For more information:
Janet McGlynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu or 410-455-5754