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Soil Health, Laini Flessner

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

My literature research topic looks at the remediation of soil, specifically through phytoremediation. Phytoremediation is a method of decontaminating soil by using plants that filter out or degrade pollutants (Rahim and Koh 2).

Soils Project, Corinne Wolf

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

There are several well known impacts of climate change on our planet, such rising sea levels or warming temperatures. However, I wanted to explore a way in which climate change could potentially impact soils.

Soil Literature Research Project, Kathryn Currey

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

TOPIC OVERVIEW : TOXINS IN SOILS AND HEALTH OF HUMANS

• Soil contamination happens all the time as a result of various causes, that can be purposeful or accidental (Soil Science Society of America, np). Some common examples of ways that soil is contaminated is through mining, waste disposal and oil drilling, (Misachi, John).

• Soil contamination and a large presence of toxins present in soils from across the world has harmed our planet, the animals and the humans on it (Soil Science Society of America, np).

• For this project I am going to discuss toxins due to soil …

Soils Project, Kelsie Pitcher

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

My primary research article discussed the importance of soil damping. The research question is "What's the importance of soil damping for tall buildings?" (Gómez et al. 1). This is a process that can create stability (Gómez et al.). Soil damping can prevent weakening of structures overtime caused by severe weather conditions. (Gómez et 3). Soil damping is a form of energy dissipation allowing the structure to be more stable when experiencing things like high winds and intense weather conditions (Gómez et al. 5).

Soil & Forensic Analysis, Devan Bianchini

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

What is forensic analysis?

• Work done by forensic scientists to analyze evidence found at crime scenes and outside evidence tied to a crime (“Forensic Science”)
• An analysis method used to aid law enforcement in criminal investigations and in a court room to prove whether a criminal suspect is innocent or guilty of committing a crime (“Forensic Science”)

How can soil be used in forensic analysis?

• By forensic scientists in trace evidence examination (“Forensic Science”), a method of forensic analysis examining microscopic traces of evidence, such as soil particles found at or on evidence from a crime scene (“Trace Evidence Analysis”) …

Soil Health, Laszlo Meredith

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

No abstract provided.

Soil Contamination Due To Nuclear Testing, Animesh Jha

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

Why this topic:

• Nuclear contamination has long term effects (cdc.gov)
• Australia and the U.S. took land from indigenous peoples to conduct nuclear tests (Rapaport, Hughes)
• Give idea of whether indigenous peoples can return to their lands safely

Soil Health And The Effects Of Nanoparticles, Elijah Mock

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

I researched the effects of soil on human health. Specifically, I was interested in nanoparticles that reside in soil and how they affect humans as well as crops that are planted in the soil. This topic is relevant because nanoparticles can be used to deliver drugs for doctors, create specific properties for material scientists, sensors for the military, and in a plethora of other fields (“What Are Nanoparticles? Definition, Size, Uses and Properties.”).

Soils Project, Teagan Wuethrich

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

With the mass production of plastic materials throughout the world there is not only significant impacts towards marine life, but also terrestrial environments because of plastic pollution. These plastic products are non-biodegradable and only break down into tiny microscopic pieces of plastic. These microscopic plastics pollute the grounds and soils us humans depend on.

Soil Project, Gabriella Hopkins

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

What are soil-borne diseases?

- Soil-borne diseases are diseases that can infect plants, animals, and human via soil.

- There are multiple different pathogens that contaminate soil and cause disease including bacteria, fungi, and helminths (parasitic worms). Most of these lay dormant (inactive) in the soil until they come in contact with a host.

- A host such as an animal can become infected by inhaling dormant spores or eggs in the case of helminths or by the pathogen coming in contact with an open wound. These situations are also the case for humans, but humans can also become infected …

Soil Research Project, Kate Donaldson

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

My topic is how earthworms interact with soil. Most people learn from an early age that earthworms are an important part of soil and plant life, but many do not know the actual reasoning and evidence behind it. My audience would be interested in this topic because it is interesting to expand knowledge on things already considered well know. While many earthworms are not endangered, we still need to be carful and protect the animal that is vital to plant growth and soil health.

Cancer And Soil Pollution, Stephanie Thomas

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

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Chemistry 141 Fall 2021 Soils Project, Josh Li

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

My literature research project focused on the use of electronics in an automated crop -watering system. It detects when the moisture of soil is too low and automatically waters it until its moisture is high enough to sustain the crops until the next automatic watering ( Đuzi ć and Đumi ć 2).

Soils Varying Importance And Differences, Kylie Fouss

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

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Soils Project, Angela Maligaya

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

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Effects Of Soil Pollution On Human Health, Jaylen L. Haynes

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

No abstract provided.

Semester Soil Project, Eden Mcavoy

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

What is the topic?

The topic I chose is how surrounding cities affect the minerals and integrity of the surrounding soil and how it can affect humans.

Why this topic?

I chose this topic because I wanted to learn how soil integrity differs from place to place.

Preservation Of Soil Macro-Nutrients By Varying Plant Species, Harrison Pierce Hall

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

Conventional farming relies on the importing of fertilizers to make up for removed nutrients through conventional farming methods. The import of these nutrients is not sustainable. Alternative methods to conventional farming may allow us to shift to a more sustainable, or less destructive method of managing soil nutrients.

Soil Degradation And Erosion, Anthany Ravanh

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

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The Link Between Soil And Cancer, Adrianna (Annie) Althaus

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

No abstract provided.

Radium Dial Watches, Zainab Alzoubi

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

This slide presentation for the Natural Sciences Poster Session at Parkland College summarizes the history of radium dial watches, including the Radium Girls, and explores whether radium dial watches might still be dangerous.

Robert J. Lefkowitz And Discovery Of The G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Family, Clarence Lee

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

This poster for the Natural Sciences Poster Session at Parkland College features Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz, 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner (with Brian Kobilka) for their research on G-protein-coupled receptors, proteins in the plasma membrane that allow for the transmission of information through the membrane and into the cell. This research was to impact the development of medications that target these receptors, such as SSRIs.

Carl Bosch And The Haber-Bosch Process, Jacob Larkin

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

This poster for the Natural Sciences Poster Session at Parkland College features organic chemist Carl Bosch, winner of the Nobel Prize of Chemistry in 1931 for his contribution to the development of chemical high pressure methods, Bosch built on Fritz Haber's process of fixing nitrogen using high pressure chemistry to industrialize the process on a large scale to mass produce fertilizer, now known as the Haber-Bosch process, which takes nitrogen from the air, bonds it with hydrogen from natural gases and converts it to ammonia.

Gemini, Michael Dalton

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

This poster for the Natural Sciences Poster Session at Parkland College features the constellation Gemini, including a calculation of the change in rise time to determine the length of a year, determining the life span of the major stars in the constellation, identifying Messier objects within the region as well as the mythology behind the name of the constellation.

Discovering Chemical Structure With Linus Pauling, Jin H. Kim

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

This poster for the Natural Sciences Poster Session provides a brief history and description of structural chemistry, the science dealing with the molecular structure of chemical substances, with a focus on Linus Pauling, the only scientist to have received two unshared Nobel Prizes.

Polar Ozone Depletion: Mario J. Molina, Kirsten Oberg

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

This poster for the Natural Sciences Poster Session at Parkland College features the contribution of Mario J. Molina to the field of atmospheric chemistry, especially in regards to the formation and decomposition aspects of the ozone layer.

The Scientific Contributions Of Donald J. Cram, Leiah Carney

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

This poster for the Natural Sciences Poster Session summarizes the work of Donald J. Cram in the field of organic chemistry. A Nobel prizewinner in 1987, he is known for his work with hemicarcerands and carcerands, molecular containers which aided in the study of unstable molecules.

Richard Smalley And The Materials Of Tomorrow: The Discovery And Science Of Fullerenes, Creighton A. Jackson

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

This poster for the Natural Sciences Poster Session at Parkland College details the contributions of Richard Smalley to organic chemistry, specifically the discovery of fullerenes in 1984, which led to advancements in the field of nanoscience. Fullerene use in materials science, Single-walled and multi-walled nanotubes and use of fullerenes in biology are also outlined.

Richard Smalley And The Materials Of Tomorrow: The Discovery, Properties, And Science Of Fullerenes, Creighton A. Jackson

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

These are slides accompanying a presentation given at the Natural Sciences Poster Session at Parkland College outlining the properties of and ongoing research pertaining to fullerenes in materials science.

Robert Robinson's Contributions To Organic Chemistry, Ben Albrecht

Natural Sciences Student Research Presentations

This poster for the Natural Sciences Poster Session at Parkland College, features biographical information about chemist Robert Robinson, known for his research on steroid and alkaloid synthesis, and as the first person to use "curly arrows" in chemical equations to show the movement of electrons in reaction mechanisms.