Senior Papers
During the senior year each Environmental and Earth Sciences major completes a thesis. An original piece of research, the thesis is an interdisciplinary study of nature and human impact on nature demonstrating a familiarity with relevent literature and methods of analysis both within and across disciplines. A list of completed theses by year is below. You may either scroll down or click on the year to view a thesis. Electronic versions are available on the Academic Commons website.
2007
Adler, Constance
Micro-Hydro and the Mill Race: A Feasability Study
Andrus, Robert A.
How Tree Rings Reflect Wood Quality: Evidence From Industrial and Sustainably-Mangaged Stands
Burns, Sarah
Monitoring the SELC Native Plant Restoration and Landscaping Project
Duyck, Sean
Non-tropical Forrests in South America: How Theory and Politics Effect Forest Preservation
Farr, David
Evaluating the Measure 37 Process: An Analytical Policy Approach
Fischer, Rebecca
A Look at Climate Change and its Effects on Snow Water Equivalent and Streamflow in the Yellowstone River Basin, Montana
Frost, Lisa
Contemporary Management of Non-Timber Forest Products on Native American Reservations in Oregon
Gregoire, Michelle
Curbside Recycling Systems: A Case Study of Recycling in Chelan, Washington
Hancock, Jeffery
The Economics of Sustainable Organic Farming in Oregon
McCreary, David
Viewing Education Through A Green Lens: Integrating Art and Experience in Environmental Education
Mollet, Ashley
A Comparative Study of Energy and Natural Resource Consumption of Various Baby Products
Scheelar, Megan
Oregon Coast Erosion: Environment and Economics Using Rephotography
Schruth, Cari
An Investigation into the Role of Slope Stability on Archaelogical Site Distribution and Preservation: Middle Sangro Valley, Abruzzo, Italy
Smith, Ashley
Changing Tornado Frequency and Intensity in the United States Based on Total Power Index Analysis
Squires, Audrey
Habitat Segregation of Cutthroat Trout Phenotypes in the Upper Snake River, Yellowstone National Park
St. Peter, Joseph
El Niño Southern Oscillation and Aquifers in the Pacific Northwest
Swinford, Skylar
Building Codes for Energy Conservation: Costs and Benefits of Requiring Sustainable Insulation in New Resedential Building Construction in Oregon
Wieser, Ingrid
The Development fo a Paleoenvironmental Starch Grain Database for the Mediterranean Uplands:
A Case Study of Soil Core Starch Analysis at Lago Nero, Monte Pallano, Abruzzo, Italy
Woody, Kari
Salvage Logging within Oregon's Biscuity Fire:
A Model for Site Selection Based on Ecological, Political, and Economic Evaluation
Youngs, Robert
Stretching the Santa River: The Political Ecology of Climate Uncertainties in Northern Peru