Research Presentation

Hey All-

What a semester! Grateful I passed my classes, grateful for the STEM-TRAIN program, and grateful for summer break! I enjoyed seeing and hearing everyone present their research this semester! There was such a wide range of topics, it was great getting to learn more about Covid, Bats, Bees, the Microbiome group, NASA ascend, and statistical analysis of charitable donations.

Below is my research presentation on "Litter in Phoenix Waterways". I'm glad I had the opportunity to study the effect plastics have on the environment. It's a project I would like to continue into the next semester and potentially as a career. I hope everyone has a great summer! See you next semester!

Final Research Paper!

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What a semester! Working on this project has been great! I've had the opportunity to change my waste footprint and learn more about environmental pollution. I feel like I've only scratched the surface with the amount of research and data I've collected but it feels great to work towards change that is tangible. In the process of researching plastic pollution, I also discovered a process called pyrolysis which is the thermal degradation of organic materials in the absence of oxygen. It can be used in the conversion of non-recyclable plastics into clean energy (Zafar, 2020). Hopefully we continue to find new ways to recycle, reuse or reduce our waste footprint to provide a cleaner future. The photo below is the pyrolysis process.

Congrats to everyone on finishing their research!

Souce: https://www.bioenergyconsult.com/pyrolysis-of-municipal-waste/

Nearing the end of the semester!

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It's almost the end of the semester! My classes this semester have been a little more challenging than previous semesters. I changed my major a few times and once I settled on Science, I had some additional classes that needed to be taken. This semester I had Physics 111, Biology 182 and Chemistry 152 so it's felt like a heavy semester. 

This week I've been trying to decide how to plot the data for my final research project. I have the numbers and information from the data I collected over the semester and after speaking with Matt, I think the best way to show the data is through Bar Graphs or potentially Pie Charts. I'm really glad I get the opportunity to look at tangible data that I've collected myself and use this to continue my project next semester.

Masks left on Mission Beach, CA

Mission Beach, CA