Past Research

The original ESSRE site used from 2001-2019 can be accessed here. To view the final reports submitted on research conducted during past years in the Environmental Science Summer Research Experience for Young Women, follow the appropriate link below to open a PDF file of the report.

E.S.S.R.E 2001

• An Examination of the Relationship Between pH, Aluminum Levels and Soil Texture on the Roland Park Country School Campus

• An Analysis of the Potential Relationship Between Humus and Protozoa Levels in Urban Deciduous Forest Soils (Part 1)

• An Analysis of the Potential Relationship Between Humus and Protozoa Levels in Urban Deciduous Forest Soils (Part 2)

• Soil Temperature & Yeast Levels

• An Examination of Possible Relationships  Between pH and Calcium Levels in Soil and the Quantity of Terrestrial Mollusks Found

E.S.S.R.E 2002

• The Effects of Water on the Rate of Nitrate Nitrogen Fixation by Heterotrophic Bacteria

• The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Mold Population Density in the Soil

• The Effects of Soil Texture on Mold Levels

E.S.S.R.E 2003

• The Effects of Water on Different Components of the Nitrogen Cycle

• Manganese and Ferric Iron Effects on Photosynthesis

• The Effects of Worm Population on the Rise and Fall of Levels of Aluminum in the Soil

E.S.S.R.E 2004

• The Effects of UV Radiation on Protozoa Population Densities

• The Effect of Plant Type and Plant Diversity On Centipede Populations

E.S.S.R.E 2005

• An Analysis of Rhododendron Density and Its Correlation with Soil pH and Fe Levels

• The Impact of Increased Sun Exposure on Soil Bacteria Density

• Soil Mold Density, Decomposition Rates, and Their Relationship to Soil Aluminum and Ferric Iron Levels

E.S.S.R.E 2006

• Is Aluminum Killing the Plants in Your Backyard?

• The Relationship Between pH, Phospate, and Algae Levels in the Soil

• An Investigation on the Correlation Between Humus, Magnesium, and Yeast Growth

E.S.S.R.E 2007

• An Analysis of a Potential Disruption to the Nitrogen Cycle

• Leaching's Impact on Soil Iron Levels

• Soil Mold Density and Iron Availability to Plants

E.S.S.R.E 2008

• The Effect of Mites on Soil Bacteria

• The Effect of pH on Protozoa and Earthworm Levels

• How Does Aluminum Affect the Fungi in the Ecosystem

E.S.S.R.E 2009

• Decomposition's Impact on Soil Chemistry

• How Aeration Influences Protozoa Density in Wetland Soils

E.S.S.R.E 2010

• An Investigation of the Relationship Between Fungal Density and Soil Magnesium Levels

• The Impact of the Roland Park Country School Stormwater Management System on Soil Calcium Levels

• A Study of the Impact of Soil pH on Microbial Populations

• Soil Moisture and Its Impact on Algae Density

E.S.S.R.E 2011

• The Impact of Soil Water Content on Phosophorus Availability in E.S.S.R.E. Microclimate Site 4

• Phosphate Runoff in the Roland Park Country School Backwoods

• The Relationship Between Plant Density and Soil Potassisum Levels

• Continuing Research into Disruptions to the Nitrogen Cycle in the Roland Park Country School Backwoods

E.S.S.R.E 2012

• The Correlation between Mycorrhizal Fungi and Available Potassium in Soil

• Investigating Arthropods

• The Effect of White Grass and Orange Jewelweed on Nitrate Levels and Bacteria Populations in the Soil

• The Effect of Various Amounts of Clay on Potassium Levels in Soil.

E.S.S.R.E 2013

• The Impact of Moisture on Sulfur and Fungi Levels

• The Effect of Plant Variation on Chloride Levels

• The Effect of the Amount of Sunlight on Iron and Manganese

• The Effect of Moisture on Bacteria , Populations and Manganese Oxide in the Soil

E.S.S.R.E. 2014

• The Effect of Nitrate Levels on Algae Growth in the Soil

• The Potential Effect of Ferric Iron and Bacteria Levels on Mold Density in Soil

• The Impact of Earthworms on Algae Population

• The Explanation for Dropping Nitrate Levels

E.S.S.R.E 2015

• The Effect of Sugar Maples on Nitrogen Levels in the Soil

• The Potential Effect of Mycorrhizal Fungi on Phosphate Levels in the So

• The Influence of Stream Flow on the Moisture and Phosphorus Levels in the Adjacent Soil

• The Effects of Decreasing Rainfall on Phosphate and Humus Levels at Varying Distances from a Broken Dam

E.S.S.R.E 2016

• The Relationship between Compaction, Saturation, and Iron Levels in Soil

• The Effect of a Dominant Plant Species on Iron Levels in Soil

• The Influence of High Sulfate Levels on Soil Fungi Reproduction

• The Impact of Water Levels on Fungal Density in Soil

E.S.S.R.E 2017

• The Study of Water's Effect on Bacteria and Protozoa in the Soil

• The Relationship Between Potassium, Calcium, and Runoff in the Soil

• The Relationship Between Clay Percentage, pH Values, and Algae Levels in the Soil

• The Relationship Between Mold and Sulfate Levels in the Soil

E.S.S.R.E 2018

• The Study of Worms and Their Effect on Bacteria and Protozoa

• The Effects of Ants on Soil pH

• The Study of Water's Effects on Potassium in the Soil and Rhododendron Plants

• The Correlation Between Algae and Clay

E.S.S.R.E 2019