Student Science Research Projects

Past Projects

Competing at regional, state, national, and international science fairs

Winning $1 million in scholarships and awards

2005-2006

• Blaise Bennett, George Duerr, "Creation of Paper/Cardboard from Methane Digested Pulp"
• Morgan Breed, "Control of Mosquito Larva using Juniper Chips in Watering Troughs with Implications for West Nile Virus"
• Emily Crabtree, "Extraction and Use of Crabapple Essential Oils for Control of Intestinal Pathogens"
• Michael Rogers, "Germination of Seed Following Long Term Storage in Liquid Nitrogen"
• Michael Tohl, "Absorption of Water by Methane Digestion Pulp with Implications for Use as Cattle Bedding"

2006-2007

• Emily Crabtree, "Exploring Latent Bacterial Growth in Methane Digested Pulp with Implications for Reducing Mastitis in Dairy Cows"
• Amy McDonald, "Effect of Nitrogen Fixation by Ceanothus velutinus on Long Term Growth of Ponderosa Pine"
• Jacinda Thomas, "Determining the Best Method of Road Decommissioning Based on Vegetative Succession"

2007-2008

• Nathan Atchison, "Holden Creek Water Quality Monitoring with Implications for Improvement"
• Megan Bird, Blake Pulliam, "Using Zeolites to Reduce Copper Sulfate Migration in Fields and Streams"
• Tim Blaylock, Nicholas Williams, "Use of Zeolites to Remove Ammonia with Implications for Manure Spreading"
• Hayden Bush, "The Feasibility of Creating Biocrude Oil from Scotch Broom"
• Tory Callaway, Emily Oldenkamp, Staci Sherer, "Investigating the Invasive Properties of Tansy Ragwort"
• Josh Evans, Olga Lane, Katie Snell, "The Effect of Scotch Broom Extracts on Rye Germination"
• Karina Grant, "Mapping Genetic Based Pairs in 4 Species of Knotweeds"
• Bradley Hamburger, Joel Hamburger, "The Effectiveness of Rye Grass at Removing Copper Sulfate and Zinc Acetate from Soil"
• Taryn Martin, "Using Genetic Amplication and Electrophoresis to Identify the Presence of Seagull Excrement in Water Samples"
• Kyle McDonald, "The Relationship between Knotweed Growth and Soil Nutrition"
• Jacinda Thomas, "The Biogeochemical Effect of Catastrophic Fire and Salvage Logging on Soil Nutrient Levels in the Fremont Winema National Forest"

2008-2009

• Tahseen Anjum, "Identifying Knotweeds of the Northern Oregon Coast by Leaf Morphology"
• Nathan Atchison, "In situ Modeling in Holden Creek Water following Replacement of Blocked Culverts"
• Hayden Bush, "Characteristics of Mazama Ash Soils with Implications for Wildfires"
• Tory Callaway, Staci Sherer, "Utilizing Whey Powder for the Production of Ethanol"
• Haley Emerson, Erika Fjarlie, Tim Lane, "The Creation of Hypertufa"
• Mariah Fjarlie, Taryn Martin, "Colliform Contamination in the Trask River"
• Bradley Hamburger, Joel Hamburger, "Reduction of Copper in Methane Digested Cow Manure"
• Joey Meyer, "Creation of Fuel Pellets from Methane Digested Pulp"
• Todd Josi, "Monitoring Culvert Replacement Effectiveness on Munson Creek"
• Olga Lane, Emmily Oldenkamp, "The Effects of Pressure Treatred Lumber on Aquatic Organisms"
• Kyle McDonald, "Flower Structures, Sexual Reproduction, and Seed Variability in Knotweeds"
• Rachel Porter, Emily Whalen, "Identification of the Primary Source of E. coli Contamination in the Nehalem Bay"
• Bradley Springs, "The Feasibility of Using Methane Digested Pulp Pellets for Reseeding the Forest"
• Jacinda Thomas, "The Decline of Old Growth: a Comparison of Managed and Unmanaged Ponderosa Pine Forests"
• Nicholas Williams, "Creation of a Continuous Feed Methane Digester"

2009-2010

• Nathan Atchison, "The Effect of Slash Burning on Soil Nutrient Levels and Tree Growth over Years"
• Hayden Bush, "Biodiesel Production from Scotch Broom"
• Sarah Bunnell, Tory Callaway, "Utilizing Lucite Rods to Increase Diatom Production in A-photic Zones"
• Haley Emerson, Erika Fjarlie, "Factors that Limit the Spread of New Zealand Mudsnails"
• Kristen Hagerty, Cory Morgan, "Habitat Characteristics and Abundance of New Zealand Mudsnails (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) in Hall Slough"
• Bradley Hamburger, Joel Hamburger, "Steam Sterilization to Replace Field Burning"
• Todd Josi, "A Comparison of Pooling and Flowing Water in Holden Creek"
• Kristen Kaste, "The Production of Piclataxols from Artichoke Roots Using Hydroponics"
• Joey Meyer, "Market Feasibility of Methane Digested Fuel Pellets"
• Rachel Porter, "The Effect of Catastrophic Forest Fires on the Hydrologic Properties of Mazama Ash Soils in Southern Oregon"
• Shelby Porter, "Production of Ethanol from Sea Cabbage"
• Jacqueline Saindon, Kalli Sherer, "Increasing Copper Absorptions in Holden Creek Soils through the Addition of Oyster Shells"
• Jacinda Thomas, "The Effects of Coniferous Late Seral Litter Teas on Soil Biota and Brassicacea Growth"
• Emily Whalen, "The Feasibility of Reseeding Forests Following Catastrophic Fir Using Compressed Methane Digested Pulp Impregnated with the Target Seeds"
• Nicholas Williams, "Feasibility of Small Scale Methane Digester"

2010-2011

• Colin Atchison, "Designing and Stability Testing of a Kayak Catamaran"
• Samantha Boring, "Sustainability of Clam Harvest in Netarts Bay"
• Logan Browning, "Effect of Silting on the Hatch Rate of Salmon Eggs"
• Tory Callaway, "Quantifying Carbon Sequestering in Decaying Pinus ponderosa"
• Haley Emerson, Kristen Hagerty, "Adaptations of New Zealand Mudsnails (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) to High Salinity"
• Aaron Josi, "The Absorption on Ethylene by Various Materials to Delay Ripening in Pyrus communis"
• Jacob Loftis, "Growth Response of Late Seral Pinus ponderosa to Selective Thinning"
• Joey Meyer, "Production of Ammonia Nitrate by Combusting Chicken Litter with Hog Fuel"
• Rachel Porter, "Nitrogen Conversion in Decaying Wood with Implications for Soil Nutrient Sustainability"
• Shelby Porter, "The Effect of Tsuga heterophylla Soil Biota Extracts on Soil Biota in Degraded Soils"
• Ben Reeder, "Ability of Lumber Mill Hog Fuel Char to Neutralize Soils Contaminated with the Pre-Emergent Herbicide Preen"
• Scott Rocha, "The Allelopathic Effects of Umbellularia californica (California Laurel) Plant Extracts on the Germination of Various Garden Mustards"
• Kalli Sherer, Staci Sherer, "Nutrients Left from a Methane Digester"
• Matt Travers, "The Antibiotic Effect of Ariolimax columbioanus Slime on the Growth of E. coli "

2011-2012

• Brenten Anderson, "Holden Creek Recovery Based on Macro-Invertebrates"
• Colin Atchison, "Improving Assembly Speed and Stability of a Kayakamaran Flotilla"
• Kestrel Bailey, "Facts Affecting the Production of Biocrude from Cytisus scoparius"
• Austin Brown, "Comparison of Vegetative Recovery on Roads Decommissioned in Various Ways"
• Logan Browning, "Salmon Hatch Survival Rates in Recently Restored Holden Creek"
• Samantha Boring, Trevor Decker, "Sustainability of Clam Harvest in Netarts Bay"
• Ruth Johnston, "Feasability of Creating Quality Sileage in Small Quantities"
• Aaron Josi, "Conifer Regeneration Following Severe Forest Fire"
• Max Metcalfe, "Hydrology of Holden Creek Following Restoration Work"
• Ben Reeder, "Neutralization of Herbicide Effects on Soils with Hemlock Biochar Additive"
• Ashlynn Sheneman, Bryton Dorland, "Potential Control of New Zealand, "Potential Control of New Zealand Mudsnails by Bufflehead Ducks"
• Matt Travers, "Using Char to Remove Pharmaceuticals (Aspirin) and Organic Compounds from Water"

2012-2013

• George Webster, "Analyzing the Flash Behavior and Flooding of Holden Creek Caused by Storms Following Restoration Work"
• Seth Sutherland, "The Approach of Conditioned and Unconditioned Cows"

2013-2014

• Colin Atchison, "The Effect Wind on Torsion Points of a Kayakamaran"
• Bryton Dorland, Kestrel Bailey, "The Effect of Hemlock Char on Denitrification in Flood Inundated Soils"
• Chloe Pampush, "Effect of Carbonate Hardness and Ocean Acidification on Phytoplankton Growth"
• Ryland Pampush, "The Effect of Ocean Acidification on Salt Crystal Formation"
• Sabrina Polman, "The Response of Macro recruitment in Covered Compared to Uncovered Sites"
• Seth Rumage, "Harnessing Wave Energy"
• Jane Yeoman, "The Emergence of Conifers from Uncontrolled Nitrogen Fixing Shrubs"