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Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates to Assess Freshwater Aquatic Habitat in Copeland Creek, an Urban Sonoma County Waterway

Spring 2023

Faculty: Nick Geist

Partners: Sonoma Water

block diagram of energy signal and power
Smooth Power

Fall 2022

Faculty: Mohamed Salem

Partners: Neil Hancock

Insects sensitive to water quality
Identifying Benthic Macroinvertebrates for Habitat Assessment of Copeland Creek, a Sonoma County Urban Waterway

Spring 2023

Faculty: Nick Geist

Partners: Sonoma Water

map of Russian River
Magnetic Levitation (MagLev) to Isolate and Evaluate Micron-sized Particles In the Russian River

Fall 2022

Faculty: Manza Atkinson

Partners: Catherine Kingsbury, Ryan Grumich, Sujan Bhattarai

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Assessing the Applicability of Seed Pelleting Technology for Milkweed Establishment

Fall 2022

Faculty: Michael Cohen

Partners: Alaric Balibrera at Rainforest Rising

chart and map of bee sites at Galbreath Preserve
Exploring the life history traits of wild, unmanaged honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies at the Galbreath Wildlands Preserve in Mendocino County, CA

2021 - 2028

Faculty: N/A

Partners: Apis Arborea, Juliana Rangel - Professor of Entomology at Texas A&M University

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Survey of Quercus kelloggii at Pepperwood Preserve

Spring 2020

Faculty: Lisa Bentley

Partners: McNairs Scholar Program and RSCAP

diagram of pool indicating traps
Understanding the Sex Based Migrational Patterns of the California Tiger Salamander (CTS)

Spring 2022

Faculty: Derek Girman

Partners: Sonoma Water, US Fish & Wildlife Service

map of tropical cyclones in North Atlantic basin 1966-2020
The Extremely Active 2020 Hurricane Season in the North Atlantic and its Relation to Climate Variability and Change

Spring 2022

Faculty: José Javier Hernández Ayala

Partners: NOAA, Climate Research Center GEP

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Groundwater Storage and Recharge Distribution of a Subalpine Meadow in the Sierra Nevada, CA

Spring 2022

Faculty: Robin Glas, Zeno Levy, Matty Mookerjee, Rachel Hutchinson

Partners: USGS, South Yuba River Citizens League

Sonoma State University acknowledges the Coast Miwok, Central and Southern Pomo, and the Wappo as the traditional stewards of our preserved lands. Let it be acknowledged that the Sonoma State University campus is located within the traditional homelands of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Sonoma State offers deep gratitude to the original stewards of this land and recognizes its immense historical, spiritual, and personal significance to the Native nations and peoples of this region.

Sonoma State University reconoce a los Miwok de la costa (Coast Miwok), los Pomo del centro y del sur (Central and Southern Pomo), y los Wappo como los guardianes tradicionales de nuestros terrenos preservados. Cabe destacar que el campus de Sonoma State University está ubicado dentro de las tierras tradicionales de los Indios Federados de Graton Rancheria (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria). Sonoma State expresa su profunda gratitud a los guardianes originales de esta tierra y reconoce el inmenso significado histórico, espiritual, y personal a las naciones y pueblos indígenas de esta región.