Geoscience Senior Theses

Every Carthage student is required to submit a senior thesis or capstone project to demonstrate their mastery of their chosen area of study. Here is a look at a few of the recent projects Carthage geoscience majors have created for this requirement.

• “Algal Blooms and Hypoxia in Lake Erie”
• “The Iron Range: A Tale of Two Industries”
• “Climate Change Threatens Kenyan Tea Plantations”
• “Riparian Wetland Restoration Suitability Analysis for the Middle Mississippi River Floodplain, in Monroe County, Illinois”
• “Water Quality in the Des Plaines River near the Pheasant Run Landfill in Bristol, Wisconsin”
• “Evaluating the Impact of a Waterfall on Upstream and Downstream Habitat Conditions and Fish Diversity”
• “The Impact of Land Use/Land Cover Change on Flooding in the Lower Russian River Watershed: 1992-2017”
• “The Influence of Riffles on Stream Quality: A Case Study of the Nippersink Creek in Glacial Park, IL”
• “Mapping for Conservation: How Perspective Matters — An Undergraduate Pilot Study”
• “Toxins Mobilized at Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Facilities: Risks Influenced by Soil Permeability and Flooding”
• “Heating Up: Changing Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park-How are Fires Changing the Landscape of the Parks”
• “COVID-19 Pandemic in Spanish & Portuguese-Speaking Countries: Spatial-Temporal Analysis of COVID-19 in Latin America, and Spain and Portugal in Europe”
• “How A Changing Climate Is Changing Wisconsin’s Oak Forests: A Case Study In Southeast Wisconsin”