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Two avenues exist for qualifying junior or senior environmental studies majors to conduct original research on an environmental topic under the supervision of an Environmental Studies Council faculty member. The senior project enables students to acquire three to six hours of credit while conducting research over the course of the senior year. In addition, Randolph-Macon's Schapiro Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides qualified rising juniors or seniors with a stipend and housing to conduct research during the summer before the junior or senior year. Example research projects include:
• Low Impact Development Studies and Implementation at Randolph-Macon College (Allison Dungan) For sample research click here.
• Factors Affecting Distribution and Abundance of Native Brook Trout in Mountain Streams (John Jordan)
• Developing Engineering Criteria for Water Withdrawals for Fish Protection (Brian Cleary)
• Using Geographic Information Systems to Explore the Relationship Between Land Use and Stream Health (Troy Andersen)
• Factors Affecting Distribution and Abundance of Stream Insects in Mountain Streams (Ryan Boggs)
• Atrazine Pesticides in the South Anna River (Scott Currie)
• Mapping Erosion Hazard Areas in the City of Virginia Beach (Stephanie Parker)
• Coastal Habitat Delineation for the Federally Threatened Tiger Beetle (Scott Shifflett)
• Estuarine Circulation and Sediment Transport: Kennebec River Estuary, Maine (Brad Knisley)