Environmental Science Student Research

Catherine Lescher. 2022. Habitat use, distribution, and density of Dwarf Seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) populations along the Texas Gulf Coast. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Pierce Kean. 2021. Population assessment of American Eel in Texas using eDNA and plankton sampling

Kelly Garcia. 2021. Evaluation of impacts of anthropogenic disturbances on Alligator Snapping turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) in East Texas  

Emily Cox. 2020. Microplastics in Galveston Bay

Jason Nagro. 2020. Assessment of Western Chicken Turtle using Drone Technology

Danielle DeChellis. 2020. Analysis of population status of Western Chicken Turtle in Texas  

Mahmoud Omar. 2020. Modelling the Growth of Atlantic Rangia, Rangia cuneata, in response to freshwater inflow, Trinity River Delta, Galveston Bay. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX.  

Justin Hansen. 2020. Speckled Worm Eel (Myrophis punctatus) in the Estuarine Waters of Texas: a "Dove Tale" of the Elusive American Eel (Anguilla rostrata). M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

Grey Dennis. 2019. Dwarf Seahorse Genetics

Kaylei Chau. 2019. Evaluation of Constructed Floating Wetland Treatment Systems

Tyler Swanson. 2019. Nekton community characterization of the lower Brazos River with an emphasis on Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, trophic dynamics. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX.  

Kaitlin McGraw. 2019. Qualitative Characterization of Habitat Types and Fish assemblages of the Flower Garden Banks Mesophotic Zone. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX. 

Kris Warner. 2018. Instream habitat use and management of invasive armored catfishes in the upper San Marcos River. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

Anna Vallery. 2018. Assessment of shorebirds and wading birds in Galveston Bay using conventional and UAV technologies. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

Allison Norris. 2017. A Mesocosm Study of the Impact of Invasive Armored catfish (Pterygoplichthys sp.) on endangered Texas Wild Rice (Zizania texana) in the San Marcos River. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

Nicole Morris. 2016. Mercury monitoring in Texas estuaries: A concurrent study with the National Coastal Condition Assessment. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX 

Kristin Vale. 2016. Investigation of factors influencing Piping Plover distribution along the upper Texas Coast. M.S. Thesis.  University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Michael Lane. 2016. Spatial patterns in Texas lotic fish communities. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

Josi Robertson. 2016. Distribution, habitat, and life history characteristics of the saltmarsh topminnow (Fundulus jenkinsi). M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

Bryan Alleman. 2015. The Influence of Prey Availability and Habitat on the Distribution and Food Habits of Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) in Texas. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX. December 2015.

Laila Melendez Pronker. 2014. Growth Parameterization for Blue Crabs, Callinectes sapidus, of Galveston Bay, Texas. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX 

Rachel George. 2014. Nesting ecology of the Texas Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis). M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX 

Amanda Anderson. 2014. The factors affecting productivity and parental behavior of American Oystercatchers in Texas. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX 

Alex Miller. 2014. Characterization of the Brazos River Estuary. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX 

Sybil Glenos. 2013. A comparative assessment of the genetic variation of diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin littoralis) in Galveston Bay, Texas in relation to other northern Gulf Coast populations. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX 

Daniel Barcenas. 2013. Use of Stable Isotope Analyses to describe Trophic Dynamics of Aquatic Ecosystems in Galveston Bay, Texas. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Emma Clarkson. 2012. The Diamondback Terrapin – a comparison of nocturnal and diurnal activity, range, habitat selection, and behavior. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Greg Knothe. 2012. The influence of urbanization on streams: the use of GIS spatial analysis to study land use influence on fish communities, water quality and physical habitats in Southeast Texas. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Michael Franks. 2012. Determination of Spatial Patterns of Total Mercury Concentrations in Recreationally Important Offshore Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. M.S. Graduate Project. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Kelli Haskett. 2011. Abundance and movement of the Texas Diamondback Terrapin in the Deer Island complex, Galveston, Texas. M.S. Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Diana Ramirez. 2008. The relationship between environmental characteristics and invasive fish species in selected tributaries within the Clear Lake watershed during summer months. M.S. Graduate Project Report. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Julie Sandefur. 2008. Evaluation of the influence of various stream substrates on fish communities within Harris County. M.S. Graduate Project Report. University of Houston Clear Lake, Houston, TX

Kholton Tidwell-Courtney, "Impact on Industrial and Ambient Air Pollution with Population Increase from 2005 to 2020 in Bexar County.” 2024

Dharia Spriggs, "ICP and Voltametric analysis for lead and copper." 2023

Rebekah Dubois, "The role of native Texas trees in ozone formation by VOC emission," 2022

Liliana Gonzalez, "Air Quality during Stay-at-Home Orders and Other COVID-19 Related Activity Changes in Four Large Cities in the US," 2022

Zhaochang Hu, "Studies on Chiral HPLC Separation of Succinimide Antiepileptic Drugs," 2020

Robert Rayford, "Polar pesticide analysis by ion chromatography-integrated pulse amperometric selection," 2019

Alexander Bryant, "The effect of nanoparticle characteristics on toxicity: Use of zebrafish embryo based NBI knowledgebase," 2019

Courtney Tassin, "A Survey of Superfund Sites in Texas," 2018

Lauren Boggs, "Determining the Effects of Annual and Seasonal Temperature on Recharge Rates in the Gulf Coast Aquifer," 2018

Linda Nguyen, "Analyzing glyphosate, glufosinate, and their degradation products in water using ion-chromatography-coupled with mass spectrometry," 2018

Shantrice Ellis-Holloway, "Spatial and Temporal Water Quality Analysis of the Lower Sabine River Watershed Using Multivariate Statistical Methods." 2018

Joseph Ghossein, "Risk Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic from Dietary Intake in the United States," 2017

Susie Blake, "Enhance the Removal of Phosphorus Using Anoxic Zones: Comparison between Two Municipal Treatment Facilities," 2017

Elizabeth Sanchez, "Heavy Metals Analysis on Soil from Public Parks in Close Proximity to Major Highways in Houston," 2016

Victoria Cruz, "Disparities in Air Quality Trends on Houston’s Eastside Versus the Average Air Quality in HGB," 2016

Amrit Lamichhane, "Development of LC MS/MS method for the analysis of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) and Hormones in Water Matrices," 2015

Anyanti Benedicta, "Optimizing Operating Parameters for Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Treatment Plant Using the STP Model," 2015

Jason Stanley, "Iron Removal in Industrial Potable Well Water by Hypochlorite Oxidation Followed by a Post Filtration Media Composed of Manganese Dioxide," 2015

Valentin Yassinskiy, "Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Remediation: A Case Study on a Local Superfund Site," 2014

Andrea Clements, "Probabilistic modeling of the remediation of chlorinated solvents at an industrial facility," 2013

Jaclyn Austin, "Initial frack flowback in the Eagle Ford shale (South Texas)," 2013

Nikki Darwin, "Effects of terrestrial tannin input on water quality," 2013

Pranavanand Nyshadham, "Measurement of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in Houston’s regional wastewaters," 2012

Yanan Hou, "Characterization of PM2.5, and Linear Regression of PM2.5 with Human and Meteorological Factors in Chinese Megacities," 2013

Zhujun Zhang, "Degradation of bisphenol A with AOPs," 2013

Jahanavi Vardan, "Detection of glyphosate and AMPA in tap water using IC-LC-MS," 2012

Mohamad Azzam, "Effect of Oil Dispersants on Petroleum Solubility and Volatilization." 2012

Tonya York, "Fugacity modeling for the removal of several classes of emerging contaminants under various operational conditions," 2012

Danielle Barcebas, "Use of stable isotope analysis to describe tropic dynamics of aquatic ecosystems in Galveston Bay," 2012

Antonio Gisbert, "UNIFAX prediction of infinite activity coefficient of petroleum components in complex mixture," 2011

Ashley Ogden, "The Effectiveness of Surfactants and Dispersants on Crude Oil, and the Impact of Salinity on Surface Tension," 2011

Prince Ezebuiro, "Hexavalent chromium analysis using IC post column spectrometric method," 2011

Wenjia Liu, "Fast PCB analysis using microwave-based GC-ECD," 2011

Afshin Nejabat, "Micellar Partitioning and Its Effects on Henry’s Law Constant of BTEX Compounds in Anionic and Nonionic Surfactants Solutions," 2010

Brian Wilson, "Analysis of Inorganic Nitrogen and Related Anions in High Salinity Water Using Ion Chromatography with Tandem UV and Conductivity Detectors," 2010

Dong Zhai, "Optimized Selection of Landfill Sites in Houston Area Using Geographical Information System," 2010

Janee Farrar, "Degradation of Bisphenol A Using UV/H2O2 and Ozonation and Identification of By-products," 2010

Abidin Erez, "Ozone Analysis of Greater Houston Area and Possible Effects of Hurricane Ike on Ozone Level," 2009

Arlin Cameron, "Water Quality in Several Cities of Panama," 2009

Kelly Thompson, "Modeling Temperature Dependency in the Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals," 2009

Martin Crissa, "Temperature Effects on BTEX Partitioning," 2009

Nealam Naik, "UV-based Oxidation of Bisphenol A in Water," 2009

Vaishali Naik, "Ozonation of Bisphenol A in Water," 2009

Wasiu Lawal, "Bromate in Surface Water and Drinking Water," 2009

Mathieu Piovesan, "Sorption and Biodegradation Study of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds,".2007

Autumn Gremillion, "Chromium reduction in sediment," 2006

M Martin, "HPLC-Fluorescence on PAH and DNT," 2005

Zlanta Simunic-Grenoble, "Use of respirometer and LC/MS techniques to study the sorption and biodegradation of endocrine disruption compounds in sludge," 2005

Mark Kaulen, "Sediment contamination of PAHs in Patrick Bayou," 2004

Leticia Vega, "Determination of estrogenic levels in a simulated spacecraft wastewater solution using LC/MS," 2003

S Kandagatla, "DNT desorption from soil and leaching in soil column study," 2003

Courtney Nichols, "Effect of surfactants on the air-water partitioning of chlorinated solvents," 2003

Melissa Law, "Sorption of 2,4-dinitrotoluene and its effect on biodegradation," 2003

S Wilson, "Brio Superfund site remediation," 2002

C Ray, "PAH sorption in water-sediment," 2001

G Zheng, "PCE partitioning between air/water," 2001

J Sui, "Color of TSS in Texas Water," 2001