Student Capstone Projects
Below is a list of recent NRES capstone course projects completed by students enrolled in the NRES Secondary Major.
Spring 2022
- Visitor Outreach to Address Conflict at Marion County Park and Lake (Poster)
Isaiah Euler, Kat Erckert, Bryce Hermann, Molly Worm - What Determines the Mental Well-being of College Students? Quantities or Qualities of Campus Green Space (Poster)
Andrew Boline, Nicollete Callaghan, Shelby Cope, Ian Kissel, Katelyn O'Brien - MBACI Monitoring Set-Up for Tallgrass Prairie Restoration on Kansas State University Campus (Poster)
Michael Braun, Jade Mountain, Mikala Postlewait, Desiree Powell, Joseph Ward - Rock Movement on the Konza Prairie: Bison Acting as Geomorphic Agents (Poster)
Kamryn Barrios, Gibson Hoefgen, Heath Parmenter, Richard Ramos, Grace Rockers
Fall 2021
- Understanding Cyanobacteria in Marion Countyrategies, and Public Outreach (Poster)
Hunter Hess, Ciara Hogsett, Thomas Hopkins, Molly Smith - The Obscure Value of Nature within a Campus Setting: Unveiling Intrinsic and Extrinsic Stakeholder Values about Native Flora Plots (Poster)
Lily Colburn, Marta Fears, Westin Shehi, Benjamin Walters, Jenna Znamenak
Spring 2021
- Tallgrass Prairie Restoration on the Kansas State University Campus: Site Selection, Implementation Strategies, and Public Outreach (Poster)
Victoria Eastman, Kyle Folsom, Kiona Freeman, Abigail Kortokrax, Christian McLeod, Hannah Wilson - Ecosystem Services and Cost Benefit Analysis - Tallgrass Prairie vs. Lawn (Poster)
Brittany Ettleman, Emme Mount, Joey Pentola, Sarah Raugewitz, Andrew Woodrum - Marion County Lake and Park User Survey Analysis (Poster)
Marc Almloff, Claire Beeler, Jocelyn Henderson, Alec Mercier, Emma Pettay
Fall 2020
- Marion County Park and Lake User Survey (Poster) (White Paper)
Katlynn Brock, MacKenzie Cline, Abigail Mason, Hunter Mussetter, Aaron Stewart - Marion County Lake Research Synthesis (Poster) (White Paper)
Shannon Bellamy, Logan Romero, Alexandra Clark, Trevor Hampton, Luis Avalos
Spring 2020
- Unsettling Sediment: How Sedimentation and Other Water Quality Issues can be Combated with Stakeholder Help (White Paper)
Mary Marsh, Megan Owens, Eric Parker, Kristen Vinduska - Marion County Lake and Park Survey (White Paper)
Kaitlyn Ruiz, Elizabeth Tillery, Dani Crowell, Erin Lee - Assessing the Impact of Anthropogenic Habitat Fragmentation and Area Downsizing on the Environmental Functionality of Marion County Lake and Park (White Paper)
Taylor Stewart, Ryan Leeper, Conner Sandoval, Justin Cordell - A Review of Sedimentation within Marion County Park and Lake, Kansas (Poster)
Elizabeth Motter, Samantha Whitten, Joel Johnson, Jacob Wickey
Fall 2019
- Influence of Waterfowl on Water Quality at Marion County Lake (Poster) (White Paper) (Video)
Jessica Jurczak, Kristen Kimbrell, Kirsten Prindle, Nathan Ryan - Marion County Park and Lake User Survey (Poster) (White Paper) (Video)
Cara Gunzelman, Amber Kelly, Cody Thompson, Maridee Weber - Phosphorus in Soils Surrounding Marion County Lake (Poster) (White Paper) (Video)
Emily Bauer, Brooke Hogan, Krista Long, Daniel Stich, Kaitlyn Vicker
Spring 2019
- Pollinator Habitat Installation at Marion County Lake (Poster)
Emily Nottingham, Hallie Lucas, Megan Rohrs, Colbe Austin - Marion County Lake Shoreline Buffer Zone Health Assessment through Computational and Chemical Analysis (Poster)
Mary Conner, Rachel Lasseter, Erin Meyers, Travis Shaffer - Big Wakes or Big Fish? Developing a Mission Statement using a Social Media Survey for Marion County Lake and Park (Poster)
Tanner Brennan, Lauren Mansfield, Gus Williams, Paul Glover
Fall 2018
- Marion County Park and Lake Citizen Science Project (Poster)
Ryan Burns, Ryan Buss, Tyler Clements, Lawrence Weigel - Studying Potential Effects of Changing Climate and Changing Land Cover on Marion County Lake (Poster)
Hunter Carter, Thomas Giordano, Olivia Haney
Spring 2018
- Influences of Nutrient Accumulation, Sedimentation Loading, and Organic Matter on Water Quality in Marion County (Poster)
Colin Keller, Elisa Trigo, and Hannah Wallace - Marion County Park and Lake Sediment and Water Quality Study (Poster)
Jacob Allen, Alan Ddamulira, Cole Maddox, Hannah Gerardy - Identification of Sediment Sources in the Tributaries of Marion County Park and Lake to Develop Future Erosion Management Plan (Poster)
Charles Balkenbusch, Lucas Linder, Tessa Zee
Fall 2017
- Northview Pond Remediation (Poster)
Chelsea Fleming, Samantha Grieger, Kristen Jones, Gary Koons, Tyler Peterson, Nathan Tolle, Benjamin Williams - Vegetative Impacts on Flooding in Wildcat Creek Watershed (Poster)
Kaden Berry, Monica Disberger, Jaimie Houser, Derek Kvasnicka, Rory Reichelt, Elena Watson
Spring 2017
- Environmental Assessment of K-State Campus Creek (Poster)
Chad Olney, Amy Kruse, Chad Touslee, Nathan Fischer, Dayton Allen, and Morgan Hammes - Road Cuts in the Flint Hills: An Overview of Ecological Health and Structural Integrity (Poster)
Russell Hicks, Tina Keehn, Chris Greve, Sarah Lamm, and Logan Hay
Fall 2016
- Evaluation of the Performance of the Memorial Stadium Green Infrastructure (Poster)
Erin Bush, Konner Cool, John Kelly, and Alexandra Lee - Exploring Citizen Science for Monitoring Watersheds in the Kansas Flint Hills (Poster)
Theresa Collins, Connor Kijowski, Caleb McCarty, and Brandi McCoy
Spring 2016
- Green Infrastructure at KSU: Initial Comparison of Performance between Native Design and Traditional Turf (Poster)
Jade Edmonds, Emily Johnson, Kevin Moluf, Kendra Risen, Tyler Vaughn, and Tabitha Wyckoff - Statistical Analysis of Grassland Trends and Phenology using Satellite Time Series Imagery of the Flint Hills Ecoregion (Poster)
Peter Masters, Jackie Gehrt, Ryan Keast, Alison Cioffi, and Brooke Mechels.
Fall 2015
- Assessing the Value of Intermittent Stream Temperature Data for Kings Creek at Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas (Poster)
Caitlin Dye, Trevor Spencer, Brenden Whitney, and Joshua Zeller - Ecosystem Service Delivery by Urban Prairie Patches (Poster)
Charlotte Peele, Brooke Stiffler, Linsey Swanson, and Morgan Wills
Spring 2015
- Adapting to Climate Variability: An Analysis of the Southern Great Plains (Poster)
Caroline Doty, Garan Belt, Sam Belling, and Ian Waters - Anderson Watershed Water Quality Analysis (Poster)
Dan Carlson, Tim McCoy, Nathan Shipley, Laura Wilson, Matthew Zayas - Kansas State University Sustainability (Poster)
Sarah Cox, Spencer Ford, Brandon Keller, Alexandra Kurth, and Keith Morlewski - Water Quality Assessment: The Effects of Land Use and Land Cover in Urban and Agricultural Lands (Poster)
Carl Bowden, Mike Konovalske, Josh Allen, Keelie Curran, and Shane Touslee
Fall 2014
- Affect of Landuse and Landcover on Water Quality in Urban Environments (Poster)
Lisa Henderson, Casey Mahoney, Connor McClelland, and Amber Myers - Warner Park Pond Project (Poster)
Kathryn Biver, Amelia Firns-Hubert, Caleb Jury, Kalene Lozick, and Jessica Weber
Spring 2014
- Kansas Heat Wave Trends (Poster)
Austin Narverud, Clinton Johnson, Chance Bentley - Saving Energy by Behavioral Changes (Poster)
Steven Gerber, William James, Colton Kester - Recreation on Levee System in Northeastern Kansas (Poster)
Christy Jean, Andrew Honas, Beau Ferguson
Fall 2013
- Citizen Science Water Quality Mapping
Adam Bennett, Grant Brady, Katie Rohling, Kyle Stropes, Tyler Vollick, Brett Wilkinson - A Literature Review Composite: Selecting an Ecosystem Indicator for Investigation
Michell Busch, Ethan Haney, Dorothy Menefee, Brian Muselmann, Ryanne Rahjes, Brady Salvatorelli
Spring 2013
- Estimating Biomass of Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) with Key Variables and Understory Analysis
Tyler Bletscher, Chelsea Corkins, Rachel Enns, John Jones, Michael Kaiser, Matti Kuykendall, Debbie Mildfelt, Jake Rockwell, Paul Waters, Mike Weber, Thomas Weninger, Danielle Williams - Groundwater Management District 4
Alex Lord, Jamie Hitchcock, Nathan Owens, Rachel Hoppins, Retta Harwood, Yacine Ait Si Amer
Fall 2012
- Estimating Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) Biomass in Northeastern Kansas
Crystal Allison, Tanner Greve, Grant Power, Neal Rasmussen, Laura Smith, Cole Starkey - Report on Stormwater Management for the City of Manhattan, Kansas
Kristin Copeland, Sophia Ford, Daniel Snyder, Levi Sutton
Spring 2012
- Ogallala Management Strategies
Rachel El Shamy, Emily Frasier, Moses Kosin, Evan Mesh, Tracy Spade, Katie Talley - Correlations between Biophysical Measurements, Tree Stand Density, and BTU Potential of Eastern Red Cedar in Northeast Kansas
Juergen Greve, Bryanna Pockrandt, Emily Patton, Ryan Lytle, Breanna Stout, Drew Bolton, Matt Meyers, Brad Freeman, Kelsey Duffy, Josh Wilson - Sylvan Grove Farmer's Elevator Company: Correction Action Study
Matt DeCapo, John Sparks, Jacob Chapman, Albert Maurin, Thomas Grund
Fall 2011
- Preliminary Soil Investigation Report - Sylvan Grove Farmers Elevator
Noortje Crabtree, Laura Kemp, Maggie Stephens, Amy Vu, and Jeanna Walters-Fancella - Improvement of the Kansas River Access Locations
Alex Bartelsmeyer, Margaret Baer, Kyle Linnebur, Mary Green, Hyatt Sutton, Courtney Kohler - The Farmers Elevator Company Preliminary Groundwater Investigation Report
Johnny Bryant, Hilary Dees, James Ewing, David Meyer, Vishrut Patel
Spring 2011
- Waste Characteriziation Study for KSU Recycling
Melinda Kahmeyer, Callie Miller, Kelsey Neppel, Craig Ronnebaum, John Webber, and Brian Zinke - Relationships between Biophysical and Photogrammetric Measurements of Eastern Red Cedar in Northeast Kansas
Tony Strauss, Justin Kerschen, Christopher Morriss, Kari Friedrichs, Mike Zacharias, and Stuart Watts - Turf Management and Water Conservation: Suggested Methods for an Environmentally Green Course
Michael Ellis, Courtney Estes, Ginger Pugh, Brianna Roberts, and Kevin Tulp
Fall 2010
- A Suggested Approach to Achieving Clean Water in the Kansas River Basin
Paden Meyer, Laura Rachelle White, Jacob Tarman, Megan Brown, Ruthie Nguyen, Scott Schlageck, and Keith Kennedy - Effects of Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) on the Understory Components at Various Stages of Invasion
Sarah Beebe, Randi McCarty, Maria Pezza, and Melissa Steen
Spring 2010
- Recommendations for the Flint Hills Discovery Center
Kathryn Glanville, Kate Ireton, Luke Massoth, Elise Neuer, and Terrence O'Connor - The Susceptibility of Native Grasslands to Woody Plan Enchroachment: A Study of Juniperus virginiana
Tony Strauss, Justin Kerschen, Christopher Morriss, Kari Friedrichs, Mike Zacharias, and Stuart Watts
