student projects
Read about completed student projects.
Stained Waterways
WVU graduate Fine Arts students Asha Cabaca and Lindsay McCarty created an art installation entitled "Stained Waterways" as their final project in their Art and Environment course. The display visualized the effect of acid mine drainage on the local river systems in Morgantown. By dyeing and saturating found white fabric with silt and sediment from the Monongahela River and Robinson Run, the students created a visual representation of the impact these pollutants have on the natural ecosystem.
Read More: Stained WaterwaysBRWA Highlight Posters
Haley Paul, a WVU undergraduate student majoring in Political Science and International Studies, developed two outreach posters for the Buckhannon River Watershed Association (BRWA) utilizing information from the organization's 2023 Newsletter. She then printed and hung the posters at WVU to educate students on acid mine drainage and spread awareness of BRWA's work.
Read More: BRWA Highlight PostersChartiers Creek Erosion Study StoryMap
WVU undergraduate student Sarah Nelson developed an interactive StoryMap to engage the public in an erosion project with the Upper Chartiers Creek Watershed Association. The study monitored and quantified the erosion of a stream bank along a public park and ball field. The watershed association hopes the project will bring awareness and help make the case to funders to invest in the restoration of the stream bank.
Read More: Chartiers Creek Erosion Study StoryMapTargeted Monitoring in the Upper Ohio River
Hannah Bentley, a WVU undergraduate student majoring in Environmental Soil and Water Science, synthesized findings from a collaborative research project of high public interest. The resultant StoryMap includes information from water sampling, fish surveys, and plastic pellet monitoring surrounding the region's first ethylene cracker plant. This project was done in collaboration with Three Rivers Waterkeeper, Mountain Watershed Association, and several universities.
Read More: Targeted Monitoring in the Upper Ohio RiverCheck back soon for more project highlights.