UMass Amherst students (undergraduate and graduate) are invited to submit their sustainability related papers and projects. Click on "Submit Article" in the right side navigation bar of this page. Submissions are reviewed by Sustainable UMass for approval within 48 hours. If accepted, your work will be published on this page. For theses and dissertations, go to: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/etds/
Winners of the annual Undergraduate Sustainability Research Award are automatically included in this Student Showcase.
Submissions from 2023
The Oak & the Mailbox: The Social Impacts of Tree Loss, Madeline D. Fabian
Community Classroom of Hope: Permaculture Garden & RAP, Hannah Gould and Joanne Fuchs
“Trash Talk” - Rethinking The Notion of Waste, Shivaangi Salhotra
New2U Impact Report: Fostering Sustainability and Student Engagement at UMass, Sarah Welch
Thermal Efficacy of Green Walls in Building Structures in the Northeast United States, Nathaniel Wright
Submissions from 2022
Urban Greening Techniques in U.S. Cities: Public Welfare or Social Warfare?, Gwynnevere Klumpenaar
Cooked Nature: What Three Classic Books on the American Lawn Can Tell Us About Our Current Struggle to Mitigate Climate Change, Gregory N. Poelker-McKee
Anaerobic Digestion: Awareness, Implementation, and Simulation, Kieran Tay, Nicholas Sbalbi, Michael Forozis, and Flo Sabatini
Submissions from 2021
Over the Rainbow, Jenna DiDonato
Joppa Flats, Jin Lee
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors as a Treatment for Wastewater and Biogas Production at University of Massachusetts Amherst, Marley Norton, Brady Bell, and Ariel Fine
Improving Access to Trails and Green Space: Brightwood Neighborhood, Springfield, Massachusetts, Gregory N. Poelker-McKee, Alena Conrad, Cameron Joshua Holland, and Eli Grigorian
Wall-E: Sustainability, Fatimah Rashid
Goddess of Earth, Sruthi Tanikella
Submissions from 2020
New Shipment Just in! The Earthship, Amanda Anderson
Food / Now: On Climate Mitigation, Sustainable Farming and Food Security in Massachusetts, Linda Black
Why Massachusetts’ Drought Management Task Force Should Be In Statute: Drought Management Across the United States, Thomas G. Coughlin and Gabby Queenan
Reusable to-go Containers at UMass Amherst, Levente Haber, Margaret Dreishpoon, and Wavery Lau
Bringing Life to a Hospital Site: 19 Years of Proposals for the Abandoned Malden Hospital Site in Malden, MA, James Mazarakis
Submissions from 2019
MATH 456 Student Project Reports for ValleyBike Operations Optimization, Ezra Small
Analyzing the Effects of Coccolithophore Concentration on the Relationship Between Vertical Absorption Coefficient and Secchi Disk Depth, Halley Steinmetz, Michelle Staudinger, and William M. Balch
Submissions from 2018
A Proposal to UMass Amherst for an Electronic Time Reporting System, Nicole Comeau
Water We Doing? - Documentary, Justin Risley
Submissions from 2017
What Will it Take to Make Solar Panels Cool?, Luke Fateiger, Cameron A. Lane, M. Donald Rollings, and Cameron J. Smith-Freedman
From Planning to Passing: The Amherst, Massachusetts Plastic Bag Ban, Kevin J. Hollerbach
UMass Amherst Guide to Zero-Waste Events, Kevin J. Hollerbach and Ainsley Brosnan-Smith
The Perfect Storm: Lasting Impacts of Structural Adjustment Programs and Pressures of Climate Change in Latin America and Ghana, Africa, Sam Kefferstan
Proposal for Implementation of an E-Receipt System and Non-Toxic Compostable Receipt Paper at UMass Dining Facilities, Patricia Murphy, Randa Kallin, Kyle Grasso, and Taryn Ramey
Submissions from 2016
Environmentally Conscientious Orchards Connection, William MP Burgess, Michael Iwata, Sarah Schomp, and Andrew Wooldridge
North D Compost Pilot Semester Report, Kevin J. Hollerbach and Jordan Chan
Monitoring Waste to Minimize Waste at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Dylan J. Masi, Timothy C. Shea, Jacob M. Downs, and Amy W. Chou
Black Soldier Fly Larvae Manual, Haeree H. Park
The Language of Sustainability, Maija Ploof
Ecological and Management Implications of Climate Change Induced Shifts in the Phenology of Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), Sam Stettiner, Michelle Staudinger, Adrian Jordaan, and John Sheppard
Submissions from 2015
EPA Gameday Recycling Challenge Final Report, Jordan Chan
Assessing the Environmental and Monetary Impacts of Waste Management Practices at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Arianna Moscone
Coastal Erosion in Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Finding Sustainable Solutions, Michael D. Roberts, Lauren Bullard, Shaunna Aflague, and Kelsi Sleet
Hope in School Gardens: The Amherst School Gardens Project, Xochiquetzal F. Salazar
Negative life-cycle emissions growth rate through retrofit of existing institutional buildings: Energy Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of a Case Study of University Dormitory Renovation, Somayeh Tabatabaee, Benjamin S. Weil, and Ajla Aksamija
Submissions from 2014
Longitudinal Differences in Brook Trout Density and Mean Length in Headwater Streams of Western Massachusetts, Kathryn Cooney
Waste Not, Want Not: A Student Manual To Create Zero Waste College Campuses, Arianna Moscone
Evaluating the Benefits of and Barriers to Building with Structural Insulated Panels, Alison E. Moynihan
Why Waste The Wind? A Look into Small Scale Wind Energy, Mitchell Negus, Jon Swanton, Ben Chilcoat, and Mark Settembrino
Submissions from 2013
Measuring, Managing and Visualizing Building Energy Consumption & Carbon Emissions: Benchmarking at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Katherine McCusker
Submissions from 2012
UMass Amherst Continuous Commissioning Proposal: Potential Costs, Cost Savings and Required Resources, Katrina Spade, Jason Burbank, and Katherine McCusker