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Master of Earth & Environmental Resource Management Student Theses

For information about a thesis, please contact the MEERM office at

777-9153 or meerm@environ.sc.edu

 

Year Last Name First Name Thesis Title
2008 Elouradighi Selma Integration of ISO 14001:2004 EMS into ISO 9001:2000 QMS in a Commercial Printer
2008 Gauthier Nathan

Development of an Online Green Building Resource for Harvard University

2008 Wooten John Assessing the restoration feasibility of Rocky Branch Creek: An Integrated Watershed Management Approach
2008 Rambow William (Bates) An Assessment of the Feasibility of Water Quality Trading in the Lower Catawba River Basin
2008 Martin John A study of the Science, Economics and Perceptions related to implementation of traditional and innovative stormwater best management practices in Coastal South Carolina
2007 Bales Britton Audrey An Evaluation of Extensive Green Roof Plants for Suitability in the Midlands Region of South Carolina
2007 Chacon Carlos The Relationship Between Land Use and Bird Diversity in Beaufort County, South Carolina
2007 Hunsucker Rebecca Potential Impacts of an Interstate Highway & Public Involvement throughout the Process
2007 McCary Laura An Evaluation of Methods in Geochemistry for the Identification of Areas with Elevated Levels of Uranium in the Ground Water
2007 Ryan Tamara Congaree National Park: The Potential for Eutrophication of Wise and Weston Lakes
2006 Williams Simone Modeling Fiddler Crab Population and Habitat Distribution in North Inlet, SC:  A Predictive Remote Sensing Approach
2006 Watson Christopher The University of South Carolina:  A Catalyst for Sustainable Development?
2006 Castleberry Joshua Spatial Ecology of the Agkistrodon Complex in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina
2006 Semon Kathleen The Role of Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) in Coastal Zone Management
2006 Johnston Peter Reproductive Success and Intraspective Competition of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
2006 Brantley Daniel Using Visual and Biological Stream Assessments as Surrogate Methods of Identifying Water Pollution of the 303(d) Listed Bush River Watershed
2006 Durr Elaine Survey of LEED Water Efficiency Credits and Strategies in the Southeastern United States
2005 Landmeyer Dolores A Cost Benefit Analysis and Regulatory Analysis of Petroleum Aboveground Storage Tanks
2005 Enciso-Upegui Sandra A Cost Benefit Analysis of Draexlmaier Automotive of America, LLC (DAA) Environmental Management System (EMS)-ISO 14001

2005

Suggs

Kristi

Stormwater Analysis to Assess Local Urban Needs for Integrated and Best Management Practices (IMP/BMP): Hidden Creek in Rock Hill, South Carolina

2005

Gomez

Lynette

An Assessment of Human Activities and Their Impacts on the Rio Grande Watershed in Southern Belize

2004

Ruiz Alvarado

Claudia

Land Acquisition for the Conservation of Wetlands in the Eastern Coastal Plain of South Carolina

2004

Rota

Matthew

Community Views and Valuations of Undeveloped Urban Forests: A Case Study of a Parcel of Land Adjacent to Northern Columbia, South Carolina

2004

Rose

Leonard

Species Diversity and Condition of the Fish Community During a Drought in Congaree National Park

2004

Cohen

Renee

How to Achieve Sustainable Seafood Education in the Seafood Industry: Tracing How Marine Fishes Get from the Sea to the Table

2004

Alava Saltos

Juan Jose

Assessment of Persistent Organochlorine Pollutants in Loggerhead Sea Turtle Eggs, Caretta caretta (Chelonii:Chelonidae) from Florida, USA

2004

Ferrance

Abigail

The Development of a Self-Audit Guide as a Part of SC DHEC’s Small Specialty Chemical Manufacturing Company Compliance Assistance Initiative

2004

Washburn

Meika

Sustainable Tourism on Edisto Island, SC: An African American Resident’s Perspective

2003

Weidner

Scott

Projected Effects of Ground and Surface Water Withdrawal in the Trident Area, South Carolina

2003

Fuhr

Lacey

“Zoo Rhymes with Poo”: High School Students’ Perceptions of and Participation in Zoo Education Programs and Recommendations for Zoo Professionals

2003

Long

Kristen

Communicating Environmental Risk: A Case Study Approach Involving Superfund Sites in South Carolina

2003

McKnight

Megan

The Cooper River Wetlands: A Cost Benefit Analysis of Four Management Plans

2003

Cashion

James

Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture: Evaluation of the TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) Satellite for the Little River Watershed Tifton, Georgia

2003

Crews

Miot

Controlling Surface Lead (Pb) Migration at Small Arms Ranges, Fort Jackson, South Carolina

2003

Edwards

Leigh

Conservation and the Private Citizen in South Carolina

2003

Danielsen

Michael

The Use and Implementation of Innovative Technologies for Investigating Selected Sites at the Naval Weapons Station, Charleston, South Carolina

2003

East

Tammie

Relationship of the Degree of Impervious Cover to the Degree of Local Surface Water Fecal Coliform Impairment

2003

Whitlock

Jacqueline

Development of a GIS-Based Suitability Model to Determine the Distribution of Hydrilla verticillata on the Lake Murray Reservoir, South Carolina

2002

Cooper

Gina

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design™ (LEED™) and Higher Education: At the University of South Carolina Living and Learning Center

2002

Cumberbatch-King

Kendi

An Assessment of the Impact of Land Use Changes on the Ground Water Resources of the Clermont Catchment of Barbados

2002

French

Stacey

Using Background Inorganic Soil Concentrations when Conducting Risk Based Corrective Action Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

2002

Kauffman

Jeffrey

Nitrogen Dynamics in Tidal Creek Wetlands in the Okatee Estuary, South Carolina

2002

Matsui

Toshihisa

Influence of Land-Atmosphere Interaction on Variability of the North American Monsoon System Using Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling

2002

McWilliams

Halle M.

Development of an Ultraviolet Fiber Optic Spectrometer Detection System for Monitoring Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction Processes

2002

Radakovich

Bobby

The Effects of Land Use on Phosphorus Concentrations in the Pee Dee Basin of  

2001

Bixby

Julie

An Assessment of the Implementation of Interagency Cooperation Requirements of the Endangered Species Act:  South Carolina Case Studies

2001

Iza

Sara

Conserving Habitat:  A Snapshot of the Effectiveness of the Consultation Process Within the Essential Fish Habitat Provision of the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996

2001

Lenahan

Susan

An Analysis of Food Waste Reduction and Disposal Alternatives in Military Installations in South Carolina

2001

Locklear

Elizabeth

A Decision Support System for the Reverse Logistics of Product Take-Back using Geographic Information Systems and the Concepts of Sustainability

2001

McMillan

Sanders

The Effect of Significant Life Experiences on the Development of Environmental Beliefs:  With an Emphasis on Implications for Environmental Education

2001

Saraprayogi

Purwasto

Tidal Exchange of Nutrients in the Freshwater Wetlands on the Upper Cooper River, SC

2000

Bach

Barbara

Analysis of the Process for the Establishment of a Marine Sanctuary in South Carolina

2000

Grigg

David

A GIS Infrastructure Planning Application for the S.C. Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG)

2000

Kaiser

Heinz

Technical and Market Feasibility of Using Dense Phase Carbon Dioxide for Sterilization in Hospitals

2000

Ley

Amanda

The Relationship of Plant Density to Biomass Per Plant and Productivity in a Spartina Salt Marsh on Edisto Island, SC

2000

Morrison

Susanne

PAYT:  An Effective Method for Communities to Increase Their Recycling Participation?

2000

Wetzer

Regina

Addressing Evolutionary Questions in Crustacea with Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetics

2000

Wheeler

Randall

Soil Erosion and Sedimentation in Upper Mill Creek, Fort Jackson, SC

1999

Hunter

Willene

Effect of Squirrel Excluder Device (SQEDs) on Foraging behavior of red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis)

1999

Matsui

Toshihisa

Influence of Land-Atmosphere Interaction on Variability of the North American Monsoon System Using Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling

1999

Schizas

Nikolaos

Ecological Genetics of a Marine Copepod Inhabiting Clean and Contaminated Intertidal Mudflats

1999

Tillman

Roger

Hazardous Waste Incineration:  A Case Study in Roebuck, SC

1999

Tolton

Rochelle

Eco-Industrial Park Development:  An Introduction to Communications in the Design Process

1999

Wallace

Thomas

A Practical GIS Tool for Environmental Sustainability Analysis for Infrastructure Planning in Coleton, Jasper, Hampton and Beaufort Counties of SC

1998

Albertson

Michael

Basement Structure Beneath the Atlantic Coastal Plan, The Savannah River Site, South Carolina:  A Deep Seismic Profile

1998

Cockrell

Kimberly

Wetland Functional Evaluation:  A GIS Based Approach for the 401 Certification Process

1998

Flynn

Sean

Implementing a Hydrocarbon Contamination Assessment and Remediation Strategy Evaluation at and Abandoned Leaking Underground Storage Take Site

1998

Hill

Arleen

Seismic Hazard Susceptibility in Southwestern Montana:  Comparison at Dillon and Bozeman

1998

Kulaib

Ameena

The Technical and Economic Viability of Applying Aquifer Storage and Recovery Technique in Al Ain area, Abu Dhabi Emirates, U.A.E.

1998

Richmond

Courtney

Environmental Variability and Benthic Invertebrates:  The Individual and Population-level Effects of Estuarine Salinity Fluctuations

1998

Trudnak

Jeffrey

Modeling Three Dimensional Geological Variation for Contamination Potential Mapping Using Geographic Information Systems

1997

Cardoso-Neto

Joao

The Purge Water Management System:  Introduction and Evaluation of an Innovative Groundwater Monitoring Well Sampling Technology at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC

1997

Greenwell

Renee

Alluvial Fan Development:  A Key to Segmentation of the Red Rock Fault, Southwestern Montana

1997

Howlett

Kevin

Pallet Solutions:  A Business Plan for a Small Business in The Pallet Recycling Industry

1997

Mansour

Malik

Technical, Economical, and Environmental Evaluation of a Quarrying Process in the Nile Cement Company, Sudan

Last update: November 20, 2008

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