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The Department of Natural Sciences offers students the opportunity to be involved in authentic scientific research as part of their course work. To check the course offerings and the nature of the projects in each course, click on the tabs below.

List of Projects Title Course

List of projects sorted by title:

Analysis of several NYC Waterways
SCG-250, Environmental Science

Faculty: Dr. Holly Porter-Morgan

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based analysis

Period Offered: 2012-ongoing

Number of sections: 1/year

Description: independent, semester-long, research projects testing for metals and polyatomic atoms

Chemistry of Newtown Creek
SCC-201, General Chemistry

Faculty: (Dr. Jennifer Vance) and Dr. Kevin Mark

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based analysis

Period Offered: 2017-ongoing

Number of sections: 2/semester

Description: Three modified labs

Core compentency: Inquiry and Problem Solving, written communication

Effect of Newtown Creek water on Drosophila viability
SCB-201, General Biology

Faculty: Dr. Charles Keller, Dr. Na Xu

Nature of Activity: Project work outside regular lab

Period Offered: 2016-now ongoing

Number of sections: 1/semester

Microbiology of different environments and Newton Creek water metagenomics
SCB-260, Microbiology

Faculty: Dr. Olga Calderon, Dr. Ingrid Veras, Dr. Joby Jacob

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based analysis, Semester-long Research Project

Period Offered: 2014-ongoing

Number of sections: 1-4/semester

Description: Course objectives are modified slightly to encourage scientific research, and development of analytical and critical thinking skills

Molecular cell biology of reproduction and development
SCB-255, Cell Biology

Faculty: Dr. Thomas Onorato

Nature of Activity: Laboratory and lecture based

Period Offered: 2012-ongoing

Number of sections: 1 or 2 sections/semester offered

Description: Project done over weeks 4-12 of the course

Core compentency: Inquiry and Problem Solving, Written communication

New York City Environmental Hazard
SCG-150, GIS

Faculty: Dr. Holly Porter-Morgan

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based, computer analysis

Period Offered: 2012-ongoing

Number of sections: 1-2/year

Description: Environmental Hazards data collection, mapping and spatial analysis to determine effects on nearby populations and issues around environmental justice

Water Quality: East River/Oyster Bay and Oyster Bay Metagenomics
SCB-201, General Biology

Faculty: Dr. Maria Entezari, Dr. Lucia Fuentes

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based analysis, Semester-long Research Project

Period Offered: 2016-ongoing

Number of sections: 1-4 /semester

Description: Modification of 9 labs, flipped class - course, objectives not modified. Students learn concepts and apply different techniques to discover physical, chemical and biological characteristics, of water samples (results of experiments are unknown to them or their instructors) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20004508.2020.1716542, http://academicworks.cuny.edu/lg_oers/8.

Core compentency: Inquiry and Problem Solving, Integrative digital/oral.

List of projects sorted by course:

SCB-201, General Biology
Effect of Newtown Creek water on Drosophila viability

Faculty: Dr. Charles Keller, Dr. Na Xu

Nature of Activity: Project work outside regular lab

Period Offered: 2016-now ongoing

Number of sections: 1/semester

SCB-201, General Biology
Water Quality: East River/Oyster Bay and Oyster Bay Metagenomics

Faculty: Dr. Maria Entezari, Dr. Lucia Fuentes

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based analysis, Semester-long Research Project

Period Offered: 2016-ongoing

Number of sections: 1-4 /semester

Description: Modification of 9 labs, flipped class - course, objectives not modified. Students learn concepts and apply different techniques to discover physical, chemical and biological characteristics, of water samples (results of experiments are unknown to them or their instructors) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20004508.2020.1716542, http://academicworks.cuny.edu/lg_oers/8.

Core compentency: Inquiry and Problem Solving, Integrative digital/oral.

SCB-255, Cell Biology
Molecular cell biology of reproduction and development

Faculty: Dr. Thomas Onorato

Nature of Activity: Laboratory and lecture based

Period Offered: 2012-ongoing

Number of sections: 1 or 2 sections/semester offered

Description: Project done over weeks 4-12 of the course

Core compentency: Inquiry and Problem Solving, Written communication

SCB-260, Microbiology
Microbiology of different environments and Newton Creek water metagenomics

Faculty: Dr. Olga Calderon, Dr. Ingrid Veras, Dr. Joby Jacob

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based analysis, Semester-long Research Project

Period Offered: 2014-ongoing

Number of sections: 1-4/semester

Description: Course objectives are modified slightly to encourage scientific research, and development of analytical and critical thinking skills

SCC-201, General Chemistry
Chemistry of Newtown Creek

Faculty: (Dr. Jennifer Vance) and Dr. Kevin Mark

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based analysis

Period Offered: 2017-ongoing

Number of sections: 2/semester

Description: Three modified labs

Core compentency: Inquiry and Problem Solving, written communication

SCG-150, GIS
New York City Environmental Hazard

Faculty: Dr. Holly Porter-Morgan

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based, computer analysis

Period Offered: 2012-ongoing

Number of sections: 1-2/year

Description: Environmental Hazards data collection, mapping and spatial analysis to determine effects on nearby populations and issues around environmental justice

SCG-250, Environmental Science
Analysis of several NYC Waterways

Faculty: Dr. Holly Porter-Morgan

Nature of Activity: Laboratory based analysis

Period Offered: 2012-ongoing

Number of sections: 1/year

Description: independent, semester-long, research projects testing for metals and polyatomic atoms

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