Pacific - United States of America
2023 GLOBE Pacific Regional Student Research Symposium
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Watsonville, CA
May 12-13, 2023
Read the event highlights here!
Students present their GLOBE research to their peers at the 2023 Pacific SRS
Projects Presented at the 2023 Pacific Student Research Symposium:
| Project Title | School |
| Microplastics in the San Francisco Bay (recognized for "Spirit of GLOBE") | ARISE High School |
| Plastic Trash: Following The Trail From Land to Water (recognized for "Spirit of GLOBE") | ARISE High School |
| The Impact of Trees on Mental Health | Assurance Learning Academy |
| The Effects of Tree Coverage on Asthma Rates | Assurance Learning Academy |
| Impacts of Gentrification/Modernization in our Community (recognized for Indigenous/Community Knowledge) | Assurance Learning Academy |
| What is the effect of microgravity on the lacunae inside Zostera marina? | iLEAD Exploration |
| The Effects of PM 10 on Rainwater pH in Kingsburg, CA Over 2022-2023 (recognized for Community Impact and Engagement) | Kingsbury High School |
| Air Quality and Plant Growth (recognized for Research Process) | Skyline High School |
| Does the geographical environment of a body of water in Oakland affect its levels of nitrate, salinity, and pH levels? | Skyline High School |
| Observations and Tests On Southside’s Pond Environment (recognized for Use of GLOBE Protocols/Data) | The Met Sacramento |
| Nitrate Levels and Transparency in the Gabilan Creek and Salinas River of Monterey County (Peer Review Choice) | Washington Middle School |
| Life Inside a Tree: Carbon Sequestration at WHS & Elkhorn Slough (recognized for 21st Century Skills) | Watsonville High School |
Symposium Leadership:
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Peggy Foletta, Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
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Tracy Ostrom, WestEd/UC Berkeley