Past Projects

The RSC facilitates a variety of grant funded research projects through collaborations with multiple member universities and organizations. Scientific research projects include, but are not limited to, areas in biology, chemistry, geology, meteorology, environmental sciences, and archeology.

If you would like access to the data from any of our past or current projects, please contact Jeanette Schnars, RSC Executive Director, at jeanette@regsciconsort.com.

The RSC facilitates a variety of grant funded research projects through collaborations with multiple member universities and organizations. Scientific research projects include, but are not limited to, areas in biology, chemistry, geology, meteorology, environmental sciences, and archeology. – See more at: https://www.regsciconsort.com/support-rsc/grant-collaborations/#sthash.4imF34zc.dpuf

Past Projects conducted by and supported by the RSC and its members:

  • Detecting Pathogens in the Black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) in Erie County, PA
  • Determining the Environmental impact of the Eggshell Microflora of Purple Martins (Progne subis)
  • Effectiveness of Floating Wetland in the Decrease of Algal Growth in Pond with Erie County, PA
  • Effects of Artificial Sweetener Sucralose on the Foraging Behavior of Freshwater Snails
  • Harmful Algal Blooms and Veterinarians
  • Incidence of Lyme Disease and Maternal Inheritance Patterns in White-tailed Deer Herd on Presque Isle State Park, Erie County, PA
  • Investigation of E. coli Bacteria Levels within Sand Samples from Various Points in Swim Zones on Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA
  • Investigation of the Mortality of Angler Released Yellow Perch and Walleye in PA Waters of Lake Erie
  • Metagenomic Sequencing to Identify All Bacterial Content in the Waters of Presque Isle State Park
  • Monitoring of the Reproduction and Migration of Aquatic Invasive Round Goby Fish in PA Lake Erie Tributaries
  • Monitoring of Tombolos and Erosion on Presque Isle State Park
  • Potential for the Restoration of Herbicide Treated Phragmites Beds in Presque Isle State Park
  • Potential For Seed Dispersal By Resident and Migratory Canada Geese Populations
  • Prevalence of Babesia microti in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected from Presque Isle State Park
  • Prevalence and Lifecycle of Nematode, Eustrongylides sp., in Yellow Perch
  • What Lies Beneath: Combining Archaeology and Geosicence to Model the Submerged Landscape of Lake Erie