Current Lab Research Team

Sydney Costa is a senior at West Chester University, researching microplastic pollution in freshwater systems. She will next study the Sevier Fault in Utah, focusing on fault damage zones and their implications. Using field surveys and UAV imagery, she hopes to reveal damage zone development and provide insights applicable to similar fault systems. Sydney aims to pursue a career in research and conservation.

I am a senior geoscience student at West Chester University. I am currently researching the impacts of precipitation and wind strength on microplastic concentrations in aquatic ecosystems. 

I am a junior geoscience student at West Chester University. I am currently researching the impacts of precipitation and wind strength on microplastic concentrations in aquatic ecosystems.

I am a sophomore Geology major at WCU I have a broad range of interests within this field, concentrated in human effects on the environment through geologic time. I am currently studying microplastic in freshwater streams and assist in the field and lab. I will be studying Ignimbrites with GeoTenerife contributing towards the Volcanic Readiness Project. 

I am Geoscience major from West Chester University with a passion for lab and field work. I currently lead the chemistry group, assisting in the extraction and isolation of microplastic particles. My future plans include continued environmental and geochemical work in the professional field. 

I am a a senior at WCU who will start as a master's student in Fall 2024. I am deeply interested in microbial ecology, geochemistry, and biogeochemical processes, with focus on unraveling the complexities of microbial communities in various ecosystems. Through interdisciplinary approaches, I aim to contribute to our understanding of how microbial communities shape and respond to environmental changes. 

I am senior geology major at West Chester University. My current research focuses on quantifying the flux of microplastics to sensitive marine ecosystems. I also analyze organic compounds in lake sediments to reconstruct past environmental change.