Quanta B, The damage cigarettes do to you and the environment

About me:
My name is Antonio Griggs and I currently go to Daytona State. I am an athlete who has a passion to play and watch sports, as sports make up a big portion of my life. I love music and even spent most of my years making music with string instruments. I plan to graduate from Daytona State with my AA and then pursue a degree in Law to become a lawyer.

Research Proposal:

This is an investigation into cigarettes and finding out how much damage it does to the environment and to people. Although it is common for people to say how much damage it does to smokers, is it common for people to explain how much damage it does to the environment and the non-smokers around them?

Arianna McCollum (Quanta Capstone)--The Relationship between Dark Humor Through Memes and Depression: What Role Does Emotional Intelligence Play?

A Little bit About me:

Hello, my name is Arianna McCollum and I will be finishing my last semester at Daytona State College this summer. I plan on transferring to UCF to completer my BS in Biomedical Sciences. I am fascinated with the online phenomenon known as "Memes". My main interests in research currently are Memes and Depression. My overall research for graduate school will be concerning alternative forms of therapy.

Research Proposal:

About the Research Proposal: 
Since the era of social media, dark humor through the use of memes on social platforms has become one of the most popular methods of communicating and representing depression symptoms. This shows that memes could slowly become a key indicator of this mental illness. Where previous studies have neglected to research not only memes but memes that are specifically identified as dark humor and their relationship to depression, this study aims to reveal this link to depression and to also expand upon the knowledge of communicating through memes. Along with dark humor, I wanted to assess whether or not emotional intelligence, or knowledge of one's own emotions and how to control them,  would play a role in being an identifier of depression.

Makanzie Lopes (QuantaIIB): Unmasking a Country of Fine Dust

Introduction:
Hello my name is Makenzie Lopez and I am an 18 years old, first year student at Daytona State College. My determined major is Elementary Education but my goal is to be a traveling teacher and teach English. I always wanted to travel and I have been interested in different cultures and languages for as long as I can remember. My hobbies are painting, reading, traveling, and working out.

My Project:
 My poster is on the issue of Fine Dust in South Korea and its health issues. The issue is not talked about a lot so being informed about the pollution in Korea is vital to fine a problem to fix it. Wanting to travel to Korea during the summer is a risky thing because people can get serious diseases and infections if being exposed to the dust. I inform the audience about what it is and the medical problems it causes, where it come from, and ask the question if factories should slow down production, stop it, or keep going, knowing that people are getting sick. Asking these questions will hopefully get people interested in the production industry in Asia and find a common ground or solution to the Fine Dust concern.

Lily Lehr (IMES): Plastic Tundra?

A Bit About Me:

     My name is Lily Lehr. I have always had a passion for saving the environment around us in the ways we can. I love watching the ocean from afar and learning of its amazing creatures. My excitement of these animals has helped keep the joy and commitment to learning in Environmental Sciences and Oceanography at Daytona State College. School is very important to me and everyday we should learn something new - no matter what setting and circumstance we are in. As well as paying strong focus to my studies I model and do photography, and sometimes it gets hard to find a picture of me.

My Research Proposal:

                                      

About my Research Proposal:

      Our beach ecosystem gets majorly affected by tourism and the tides. Whether it is people leaving behind trash or the second-hand affects of people putting trash in the oceans. Wrack on the beach protects the dunes, feeds and shelters animals, and becomes a fertilizer for the vegetation. Due to plastic infiltrating this area animals are eating mass amounts of plastic, the wrack is dying, and the shorelines will start fading. This proposal was to determine if the tide bringing in plastic or beachgoers have a greater impact. With this project it takes the next step to helping our ocean and beach from plastic. The goal of my project is to build an understanding of the affects we have on our wilderness. To start gaining attention and education for the populations that go to the beach. 

Jenna Fairchild (IMES) - A Proposal to Study a Possibly Climate Change Resistant Coral Located on Florida's Central East Coast

About Me:

Headshot of me in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Greetings, everyone! My name is Jenna Fairchild and I am an ocean and adventure enthusiast. I am currently a non-degree seeking student taking courses to strengthen my applications to graduate schools in a marine science and management field. I have a BAS degree in Supervision and Management, and while attaining my degree I spent time in conservation marketing alongside the local Daytona Beach company, Costa Del Mar. I am a SCUBA diver, surfer, and artist inspired by the ocean and earnest to protect it. My vision for the future is to continue learning more about the ocean through surfing, diving, research, and teaching others to do the same.

My Project:

The goal of my research is to answer the scientific question of whether or not Oculina varicosa is growing in the vicinity of the Ponce Inlet jetty. By doing this, I hope to contribute to the knowledge of this species of coral by locating and protecting it. Coral are a vital part of our ocean ecosystems that are teeming with life. Unfortunately, coral are under high pressure due to overfishing, pollution, and climate change. It is important to understand and protect Oculina varicosa because it is known to be resilient, adaptable, and climate change resistant because it is an azooxanthellate coral. I hope to contribute to the understanding and management of this species, ultimately to protect our coral reefs. 

Respectfully, 

Jenna Fairchild

Jon McQueen (IMES) Water and Soils

Jon McQueen (IMES) Water and Soils

About Me:

Hello, all. I'm Jon McQueen. I'm 33 years old and I am a first year student with Daytona State College where I am majoring in Environmental Science. I moved myself and my family to Florida from NY State in July 2018, and I enjoy it here. I've been married to my wife Jessica of 9 years, and I have three kids, 16, 9, and 8 respectively. I've been working as a wet chemist for Pace Analytical for over a year now; from working there I've gained an interest in environmental science. My passion-hobbies are history, geography, boxing and barbering.

My Project:

From working with drinking waters and soils for Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen testing, I chose to tackle this topic head on as I have familiarity. I breaking this challenge up into three questions, I wanted to establish that the ways to save soils as well as protect drinking water were not as complex as believed. I wanted to give short but strong points, and have as much easily digestible information as possible for the average person with passing interest. I always felt that cool and colorful visuals helps to convey a message. I want to use this to educate people on the different ways in which we can conserve our soils, but I do not want to bore the viewer in words without images. Enjoy!

Holly Monroe (IMES)- Florida is Crabby! -Research Proposal

A Little bit About me:
My name is Holly-Noel Monroe and one of my biggest loves is for trees which aided in me studying Environmental Science and Technology at Daytona State College. I am very passionate about my school work and always aiming to my best whenever it is possible. Also, I have always been interested in animals and fishing leading me to completing this research proposal about the different crab species located in Florida.

Environmental Science and Tree Lover

Research Proposal:

Florida is Crabby Research Proposal Poster

About the Research Proposal:

Invasive species are species that are non-native to an environment and often causing issues, whether they are economical or environmental. This is a proposal to research the different invasive crab species Florida has and the effect of salinity on their populations. Salinity was chosen upon research of the different species females releasing larva in higher salinities. Crabs are an important component to the fishing industry and the environment by keeping the ocean clean. This research could be used in hopes of monitoring population growths/ collapse of not only the invasive species, but also the native crab species.