Here is a sample of the posters presented at the Spring 2009 Student Research Showcase:

• Alternative Transportation:  SIUC Campus BikeWay and Extended City of Carbondale Bike Routes (jpg) , C. Bedi and L. Orr (pdf)

• Campus Community GIS (jpg), R. Hajduk, B. Mersinger, A. Oller, and F. Wessln (pdf)

• Campus Energy Audit: An Analysis of Inappropriate Indoor Lighting (jpg), K. Elsenbroek (pdf)

• Campus Recycling: Distribution Analysis and Future Considerations (jpg), D. Andriusis, B. Brown, A. Fedyski, B. Lopeman, and A. Seymour (pdf)

• Demographics of SIUC Students (jpg), C. Prinz (pdf)

• Geographical Assessment of Farmers Market Consumers in Southern Illinois (jpg), A. Lemrise (pdf)

• Giant City State Park Nature Trails Project (jpg), E. Douangmany, C. Gerow, C. Pierce, L. Schwabe, S. Smith, T. Whitaker (pdf)

• Litter Index: Past and Present (jpg), C. Prinz and Keep Carbondale Beautiful (pdf)

• SIU Local Organic Garden Initiative of Carbondale (jpg), L. May, M. Brandt, R. Tally, P. Connolly (pdf) - Recipients of the David & Carol Christensen Award for Student Research in Sustainability

• SIUC Memorial Tree Project (jpg),  GEOG 433 Class Project (pdf)

• Touch of Nature GIS Project: Land Use Management Plan SIUC (jpg),  T.J. Freeman, A. Frigo, M. Schuler (pdf)

Here is a sample of the many of the posters presented by students in:

• GEOG 401 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

• GEOG 404 - Spatial Analysis

• GEOG 420 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems

• GEOG 429 - Geography & Organic Farming

• GEOG 431 - Field Methods in Weather and Water Resources

Posters are presented here as pdf files. 

• Comparing Hotspots of Residential Theft to SIUC Student Perceptions in Carbondale, Illinois, Andrew Sirota, Gavin Gordon  

• A case study of visitation at three sites in the Shawnee National Forest, Chris Hendricks, Matt Hill, Avis Jacobs

• Comparing Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Arrests of a College Town to a Non-College Town, Steve Singer and Juan Rivera

• Enrollment Patterns for Illinois Public Universities, Susi Vacek, Jessica Zwilling

• Distribution of CRP Tracts in three Southern Illinois Counties, Pam Venable, Josh Duncan, Zac Aylsworth

• Sustainability of Horseback Riding in Shawnee National Forest, Rebecca Calliss, Adam Jones, Travis Milsap

• Visualization of a USDA Economic Research Service Survey   Mapping Organic Manufacturers, Processors, and Distributors An Exercise in Point Cartography, Gavin Gordon

• Historical Assessment of Land Cover Change Impacting Ivory Billed Woodpecker Habitat: Pulaski County, IL 1806 – Present, M. Bialecki, A. Lemrise 

• Nitrate Levels in the Big Muddy River, K. Johnson, G. Youngstrum, M. Polancic - Recipients of the David & Carol Christensen Award for Student Research in Sustainability

• Flooding Problems and Causes in a Specific Area of the SIUC Campus, Megan Malcolm, Robert Taylor