Category: Seminar 3: Science ForwardPage 8 of 15

Weather Conditions and Fungal Presence in Central Park

Group Members: Enara Jayaweera, Eman Sadiq, Emily Naula Our project analyses Fungi presence in Central Park and if weather conditions, such as heat and precipitation, have an effect…

The Relationship Between the Prevalence of Farmers Markets and Median Household Income in NYC

Group Members: Navruz Asatullaev, Rebecca Barsegyan, Rebecca Braun, Anthony Calderon, Ayelet Maltz We were interested in determining whether there is a relationship between the number of farmers markets…

Invasive Species in New York City Parks

Group Members: Shameel Khandokar, Jake Yashayev, Maxim Korobov New York City is an urban environment that houses many hubs of nature in its biggest parks. It is also…

Fungal Impact on Tree Health

Group Members: Benjamin Alter, Yocheved Stein, Kayla Wang, and Aliza Zilberberg Our project explores a central question in ecology: Are fungi beneficial or harmful to the overall health…

Flowers, Location, and Bumble Bee Sex Ratios

Group Members: Arvinder Singh, Sara Lukacevic, Natalie Narine, Gretchen Lotze, Sebastiano Caracci This study determined the effect the location and species of flowers in Brooklyn Bridge Park during…

Effect of Temperature and Climate on Snow Accumulation in a Season

Group Members: Wyatt Kotuk, Alexandra Scully, Sebastian Wissa, Thomas DiLollo, Tyler Woods Climate change has affected our winter season for years. By observing tempature and climate data we…

Effect of Ease of Use on Programming Language Representation

Group Members: Ahmad Aman, Aaron James, Farhan Khan, Mohammed Ishraq, Wesley Wu As a team of 5 computer scientists, we decided to focus on a computer science related…

How does the different locations at Brooklyn Bridge Park affect the abundance of different bee species observed on flowering plants?

Group Members: Michelle Vasserman, Santiago Patino Surprisingly one of the most diverse species of insects that roams in Brooklyn Bridge Park are none other than Bees! But what…

Impact of Air Pollution on Fungal Biodiversity

Group Members: Emily Hu, Sophia Scharf, and Sunny Maharjan We studied whether the severity of air pollution affected the biodiversity of fungi identified within BioBlitz data. Previous research…

How does plant biodiversity (native vs. Nonnative) vary between isolated and accessible areas in Brooklyn Bridge Park?

Group Members: Syeda Rahman, Alishya Loyd, Reem Hamdan Our project focuses on how human accessibility shapes plant biodiversity within Brooklyn Bridge Park. By comparing quieter, restricted habitats like…