Alexander Gipson
Affiliation:Science and Global Change Program, majoring in Civil/Environmental Engineering
Title of Project: Recreational Boating and its Effecton Water Quality in the Magothy River
Decscription of Project: THe Magothy River is one of the least healthy rievrs feeding into the Chesapeake Bay, so I wanted to see if recreational boating and water sports play a role in the water quality of Magothy
What were the main benefits you received from doing the project?: What i'm doing now is something that civil engineers in the water resources track have to do to test the water supply, so by doing it for my research project I am getting field experience towards my major. Plus, I got to go on a trip to the river!
What were the main pitfalls or obstacles during the development and/or undertaking
of the project?: Arranging a day to drive to the Magothy River was tough with the crazy weather lately. That, and conflicting dates with Dr. Peter Tango delayed the date for a while
What was the most memorable part of doing this project?: The whole thing! The weather was perfect, there was a fair wind, and it was smooth collecting. It honestly could not have gone any better. We met a few recreationers while doing this experiment, and they asked us questions about what we were doing and were really intrigued by the tests I was doing, especially the kids!
Last modified: 11 May 2014