Student Research Projects

 Class of 2016

Joseph Ingrao
EXCEL Research

Project: The Economics and Design of Small Farm Infrastructure at LaFarm. Summary: The project examined the economics, design, and implementation plans for packinghouses and greenhouses as a means to meet the needs of Lafayette’s Sustainable Food Loop and the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act.
Mentors: Benjamin Cohen, Engineering Studies; David Brandes, Civil Engineering; Cliff Reiter, Math; and Sarah Edmonds, LaFarm Manager

Class of 2012

Gabriela Lachapel, Joelle Neilson, Michael Trejo
NSF IRES Summer Scholars
Project: Sustainability of Rural Water Systems in Developing Countries
Mentor: Sharon A. Jones, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Class of 2011

Mitchell Bennett & Donald Ellis
Economic Empowerment Project & Mellon Foundation Environmental Studies Grant
Project: Converting the McDonogh school in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward, which has been closed since Katrina, into a community arts, cultural, and civic engagement center
Mentor: David Veshosky, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Jackie Gowdy
Economic Empowerment Project
Project: Developing a Carbon Footprint Model for New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward
Mentor: David Veshosky, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Martin Melendro
EXCEL Research
Project: Integrating Agent-Based Modeling and Life-Cycle Analyses to Enhance Environmental Policy Making
Mentors: Sharon A. Jones, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Christopher Ruebeck, Associate Professor of Economics; Jeffrey Pfaffmann, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; and Kristen Sanford-Bernhardt, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Kevin Rose
EXCEL Research
Project: Integrating Agent-Based Modeling and Life-Cycle Analyses to Enhance Environmental Policy-making
Mentors: Sharon A. Jones, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Christopher Ruebeck, Associate Professor of Economics; Jeffrey Pfaffmann, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; and Kristen Sanford-Bernhardt, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Class of 2010

Adam Lessen
EXCEL Research
Project: Integrating Agent-Based Modeling and Life-cycle Analyses to Enhance Environmental Policy-making
Mentors: Sharon A. Jones, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Christopher Ruebeck, Associate Professor of Economics; Jeffrey Pfaffmann, Assistant Professor of Computer Science; and Kristen Sanford-Bernhardt, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Nigel Martin, Dietrich Hoefner
Economic Empowerment Project
Project: Developing a Carbon Footprint Model for New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward
Mentor: David Veshosky, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Nigel Martin
Honors Thesis
Title: Evaluating the Inclusion of Environmental Justice in the Engineering Profession
Adviser: Sharon A. Jones, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering