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Projects from 2020-2025 were projects produced by individual students

*New for 2026 - group projects! Students will be working in groups of ~3 to create the Geology and Our Majors projects.*

2025 Projects

Project No.	Your Faculty	Your Majors	Project
01	Science	General Biology	The Effects of Volcanic Activity on the Evolution and Dispersal of Finches in the Galápagos Islands
02	Science	Computer Science	Geological Sources for Semiconductor Materials
03	Land and Food Systems	Applied Animal Biology	The Role of Mineral Deposits on the Diet of Select Herbivorous Species
04	Arts	Anthropology	What Happened to the Norse Viking Settlers in Greenland?
05	Forestry	Natural Resources Conservation	Andisols, Carbon, and Regrowth: Volcanic Soil and Ecological Interactions Influences on Forest Ecosystems
06	Science	Integrated Sciences - Ecology, Inorganic Chemistry, Geographical Sciences	The Geological Roots of Our Cities
07	Science	Integrated Sciences - Public Health and Environmental Science	Geological Hazards and Public Health in Vancouver
08	Science	Chemistry	Chemical Control and Management of Acid Mine Drainage
09	Science	Computer Science	Big Data and AI—Revolutionizing Earthquake Forecasting and Preparedness
10	Science	Computer Science	Using Computer Science to Decode Earthquakes
11	Land and Food Systems	Global Resource Systems	Milkweed Habitats for Monarch Butterflies in North America

2024 Projects

Project No.	Your Faculty	Your Majors	Project
01	Education	Master of Educational Technology	Sample Project
02	Arts - Geography	BA -Environment and Sustainability	Geology and Sustainability in Vancouver: Building a Resilient city amid Earthquakes and Natural Hazards
03	Commerce	Operations and Logistics	Crust to Consumer: The Production and Distribution of Sapphires
04	Arts/Education	English Literature / Primary & Middle Years	Course:EOSC311/2024/Discovering Vancouver’s Earth Materials, Resources and Sustainability Practices in Primary Education
05	Arts-Geography	Environment and Sustainability	EOSC 311 geology and my major
06	Arts	Economics	Are Electric Vehicles Truly Sustainable?
07	LFS	Applied Animal Biology	How Salmon Spawning is affected by Natural Geology
08	LFS	Food, Nutrition and Health	The Evolution of Geology and Food Preparation
09	Arts	Psychology	The Psychological Consequences of Geological Events
10	Arts - Geography	Human Geography	How Vancouver's Geological Features Affect the City's Geography
11	Arts	Political Science / International Relations	Geopolitical Landscapes: The Political Power of Geological Resources
12	Arts		How Graphite Changed the Literary World
13	Arts	Political Science	Meaning Within Mountains: Mining and Indigenous Societies of the Andes Mountains
14	Education		Discovering Vancouver’s Earth Materials, Resources and Sustainability Practices in Primary Education
15	Arts		The Anthropocene
16	LFS	Soil Science	Agricultural Lime

2023 Projects

Project No.	Your Faculty	Your Majors	Project
01	Arts	Environment and Sustainability (Physical Geography)	Harmony in Balance: Indigenous Stewardship and Sustainable Resource Management for a Thriving Future
02	Arts	Interdisciplinary Studies( Economics and Political science)	Rare Earth Elements: Neodymium is everywhere.
03	Arts	Psychology	Shaken: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Earthquake Victims
04	Commerce	Operations & Logistics	Pebble Mine's Quest for Responsible Extraction
05	LFS	Food, Nutrition and Health	How Altitudes Affects Growth and Taste of Blueberries
06	Arts	Cognitive Systems	Artificial Intelligence in Natural Geology
07	Kinesiology	Neuromachenical & Physiological Sciences	Risks and Injuries Associated with Diving in Blue Holes
08	Arts	Geography (Environment & Sustainability)	The Past and the Future of Megathrust Earthquakes in Japan
09	LFS	Applied Animal Biology	What the fossil record tells us about animals on earth
10	Commerce	Finance	Future of Petroleum Extraction Industry and Impacts of Electric Vehicles
11	Arts	Psychology	Investigating the Long-Term Effects of Mercury in Drinking Water within Grassy Narrows Indigenous Community
12	Arts	Political Science	Role of Geological Factors in Defining National Borders
13	Arts	Visual Arts / Art History	The Hope Diamond Informing Art History
14	Art	Psychology	Geological_Disasters:_Prevalence_Rates_and_Contributions_to_Personality_Disorders
15			The impacts of upcoming developments in the automobile industry with respect to EVs
16			Geology and My Major
17			Geology and Anthropology
18			Geopolitical Oil Violence in the Middle East
19			How Canada's Oil & Gas Policies are a lot like the Ancient Roman God Janus: Understanding the Juxtaposing Policy around Canada’s Nationally Determined Contributions

2022 Projects

Project No.	Your Faculty	Your Majors	Project
01	Arts	International Economics	How Nigeria's Economy is Ruled by Petroleum
02	LFS	Global Resource System	The Prince Edward Island Aquifer
03	Arts	Visual Arts	Rie's test project
04	Arts	Psychology	How Geological Factors Impact the Development of Schizophrenia
05	LFS	Applied Animal Biology	The Effects of Fracking on Fish Health
06	Commerce	Real Estate	Shaking up the Real Estate Market: The Impact of Plate Tectonics on the Real Estate Industry
07	Arts	Media Studies	New vs Old Media: How Media Technology is More Wasteful Than Ever
08	Arts	Sociology	Oil Consumption in the United States and its Impact on Climate Change
09	Arts	Psychology + Masters of Management	Course:EOSC311/2022/The Importance and Impact of the Oil Industry in Canada
10	Arts	Psychology	Psychological impact of experiencing natural disasters
11	Commerce	Operations and Logistics (Supply Chain)	An Imminent Crisis: The Effects of Resource Scarcity on the Global Supply Chain
12	Arts	Economics + Master of Management	Alberta's Fossil Fuel Industry: An Economic Paradox of Plenty
13	Arts	International Relations and Economics	Course:EOSC311/2022/Canada's Demand and Diamond-Water Paradox
14	LFS	Applied Animal Biology	Geological Processes and The Welfare of Animals
15	KIN	Neuromechanical and Physiological Science	Course:EOSC311/2022/The Physiological Differences Between Athletes Living at Higher Altitudes Compared to Athletes Living Closer to Sea Level
16	Forestry	Natural Resources Conservation	Course:EOSC311/2022/Mexico City is sinking
17	Arts	Interdisciplinary Studies (Economics, Psychology, Philosophy)	Will the Oil Price Surge Make Us Go Broke?
18	Arts	Sociology	China's Economic Reliance on Coal Production and Consumption#cite note-:0-1

2021 Projects

Project No.	Your Faculty	Your Majors	Project
01	Education	Geography, Technology Education	High School Learning Resources for Offshore Oil
02	Commerce	Finance	Net Zero Transformation of BP. Is it Greenwashing or The Future of Oil Industry?
03	Health and Exercise Sciences	Human Kinetics	Geological Interactions with Freshwater Fish Populations in the Pacific Northwest
04	Forestry	Natural Resources Conservation	Geoconservation: how does geology enhance conservation?
05	Commerce	Global Supply Chain	How Ports have Shaped Human Geography
06	Science	Wildlife Biology	The Influence of Plate Tectonics on New Zealand's Biodiversity
07	Arts	Physchology	Geology’s Impact on Psychology Though MRI
08	Land and Food Systems	Applied Biology	The Geology of Soil applied to Agriculture
09	Forestry	Natural Resources Conservation	Exploring the conflict between land tenure and resource extraction: A case study in Australia's Pilbara region
10	Arts	Political Science	Political Implications of Transboundary Water Resources
11			Royal Dutch Shell: Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy Initiatives with Data
12			Teaching adolescents about Gold Mining in BC

2020 Projects

Project No.	Your Faculty	Your Majors	Project
01	Kinesiology	Interdisciplinary Studies	Rock Climbing in Yosemite National Park
02	Forestry	Natural Resource Conservation	Conservation of Modern Agriculture
03	Commerce	Accounting	Geology Knowledge for Accounting in Mining
04	Arts	Psychology	Linking the Interior and Exterior: Earth and It’s Human Inhabitants
05	Land and Food Systems	Global Resource Systems	Studying ancient ecosystems with paleosols
06	Arts	Geography	Hazard Mitigation for earthquake threats in the Vancouver area surrounding the Cascadia Subduction Zone
07	Land and Food Systems	Global Resource Systems	Soil Mineralogy: the Geology of Agriculture
08	Forestry	Natural Resource Conservation	Linking Geology and Biodiversity
09	School of Health and Exercise Sciences	Human Kinetics	Mitochondrial Function in the Tibetan Plateau
10	Arts	Geography	The Evolution of Socioeconomic Structures in the Resource Communities of British Columbia
11	Kinesiology	Interdisciplinary Studies	The Process of a Bone Break in Relation to an Earthquake
12	Arts	Geography (Environment and Sustainability)	Geology and Geography of Bogs
13	Commerce	Accounting	The Value of Gold in the Global Economy
14	Arts	Geography (Environment and Sustainability)	Sustainable Communities: Landslide Risk in Vancouver
15	Arts	International Relations and Geography (Environment and Sustainability)	The Geology of the South China Sea
16	Arts	Geography (Environment and Sustainability)	Green Concrete: Paving Our Way to a Sustainable
17	Commerce	Finance	Comparison of the Pricing of Gold and Oil in The Market
18	Commerce	Operations and Logistics, & OB/HR	Geology: Key in Large Projects' Operations
19	Arts	Anthropology	Jeju Island and UNESCO Labels
20	Health and Exercise Science	Clinical Physiology	Lung Function on Mount Everest
21	Commerce	Marketing	Geotourism and the Great Barrier Reef
22	Arts	Anthropology	Analysis of Artefact Collection in the Mayan Era Artefacts
23	Arts	Psychology	Shaping Environmental Attitudes
24	Arts	Anthropology/ Archaeology	Archaeology & Geology
25	Arts	Psychology	How Geological Events Impact Our Psychological State