• “’It’s getting hot in here’: Understanding the mechanisms of calcification in Astrangia poculata and its responses to heat stress,” by Alejandra Tapia Batres
• “[Re]imagining Ourselves in Urban Ecological Systems,” by Em Stacey
• “Recycling Today,” by Sahar Mirzad
• “Wastewater in Quintana Roo: How Inequitable Development Affects Sustainability,” by Kelsi Broderick
• “Synkhlorum: An Algae-Bacteria Co-Culture for Efficient Biofuel Production,” by Elizabeth Plumart, Aaliyah Bujung, Chloe Marie Benjamin, and Xucheng Zhang
• “Terrestrial Gastropods of Atlanta: Snails and Slugs Across the Old Growth Forest Network,” by Ashley Edwards, Carly Russo, and Elle Shirah

“Environmental response to keystone species reintroduction: Analysis of soil nutrients and microbial biomass from American Bison (Bison bison) fecal addition” by Milo Vasquez  (Link to the blogpost: https://sustainability.gsu.edu/2024/02/08/gsurc-award-spotlight-delving-into-climate-changes-effects-on-coral-habitats-and-warming-oceans/)

• “Re-Imagine Atlanta: The Car-Free City,” – Claire Smith
• “Natural Community Types and Native and Non-Native Terrestrial Gastropods in the Piedmont Region in GA,” Raquel Gonzalez
• “Development without Displacement: A Buford Highway Corridor Community Center,” by Kaysel Weiner-Huice
• “The HIVE: Sustainable LGBTIA+ Community Center,” by Mark Degner
• “Antibiotic-Resistance Bacteria in Atlanta’s Urban Waterways,” by Rella Madeline Arena
• “Georgia Audubon: Project Safe Flight,” by Alejandra Tapia Batres, Raquel Gonzalez, and Ricardo Hernandez

• “Impacts of Beaver Dam Analogs on Total Suspended Solids in a Highly Incised Urban Stream Channel,” by Donata Borsos
• “Rebuilding the Coral Reefs Through Synthetic Biology: A Review of Current Methods and Future Implications,” by Chiara Brust, Yilin Lu, and Asma Khimani
• “Quarantine Quilt,” by Kinley Davis
• “Refuge,” by Jacklynn Lollar
• “Park Mobility Project,” by James Ly and Carden Wycoff
• “Comparing Biodiversity of Land snails and Slugs Across Cities in Georgia,” by Megan Rich, Susan Smith, and Jann Vendetti
• “The Role of Judeo-Christian Values on Environmental Behaviors in the United States,” by Alice Riviere

• “Synbiodinium: A Synthetic Biology Approach to Coral Bleaching,” by Rehmat Babar, Zexi “Alun” Guo, Zeshi “Curry” Wang, Taylor Sperry, Yilin “Louis” Lu, Jiayi “Jayee” Lan and Jiansong “Jayce” Huang.
• “View Finder,” by Sarah Chin
• “How desiccation tolerance affects fitness of Amborella trichopoda seeds for storage in liquid nitrogen using microCT scans,” by Danielle Davis
• “City Harvest: A Growing Community,” by Petra Goettel
• “Comparing the Efficacy of Commerical Water Filters with Homemade Filters using Atomic Emission Spectroscopy,” by Andrea Green
• “Uncovering Phylogenetic Relationships within the Euglossine Bee Pollinated Orchid Genus, Stanhopea,” by Chazz Jordan
• “Stormwater Runoff Quality from Green Roofs in Atlanta, Georgia,” by Scout Morgan

• “Elohi,” by Liv Fallon
• “A Post-Hurricane Assessment of Acropora palmata Colonies in Salt Pond Bay, St. John, USVI,” by Madison Floyd
• “Quantifying the Survival and Recovery of Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata) in the Eastern Portion of Salt Pond Bay, St. John, USVI,” by Gillian Gilbert-Wason
• “Evolutionary Relationships in the Euglossine Bee-Pollinated Orchid Genus, Stanhopea,” by Chazz Jordan
• “The Poisoned Generation: Lead Exposure in Children,” by Franka Riviere
• “A Mobile and Low-Cost Spectrophotometry-Based Water-Quality Monitoring System Using Off-the-Shelf Cameras,” by Nishant Sinha
• “Coral Bay Watershed Management Project: Coral Harbor Marine Inventory Project,” by December Weir

Asian Studies Center

• Faculty and Graduate Students can research a variety of Asia-related topics, including researching about the climate and environment.

Center for Studies on Africa and its Diaspora

• The Center for Studies on Africa and its Diaspora raises global awareness of the contributions of individuals from Africa and the African diaspora, while addressing the contemporary issues of global significance and exchanging cultural, economic, humanities, policy, and scientific knowledge between individuals and communities. The goal of the Center also aligns with Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 10, 16, and 17.

Center for Neighborhoods and Communities

• The Center for Neighborhoods and Communities is a multidisciplinary research center that supports faculty and graduate student research and sponsored programs to help improve knowledge about the challenges and opportunities faced by Atlanta’s neighborhoods and communities. Some research topics available include sustainability, sustainable urban development, and sustainable transportation

Geoscience

• There are four research facilities within the Geosciences department that have a focus with sustainability
• The Laboratory of Hydrology and Stable-Isotope Laser Spectroscopy determines if contaminates are present in water, or in other words, figures out if the water is polluted.
• The Environmental Geochemistry Lab researches wet-chemistry experimental analyses.
• The Ledford Urban Hydrology Lab researches water quality and bacteria present in water.
• The Paleoenvironmental Laboratory researches ancient environmental and climate conditions and how it affects the environment and climate today.

Humanities Research Center

• The Humanities Research Center is an interdisciplinary center that explores how individuals interpret and explain human experience across a variety of topics, including environmental humanities.

Georgia Health Policy Center

• The Georgia Health Policy Center researches solutions to improve health and well-being in domestic and international communities. One area of focus is “Health in All Policies” and the area focuses and researches on the idea that the environment we grow, live, learn, play, and work in affects our health more, such as housing, education, and transportation.

Urban Studies Institute

• Sustainable Futures Lab
  The Sustainable Futures Lab integrates community engagement, practice, and research in order to explore the idea of positive cities and how to transition to it.
• Housing and Community Development Lab
  The Housing and Community Development Lab researches community development, housing policy, and neighborhood change and aids cities to create equitable and sustainable policy.
• Micromobility Lab
  The Micromobility Lab researches micro-scale transportation policy in metropolitan areas and researches ways to improve accessibility, equity, safety, and sustainability with urban transportation.

Public Health

• The School of Public Health researches the connection with human health and the environment, including water and air pollution, with Environmental Health Science Research.

Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth 

• The Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitain Growth gives GSU law students the opportunity to research and propose solutions for problems impacting urban areas, including sustainable development. Through the center, law students can also earn a certificate in Environmental & Land Law use.

Center for Law, Health and Society

• The Center for Law, Health and Society educates and researches ways to improve laws and policies that impact the health and well-being of communities and individuals. An area of focus inside the center is public health, which takes a population-based approach to health disparities and looks at environmental factors that affect public health.

Center for Sport and Urban Policy

• Two research areas of focus for the Center for Sport and Urban policy are Environmental Sustainability and Stadiums and Development. The center studies the impact of how sports stadiums and organizational initiatives jumpstarts sustainable development in the cities they are located in. They also study how sustainable designs are incorporated into sports stadiums along with studying which teams and stadiums impact the urban environment and stimulates environmental behavior by local businesses, government, and residents.