Tomi Lazarov, Junior, Biology Honors Mentor: Donald L. Williams, Ed. D.

 The Effects of Industrial Wind Turbines on Wisconsin Fast Plants®  The Effects of Fossil Fuel Combustion Exhaust Gas on Wisconsin Fast Plants®

 Extensive review of the literature correlated to the effects of wind turbines on living. organisms. ◦ Humans ◦ Animals ◦ Plants  Do industrial wind turbines have any effects on the growth, development, or life of plants?

 Recreate the industrial wind turbine effects in a laboratory environment ◦ Is it possible to replicate low frequency sound and vibration? ◦ Pros and cons  Exposing plants in the vicinity of industrial wind turbines ◦ Bluegrass Ridge wind farm ◦ Experimental methods ◦ Pros and cons

 The Effects of Industrial Wind Turbines on Wisconsin Fast Plants® ◦ Study and experiment requirements  Continuous observation of both controls and experimental plants for minimum of two weeks  Relatively high amount of funds  Extensive time commitment  Multiple person research team ◦ How many of the requirements can we meet?

 The Effects of Fossil Fuel Combustion Exhaust Gas on Wisconsin Fast Plants® ◦ Why did we choose this study?  Similar to the previous study  Convenient experimentation  Significant research topic

 Ongoing progress ◦ Thorough literature review for previous findings and studies in correlation to ours ◦ Developing a manuscript ◦ Designing the experiment

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