REU Final Poster Presentation
REU program 2012 final poster presentation
Funded by the NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), Division of OCEAN SCIENCES.
Friday August 10, 2012 — School of Freshwater Sciences / WATER Institute
600 E. Greenfield Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53204
414-382-1700
2:15 – 3:00 pm Ballroom- Poster session
3:00 – 4:30 pm Ballroom- Oral presentations
Samantha Barbour Messiah College, PA Hexagenia mayfly eggs enter dormant phase upon one-month exposure to benthic zones of southern Green Bay Mentor: Dr. Jerry Kaster | Mikaela Cherry Colorado State University, CO Variation in the concentration and composition of dissolved organic matter in Lake Michigan Mentor: Dr. Laodong Guo |
Edna Diaz-Negron University of Hawaii-Hilo, HI Size selective analysis of growth limitation of phytoplankton in Lake Michigan Mentor: Dr. Carmen Aguilar | Andrew Franze Slippery Rock University, PA Analysis of Dreissena bugensis shell Ca/Mg ratio variability in Lake Michigan Mentor: Dr. Russell Cuhel |
Katherine Harlan Indiana University, IN Drugs that keep us healthy can make essential aquatic microbes sick Mentor: Dr. Rudi Strickler | Lauren Heeg Washington University of St. Louis, MO Ecosystem’s relationship to climate warming: Quagga Mussels’ effect on transmission and absorption of solar radiation in Lake Michigan. Mentors: Dr. Russell Cuhel and Dr. Paul Roebber |
Renee Jordan Macalester College, MN Effects of triclosan and metformin mixtures on fathead minnow reproduction and testosterone levels Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Klaper | Bethany Lanham Clemson University, SC Shocking: a portable remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for underwater electrofishing Mentor: Dr. John Janssen |
Laura Mast Vanderbilt University, TN Heavy metals in urban agriculture Mentor: Dr. Tim Grundl | Joseph Valencia University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI Ammonia and phosphorous excretion rates of Lake Michigan Quagga Mussels Mentors: Dr. Carmen Aguilar and Dr. Russell Cuhel |
