Class of 2008
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• Caroline Baumgartner, Muhlenberg College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Palinkas, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Sediment Grain Size in Current and Historical Sav Beds of the Chesapeake

•Maureen Caupp, Frostburg State University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Comparison of Dentrification and Photosynthesis Rates Between Restored and "Natural" Marshes

•Keala Cummings, Scripps College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Lora Harris, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Investigation of the Impact of Vegetation Type on Sedimentation Rates in a Freshwater Tidal Wetland, Jug Bay, Maryland, USA

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.A. ('09), Scripps College, Biology

•Michelle D'Aguillo, College of William and Mary   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Tom Fisher, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Dissolved CO₂ in Groundwater as a Measure of Microbial Respiration in Agriculturally Dominated Areas

•Alina Ebling, Kutztown University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Johan Schijf, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Characterization of Ulva lactuca (Sea Lettuce) Surface Functional Groups by Potentiometric Titrations

•Victoria Garcia, Villanova University   [photo]
Advisor: Drs. Andy Lazur & Court Stevenson, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Nutrient Uptake Efficiency in Five Wetland Plant Species of the Northeast United States

•Tsega Gsilassie, University of Maryland Eastern Shore   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Application of Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry to Assess Dissolved Gases to Investigate Denitrification, Photosynthesis, and Respiration

•Jessica Hilton, Coastal Carolina University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Andrew Heyes, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Dietary Exposure to Vanadium and Selenium: Assessment of Bioaccumulation and Physiological Effects in Hyla versicolor

•Emily Hutchinson, Florida State University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Michael Wilberg, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Variability in Abundance of the American Eel ( Anguilla rostrata) in the Potomac River

•Amanda Liss, University of North Carolina Greensboro   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Raleigh Hood, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The Effects of Low Temperature on the Sea Nettle Chrysaora quinquecirrha in the Choptank River

•William Ludt, University of Arizona   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimmel, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Determining Egg Development Rates of Acartia tonsa in the Chesapeake Bay Using a DAPI Staining Technique and its Significance

•Charles Morgan, Lyon College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Using Lipid Biomarkers to Determine the Diet History of Euphausiids in the Bering Sea

•Hazel Ruiz, Bucknell University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Chris Rowe, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Acidification Effects on Soft Shell Clam Biocalcification

•Madeline Wedge, LaSalle University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. David Secor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: A Preliminary Assessment of Trophic Ecology of Three Abundant Meso-Predator Elasmobranchs From a Shallow Middle Atlantic Bight Habitat

Class of 2007
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• Nicole M. Carlozo, St. Mary's College of Maryland   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Tom Fisher, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Water chemistry fluctuations in response to human population and land use in the Delaware River, Hudson River, and Chesapeake basins

• Alexander R. Davies, Millersville University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Victoria Coles, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: An analysis of future climate predicted for the Chesapeake Bay by the IPCC AR4 models

Alumni Update — Education info: B.S. (expected '09), Millersville University, Oceanography

• Lisa M. Guy, Salisbury University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. David Secor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Spatial variation in age, growth, and mortality of white perch ( Morone americana) across estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay

• Kimberly J. Hohlweg, Pennsylvania State University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Chris Rowe, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Sub-lethal effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (BDEs) on DNA integrity and gonadal and thyroid structure of snapping ( Chelydra serpentina) and red-eared slider turtles ( Trachemys scripta)

• Kiera Jarvis, Westminster College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth North, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Species composition and distribution of larval fish at the mouths of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays

• Miriam C. Maynard-Ford, University of Mary Washington   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Benthic nutrient flux rates and organic degradation in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

• David M. Needham, Huntingdon College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Judith O'Neil, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Viral and bacterial abundance and distribution in the coastal bays of Maryland, USA along a gradient of eutrophication

• Elizabeth Santos, University of Maryland College Park   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Marcelino Suzuki, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Analysis of ribosomal RNA genes is Chesapeake Bay bacterioplankton fosmid libraries

• Judith Sarkodee-Adoo, Florida A&M University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Raleigh Hood, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The effects of temperature on scyphomedusan Chrysaora quinquecirrha swimming and mortality

Alumni Update — Education info: B.S. (expected '09), Florida A&M, Environmental Science

• Alison M. Straka, Catholic University of America   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Johan Schijf, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Sorption of the rare earth elements on Ulva lactuca (sea lettuce)

Alumni Update — Education info: M.S. (in progress expected '10), University of Maryland, Marine and Environmental Science

• Lisa M. Wilt, Rutgers University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Michael Wilberg, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Estimation of site-specific mortality rates of eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in Chesapeake Bay and causes of regional variation

• Moncia V. Wright, University of Maryland Baltimore County   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Palinkas, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Sedimentation in St. Martin River and Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

• Jennie M. Yuda, Lycoming College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Carys Mitchelmore, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) levels and function in algal Symbiodinium sp. isolated from cnidarians

Class of 2006
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• Andrea Abler, University of Maryland, Baltimore County   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Ming Li, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The effects of differing hurricane tracks on storm surges on the Chesapeake Bay

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. (in progress expected '08), University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Physics

• Jennifer Barkman, Auburn University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Chris Rowe, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on snapping turtle behavior and metabolism

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. (May 2007) Auburn University, Marine Biology

• Jeanette Davis, Hampton University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Judy O'Neil, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Nitrogen fixation associated with macrophytes and sediment along a salinity gradient in the Chesapeake Bay region

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. (in progress expected '08), Hampton University, Marine and Environmental Science

• Erin Dreis, Northern State University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Joel Baker, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants and polychlorinated biphenyls in the polychaete worm Nereis virens

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '09-'10), South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Environmental Engineering

• Abby Grabitz, Alma College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: The use of 210 Pb chronology and amino acid analysis to understand organic matter cycling in the Arctic

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress expected '12), University of Delaware, Chemistry - Biology Interface Program

• Rebecca Halvorson, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Phosphorus cycling in estuarine sediments: pH and redox contributions to phosphorus fluxes in the Corsica River, Maryland

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '11), Virginia Tech, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Todd Johnson, California State University, Fresno   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Byron Crump, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The influence of spatial variation and dispersal on the composition of microbial communities

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress expected '12), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Marine Biology

• Amanda Klingensmith, St. Francis University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Marcelino Suzuki, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Phylogenetic screening of ribosomal RNA gene-containing clones in fosmid libraries from Chesapeake Bay bacterioplankton

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. (May 2007), Saint Francis University, Biology/Environmental Science

• Colette LeBeau, Maine Maritime Academy   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Palinkas, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Geochronology and characterization of grain size and trace metals in sediment cores collected from the Corsica River, Maryland

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. (May 2007), Maine Maritime Academy, Marine Science. Current Work Info: Surveying the ocean floor with SAIC and we are currently working on a project off the coast of Delaware

• Eloy Martinez-Rivera, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Tom Miller, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Assessing habitat quality in Chesapeake Bay: Application of RNA:DNA indices to blue crab ( Callinectes sapidus, Rathbun, 1896).

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '09), University of South Florida, Chemical Oceanography

• Audrey McDonald, Colorado State University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Carys Mitchelmore, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Assessing acute and sub-lethal effects of physically and chemically dispersed oil on the soft coral Xenia elongata

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '08), Colorado State University, Cell and Molecular Biology

• Kimberly Pierce, Clarkson University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Tom Fisher, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Effect of denitrification on methanogenesis in groundwater of agricultural areas in the Choptank River watershed

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress expected '12), SUNY, Environmental Chemistry

• Katharine Smith, Princeton University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth North, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The effects of oyster reefs and breakwaters on seagrass beds

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. (May 2007), Princeton University, Environmental Engineering

Student Supported From Other Sources

• Sylmar Santos-Corujo, University of Puerto Rico, Humacao   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Carys Mitchelmore, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Proejct: A comparison of microbial pathogen bioaccumulation in Crassotrea virginica and Crassostrea ariakensis

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. ('06), University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, Marine Biology. Current Work Info: Working at a restaurant at Culebra Island and taking classes at the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras.

Class of 2005
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• Aleszu Bajak, Amherst College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Byron Crump, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Community composition of bacteria associated with Zostera marina within and across beds in the Chesapeake Bay

• Thaïs Daddario, Rhode Island College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Marcelino T. Suzuki, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Analysis of rRNA genes of a fosmid library constructed from Chesapeake Bay bacterioplankton

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.A. ('06), Rhode Island College, Chemistry. Current Work Info: Technical sales rep specializing in pigments and additives to industry

• Jonathan Doyle, Duke University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Andy Lazur, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Effects of diets enriched with different fatty acids on survival and growth of clownfish fry, Amphiprion frenatus and Amphiprion ocellaris

Alumni Update — Education Info: Selling utility billing software and ecommerce business on health and wellness; part-time own an ecommerce marketing and distribution business

• Kahla Elliston, Texas A&M University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Judy O'Neil, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Nitrogen fixation in various estuarine environments of Chesapeake Bay

• Joseph Hunt, Virginia Tech   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Contamination history of Maryland's Chesapeake and coastal Bays using dated cores

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected ’08), Virginia Tech, Environmental Science, Soil Chemistry

• Ginger Jahn, Hawaii Pacific University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth W. North, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Investigation of the relationship between the North Atlantic Centers of Action and physical factors that affect blue crab ( Callinectes sapidus) recruitment in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '09), University of Maryland, Horn Point Laboratory, Marine Estuarine and Environmental Science

• Carlos Lozano, University of Texas   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Edward D. Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Diet of larval and juvenile stage striped bass Morone saxatilis in the upper Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Turbidity Maximum: Evaluating the role of the ETM in striped bass recruitment.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '09), University of Maryland, Marine Estuarine Environmental Science

• Matthew Lusk, Longwood University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Dave Secor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effect of environmental conditions on the growth, mortality, and recruitment of larval Morone americana in the Patuxent River estuary.

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. ('06), Longwood University, Biology. Current Work Info: Research Technician with the Coastal Studies Institute

• Adam Obaza, University of Miami   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Rowe, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the behavior of snapping turtles ( Chelydra serpentina).

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress), Florida International University

• Andrew Ostrowski, University of North Carolina   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Miller, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effects of food availability on the RNA: DNA ratio in the habitats of juvenile Atlantic Menhaden, Brevoortia tryannus, in the Patuxent River system.

• Kristen VanSant, Texas A&M University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Characterization and migratory behavior of microphytobenthos in the Chesapeake Bay

• Catherine Wade, University of Maryland   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Roberta Marinelli, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effects of elevated ammonium levels in sedimentary habitats on productivity, recruitment, and growth in the field

Alumni Update — Education Info: Environmental scientist at consulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland

• Jacqueline Walters, SUNY   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Carys Mitchelmore, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Assessing the acute toxicity of oil and dispersed oil to the symbiotic sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima

Students Supported From Other Sources

• Eric Von Battles, Jr., Hampton University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Laura Murray, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Artificially inducted tuber production and SAV restoration on the Chesapeake Bay

• Benjamin Fertig, University of Maryland   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. William C. Dennison, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, as a biological indicator of nitrogen sources

• Ian Huybregts, University of Lethbridge   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Mario N. Tamburri, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Potential of VOS to stop ballast water invasions in freshwater environments

Class of 2004
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• Nicole Abel, Gannon University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Spatial Variability in Larval White Perch, Morone Americana, Diet and Growth in the Upper Chesapeake Bay

• Barbara Beckingham, Hobert and William Smith College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Nitrogen Cycling and Redox Transitions across the Pycnocline in Chesapeake Bay

• Mitchell Buck, Johns Hopkins University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Ming Li, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Analysis of a Community Model for the Chesapeake Bay: Annual Variations and Comparisons with Field Data

• Cory Catts, University of Florida   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Walter Boynton, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Microzooplankton Grazing Influence on Phytoplankton Population Dynamics and Bloom Formation

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress) University of Florida, Soil and Water Science

• Amanda Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: The Effects of Copper on Extractable Lipofuscin and Oxidative Stress in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus

• Jenna Gustafsson, University of Minnesota   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Rob Mason, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Factors Contributing to the Methylation of Mercury in Maryland Reservoirs

• Catherine Haberkorn, McGill University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Bill Boicourt, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Variability and Effects of Wind Mixing on Dissolved Oxygen Depletion and Estuarine Circulation in the Chesapeake Bay

• Jennifer Hurt, University of Wisconsin   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Tom Miller, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Applying Bioenergetics to Determine Predatory Demand of Weakfish in the Chesapeake Bay

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '07), University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Natural Resources

• Barbara Jacobson, University of North Carolina   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Michael Kemp, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Nutrient Cycling and Biogeochemistry of Sediments Inhabited by two Contrasting Submersed Plant Species

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '07), University of North Carolina at Wilmington

• Rachel Leigh, Oxford College of Emory University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Allen Place, Center of Marine Biotechnology, UMBI
Project: The Environmental Control of Toxicity in Prorocentrum minimum

• Sarah Marnell, Spring Hill College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Andy Lazur, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Nutrient Uptake Potential of Four Freshwater Ornamental Plants

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '07), University of Rhode Island, Biological Sciences

• Tracey Myers, Youngstown State University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Ron Siefert, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Ammonia Flux Measurements at the Air-Water Interface on the Chesapeake Bay

Alumni Update — Current Work Info: Research technician at Georgia Institute of Technology, working on a project that involves chemically-mediated interactions within plankton.

• Julie Palakovich, Boston University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Effect of a Restored Oyster Reef ( Crassostrea virginica) on Water Quality in a Subestuary of the Chesapeake Bay

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '07), University of Minnesota, Duluth, Mammalogy

• Cherie Peranteau, Richard Stockton College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Byron Crump, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Estuarine Bacterioplankton Metabolism and Diversity across a Seasonal Oxygen Gradient

Class of 2003
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• Alex Bogler, SUNY   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Carys Mitchelmore, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Evaluating DNA Damage in the Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) Collected from the Chesapeake Bay and its Tributaires Using the Comet Assay.

Alumni Update — Education Info: DDS (in progress expected ’08) SUNY

• Keith Douglass, Roger Williams University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Roberta Marinelli, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: The Impact of Ammonium on the Recruitment and Growth of Arenicola cristata in its Different Life Stages

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress expected '11), University of Delaware, Chemistry. Current Work Info: R&D Chemistry and Engineering Technician at Evergreen Solar

• Rebekah (Duncan) Baker, Eckerd College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Grazing Habits of Eurytemora affinis and Acartia tonsa in Turbid and Non-turbid Environments

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. ('08) University of South Florida, Marine Science. Current Work Info: Will be starting a temporary post (Marine Benthos Biologist) at the British Antarctic Survey (Cambridge, UK).

• Christina Geierman, Michigan State University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Eva Maria Koch, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Linking Oysters and Seagrasses: Using Breakwaters as an Analogue to Oyster Reefs

Alumni Update — Educational Info: M.S. (in progress expected Nov. ’07), University of Oregon-OIMS.

• Sarah Henson, The College of St. Rose   [photo]
Advisors: Dr. Mike Kemp, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The Biogeochemistry of Seagrass and Sediment in Contrasting Ruppia maritima Beds

• Miranda Hoover, Wittenberg University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Larry Harding, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Flow Cytometric Indicators of Phytoplankton in the Chesapeake Bay.

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress expected '10), Florida Atlantic University, Integrative Biology. Current Work Info: Ocean Research & Conservation Association

• Stephanie Hurder, Richard Stockton College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Newell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Use of Fluorescent Particles to Determine the Zone of Oyster Biodeposition Under Field Conditions

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. ('04), Stockton College, Marine Biology. Current Work Info: National Audubon Society conducting bird prey fish surveys throughout the Everglades and surrounding Florida Bay area.

• William Kaminski, Southampton College   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Dave Secor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Feeding Ecology in the Lined Seahorse, Hippocampus erectus, in the Chesapeake Bay

• Janet Krenn, University of Illinois   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The Influence of Microphytobenthos on Resuspension in Shallow Estuaries: A Comparison between Florida and Chesapeake Bays

• Tamara Kroboth, SUNY   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Fritz Riedel, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Trace Mercury Uptake by Spartina Alterniflora in Mosocosm Simulating Capping, Marsh Restoration, and Phytoremediation.

Alumni Update — Education Info: DDS (in progress expected ’08) SUNY

• Emily Maung, Old Dominion University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Marcelino Suzuki, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Development of a Novel Approach to Determine the Effects of Protist Grazing on Marine Bacterial Diversity.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (’07), University of Connecticut, Marine Science. Ph.D. (in progress expected ’11), University of Delaware, Marine Biology-Biochemistry Program.

• Alessandra Paolicchi, Texas A&M University   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Joel Baker, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Binding Capabilities of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) to Dissolved Organic Carbon and Activated Carbon

• Jesse Phillips-Kress, University of Notre Dame   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Denise Breitburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: The Distribution of Zooplankton and Phytoplankton as a Food Source for Gelatinous Zooplankton in sites within Small Inlets and the Mainstem of the Patuxent River.

• Laura Rubiano-Gomez, MIT   [photo]
Advisor: Dr. Larry Sanford, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Characterization of Suspended Particle Sinking Speeds in the Upper Chesapeake Bay

Class of 2002

• Paul Allen, Salisbury University
Advisor: Dr. Donald Meritt, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Mortality Index Determination for Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, Seed Transport

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. ('03), Salisbury State University. Current Work Info: HS Biology and Environmental Science Teacher

• Sarah Bjork, University of Maryland College Park
Advisor: Dr. Hugh McIntyre, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Effects of Osmotrophy on Growth and Pigmentation in Storeatula major.

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress expected ’08), Oregon State University, Microbiology.

• Elizabeth Day, Hampshire College
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Rowe, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: The Effects of Contaminated Sediments on Energy Allocation and Phenotype Diversity in the Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes pugio.

• Carrie Fleming, University of Kentucky
Advisor: Dr. Diane Stoecker, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The Effects of Toxicity on Microzooplankton Grazing of the Dinoflagellate Karlodinium micrum.

• Kelly Kearney, University of Miami
Advisor: Dr. William Boicourt, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: A Model for Nutrient Pathways in the Choptank River

• Elisabeth Kittredge, Mount Holyoke College
Advisor: Dr. Michael Kemp, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Biogeochemical Cycling in the Seagrass Bed Thalassia testudinum in Florida Bay and Zostera marina in Chesapeake Bay

• Lisa Malkiel, University of Maryland College Park
Advisor: Dr. Roberta Marinelli, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: The Impact of Food Concentration, Organism Density, and Chemical Facilitative Cues on the Feeding Mode and Growth of Macoma balthica.

• Keith McCullough, Savannah State University
Advisor: Dr. Elka Porter, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: The Effect of Bivalve Suspension Feeders (Mercenaria mercenaria) on Zooplankton Dynamics in Mesocosms with Tidal Resuspension and Realistic Water Column Turbulence.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress), College of Charleston, Environmental Studies program

• Polly Squires, Utah State University
Advisor: Dr. Ian Davison, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Heat Shock Expression in Zostera marina (Eelgrass) Placed in Different Stressful Water Temperatures.

• Sarah Stein, University of Vermont
Advisor: Dr. Evamaria Koch, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The Demise and Recovery of a Seagrass Habitat following a Barrier Island Overwash

• Timothy Teffeau, Salisbury University
Advisor: Dr. Fritz Riedel, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: The Use of Stable Isotopes to Determine the Uptake of Cadmium from Three Different Uptake Pathways on the Estuarine Fish Fundulus heteroclitus.

• Lee von Kraus, Vassar College
Advisor: Dr. Marie Bundy, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Relative Significance of Suspended Sediment and Predation in the Shaping of Acartia tonsa Vertical Distribution/Migration Patterns

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress expected '09), SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Neurobiology

• Marissa Yates, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor: Dr. Larry Sanford, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Characterizing Suspended Sediments in the Estuarine Turbidity Maximum Zone of the Chesapeake Bay

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress expected '08), Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Physical Oceanography

• Alexander Zorach, Oberlin University
Advisor: Dr. Robert Ulanowicz, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Ascendency as a Quantitative Measure of Complexity

Class of 2001

• Christopher Belnap, Hartwick College
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Bacterial mediation of dissolved organic matter and protein degradation in estuarine waters.

• Matthew Behum, Colgate University
Advisor: Dr. Tom Miller, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The effect of small-scale turbulence on the feeding success of the non-visual predator, Mnemiopsis leidyi.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. ('04), University of South Carolina, Marine Science

• Katharine Boyle, San Francisco State University
Advisor: Dr. Denise Brietburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: The effect of submerged aquatic vegetation on Callinectes sapidus predation of Mya arenaria.

Alumni Update – Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress), Scripps Institute Oceanography

• Leslie Brandt, Gustavus Adolphus College
Advisor: Dr. Evamaria Koch, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Epiphytic algae as UV filters on leaves of the seagrasses Zostera marina L. and Ruppia maritime L.

• Christopher Chick, Hendrix College
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Nutrient burial in agriculturally impacted wetlands.

• Edward Galbavy, Tufts University
Advisor: Dr. Ron Siefert, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Development and implementation of a precise mobile device measuring atmospheric ammonia and ammonium aerosols throughout southeast Maryland.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. ('01), University of California, Davis, Atmospheric Science. Current Work Info: Environmental consultant/engineer with Parsons Corporation

• Cherie Jenkins, Coastal Carolina University
Advisor: Dr. Dave Secor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effect of salinity on growth rates and survival of juvenile Chesapeake Bay white perch, Morone americana.

• Elizabeth Kennedy, Iowa State University
Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Rowe, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Sub-lethal effects of contaminants on Leptocheirus plumulosis.

• Adrian Kirby, Saint Mary's College, Indiana
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Carnivorous feeding preferences exhibited by adult copepods Acartia tonsa and Eurytemora affinis.

• Amy Long, University of Pittsburgh
Advisors: Dr. Diane Stoecker & Dr. Larry Sanford, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: What levels of turbulence affect Pfiesteria piscicida's ability to graze?

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress), South Florida College of Marine Science

• Sarah Maurer, Hofstra University
Advisor: Dr. Marie Bundy, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Predation and selectivity of mysid Neomysis americana on copepods, rotifers and phytoplankton.

• Zeb Schonernd, Earlham College
Advisor: Dr. Laura Murray, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Use of artificial substrates to predict habitat suitability for SAV restoration.

• Patrick Spain, Suffolk University
Advisor: Dr. Don Merritt, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The ability of various sized oyster spat to withstand increasing degrees of dessication.

Alumni Update — Education Info: B.S. ('02), Suffolk University, Marine Studies. Current Work Info: Microbiologist in Cambridge, MA, with pharmaceutical company Genzyme Corporation; Teacher's assistant for Suffolk Universities Undergraduate marine biology/marine science students; also host of a nature program, Nature Calls

• Tracy Jo Williams, Florida Southern College
Advisor: Dr. Roberta Marinelli, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The effects of population densities and behavior of Macoma balthica on nutrient exchange and primary production in coastal sediments.

Class of 2000

• Greer Anderson, University of Miami
Advisor: Dr. Denise Breitburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Effects of varying salinity stress on fecundity, survivorship and population dynamics of the calaniod copepod Eurytemora affinis.

• Christine Bergeron, Assumption College
Advisor: Dr. Rob Mason, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Analysis of Size-Specific Total Mercury Concentrations in Predatory Fish of Maryland Reservoirs.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress) University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Science

• Meghan Clark, Lycoming College
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Gilmour, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Sediment Disturbance and its Effect on Methylmercury.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. in progress, Southeastern Louisiana University, Biology

• Katherine (Dalton) Broughton, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Purcell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Fine Scale Vertical Distribution of Zooplankton in an Estuarine System.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress expected '09), Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Science and Policy. Current Work Info: Program Analyst at NOAA - National Marine Sanctuary Program

• Elizabeth Darrow, University of Virginia
Advisor: Dr. Robert Anderson, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Chemotactic response of Mercenaria mercenaria hemocytes to Labyrinthilomycota spp. in vitro.

• Angela Dubois, Bowdoin College
Advisor: Dr. Hugh MacIntyre, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Stimulative Effects Of Sediment Pore Water And Defined Organic Compounds On The Growth Of Prorocentrum Minimum Populations.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. ('06), University of Alaska Fairbanks, Marine Biology. Current Work Info: Environmental consultant (biologist) at small firm in Tacoma, Washington, conducting biological impacts studies

• Andrea Jones, LaSalle University
Advisor: Dr. Pat Glibert, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Comparison and Specificity of Two Methods for Determining Urea in Estuarine Water.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress), University of Georgia, Veterinary Medicine

• John Matkowski, Coastal Carolina Universitye
Advisor: Dr. Christopher L. Rowe, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Comparison and Specificity of Two Methods for Determining Urea in Estuarine Water.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (in progress), Johns Hopkins University. Current Work Info: EA Engineering, Science, & Technology

• Lucas Pignolet, Chaminade University
Advisor: Dr. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Spatial Distribution of Adult Copepods and Cladocera In and Around the Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Turbidity Maximum.

• Rebecca Raves, East Stroudsburg University
Advisor: Dr. Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory

• Matthew Reaugh, East Stroudsburg University
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Effects of harmful algal blooms on the reproductive success and somatic growth of Acartia tonsa in the Chesapeake Bay.

• Michelle Rome, Brown University
Advisor: Dr. Diane Stoecker, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Grazing on Gyrodinium galatheanum and Prorocentrum minimum by Microzooplankton in the Chesapeake Bay.

• Jennifer Salle, Roger Williams University
Advisor: Dr. Evamaria Koch, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Impact of breakwater induced sediment deposition on submerged aquatic vegetation.

• Sylvia Schaefer, University of Virginia
Advisor: Dr. Marie Bundy, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Uptake of Trace Metals from Suspended Sediments by the Calanoid Copepod Eurytemora Affinis.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (’06), University of Georgia, Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development. Ph.D. (in progress expected ’11), University of Georgia, Marine Sciences.

Class of 1999

• Audrey Barnett, Millersville University
Advisor: Dr. Diane Stoecker, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The effect of humic substances on heterotrophic dinoflagellate population growth.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. ('05), Dalhousie University, Oceanography. Current Work Info: Research technician working on phytoplankton ecology and fluorescence.

• Heidi Enslin, College of St. Elizabeth
Advisor: Dr. Fritz Riedel, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Using plants to determine availability of heavy metals in the Anacostia River.

• Michael Evans (St. Mary's College)
Advisor: Dr. Paul del Giorgio, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Phlyogentic microbial community analysis by flourescent in situ hybridication with 16S ribosomal RNA probes.

• Elliott Hazen, Duke University
Advisor: Dr. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Ontogenetic, spatial and temporal variability in the diet of the Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus.

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (in progress), University of South Florida

• Dan Huber, Duke University
Advisor: Dr. Pat Glibert, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Analysis of environmental conditions facilitating algal blooms of Aureococcus anophagefferens.

• Jessica Keister, Baldwin-Wallace College
Advisor: Dr. Roger Newell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The effects of nutrient availability on bacterial growth efficiency in aquatic salt marsh ecosystems.

• Mike Lameier, University of South Carolina
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Grazing preferences of calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa on naupllii and phytoplankton.

Alumni Update — Education Info: Peace Corps - Vanuatu Fisheries Department

• Randy Lee, California State University
Advisor: Dr. Evamaria Koch, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Impact of waves on periphyton load on Zostera marina leaves in the Chesapeake and Chincoteague Bays.

• Aisha Rawlinson, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Advisor: Dr. Tom Miller, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The influence of small-scale turbulence on feeding behavior of ctenophores.

• Chris Root, Dartmouth College
Advisor: Dr. Walter Boynton, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Role of epiphyte loading in reduction of growth rate in Zostera marina.

Alumni Update — Education Info: DMD, University of Connecticut - Dental School. Current Work Info: University of Connecticut - Dental School residency

• Rhonda Rumsey, College of Oneonta, New York
Advisor: Dr. Rob Mason, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Historical trends in the deposition of mercury in the deep sediments of Baltimore Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay.

• Brandy Smith, Savannah State University
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Dynamics of N2 and CH4 in Choptank River marsh creeks.

• Anna Parker, Duke University, North Carolina
Advisor: Dr. Marie Bundy, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Effects of suspended sediments on Acartia tonsa (Copepoda) egg production.

• Audrey Wise, Millersville University
Advisor: Dr. Denise Brietburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: The effects of zooplankton abundance on the growth rate of Mnemiopsis leidyi and Gobiosoma ginsburgi.

Class of 1998

• Emily Cooper, Goucher College
Advisor: Dr. Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Kinetics of denitrification in estuarine sediments

• Jennifer Ginn, Yale University
Advisor: Dr. Tom Miller, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effects of small-scale turbulence on ingestion rates and swim speeds of Mnemiopsis leidyii

• Erin Kithcart, East Stroudsburg University
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effects of grazing by Acartia tonsa on the structures of alkenones used as tracers in Paleo sea surface temperatures

• Emily Loffredo, University of Chicago
Advisor: Dr. Mary Haasch, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Comparisons of the effects of peroxisome agents on the embryo and post-hatch larvae of the non-responsive Orzyias latipes and the responsive Fundulus heteroclitus

• Erin McLaughlin, Salisbury State University
Advisor: Dr. Denise Breitburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: Dissolved oxygen tolerance and temperature preference of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in a stratified water column

• Chris Oppert, Kansas State University
Advisor: Dr. Marie Bundy, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effects of increased nutrients and trace metals on grazing and egg production rates of Acartia tonsa

• Kathleen Painter, St. Mary's College
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Classification of dissolved lipids in the Delaware Bay

• Jennifer Rohrer, Virginia Tech
Advisor: Dr. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Diet analysis and aging of the young-of-year bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, in the Chesapeake Bay

• Christina Rumbley, Salisbury State College
Advisor: Dr. Pat Glibert, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The Release of nitrogen by diatoms and dinoflagellates: following a pulse of nitrate

• Jill Smith, University of Maine
Advisor: Dr. Dave Secor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon populations in the Chesapeake Bay

• Kerri Sneider, Southampton College
Advisor: Dr. Diane Stoecker, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Tracing the uptake and retention of fluorescently labeled cryptophyte algae by the photosynthetic ciliate, Mesodinium rubrum

• Diane Tulipani , Coastal Carolina University
Advisor: Dr. Roger Newell & Dr. Paul del Georgio, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Patterns in bacterioplankton respiration and respiratory quotients

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (’05), University of San Diego, Marine Science. Ph.D. (in progress expected ’10), The College of William and Mary- VIMS, Marine Science.

• Julie Vecchio, Albion College
Advisor: Dr. Annamaria Koch, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Roles of microphytobenthos in dial chlorophyll variation

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S., College of Charleston

• Beth Zimmer, University of Miami
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Determining copepod growth rate in experimental ecosystems: a comparison of methods

Class of 1997

• Bryce Brylawski, St. Mary's College
Advisor: Dr. Tom Miller, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: A field and laboratory exploration of the blue crab, Callinecties sapidus, growth, mortality, and retention of T Bar Anchor tags.

• Karen Coe, University of Maryland College
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Fine scale distribution of zooplankton in southern Chesapeake Bay.

• Angela Croll, Florida Institute of Technology College
Advisor: Dr. Donald Meritt, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Monitoring the growth and survival of hatchery-reared oysters ( Crassostrea virginica) in the Choptank River nursery grounds.

• Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Virginia Tech College
Advisor: Dr. Court Stevenson, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The effects of plant species and trophic level diversity on production and nutrient retention in salt march mesocosms.

• Susan (Layton) Conne, University of Maryland College
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Effects of various sample containment methods on the measurement of denitrifiction.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.A. ('02), Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Policy. Current Work Info: Biologist for US Army Corps of Engineers.

• Kelly McAloon, Rider University College
Advisor: Dr. Rob Mason, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Bioaccumulation of mercury and copper from sediment to Leptocheirus plumulosus.

• Dieu Ngu, University of Virginia College
Advisor: Dr. Laura Murray, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Characterization of flow and mixing in multicosm.

• Michelle Rau, Duke University College
Advisor: Dr. Mary Haasch, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effects of the herbicide 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid on the expression of CYP2M1 and CYP2K1 in the mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus.

• Michael Shay, Eckerd College College
Advisor: Dr. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Recruitment process of striped bass (Morone saxtilis) and whte perch ( Morone americana) larvae in relation to the Potomac River Maximum Turbidity Zone (MTZ).

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S., George Washington University, Forensic Science. Current Work Info: FBI

• Heather Stickney, Swarthmore College College
Advisor: Dr. Diane Stoecker, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The impact of mixotrophy on low level marine trophic dynamics a computer model.

• Kimberly Thomas, University of South Carolina College
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Composition and molecular weight fractionation DOM and POM produced by the diatom Skeletonema costatum in situ and in the chlorophyll maximum of the Delaware Estuary.

• David Turner, Coastal Carolina University College
Advisor: Dr. Dave Secor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: The use of tagging techniques and otolith microchemistry to measure and analyze movements and home-ranges of the American eel ( Anguilla rostrata)

Class of 1996
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• Vanessa Amaya, University of Puerto Rico
Advisor: Dr. Mary Haasch, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: The effects of peroxisome proliferators on Japanese Madaka ( Oryzias latipes) eggs and embryo.

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. in progress. University of Hawaii

• Christopher E. Bird, University of Connecticut
Advisor: Dr. Denise Breitburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: The effect of verying nutrient and toxic stressors on the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in 1 m mescocsms fed by water from the Patuxent River, Benedict MD and differential predation of zooplankton by the larval and post-larval Mnemiopsis leidyi.

• Stephan Grimes, Humboldt University
Advisor: Dr. Michael Kemp, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Patterns of system metabolism in experimental aquatic ecosystems using percent oxygen saturation as an indicator.

• Christopher Gurshin, University of Tampa
Advisor: Dr. Don Meritt, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The onset of Perkinsus marinus infection (Dermo) in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (’00), Auburn University, Fisheries. Ph.D. (in progress expected ’10), University of New Hampshire, Zoology. Current Work Info: Working at the University of New Hampshire.

• Erin R. Haramoto, George Washington University
Advisor: Dr. Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The effect of light and exogenous organic substrates on the alternative respiratory pathway.

• Rachel Howell, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Sellner, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center
Project: A study of the effects of multiple stressors on copepod grazing of phytoplankton and microzooplankton.

• Krista Karlsson, George Washington University
Advisor: Dr. Dave Secor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Effects of salinity and temperature on relative growth performance in estuarine and freshwater strains of striped bass.

• Lisa Milke, Salisbury State College
Advisor: Dr. Victor Kennedy, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Predation by two species of mud crabs on oyster bar inhabitants in the Chesapeake Bay.

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. (’01), University of Connecticut, Oceanography. Ph.D. (’06), Dalhousie University, Biology. Current Work Info: Research fishery biologist for NOAA Fisheries Service.

• Michelle Nannen, Rider University
Advisor: Dr. Diane Stoecker, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Do light intensities determine a feeding rate for Prorocentrum minimum.

• Amy Poe, Salisbury State University
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: The influence of microphytobenthic organisms on the marine environment due to denitrification and nutrient fluxes.

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D., UNC-Chapel Hill. Current Work Info: Janicki Environmental

• Christopher D. Raleigh, Kutztown University
Advisor: Dr. Evamaria Koch, Horn Point Laboratory
Project: Short term effects of UV-B radiation on salt marsh vegetation.

• Nathan Wall, Eckerd College
Advisor: Dr. Tom Miller, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Project: Preliminary study on regional differences in biology of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus in Chesapeake Bay.

Class of 1995

• Brian J. Farina, Auburn University
Advisor: Dr. Roger Newell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Rebecca C. Feldwick, University of South Carolina
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Jennifer R. Gormer, Salisbury State University
Advisor: Dr. Diane Stoecker, Horn Point Laboratory

• Kevin M. Groszkowski, Harvard University
Advisor: Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Shawn S. Jefferson, Duke University
Advisor: Dr. Doug Capone, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Tim Kreps, Manchester College
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Purcell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Kathleen M. McDaniel, Clemson University
Advisor: Dr. Dave Secor, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Mila Plasvic, University of Vermont
Advisor: Dr. Don Meritt, Horn Point Laboratory

• Olga Polyakov, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Leonard Walsted, Horn Point Laboratory

• Jennifer Stone, Salisbury State University
Advisor: Dr. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Cary S. Sullivan, Coastal Carolina University
Advisor: Dr. Mike Roman, Horn Point Laboratory

• Matthew B. Sullivan, Long Island University Southampton
Advisor: Dr. Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. (’04), MIT/WHOI. Current Work Info: Faculty position at the University of Arizona’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department.

• Laura L. Taylor, University of Maryland
Advisor: Laura Murray, Horn Point Laboratory

Class of 1994

• Krista Bartz, Oberlin College
Advisor: Dr. Douglas G. Capone, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Rachel J. Beuerman, Catholic University
Advisor: Dr. Roger Newell, Horn Point Laboratory

• John S. Dewitt, Coastal Carolina University
Advisor: Dr. Fritz Riedel, Academy of Natural Sciences Research Center

• Christine S. Fellows, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Laura Murray, Horn Point Laboratory

• Kevin R. Gray, Trenton State College
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Troy E. Gunderson, Boston University
Advisor: Dr. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Jennifer A. Kraly, Ohio Wesleyan University
Advisor: Dr. David A. Wright, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Eric L. Luft, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Larry Sanford, Horn Point Laboratory

• Tracey McDonnell, Hood College
Advisor: Dr. Diane Stoecker, Horn Point Laboratory

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S., University of Texas, Austin. Current Work Info: Free-lance work designing educational tools

• Paul Newell, Evergreen State College
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Gilmour, Academy of Natural Sciences Research Center

• Michelle L. Simons, Ashland University
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Brian Wysor, Long Island University Southampton
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. ('02), University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Current Work Info: Assistant Professor of Biology (tenure track), Roger Williams University

Class of 1993

• Sheela Bavikatty, Duke University
Advisor: Dr. Diane Stoecker, Horn Point Laboratory

• Tracie L. Beasley, USC-Coastal Carolina College
Advisor: Dr. Court Stevenson

• Peter J. Behr, University of Miami
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Brandt, Horn Point Laboratory

• Diana Cheek, University of Maryland
Advisor: Drs. Mark Marvin and Doug Capone

• Christina Darkangelo, Long Island University Southampton
Advisor: Dr. Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory

• Steven F. Geisz, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Advisor: Dr. James Sanders

• Adam Gerstein, Amherst College
Advisor: Dr. Denise Brietburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Research Center

• Sara J. Gottlieb, Duke University
Advisor: Dr. Joel Baker, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. ('98), University of Maryland, College Park, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Science. Current Work Info: University of New Mexico-data manager Museum SW Biology

• Scott Monk, Texas A&M University
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Gilmour, Academy of Natural Sciences Research Center

• Fredy A. Perez, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Laura Perry, Swarthmore College
Advisor: Dr. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. ('01), University Minnesota, St. Paul. Current Work Info: Post-doc at Colorado State University in the Forest, Rangeland, and Watershed Stewardship department researching invasive plant ecology and restoration ecology

• Rachel L. Rosen, Harvard University
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Purcell, Horn Point Laboratory

Class of 1992

• Jennifer L. Barnes, Chatham College
Advisor: Dr. David Wright, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• William L. Biggs, Jr., Tennessee State University
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Capone, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Shayne D. Bradford, Salisbury State University
Advisor: Dr. Roman Jesien, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

• Barbara A. Byrne, University of Michigan
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Purcell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Rachel A. Clark, Goucher College
Advisor: Dr. Denise Brietburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Research Center

• Susan Gillette, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Fisher, Horn Point Laboratory

• Barry M. Hoopengardner, Western Maryland College
Advisor: Dr. Reginal Harrell, Horn Point Laboratory

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D. ('98), University of Connecticut Health Center. Current Work Info: Post-doc, University of Connecticut Health Center, Framington

• Lisa M. Johnson, Long Island University Southampton
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Robert A. Kamphaus, University of South Carolina
Advisor: Dr. Steven Brandt, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• James Oldham, Hampshire College
Advisor: Dr. Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory

• William Seth, III, Salisbury State University
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Wendy Smith, Wesleyan University
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Conley

Class of 1991

• Christopher C. Caudill, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Roger Newell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Sarah DuBeau, Amherst College
Advisor: Dr. Denise Brietburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Research Center

• Linda Hastings, Dickinson College
Advisor: Dr. Larry Sanford, Horn Point Laboratory

• Eric L. Keisman, University of Massachusetts
Advisor: Dr. Michael Kemp, Horn Point Laboratory

• Ralph Matos, Jr., Kutztown University
Advisor: Dr. Walter Boynton, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Robert Miller, Nova Southeastern University
Advisors: Dr. Steven Brandt, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory and Dr. Kyle

• Reno Nguyen, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Rodger Harvey, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Kelley M. Parker, Texas A&M University at Galveston
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory

• Daniela A. Pauluzzi, Texas A&M University at Galveston
Advisor: Dr. Marianne Burke

• Kellie Splain, Hood College
Advisor: Dr. Court Stevenson, Horn Point Laboratory

• Jill Stevenson, Columbia University
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Gregory M. Weiss, Arizona State University,
Advisor: Dr. George McManus

Class of 1990

• Wendy Beck, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. George McManus

• Karen Cozzetto, Cornell University
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Hannah Edelen, University of Virginia
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory

• Felicia Fieo, Stockton State College
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Capone, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Teresa Foster, Tougaloo College
Advisors: Drs. Dan Conley and Thomas Malone, Horn Point Laboratory

• James D. Hagy, III, Duke University
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Fisher, Horn Point Laboratory

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D., University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Lab. Current Work Info: Marine Ecologist, US EPA, NHEERL/Gulf Ecology Division, Gulf Breeze, FL

• Christopher J. Harvey, Wake Forest University
Advisors: Dr. Patricia Glibert, Horn Point Laboratory

• Eli Meir, Cornell University
Advisor: Dr. Michael Kemp, Horn Point Laboratory

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D., University of Washington, Zoology. Current Work Info: Researcher at MIT and founder of Simbio educational biology software

• Candy M. Morrell, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Purcell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Nancy D. Steinberg, Brandeis University,
Advisors: Drs. Ed Houde, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory and Denise Breitburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Research Center

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S. ('94), SUNY, Stony Brook. Current Work Info: Free-lance work related to communicating technical information to a range of audiences

• Becky Zavistoski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Advisor: Dr. Larry Sanford, Horn Point Laboratory

Class of 1989

• Catherine Bray, Eckerd College
Advisor: Dr. Walter Boynton, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Byron Crump, Oberlin College
Advisor: Dr. Evelyn Lessard

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D., University of Washington. Current Work Info: Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES

• David Ellison, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Michael Kemp, Horn Point Laboratory

• Cheryl Gleason, Nicholls State University
Advisor: Dr. Patricia Glibert, Horn Point Laboratory

• Elizabeth Inman, Johns Hopkins University,
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Capone, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

• Renee Raborg, Western Maryland College
Advisors: Drs. Thomas Malone and Daniel Conley, Horn Point Laboratory

Alumni Update — Education Info: M.S., University of Delaware. Current Work Info: Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Tidewater Ecosystem Assessment Division

• William Rhinehart, Salisbury State University
Advisor: Dr. Michael Roman, Horn Point Laboratory

• Victoria Steele-Perkins, Georgetown University
Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Purcell, Horn Point Laboratory

• Cynthia Suchman, Amherst College
Advisor: Dr. Denise Breitburg, Academy of Natural Sciences Research Center

Alumni Update — Education Info: Ph.D., University of Rhode Island School of Oceanography. Current Work Info: Virginia Graduate Marine Sciences Consortium/Virginia Sea Grant

• Theodore Trice, University of Maryland
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory

Alumni Update – Education Info: M.S., SUNY, Buffalo. Current Work Info: Maryland Department of Natural Resource.

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