Eight students will be presenting the summer work at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in March 2022!
Judy O'Neil, Ph.D.
Students:
2023 - Ana Vader, Allegheny College
Student Publications:
- Fertig, B., J. M. O'Neil, K. A. Beckert, C. J. Cain, D. M. Needham*, T. J. B. Carruthers, and W. C. Dennison. 2013. Elucidating terrestrial nutrient sources to a coastal lagoon, Chincoteague Bay, Maryland, USA . Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 116:1-10 .
- Rodriguez, C.*. 2013. Assessing microbial contaminant abundance and antibiotic resistance within tributaries of Johnson Bay, Maryland Coastal Bays . Duke University Senior Thesis .
- Studholme, K.R.*. 2011. A multifaceted approach to investigating nutrient anomalies near Johnson Bay, Maryland coastal bays, USA . St. Mary's College Senior Thesis .
- Brunner, E.L.*. 2010. Factors affecting cyanobacterial nitrogen fixation on the Sassafras River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay . St. Mary's College Senior Thesis .
- Wicks, E. C., E. W. Koch, J. M. O'Neil, and K. Elliston*. 2009. Effects of sediment organic content and hydrodynamic conditions on the growth and distribution of Zostera marina . Marine Ecology Progress Series 378:71-80 .
Student Presentations:
- Latorre Arzola, N.*, M. Ross, B. Johnson, A. Volpitta, E. Schott, J. O'Neil. 2019. Tracking microbial contaminants in Baltimore Harbor: Are current techniques sufficient for assessing human risk?. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Saliger, O.L.*, J.M. O'Neil, and M. Ross. 2019. Changes in phytoplankton biomass and composition in coastal Maryland due to eutrophicationand temperature increase. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Mobile, AL.
- Boardman, A.*, J. O'Neil, A. Guastafson, and K. Sellner. 2014. Cyanobacteria succession and nitrogen fixation in a eutrophic restored wetland system within Chesapeake Bay . Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii .
- Rodriguez, C. M.*, and J. M. O'Neil. 2013. Identifying nitrogen and microbial contaminant hotspots in tributaries of Johnson Bay, Maryland coastal bays . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana .
- Studholme, K.R*, C. Tanner, and J.M. O’Neil. 2011. A multifaceted approach to investigating nutrient anomalies near Johnson Bay, Maryland coastal bays . Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Annual Meeting, Solomons, Maryland .
- Brunner, E.*, and J. O'Neil. 2010. Factors affecting cyanobacterial nitrogen fixation on the Sassafras River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay . Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon .
- Needham, D. M.*, J. M. O'Neil, and K. A. Beckert. 2008. Virus and bacteria distribution and abundance along a eutrophication gradient in the Coastal Bays of Maryland . ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida .
- Davis, J.*, and J. M. O'Neil. 2007. Nitrogen fixation associated with macrophytes and sediment along a salinity gradient in the Chesapeake Bay region . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico .
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REU NEWS
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2019 REUs presented at the CERF Conference in Mobile, AL -
Olivia Saliger won a student presentation awards for talk at the 2019 Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Meeting. Her REU mentor was Judy O'Neil.
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Congratulations to 2015 REU Alison Aceves for being selected as an honorable mention in the 2015 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program competition.
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In February 2016, seven REUs from the 2015 cohort presented their research findings at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Congratulations to 2015 REU Hope Ianiri on receiving the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2016)!
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Jeanette Davis, Ph.D. (REU '06) published a children's book, Science is Everywhere.
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