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Student Research Papers and Presentations

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A number of students have presented the results of their summer research at scientific conferences; students have also been co-authors in scientific papers with their advisors. The list below is a snapshot of some of student publications and presentations.

The REU students are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Presentations:

Jarrett, R.*, V. Lyubchich, and J. Testa. 2017. Predicting anoxic volumes of Chesapeake Bay: Utilizing bootstrapping to improve forecasts . Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Providence, Rhode Island

Johnson, T. L.*, B. C. Crump, and J. K. Apple. 2007. The influence of spatial variation and dispersal on the composition of microbial communities . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Kaplan, E.*, and L. Sanford. 2020. Examining the effects of 3-D reef structures on the mixing and reaeration of hypoxic waters. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Kearney, K.*, and W. Boicourt. 2003. A model for nutrient pathways in the Choptank River . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah

Keohane, I.*, R. Gawde, J. Tay, E. North, and R. Hood. 2017. Variation in oyster influenced water quality simulations in response to different filtration rate functions . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii

King, G.*, J. Pierson, and N. Millette. 2014. Predator-prey interactions of copepod Eurytemora carolleeae nauplii and dinoflagellate Heterocapsa rotundata in winter conditions . Atlantic Estuarine Research Society Fall Meeting, Galloway, New Jersey

Kohn, J.* and H. Kilbourne. 2016. The importance of coral growth environment for coral strontium/calcium-based ocean temperature reconstructions . Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

Kwon, S. R.*, and L. P. Sanford. 2012. Mass balance analysis of oyster biodeposits . ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah

Lane, B.*, C. Corbau, S. Malkin, and W. Nardin. 2019. Coupling plastic degradation with bio-coastal processes. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Lane, S.*, C. Kelly, and R. Newell. 2009. The use of structure by grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio as a refuge against predators. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference, Portland, Oregon

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

Leathers, J.*, W. Nardin, and I. Vona. 2022. Modeling estuarine living shoreline evolution with sea level rise to promote habitat for oceanic fish. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Virtual

Lepe, E.* and G. Silsbe. 2022. Assessing trends in phytoplankton phenology of the global ocean. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Virtual

Long, A.*, D. Stoecker, and L. Sanford. 2002. The effects of small-scale shear on Pfiesteria piscicida. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii

Lopez, L.*, L. Staver, J. Cornwell. 2017. Nitrogen Fixation Assessment of the Restored Tidal Marshes at Poplar Island Using Acetylene Reduction Assay . Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Providence, RI

Lopez, O.*, L. Harris, I.C. Sanchez, and J.M. Testa. 2019. Phosphorus Uptake in Floating Wetlands: A Mass Balance Approach. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Mobile, AL

Lopez, O.*, L. Harris, J.M. Testa, and I. Sanchez Viruet. 2020. Phosphorus Uptake in Floating Wetlands: A Mass Balance Approach. Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA

Ludt, W.*, J. Pierson, D. Kimmel, and M. Roman. 2009. Determining egg development rates of Acartia tonsa in the Chesapeake Bay using a DAPI staining technique and is significance. Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 20th Biennial Conference, Portland, Oregon

Luft, E.*. 1995. Testing of two-axis laser doppler velocimeter in the laboratory and under field conditions in the Chesapeake Bay . Proceedings of the National Conference of Undergraduate Research, Vol. II, Schenectady, New York

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