Eight students will be presenting the summer work at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in March 2022!
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 (*).
Potter, K.*, J. Schijf, and E. Christenson. 2013. Different binding modes of Ni (II) and Cu (II) to the bacterial siderophore desferrioxamine B in seawater-like solutions . American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana
Purcell, J. E., J. H. Cowan Jr., and T. Kreps*. 1996. Predation rates of the scyphomedusan Chrysaora quinquecirrha on Mnerniopsis leidyi ctenophores, and the importance of escape . ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, California
Quillen, K.*, N. Santos, J.M. Testa, and R. Woodland. 2022. Coastal hypoxia reduces trophic resource coupling and alters niche characteristics of an ecologically dominant omnivore . AFS Tidewater Meeting, Outer Banks, NC
Raps, M.*, M. Gray, and J. Cram. 2024. Detection of eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) larvae behavior under hatchery conditions using a particle size analyzer. Mid-Atlantic Chapter and the Northeast Division of the American Fisheries Society meeting, New Brunswick, NJ
Reyer, C.* and C. Palinkas. 2016. Fortnightly variability of sediment dynamics in tidal freshwater and saltwater marshes of the Chesapeake Bay . Ocean Sciences Meeting
Rice, J. A.*. 2015. Determination of mineral composition of blue crab carapace: assessment of spatial variability and response to acidification in Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain
Rico, I.*, L. Lapham, and E. Hobbs. 2022. Impact of sedimentary methane flux on the water column in the Patuxent River. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Virtual
Rodriguez, A.* and L. Harris. 2017. Nitrogen fluxes in tidal creeks of the Patuxent River . ASLO Aquatic 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
Rodriguez, L.*, and H. Bailey. 2019. Modeling the Distribution of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Chesapeake Bay As a Function of Environmental Factors. SACNAS, Honolulu, Hawaii
Roman, M., and K. Rhinehart*. 1989. Effect of low dissolved oxygen on Chesapeake Bay copepods . Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Conference, Baltimore, Maryland
Rooker, K.*, and L. Harris. 2011. The modeling and evaluation of wild rice Zizania aquatica particle capture at Jug Bay, Maryland . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, PR
Rosas, R.* and J. Testa. 2017. Quantifying net transport and transformation of carbon and nutrients in the Delaware Bay estuary . Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Providence, RI
Rosener, B.* and L. Plough. 2016. Assessment of fitness between cryptic species of Acartia tonsa in the Chesapeake Bay area in relation to hypoxia exposure . Clemson University College of Science Undergraduate Research Showcase, Clemson, SC
Rosera, T.*, A. Heyes, and M. Gonsior. 2017. Assessing the plant community controls on carbon and how that contributes to methylmercury production in the pore waters of a Chesapeake Bay tidal marsh . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii
Rubiano-Gomez, L.*, L. P. Sanford, and M. Yates. 2004. Sizes and settling speeds of suspended particles in the Chesapeake Bay estuarine turbidity maximum . ASLO/TOS Ocean Research Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii
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
Sanchez, D.*, S. Keller, J. O'Neil, and M. Owens. 2023. Sediment provides limiting nutrients for benthic cyanobacteria nitrogen fixation in a recovering submersed aquatic vegetation. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Portland, OR
Sánchez-Viruet, I. C.*, and P. M. Glibert. 2015. Response of phytoplankton community to nutrient quality and quantity change in Maryland/Virginia Coastal Bays . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, Spain
Sanders, A.*, T. Fisher, and R. Fox. 2017. Evaluating the effectiveness of drainage control structures in agricultural fields . Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Providence, RI