Student Research Papers and Presentations

Schaeffer, E.*, J. Testa, Y. Gel, and V. Lyubchich. 2016. On information criteria for dynamic spatio-temporal clustering . The 6th International Workshop on Climate Informatics, Boulder, Colorado

Scharping, R.*, E. North and L. Plough. 2016. Salinity tolerance of early-stage oyster larvae in the Choptank River, Chesapeake Bay, USA . Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

Schijf, J. and S. Burns*. 2016. Determination of the side-reaction coefficient of the trihydroxamate siderophore desferrioxamine B in metalfree seawater . Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

Sexton, M. A., R. R. Hood, J. Sarkodee-Adoo*, and A. M. Liss*. 2009. Response of the sea nettle Chrysaora quinquecirrha to low temperature . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Nice, France

Solis, M.* and J. Testa. 2022. Modeling the effect of environmental factors on oyster growth across diverse habitats in the Chesapeake Bay. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Virtual

Spehlman, M.* and G. Silsbe. 2017. Improving remotely sensed chlorophyll concentration estimates using hyperspectral radiometers in the Chesapeake Bay . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii

Steenson, R.A.* and G. Waldbusser. 2010. The effect of estuarine pH and shell legacy on dissolution of Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) shells . Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon

Steinberg, N. D.*. 1991. Vulnerability of naked goby (Gobiosoma bosci) larvae to predation by juvenile striped bass (Morone saxatilis) under hypoxic conditions. Fifth National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Asheville, North Carolina

Straka, A. M.*, and J. Schijf. 2008. Sorption of yttrium and the rare earth elements on a marine macroalga . ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida

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

Szewcyzk, C.*, and J. Testa. 2019. Impacts of oxygen depletion on phosphorus cycling in Rock Creek, an aerated tidal tributary of the Patapsco River. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Tapscott, C.*, and M. Williams. 2013. Evaluating the nutrient and major anion composition of suburban and forested catchment streams in the coastal plain of Chesapeake Bay . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana

Teffeau, T.*, and G. Riedel. 2003. The use of stable isotopes to determine the uptake of cadmium from the different uptake pathways on the estuarine fish Fundulus heteroclitus. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, St. Mary's, Maryland

Testa, J., C. Hodgkins, D. Pritchett*, and J. Bonilla Pagan*. 2023. Factors influencing water-column respiration rates in the Patuxent River estuary: Insights from a 9-year time-series. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Portland, OR

Testa, J., D. Bolger*, C. Gurbisz, and C. Hodgkins. 2023. Oyster aquaculture and nitrogen cycling: ecosystem service provider or agent of excess?. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Portland, OR

Thomas, K.*. 1997. Composition and molecular weight fractionation of DOM and POM produced by the diatom Skeletonema costatus in situ and in the chlorophyll maximum of the Delaware Estuary. Estuarine Research Federation Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island

Vezard, M.*, D. Liang, H. Bailey, A. Hoover, and G. Shillinger. 2022. Determining the spatial distribution pattern for Northwest Atlantic leatherback turtles in Costa Rica and potential vessel traffic impacts on their movement characteristics. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Virtual

Villalobos, C.* and J. Pierson. 2013. Hypoxic impacts on egg respiration rates of the copepod Acartia tonsa . Western Society of Naturalists, Oxnard, California

Voytek, M., E. Lessard, E. Peele, M. Murrell, and B. Crump*. 1992. Bactivory in an Amazon floodplain lake . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Walters, J.*, and C. Mitchelmore. 2006. Assessing the acute and sublethal effects of oil and dispersed oil sensitive Cnidarian-algal symbiosis . ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii