Academics | Summer Research Projects
2012 Final Presentations
| Name |
Title |
Advisor |
| Scott Miller |
Population trends of rocky intertidal crab species in the UD harbor |
C. Epifanio |
| Terrell Carter* |
Native and invasive megalopal settlement in the Delaware Bay area |
C. Epifanio |
| Olivia Graham |
Where, oh where, can they be? An investigation of juvenile horseshoe crab abundance in Mid-Atlantic Bays |
D. Miller |
| Mark Lehtonen |
Color vision in the talitrid amphipod Talorchestia megalophthalma |
J. Cohen |
| Jake Steinberg |
Laboratory investigation of sea spray as produced by wind and breaking waves |
F. Veron |
| Will Gayne-Maynard |
Quantifying nitrogen sources and links in the Murderkill Estuary |
B. Ullman, J. York |
| Sarah Bennet |
Iron speciation in two different biogeochemical systems: freshwater and bay water |
G. Luther |
| Paul Spencer* and Tyler Davidson |
Deep Sea Filtration Device |
G. Luther |
| Michelle Penkrot |
Spatial variability of sediment accumulation and accretion in a Delaware Bay salt marsh |
C. Sommerfield |
| Hannah Blair |
Varying salt tolerance within seashore mallow (Pentacarpos virginica) germplasm |
J. Gallagher |
| Brandon Williams* |
Protease levels of Capitella at different temps |
A. Marsh |
| Isata Panda* |
Determining hemoglobin affinity and cellulose amounts in Capitella |
A. Marsh |
| Eric Yoder* |
Studying the Delaware Bay with Ferry Monitoring |
J. Sharp |
| Cara Simpson |
Effects of Wind Speed on Acoustic Telemetry |
M. Oliver |
| Dana Rollison |
The effect of elevated CO2 on the physiology of two algal cnidarian symbioses |
M. Warner |
| Kaila Capello |
Distribution and pumping effects of the giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta on conch Reef, Key Largo, Florida |
A. Trembanis |
2011 Final Presentations
| Name |
Title |
Advisor |
| Aurora Burgess |
The Takeover: Larval and post-settlement competition between the Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanuineus) and the native mud crab (Panopeus herbstii) in Delaware's rocky intertidal zone |
C. Epifanio, A. Dittle |
| Shannon Brown |
Spawning site characteristics of the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) along two beaches in the Delaware Inland Bays |
D. Miller |
| Carmen Lado |
Measuring Bacterial Growth using Molecular Methods |
Barb Campbell |
| Jolie Wax* |
Measuring Growth Rates of Major Marine Bacterial Clades |
D. Kirchman |
| Michael Wong |
Pyrite formation in the Torquay Canal |
G. Luther |
| Michael Mangiante |
The Effects of Temperature and Light Stress on different strains of Symbiodinium within
Aiptasia pallida |
M. Warner |
| Madeline Foster |
An Investigation of Whitecap Kinematics off the Coast of Northern California |
F. Veron |
| Joshua Humberston |
Radionuclide Indicators of Sediment Dynamics in the Delaware Estuary |
J. Sharp |
| Sarah Woehlke |
Identifying Marine Fungal Species Through Cultivation Methods |
J. Biddle |
| Adaline King* |
Fingerprinting and Comparing the Microbial Communities across the Transantarctic Mountains |
T. Niederberger |
| Isata Panda* |
The Effects of Salinity Stress on growth of Capitella teleta |
A. Marsh |
2010 Final Presentations
| Name |
Title |
Advisor |
| Claire Parker |
Iron Speciation in Torquay Canal and Broadkill River |
G. Luther |
| Kate Foco |
Measuring the Attenuation of Surface Wind Waves by Rain |
F. Veron |
| Lauren Weisebron |
The Estimation and Prediction of Non-Photochemical Quenching in Estuarine Phytoplankton |
M. Oliver |
| Seth Harris |
Helicobacter pylori and Helicobacter cetorum in Delaware Coastal Waters |
B. Campbell |
| Jolie Wax |
TrRNA gene copy number of marine bacteria utilizing different substrates |
M. Cottrell |
| Shayna Sura |
Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) spawning site characteristics in the Inland Bays |
D. Miller |
| Patrick McLaughlin |
Delaware Bay: Physical Parameters of Water Column and their Relationship to Benthic Habitats |
A. Trembanis |
| Jared Stoffel |
Rapid Scale Climate Change During a Glacial and an Interglacial Interval |
T. Kukulka |
| Gerardo González |
Exploring connections between population declines, temperature rise and Programmed Cell Death in the dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum |
K. Coyne |
| Florian Bernard |
Study of a raindrop impact on the ocean surface |
F. Veron |
| Joshua Wrubel |
Distribution of oxygen, manganese, and iron in the sediments of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Saguenay Fjord |
G. Luther |
2009 Final Presentations
| Name |
Title |
Advisor |
| Alex Ko |
Vibrio populations in sediments of the DIB: Evaluating water-sediment exchange and redistribution of Vibrio populations around oyster reefs during turbulent mixing events |
K. Coyne |
| Keonie Morrisey* |
Determination of bacterial growth rates from ribosomal RNA/DNA ratios |
D. Kirchman |
| Laura Treible |
Physical Effects on the Relationship Between Light and Phytoplankton Quantum Yield in the Delaware and New Jersey Coastal Ocean |
M. Oliver |
| Victor Band |
Salinity sensitivity in marine worm Capitella capitata |
A. Marsh |
| Michal Williams* |
The temperature effects on Capitella capitata |
A. Marsh |
| Erin McKinley |
Morphological analysis of the Broadkill River estuary using coastal mapping techniques |
C. Sommerfield |
| Nathan Rabideaux |
Millennial-scale climate variability during warm and cool periods of the Pleistocene |
K. Billups |
| Chelsea Hopkins |
Sea spray generation functions for high wind speed conditions |
F. Veron |
| Chris Englert |
Sand ripple image analysis towards a predictive analytical model |
A. Trembanis |
| Katie Bus |
The effects of different nitrate levels on the growth and photosynthesis of Heterosigma akashiwo and Karlodinium veneficum |
M. Warner |
| Andrew Grammatikos* |
Economic views for a community solar utility |
B. Ullman |
| Joshua Wrubel |
Distribution of oxygen, manganese, and iron in the sediments of the St. Lawrence Estuary and Saguenay Fjord |
G. Luther |
2008 Final Presentations
| Name |
Title |
Advisor |
| Marla Valentine |
Determination of the effects of adult exudate from Hemigrapsus sanguineus on the metamorphosis of conspecific megalopae |
C. Epifanio |
| Leslie Rieck |
Development of a Bioassay for American Eel using a prepared bait |
N. Targett |
| Catherine Caruso |
Response of RNA Concentrations and Growth Rates to Changes in Feeding Conditions in Juvenile Morone saxatilis |
T. Targett |
| Nina Pinette |
The leaf response of Kosteletzkya virginica to spray irrigation with seawater |
J. Gallagher |
| Morgan Gelinas |
The Freak Nor'easter of 2008: Influence on flow and sediment transport in Blackbird Creek Marsh, Delaware |
C. Sommerfield |
| Jessica Masterman |
Analyzing the Milankovitch Cycle's Influence on Seasonality in the Pliocene |
K. Billups |
| Elliot Friedman |
Effects of Biofilms on Corrosion of 6XN Alloy in Seawater |
S. Dexter |
| Whitney Hook |
Diatom Community Response to Climate Change |
K. Coyne |
| Catarina Pien |
Determination of Marine Bacterial Activity through Molecular Techniques |
B. Campbell |
| Ishmael Khalid |
Molecular Identification of Invasive Bivalves in San Fransico Bay |
P. Gaffney |
| Cara Tacoma |
Measurements of sea spray over wind waves. |
F. Veron |
| Dewi Lebars |
The impact of high velocity drops on the water surface |
F. Veron |
2007 Final Presentations
| Name |
Title |
Advisor |
| Jennifer Frach |
Effect of biofilm on the settlement of the invasive Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus |
C. Epifanio |
| Candice Johnson |
The Effect of Natural Solar Radiation on Bacterioplankton in the Delaware Bay |
D. Kirchman |
| Hanna Koch |
Detecting Epsilonproteobacteria in the Delaware waterways |
B. Campbell |
| Kara Winslow |
Estimating Photosynthetic and Respiration Rates from Dissolved Oxygen Measurements at a Fixed Tidal Station (Webb's Slough - Murderkill Estuary, DE) |
B. Ullman |
| Jared Halonen |
Saltwater March Sediment Accretion in the St. Jones River |
C. Sommerfield |
| Gabrielle Munn |
Reconstructing Upper Ocean Hydrography Using Foraminiferal Oxygen Isotopes |
K. Billups |
| Chad Shelly |
Nitrate uptake rates of Kosteletzkya virginica and Baccharis halimifolia |
J. Gallagher |
| Geoffrey House |
Tissue Culture and Seed Germination Dynamics in Seashore Mallow |
J. Gallagher |
| Gail Huckins |
Ecological effects of marsh erosion on benthic communities at Pasture Point, Indian River Bay. |
D. Miller |
| Kathleen McCole |
Use of the Inland Bays Beaches as Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) Nesting Sites. |
D. Miller |
| Matt Yergey |
Examining the Prey Resource Value of Hypoxia-Impacted Benthic Habitats of Juvenile Spot in 2005 |
T. Targett |
| Leanne Hazzard |
Oceanography Outreach Program |
F. Veron |
| Emily Jayne |
Pseudopolarographic Determination of Zn(II) Complexation in Saltwater |
G. Luther |
| Nathan Maier |
Storm Impact on Barrier Islands |
A. Trembanis |
| Marc Buckley |
The effects of rainfall on the ocean surface at low wind speed |
F. Veron |
2006 Final Presentations
| Name |
Title |
Advisor |
| Steve Gogela |
The Effects of Substratum Biofilm on Metamorphosis of Hemigrapsus sanguineus Megalopae. |
C. Epifanio |
| Maria Wilburn |
A Method Comparison for Measuring Total Dissolved Nitrogen Levels in Marine Environments |
J. Sharp |
| Stepanie Guida |
A comparison of metabolic activity in the two larval forms of Streblospio benedicti |
A. Marsh |
| Izu Ngirairiki |
Experimental study for optimal media conditions in enhancing seedling cultures of eelgrass (Zostera marina) |
J. Gallagher |
| Matt Jennis |
Differential Nutrient Sequestration of Baccharis halimifolia |
J. Gallagher |
| Veronica Searles |
Dissostichus mawsoni: DNA Analysis of Antarctic Toothfish Population Structure |
P. Gaffney |
| Anne Portilla |
Diet of Juvenile Summer Flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) in relation to Dissolved Oxygen: Pepper Creek as a Model System |
T. Targett |
| Thomas Bauska |
A multiproxy study of climate variability and ocean circulation during the last glacial maximum. |
K. Billups |
| Jennifer Griffith |
Lipid Biosynthesis in algae |
K. Coyne |
| Katelyn Christopher |
An Investigation of Nitrate Reductase Activity in Algae Using Flow Cytometry |
K. Coyne |
| Dominique Smith |
Microbial Oceanography: Photosynthetic Bacteria |
M. Cottrell |
| Marcela Kokes |
Microbial Communities in Arctic Tundra Soils in Response to Global Climate Change |
B. Campbell |
2005 Final Presentations
| Name |
Title |
Advisor |
| Alex Andon |
The effect of temperature on embryonic development of Callinectes sapidus. |
C. Epifanio |
| Lindsey Holmes |
The ecology of artificial oyster and seagrass habitats at James Farm Ecological Preserve, DE. |
D. Miller |
| Erin McDowell |
Habitat value of temperate reefs built by the sand builder worm in the Delaware Bay |
D. Miller |
| Maia Tatinclaux |
Evaluating diversity in Kosteletzkya virginica; Step 1 in improving productivity. |
J. Gallagher |
| Catherine House |
Temporal dynamics of adaptation to low dissolved oxygen in fish using Fundulus heteroclitus as a model. |
T. Targett |
| Christi Colton |
First reported molecular level identification of MSX (Haplosporidium nelsoni) infection in the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, throughout the Gulf of Mexico. |
A. Marsh |
| Diane Bushman |
Molecular analysis of reverse gyrase in hyperthermophilic epsilon proteobacteria from deep sea thermal vents. |
B. Campbell |
| Elizabeth Pierce |
The effect of orbital signaling in the Southern ocean during the late Miocene (8.5-2.6 Ma). |
K. Billups |
| Keith Moodhe |
Effects of a large spring freshet event on suspended sediment and temporal/spatial variability of the Delaware Estuary. |
C. Sommerfield |
| Darren Dolly |
The effect of oxygen (Hypoxia) on bacterial populations. |
D. Kirchman |
| Nolberto Figueroa |
Delaware River metagenomic library resistance to stressor agents. |
T. Hanson |
* indicates non-REU students who participated in the program
