College of Science and the Environment Fall 2022 Research Symposium
Friday, December 2, 2022 @ 2 pm
Join us in person or virtually for senior research presentations from students in the areas of biology and chemistry!
Schedule of Presentations
| Time | Student | Title |
| 2:00 | Welcome and Presentation of Awards | |
| 2:20 | Brianna Abercrombie | Effects of run time, time in captivity, and saline activator on sperm quality in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar |
| 2:40 | Lucas Chorba | Hatchery filtration effectiveness against parasites and other organisms |
| 3:00 | Simon Freeman | Day versus night relations between larval lake whitefish, cisco, and zooplakton in the Upper Great Lakes |
| 3:20 | Break | |
| 3:40 | Joshua Heistan | Influences of nearby waterbody size on the early spring and summer fish assemblages in two Great Lake tributaries |
| 4:00 | Madison Jordan | An assessment of size structure of rock bass Amblophlites rupestris in Monocle Lake |
| 4:20 | Kollin Kemerling | Seasonal and water temperature effects on Lake Trout consumption of Round Goby in southeastern Lake Michigan |
| 4:40 | Joseph Tolles | Winter versus summer prey preferences of piscivorous fish in Michigan bays |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 2:20 | Paxton Spencer | Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) for land-based shrimp production |
| 2:40 | Zach Boucher | Artificial light sources and their effect on bat feeding behavior |
| 3:00 | Ashley Lolmaugh | Ravens response to wolf calls |
| 3:20 | Break | |
| 3:40 | Konner Russell | Michigan’s winter severity on white-tailed deer’s antler beam diameter |
| 4:00 | Lucas Santure | Moon phase effect on coyote activity |
| 4:20 | Aiden Maniaci | Effectiveness of new sound-blanket animal deterrent system |
| 4:40 | Veronica Lamkin | TBA |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 2:20 | Jeremy Turnbow | The spread of salmonid diseases through common bait fish |
| 2:40 | Kristen Chipman | Systematic review of radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyoidism |
| 3:00 | Elijah Smith | Forest understory composition at Hunt Creek |
| 3:20 | Break | |
| 3:40 | Mitch Travis | Assessment of necro mass mixtures: the role of litter diversity |
| 4:00 | Nathan Veres | Comparing plant community compositions of Michigan conifer swamps |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 2:20 | Michael Hillary | Assessing wetland health using litter decomposition as an indicator of ecosystem function |
| 2:40 | Carmen Kincaid | Salt and trace metals analysis of snowmelt in the Ashmun sub watershed |
| 3:00 | Haleigh Smith | Sources of Chromium (Cr) and other trace elements in St. Mary’s River near Sault Ste Marie |
| 3:20 | Break | |
| 3:40 | Joshua Wirt | Mapping the best route for a Mackinaw City crosstown trail |
| 4:00 | Alex Valle | Mapping inland lakes for aquatic invasive species |
