RIOS Students, 2004-2008

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2008 RIOS Students

Frances Buderman, Cornell University
Mentors: Thomas Grothues and Kenneth Able
Title: Effect of pier shading on prey fish in the Hudson River, using dual frequency identification sonar | Poster

Lindsay D'Ambrosio, University of Maryland
Mentor: James Ammerman
Title: Regulation of a novel phosphatase common in marine bacteria | Poster

Amanda deVillers, Moravian College
Mentors: Steve Tuorto and Gary Taghon
Title: The effect of different carbon sources on chemotaxis and predation of a toluene-degrading bacteria | Poster

Jessica Hoffman, Rutgers University
Mentors: Ken Able and Thomas Grothues
Title: Development of a rapid tagging technique for short term studies on summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus | Poster

Christopher Huch, Jr., Richard Stockton College
Mentor: Mike Kennish
Title: Blade ejection due to temperature stress in Zostera marina | Poster

Caitlin Kennedy, Rutgers University
Mentors: Thomas Grothues and Kenneth Able
Title: Spatial variation in fish sound production in a Mid-Atlantic Bight estuary | Poster

Phyllis Ko, Rutgers University
Mentor: Sybil Seitzinger
Title: The effect of nitric acid on cloud processing of glyoxal | Poster

Olga Korenovska, Rutgers University
Mentor: Kay Bidle
Title: Genetics of programmed cell death in the model diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana | Poster

Jessica Kurth, Rutgers University
Mentor: Mike Kennish
Title: The effects of temperature on the abundance of blue mussel beds ( Mytilus edulis ) in the Barnegat Inlet | Poster

Brian Reckenbeil, Moravian College
Mentors: Thomas Grothues and Kenneth Able
Title: Quantifying movement and dispersal in adult weakfish, Cynoscion regalis: day vs. night comparison | Poster

Maddie Schroth-Miller, California Polytechnic State University
Mentors: Patricia Ramey and Robert Chant
Title: Long-term variability in surfclam recruitment in relation to climate and local physical factors | Poster

Eric Vowinkel, University of Maryland
Mentor: Scott Glenn
Title: Monitoring and optimizing the flight of the Atlantic underwater glider | Poster

Andrea Zasoski, Cedar Crest College
Mentors: Patricia Ramey and Judy Grassle
Title: Carcinus maenas: an optimal forager? | Poster

2006 RIOS Students

Erica Bodnar, Wittenberg University
Mentors: Patricia Ramey and Judy Grassle
Title: Polygordius sp., an ambitious marine worm | Poster

Paul Clerkin, Sacramento City College
Mentors: Thomas Grothues and Kenneth Able
Title: Movement of sub-adult striped bass (Morone saxatilis) within an estuarine ecosystem | Poster

Gregory Henkes, Bates College
Mentor: Thomas Grothues
Title: Investigating feasibility of acoustic telemetry and habitat use of adult hickory shad, Alosa mediocris, in the Mullica River/Great Bay Estuary, New Jersey | Poster

Chris Hukushi, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Mentors: Dale Haidvogel and Julia Levin
Title: Sea surface temperature validation of the Regional Ocean Modeling System in the California Current system | Poster

Ralph Jiorle, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Mentors: Joe Dobarro and Rose Petrecca
Title: Study of the physical parameters of the Beach Haven Sand Ridge area using the autonomous underwater vehicle REMUS | Poster

Joanie M. Knuth, SUNY, Syracuse
Mentors: Jason Sylvan and James Ammerman
Title: Analysis of carbon and nitrogen pools on the Louisiana Continental Shelf during May 2004 | Poster

Rosa I. Leon-Zayas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Mentors: Lee Kerkhof and Lora McGuinness
Title: Assessing the dominant denitrifying bacteria in the Mid-Atlantic Bight sediments | Poster

Tiffany Mahan, California State University, Sacramento
Mentor: Liz Sikes
Title: Using alkenones to determine paleo-ocean temperature and paleo-circulation over the South Tasman Rise during the last interglacial/glacial/interglacial periods | Poster

Margaret A. Malone, College of Charleston
Mentors: Ken Able and Thomas Grothues
Title: Distribution of telemetered smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, in a southern New Jersey estuary | Poster

Rachel Mosher, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mentor: Mike Kennish
Title: Underwater videographic analysis of seagrasses in the Barnegat Bay-Little Egg Harbor Estuary | Poster

John Roberts, Savannah State University
Mentors: Scott Glenn and Oscar Schofield
Title: Science payload bay undersea observation | Poster

Max Rubinstein, Brown University
Mentor: Gary Taghon
Title: Overyielding in marine heterotrophic bacteria | Poster

K. T. (Katie) Schmidt , Humboldt State University
Mentors: Rose Petrecca and Charlotte Fuller
Title: The effects of the burrowing anemone, Ceriantheopsis americanus, on invertebrate diversity and abundance at LEO-15, station 30 | Poster

Christi Welter, Colorado School of Mines
Mentor: Scott Glenn
Title: When do the fish come in: A look into the future through a collaborative crossover among physical oceanographers and marine biologists | Poster

2005 RIOS Students

Alison Astalos, Rutgers University
Mentor: Mike Kennish
Title: Analysis of water quality conditions within the Mullica River-Great Bay Estuary | Poster

Chris Ballew, Central College
Mentors: Trish Ramey and Judy Grassle
Title: In situ and flume experiments examining habitat preferences and post-settlement movement of the polychaete, Polygordius sp. | Poster

Adam Bohnert, Rhodes College
Mentor: Costa Vetriani
Title: The isolation and identification of chemolithoautotrophic thiosulfate-oxidizers from 9°N, East Pacific Rise | Poster

James Bunkiewicz, Rutgers University
Mentors: Ken Able and Thomas Grothues
Title: Biotic interactions between bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) and associated piscivorous predators; striped bass (Morone saxatilis), weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), and summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus): collected from the surf-zone and inner continental shelf off the coast of New Jersey | Poster

Sarah Edwards, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mentor: Liz Sikes
Title: The paleoventilation of the South Pacific | Poster

Anirban Ghosh, Clarkson University
Mentor: Lee Kerkhof
Title: Measuring the presence of clonal bias in microbiological analysis | Poster

Elizabeth "Tucker" Hirsch, Rutgers University
Mentors: Janice McDonnell and Lisa Weiss
Title: Evaluating student learning through environmental education and outreach | Poster

Catherine Jedrzejczyk, College of New Jersey
Mentors: Peter Rona and Karen Bemis
Title: Characterizing diffuse hydrothermal flows in the Main Endeavour Field, Juan de Fuca Ridge | Poster

Rachel Koehler, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Mentor: John Quinlan
Title: Stratification in the coastal ocean | Poster

Angelique Linares, Rutgers University
Mentor: Jim Ammerman
Title: Cell-specific detection of alkaline phosphatase in heterotrophic bacteria | Poster

Alicia Manoski, Rutgers University
Mentors: Ken Able and Thomas Grothues
Title: Studying adult bluefish habitat use in the Great Bay/ Mullica River estuarine system using acoustic telemetry | Poster

Katherine Piso, Rutgers University
Mentors: Gary Taghon and Charlotte Fuller
Title: Isolation and identification of activity characteristics of bacteria collected from the continental shelf in the Middle Atlantic Bight | Poster

Paige Roberts, University of Miami
Mentors: Ken Able and Thomas Grothues
Title: Daytime vs. nighttime activity of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, in Mullica River | Poster

Rachel Sargent, University of Vermont
Mentors: John Quinlan and Mark Sullivan
Title: Larval sampling and acoustic tracking of Limulus polyphemus | Poster

RIOS 2005 Student Poster

2004 RIOS Students

Cynthia M. Corwonski, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Mentor: Kay Bidle
Title: A role for caspases during viral infection of the coccolithophorid, Emiliania huxleyi | Poster

Fernando Fuentes, Rutgers University
Mentor: Ken Able
Title: Day and night movement comparisons of the striped bass of Great Bay/Mullica River Estuary | Poster

Rachel Grandpre, Smith College
Mentor: Liz Sikes
Title: Accessing New Zealand deep water ages using radiocarbon dating of deep corals | Poster

Andrew David Harper, West Texas A&M
Mentor: Rich Lutz
Title: Hydrothermal vent community at 31°S on the East Pacific Rise | Poster

Sarah Hauke, Mount Holyoke College
Mentor: John Quinlan
Title: The effects of reef structure on gamete dispersal and fertilization of the Eastern Oyster, Crossostrea virginica | Poster

Erin Jackson, Rutgers University
Mentor: Oscar Schofield
Titile: Acclimation in the coccolithophorid Emiliania huxleyi in response to variable light in photosynthesis | Poster

Alison-Catherine King, Humboldt State University
Mentor: Bob Chant
Title: An analysis of historical salinity and sea surface evaluation data for the Hudson River | Poster

Holly K. Parkis, Mount Holyoke College
Mentor: Judy Grassle
Title: Larval settlement and juvenile growth of Capitella sp. I | Poster

Heather Rain, Gettysburg College
Mentor: Judy Grassle
Title: The effects of four sediment types on shell growth in recently settled hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) juveniles | Poster

Jeremy Saeger, Coastal Carolina University
Mentor: Sybil Seitzinger
Title: The role of dissolved organic nitrogen in bloom formation of Prorocentrum minimum | Poster

Kate Seebald, Georgetown University
Mentors: John Quinlan and Ken Able
Title: The use of ultrasonic telemetry for assessing diel differences in habitat use by juvenile and adult summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus, in the Great Bay–Little Egg Harbor Estuary | Poster

Annazette Sloley, Rutgers University
Mentor: Jim Ammerman
Title: Environmental indicators: ectoenzyme activity in different size communities | Poster

Merry Spradling, Arizona State University
Mentor: Gary Taghon
Title: The effects of containment of ocean bacteria | Poster

Anna Watson, Connecticut College
Mentor: John Quinlan
Title: Tracking the elusive Great Bay horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus with ultrasonic telemetry: What do horseshoe crabs do after the spawning season? | Poster

Amy Williams, Rutgers University
Mentor: Karl Nordstrom
Title: Impacts of beach raking on macro-invertebrates of the phylum Arthropoda in the wrack | Poster