Summer Students and Interns 2021

REUs - Research Experiences for Undergraduates

 

Samantha Biltgen
Hendrix College
Majors: Biology and Psychology

Smiling young woman kneeling on rock wearing yellow jacket, orange waders, and glasses.

PROJECT: MICROPLASTIC DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE IN MUSSELS (MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS) ALONG THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON COASTS
Susanne Brander, Advisor

 

Raziel Lederman-Beach
University of California, Santa Cruz
Major: Ecology and Evolution

Young man with dark hair stands in front of trees, mask hanging from one ear.

PROJECT: EFFECTS OF MATERNALLY-EXPERIENCED OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON STAGHORN SCULPIN (LEOTOCOTTUS ARMATUS) ADULT AND OFFSPRING CONDITION
Jessica Miller, Zoe Almeida, and Craig Norrie, Advisors

 

Joshua Mayo
University of California, Santa Cruz
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Young man with long dark hair wearing an orange vest holds a shrimp-pump while standing on a mudflat.

PROJECT: HOST PARASITE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A BOPYRID ISOPOD (ORTHIONE GRIFFENSIS) AND A PACIFIC NORTHEST COAST MUDFLAT ECOSYSTEM ENGINEER (UPOGEBIA PUGETTENSIS): WAIT OR DIE TRYING?
John Chapman and Brett Dumbauld, Advisors

 

Jacob Ridgeway
University of South Dakota
Major: Conservation Biology
Minor: Sustainability

Smiling young man with light brown hair holds fish while standing in river.

PROJECT: BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS WITHIN NO-TAKE MARINE RESERVES: SYNTHESIZING A DECADE OF GLOBAL CHANGE
Will White, Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholar

 

Grace Roa
Oregon State University
MS - Marine Resource Management (incoming)
John Chapman and Brett Dumbauld, Advisors

 

Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Interns

 

Thon Chau
Fisheries and Wildlife Undergraduate Mentorship Program
Oregon State University
Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
Vic Quennessen, Mentor

 

 

Phillip Jeffcott
Summer Intern
Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
Oregon State University
Chris Langdon, Advisor

 

Jose Robles
Vanguarding an Inclusive Ecological Workforce (VIEW) Fellow
Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
Oregon State University

Man with dark hair wearing a baseball cap, OSU Beavers face mask, lab coat, and disposible gloves looks at something glowing in a beaker.

PROJECT: EFFECTS OF MICROPLASTICS ON SILVERSIDE FISH
Susanne Brander, Advisor