REUs - Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Lindsey Badder
University of California, San Diego
Major: Marine Biology
PROJECT: DETERMINING SIZE-SPECIFIC CONSUMPTION RATES OF THE PURPLE URCHIN OF PACIFIC DULSE
Ford Evans, Advisor
Katie Guerrero
American River College
Major: General Science
PROJECT: FREAK OUT OR CHILL OUT: INSIGHT INTO ELASMOBRANCH STRESS BEHAVIOR
Taylor Chapple, Josh Bowman, and Alex McInturf, Advisors
Liliana Hart-Beck
Western Washington University
Major: Environmental Science
PROJECT: MICROPLASTIC MOVEMENT AND MORPHOLOGY IN MUSSELS (MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS)
Susanne Brander and Emily Pedersen, Advisors
Lakeia Kyles
American River College
Major: Computer Science
PROJECT: PREDICTING THE ABUNDANCE OF EASTERN OYSTER (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) POPULATIONS BY SIMULATING THE EFFECTS OF EXTREME SALINITY DISTURBANCES UNDER INCREASING FREQUENCY AND MAGNITUDE
Will White, Advisor
Sasha Langley
Eckerd College
Majors: Marine Science and Environmental Studies
PROJECT: CONTRASTING THE INTRACELLULAR pH RESPONSE OF SUSCEPTIBLE AND RESISTANT PACIFIC OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA GIGAS) TO THE TOMALES BAY OsHV-1 VARIANT INFECTION
Michael Banks, Konstantin Divilov, and Dave Jacobson, Advisors
Jordon Mercer
College of William & Mary
Major: Biology
PROJECT: SHARK SLEUTHING: CLASSIFYING THE PURSUIT STRATEGIES OF INVESTIGATION SEQUENCES IN TIGER SHARKS (GALEOCERDO CUVIER)
Taylor Chapple and Alex McInturf, Advisors
Peni Snow
Lane Community College
Majors: Botany and Biochemistry
PROJECT: THE EFFECTS OF PYRETHROIDS ON ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION IN INLAND SILVERSIDES AT DIFFERENT SALINITIES
Susanne Brander and Sara Hutton, Advisors
Alex Zinck
The Evergreen State College
Major: Biology
PROJECT: MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF AUTOMOBILE TIRE MICROPARTICLES ON PACIFIC OYSTER (CRASSOSTREA GIGAS) LARVAE
Chris Langdon and MacKenna Hainey, Advisors
OSU College of Agricultural Sciences Branch Experiment Station Interns
Avery Haymowicz
Oregon State University
Major: Food Science and Technology
PROJECT: CO-CULTURING MICROALGAE WITH PROBIOTICS TO IMPROVE OYSTER SURVIVAL
Chris Langdon and Spencer Lunda, Advisors
Gabe Jones
Oregon State University
Majors: Chemical Oceanography and Ecological Engineering
PROJECT: COMPARISON OF THE HATFIELD ULTRA DENSITY LARVAL SYSTEM (HUDLS) TO CONVENTIONAL REARING
Chris Langdon and Henry Fleener, Advisors
Other Interns
Maddie English
Summer Intern in the Big Fish Lab
Oregon State University Graduate
Taylor Chapple, Advisor
Mick Greenwood
Oregon Coast STEM Hub
Summer High School Intern
Jessica Miller and Zoe Almeida, Advisors