2021 Summer Students

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)

Samantha Biltgen
Hendrix College
Majors: Biology and Psychology

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

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

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

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

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