GLRC 2008 Annual Student Faculty Conference
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Friday March 14, 2008
SESSION 1A Limnology and Ecology
146 Baker Hall
3:00 Testing the Limits of the BBE Fluoroprobe to Measure Phytoplankton
Kohanski, Timothy D.; Boyer, G. L.; and Twiss, M. R.
3:20 Exploring Zebra Mussel Effects on Mercury Transformations and Fate in the Seneca River, New York: A Proposal
Adams, Ryan; Driscoll, C.; and Effler, S.
3:40 Microbial Source Tracking of Escherichia coli in Lake Erie
Boheen, Richard; Sanford, J.; Strakosh S.; Stark, S.; Salerno, D; and Lee, T.
4:00 Genetic Determination of the Origin of Hemimysis anomala in Lake Ontario
Questel, Jennifer M.; Back, R. C.; and Welsh, A.
4:20 Mercury in Adirondack Lakes and Fish
Dittman, Jason; and Driscol, C. T.
SESSION 1B Environmental Chemistry
145 Baker Hall
3:00 Membrane-Based Extraction Cell For Monitoring Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds In Water
Harrington, Lindsay; and Hassett, J. P.
3:20 Evaluation of Persistent Contaminant Levels in Great Lakes Salmon Eggs
Alexander, Colleen; and Pagano, J.
3:40 Aquatic Chemistry of Onondaga Creek
Oakes, Robyn L.; Hassett, J. P.; and Klake, R.
4:00 Determining Appropriate Phosphorus Concentrations for the St. Lawrence River and its Tributaries
Kring, Stefanie A.; and Twiss, M. R.
4:20 Thallium Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from the St. Lawrence River
Juby, Adrienne; Davis, R. S.; Wilhelm, S. W.; and Twiss, M. R.
Poster Session located in Nifkin Lounge, Marshall Hall
Saturday March 15, 2008
SESSION 2A Limnology/Fisheries
146 Baker Hall
9:00 Barotraumas in Fish in the St. Lawrence River
Gokey, Jason; and Schreer, J.
9:20 Round Goby Mediated Viral Distribution among Smallmouth Bass in the St. Lawrence River
Eckerlin, Geofrey E., Bowser, P., Farrell, J.; and Groocock, G.
9:40 Longitudinal Variation of Fish Assemblages in Canadaway Creek: Focus on Invasive Species
Fahrner, Alicia; and Strakosh, T.
10:00 Predicting Invasion of European Frogbit in the Finger Lakes of New York
Eppers, Meredith E.; Rudstam, L. G.; and Zhu, B.
SESSION 2B Environmental Chemistry
145 Baker Hall
9:00 Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay: Comparison of Tube and Microplate Formats for Microcystin Analysis
Chen, Elaine; Lo, C.; and Li, J.
9:20 Proteome Analysis of Toxic Microcystis aeruginosa by 2 Dimensional Gel and MALDI-ToF Analysis
Pierce, Frank; and Ouellette, A.
9:40 Immunoassay for Microcystins - More than Just a Screening Test
Zhang, Wei; Li, J.; and Lo, C.
10:00 Monitoring Cyanobacteria in the Lower Great Lakes Using Continuous Ship-Board Fluorescence
Pavlac, Margaret M.; and Boyer, G. L.
SESSION 2C Environmental Engineering/Modeling
141 Baker Hall
9:00 The Development and Use of Predictive Models in Great Lakes Decision-Making: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis
Del Granado, Susana; Cloyd, E.; Manno, J.; DePinto, J.; and Smardon, R.
9:20 Optimising the Performance of Immersed Ultrafiltration Membranes for Tertiary Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Citulski, Joel; and Farahbakhsh, K.
9:40 Prediction of Soil and Surface Water Responses to Climate Change at the Hubbard Brook Using a Biogeochemical Model (PnET-BGC)
Pourmokhtarian, Afshin; and Driscoll, C. T.
SESSION 3A Limnology and Fisheries
146 Baker Hall
11:00 Longevity in the Short-Tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) at Rice Creek Field Station, Oswego, NY
Ressing, Sara M.; and Chepko-Sade, B. D.
11:20 Heterozygosity of Wood Turtles, Glyptemys insculpta, at Two Sites in Oswego County, NY
Pursel, Kyle, Rosenbaum, P. and Welsh, A.
11:40 Food Web Effects and the Disappearance of the Spring Clear Water Phase Following Enhancements at the Metro in Onondaga Lake, New York
Wang, Roland W.; Rudstam, L. G.; Brooking, T. E.; Mills, E.; Snyder, D.; and Arrigo, M.
12:00 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Response to Precipitation Induced Flows
Clemens, Alex; and Li, J.
SESSION 3B Environmental Chemistry
145 Baker Hall
11:00 Formulated Sediment Accumulation of Tamoxifen with a Chronic Bioassay using Benthic and Epibenthic Organisms
Rafanan, Ruby; and Bostan, V.
11:20 Principles and Techniques towards Successful Development of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Dioxin Analysis
Zhang, Wei; Li, J.; and Lo, C.
11:40 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for the Screening of Dioxins in Fish Samples
Chen, Elaine; Lo, C.; and Li, J.
12:00 Introduction of US EPA Method 4025 "Dioxin Analysis in Soil By Immunoassay" to Canada
Buan, Eric; Li, J.; Chen, E.; and Zhang, W.