Coastal Studies Center

Student

 Title

Project

Department

Lucy Van Hook  

The demography, nesting status and movement patterns of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentine) in Merrymeeting Bay

Honors

Biology

Becca Selden

Growth and metabolism of the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis: flow environments and predation pressure

Honors

Biology

Kiersa Benson

Growth and behavioral response of hard shell clam Mercenaria mercenaria in response to crab predation cues

Honors

Biology 

Kate Mitterling

Differences in hippocampus and septum volumes in storing and non-storing birds across seasons

Honors

Neuroscience

Dan McGrath

Spectral transmission of shortwave radiation through first-year Arctic sea ice and Maine lake ice

Honors

Geology

Student

Title

Project

Department

Deborah Schaeffer

Restoring access to small boats through area management : a path to sustainability in the Gulf of Maine groundfishery

Honors

E.S.

Molly Wright

Growth and metabolism in the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

Honors

Biology

Christina Souther

Biogeochemistry of the Kennebec estuary

Honors

Biology/E.S.

David Mortimer

Honors

Geology

Peter Stranges

Boundary layer fluid dynamics effects on oxygen metabolism and growth rates in green sea urchins, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

Honors

Biology

Benjamin Chan

Exploring tensile attributes of mutable collagenous tissue in Eucidaris tribuloides spines with respect to muscle and ligament properties

Honors

Biology

Kurt Martin

Honors

Geology

Student

 Title

Project

Department

E.W. Grason   

Influence of an invasive bryozoan on Onchidoris muricata prey selection in the Gulf of Maine

Honors

Biology

Julie Grinvalsky

Plant community dynamics in Merrymeeting Bay

Honors

Biology

Lynne Davis

Honors

Biology 

Sarah Fick

Scientific and educational approaches to invasive species: a case study on the soft-shell clam in Maine

Honors

E.S.

Daniel Abraham

A radiochemical tracer study of submarine groundwater discharge at Maquoit Bay, Falmouth, Massachusetts and Quahog Bay, Harpswell, Maine

Honors

Geology

Kurt Jendrek

Bedrock controls on submarine groundwater discharge in eastern Casco Bay, Maine

Honors

Geology

Kurt Martin

Honors

Geology

Student

 Title

Project

Department

Nissa Lohrmann

Seasonal acclimation of antioxidants in two co-occuring red algae with differing cold tolerances

Honors

Biology

Tim Pasakarnis

Ecological recovery of Merrymeeting Bay : changing sediment chemistry and wild rice dynamics

Honors

Biology

Edward Sweeney

Glaciomarine sediments beneath eastern Casco Bay, Mid-coast Maine

Honors

Geology

Laura Windecker

Mechanisms of size-specific growth in the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

Honors

Biology

Kara Podkaminer

Hydrodynamic benefits of schooling as measured by tail beat and opercular frequency in killifish

Honors

Biology

Elizabeth Bryson

The effects of crab cues and clam density on Mya arenaria : burrowing depth and resource allocation

Honors

E.S.

Louis Plough

The effects of green crab Carcinus maenas predatory cues on the burrowing depth and morphology of the soft shell clam Mya arenaria

Honors

E.S.

Student

 Title

Project

Department

Ferdinand Oberle

Ind. Study

Geology

Alexander Rubins

Ind. Study

Geology

Jill Simonetti

A comparative study of development patterns in three coastal communities: Barnstable County, MA; Cumberland County, ME; Currituck and Dare Counties, NC

Ind. Study

Economics

Anjali Dotson

Regulation of WAK gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana

Ind. Study

Biology

Student

 Title

Project

Department

Angela Dubois

Honors

Biology

Erin Giggey

Honors

Biology

Anne Powell

The combined effects of anaerobiosis and tributyltin on the energy metabolism of the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis

Honors

Chemistry