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Oceanography 444 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Thursday May 31st, 1:30 - 4:00 in Ocean Science Building Room 014 (Map)

Schedule

Macro Nekton and Micro-Plankton

1:35    Adam Fleischer – The abundance, distribution, and diversity of ichthyoplankton in the Puget Sound estuary and San Juan Islands during early spring

1:50     Deni Malouf – Temperature control and encystment of the toxin-producing dinoflagellate, Alexandrium catenella, in Puget Sound, Washington

2:05     Bruce Titus – Distribution of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella cysts in sediment cores from Discovery Bay, Washington:  Possible relationship to climatic variation

Biochemical Processes

2:20     Brianna Fox – A quantitative study to investigate the possible effect of the common pesticide carbaryl on the copepod Euchaeta elongate and the copepod community of Hood Canal, Washington

2:35     Liana Singh – An experiment to identify levels of triclosan that are harmful to bacteria in Puget Sound

2:50     Break: Coffee and Cookies

Optical and Physical Studies

3:00     Rachel Halfhill – Wavelength-specific light attenuation, chlorophyll concentration and phytoplankton communities in Puget Sound

3:15     Chet Harrison – A cross channel survey of southern Rosario Strait, Puget Sound, Washington during a flood tide using ADCP/CTD methods

3:30     Shane Hollrah – Model/data comparison of a sewage outfall in Puget Sound using ammonium as a tracer

Hood Canal Glaciology

3:45     Matthew Chien-Hom - Mysterious mounds of southern Hood Canal:  Dumpsites, landslide deposits, or glacial debris?