Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Funded Projects: 2011
| Student | Project Title | Faculty Sponsor |
| Catherine Brunner Louisiana State University |
Oyster recruitment in Barataria Bay following the Deepwater Horizon oil leak and opening of the Davis Pond freshwater diversion structure. | Dr. William Stickle |
| Emily Cardarelli Tulane University |
Seasonal impacts influencing denitrification in wetlands. | Dr. Brad Rosenheim |
| Kyle Coblentz Tulane University |
The effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on intertidal benthic macroinvertebrate communities | Dr. Caz Taylor |
| Renee Dale Louisiana State University |
Rate of microalgal growth with different levels of CO2 | Dr. Maria Teresa Gutierrez-Wing Dr. Kelly Rusch |
| Caitlyn Guice Southeastern Louisiana University |
Hydrocarbon bioconcentration by Rangia cuneata at varied salinity | Dr. Phillip Voegel |
| Alison Heppermann University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Does salinity variation affect Spartina patens biomass? | Dr. Jenneke Visser |
| Kate Hotard Nicholls State University |
Is ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activity in the hepatopancreas of the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator, influenced by the molting physiology? | Dr. Enmin Zou |
| Jonathan Marshak Tulane University |
Mapping a recent crevasse splay: grain size analysis of facies in the Attakapas crevasse splay. | Dr. Torbjörn Törnqvist |
| Nhan T. Nguyen Louisiana State University |
Internal loading of phosphorus in Lake Pontchartrain: lmplications for harmful algal blooms | Dr. John White Dr. Sibel Bargu Ates |
| Tel Rouse Louisiana State University |
Determination of optimal temperature range for maximum lipid and pigment yields from a local Louisiana algae strain | Dr. Kelly Rusch Dr. Maria Teresa Gutierrez-Wing |
| Michael Truax Louisiana State University |
Effects of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the swimming performance and the post-exercise recovery of Gulf killifish collected along coastal regions of Barataria Bay, Louisiana | Dr. Fernando Galvez |
| Chase Weidert Louisiana State University |
Evaluating the potential oyster contamination from cyanobacterial toxins in Breton Sound estuary | Dr. Sibel Bargu Ates |
| Nathan Yeldell Louisiana State University |
Effects of reef age and oyster density of restored or created oyster reefs along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast on resident nekton communities | Dr. Megan La Peyre |