Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Funded Projects: 2012
| Student | Project Title | Faculty Sponsor |
| Tu Dao Ashlyn Mangham Louisiana State University |
Effect of salinity and lipid type on sperm quality and cryopreservation | Dr. Terrence Tiersch Dr. Huiping Yang |
| Ian Denys Nicholls State University |
Assessment of oxidative damages to the Gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis, by the weathered BP oil | Dr. Enmin Zou |
| Casey Elkins Louisiana State University |
Stress response in spawning male Fundulus grandis exposed to Macondo 252 crude oil. | Dr. Fernando Galvez |
| Jaren Lee Louisiana State University |
Evaluation of the role of a novel iron binding protein in eastern oyster host defense against the protozoan parasite Perkinsus marinus | Dr. Jerome La Peyre |
| Amy Miller Louisiana State University |
The extraction of lipids from algae using different alcohols for the production of algal-based biofuels. | Dr. Kelly Rusch Dr. Maria Teresa Gutierrez-Wing |
| Thomas Sevick Loyola University |
Effects of the Deep Horizon oil spill on marsh fishes in the Mississippi River Delta | Dr. Frank Jordan |
| Logan Sonier Nicolls State University |
Extraction of small antimicrobial peptides from gar blood | Dr. Rajkumar Nathaniel |
| Michael Stanton Zach Buschlen Paul Ford Eddy Wu Jacob Partain Frank Bohn Gerald Knapp Ian Bizette Matt Flynn Louisiana State University |
Development of a rapidly deployable storm surge sensor for the purpose of defining the storm surge hazard in populated coastal areas | Dr. Carol Friedland Gabriel Desouza Dr. Dooyoung Hah |
| Havalend Steinmuller Louisiana State University |
Effects of fertility gradients on Typha sp. net primary productivity in newly formed wetlands | Dr. Victor Rivera-Monroy |