Projects

Students in the REU program perform research with faculty members that can be presented at professional conferences.  We strongly encourage the students to present at professional conferences, and provide travel funding support through the REU grant.  Since 2000, many student presentations have been given at conferences such as the East Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers, the Ohio Academy of Sciences, and the National Conference for Undergraduate Research.  An important evaluation component of our program is the number of papers presented at professional conferences, as read below there are many. 

Select presentations are available in Apple Quicktime© Format
First Name Last Name Year School Originally From Project Title Project advisor
Autumn Ash 2000 St. Mary-of-the-woods Policy issues with Manhattan Marsh nature preserve
Sheryl Bell 2000 Morning Side College Comparison of microbial communities in an agriculturalimpacted marsh
Catherine Buchanan 2000 Humboldt State Feasibility of using Fostoria plants for phytoremediation–removal of heavy metals
Matt Cunningham 2000 Ohio Wesleyan University Longevity of escherichia coli and heterotrophic bacteria in freshwater sediments
Susan Dunham 2000 SUNY Geneseo Crop identification using satellite imagery
Natalie Gottschall 2000 Nipissing University Feasibility of using Fostoria plants for phytoremediation–removal of heavy metals
Jaclyn Hurley 2000 Wheaton College Communicating the goal: a united front against non-point source pollution
Laura Poulos-Eitinier 2000 University of Toledo Utilizing remote sensing and geographic information systems to locate and monitor riparian buffer zones
Bryan Sams 2000 Ohio Wesleyan University Avoiding the pitfalls of voluntary environmental protection programs with agricultural zoning
Katrina Schutte 2000 San Diego State University Assessment of the urban heat island effect in Lucas County with remote sensing technology
Ariel Terranova-Webb 2000 Ohio Wesleyan The effects of spatial land-use change on the suspended sediment load of the Ottawa River and its tributaries; a study in non-point source pollution
Adam  DeMars 2001 University of Toledo Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
Matthew Do 2001 Penn State Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
Mike Edwards 2001 University of Toledo Application of Total Solids and Turbidity in the Ottawa River Watershed for Non-point source pollution detection
Sarah Fuller 2001 West Chester University Prairie Wetlands: Application of Remote Sensing
Andrew Hoskens 2001 University of Toledo Effects of stress on nematode life history characteristic
Andrew Hudak 2001 Ohio Wesleyan Hydro-geologic Survey of the Lake Erie Center Property: Soil Analysis and Well Installation as Preliminary Steps for a Study of Ground Water/Lake Water Level Relationships
Kelly Ketchum 2001 Bowling Green State University Correlation between biological crust composition and nitrogen fixation
Stephen Meininger 2001 Ohio Northern University Effects of stress on nematode life history characteristic
Katherine Rogers 2001 Indiana University Crop Identification Using Multitemporal Satellite Imagery
Justin Struble 2001 Kenyon College The Potential for the Use of Landsat in Time Series Analysis:Cloud Coverage in Northwest Ohio
Erin Weis 2001 Ohio Wesleyan Expand or Reroute:  A Study of US Route 24
Erica Bishop 2002 Oklahoma State University An Accuracy Comparison of an ASTER Derived DEM to existing USGS 30 meter DEM
Amy Campbell 2002 University of Idaho Ecological study of a northern forest ecosystem
Adam Dellinger 2002 Shippensburg University Watershed Planning in Northwest Ohio:  A Small-Scale GIS Application
Adam DeMars 2002 University of Toledo Landsat 7 vs. EO1 Hyperion for the Classification of Corn and Soy
Deanna Heluska 2002 Keystone College Phytoremediation of Fostoria Sludge Farm
Kate Lanza 2002 University of Toledo Phytoremediation of Fostoria Sludge Farm
Leslie Mendoza 2002 University of Toledo Doehler-Jarvis: A Toledo Brownfield Site
Shawn Spears 2002 University of Toledo Habitat Preference of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Justin Struble 2002 Kenyon College Monitoring Turbidity in Lake Erie using Landsat 7/ETM+
David Tessier 2002 Ohio Wesleyan Habitat Preference of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) in the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
Ryan Argo 2003 Eckerd College Distribution of Growth Among Adult and Juvenile Chrysemys picta inhabitating the Ottawa Wildlife Refuge AND Habitat Preferences of the Painted (Chrysemys picta) and Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) Captured in the Ottawa Wildlife Refuge Moorhead
Kari Gerwin 2003 University of Toledo Land use change in the Ottawa River Watershed Lawrence and Czajkowski
Christopher Gross 2003 West Chester University Validating the MODIS snow product using student and National Weather Service ground observations Czajkowski
Phil Haney 2003 Ohio State University A Site Assessment of the Westwinds Property AND Classifying Wetlands in Lucas County Lawrence
Lauren Keinath 2003 Michigan State University A Brief Survey of the Surface Microbiological Communities at King Road Landfill and its Adjacent Floodplain Dwyer
Rebecca Kregar 2003 Virginia Tech Distribution of Growth Among Adult and Juvenile Chrysemys picta inhabitating the Ottawa Wildlife Refuge and Habitat Preferences of the Painted (Chrysemys picta) and Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) Captured in the Ottawa Wildlife Refuge Moorhead
Todd Kunselman 2003 Clarion University Monitoring Turbidity in Lake Erie Utilizing Satellite Imagery Czajkowski and Coss
Brian Putman 2003 Defiance College The Antenna-waving Wasp Tachyspex pechumani Tramer
Jona Scarbro 2003 Marrietta College Maumee Bay E-coli Study Czajkowski, Spongberg and Dwyer
Jennifer VanFossen 2003 Bowling Green State University GIS Model for Duck and Otter Creeks Watershed Patterson
Natalie Brown 2004 University of Toledo What is the Energy Budget? Why is it so important? What can we do to make it better? Czajkowski
Colin de Saint Victor 2004 University of Toledo Locating sources of microbial pollution around Lake Erie's Beaches Dwyer
Carolyn Doehring (Coehring?) 2004 Aquinas College Benthic Invertebrates of Western Lake Erie Mayer
Jessica Henning 2004 University of Toledo Investigating the relative importance of N, P, and C in affecting stress-protein production in freshwater algae Heckathorn
Lauren Keinath 2004 Michigan State Development of a rapid bacterial source tracking methodology focusing on community fingerprinting of water and sediment E. coli Sigler
Sarah Opfer 2004 Bowling Green The Effects of Farm Management on Herpetofaunal and Small Mammal Communities Tramer
Takelia Paterson (Bragg?) 2004 University of Toledo The effect of zebra mussel on bacterial community in different lakes Czajkowski
Alycia Pittenger 2004 University of Toledo Soil Temperature Correlations Spongberg
Astrid Rodriguez 2004 Bowdoin College Heavy Metals in Otter Creek Czajkowski and Spongberg
Michelle Roy 2004 Salem State Lucas County Land Cover Czajkowski and Coss
Jennifer Talkington 2004 DePaul U Turtle Trapping: Trap Happy? Does size matter? Moorhead
Caroline Barrett 2005 Syacuse University Effects of Dreissena and Native Bioturbators on Primary Productivity Mayer
Dianna Brandon 2005 University of Toledo Population Genetic Patterns in North American versus European Zebra Mussel Populations Stepian
Natalie Brown 2005 Central State University Introduction of Eddy Covariance Tower and Evapotranspiration Czajkowski
Steven Choc 2005 Elizabethtown College Towards Arsenic Phytoremediation: Screening of Native Plants Using a Hydroponic System Dwyer
Audrey Decker 2005 Northern State University The Fate of E. coli in Local Waters Dwyer
John Gordon 2005 University of Delaware The Effects of Environmental Variables on Capture Rates of Two Aquatic Turtle Species Moorhead
Takelia Paterson (Bragg?) 2005 University of Toledo Surface Temperature Protocol for GLOBE Student Observations Czajkowski
Kevin Prus 2005 The College of Wooster Growth Rates and Size Distribution of Chrysemys picta and Graptemy geographica Moorhead
Kristy Sabo 2005 Bowling Green State University Cause of the Dead Zone in Western Lake Erie Bridgeman
Damien Terry 2005 North Carolina State University  An opportunity to study bacterial source tracking in the Laboratory for Microbial Ecology at the University of Toledo Sigler
Andrew Alvarino 2006 Broward Community College Determining real time moisture content in the forest floor Chen
Caroline Barrett 2006 Syracuse Do Dreissena Affect Burrowing Mayfly Habitat Selection? Mayer
Christine Biermann 2006 SUNY Geneseo Impacts of mowing on soil temperature and insect communities in urban lawns Moorhead
Jena Buchhop 2006 Wittenberg Comparison of the Effects of Coastal and INland Wetland HAbitats on the Distribution of the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Bossenbroek
Latasha Butler 2006 Central State University Using satellite images to determine turbidity in Western Lake Erie Czajkowski
Justin Chaffin 2006 Bowling Green State University Predatory Zooplankton of Late Summer and Fall in Western Lake Erie, 2002 - 2005 Bridgeman
Kristin Gardner 2006 University of Toledo E. coli community fingerprinting to identify sources of bacterial pollution in Van Wert County (Ohio) Sigler
Jennifer Ohayon 2006 University of Toronto A genetic comparison of racer goby Neogobius gymnotrachelus invasive versus native populations in Eurasia Stepian
Raina Ritu 2006 Baldwin Wallace Evaluation of molecular fingerprinting methods for host classification of Staphylococcus aureus Sigler
Kim Sinclair 2006 Ohio Wesleyan Eolian sands as a proxy for climate change in western Michigan Fisher
Jo Banda 2007 Bowling Green State University Stepian
Katie Doan 2007 Baldwin Wallace College Mayer
Jesse Filbrun 2007 Bowling Green State University Quantifying Microcystis spp. in Western Lake Erie and Maumee Bay using Gravimetric Seperation and Microscopy, 2002-2006 Bridgeman
Kimberly Peters 2007 Bowling Green State University Below ground characteristics of common invasive species Weintraub
William Rogers 2007 University of Dayton The Identification of staphylococcus species with the Tuf gene in different environments by use of DGGE Sigler
Mark Sibug 2007 University of Maryland- Baltimore County Genetic Analysis of the Smallmouth Bass Across North America:  A Total Evidence Approach Combining Mitochondrial DNA Sequences with Microsatellites Stepian
Nathan Stroh 2007 North Dakota State University The effects of turbidity particle size on age-0 yellow perch (Perca flavescens) foraging success Bossenbroek
Kathie Swan 2007 University of Toledo Preliminary Geophysical Investigations in the Oak Openings Metropark Martin-Hayden
Jeremy Williams 2007 Hampton University Assessing Water Quality in the Maumee and Sandusky Watersheds using GIS and Remote Sensoring Czajkowski
Winnie Yu 2007 Rice University Quaternary Geology of Snow Hill, Maryland Krantz

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