Rosenstiel Undergraduate Research Symposium (RURS) 2022

Marine Science/Chemistry

Title:  Identifying Autochthonous vs Allochthonous Terrigenous Organic Matter Using Dissolved Lignin As a Biomarker

Research Supervisor: Hilary Close, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  97 Corals and Counting: A Large-Scale Assisted Migration Across Florida’s Coral Reef

Research Supervisor: Diego Lirman. Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title: Hypoxia tolerance of scleractinian species through PO2 crit determination

Research Supervisor: Chris Langdon, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  Forecasting Mass Coral Bleaching Events: Development of Acropora cervicornis Model and Methods Comparison with NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program

Research Supervisor: Chris Langdon, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  Phenotypic Adaptability of Acropora cervicornis to Possible Future Climate Conditions

Research Supervisor: Chris Langdon, Ph.D.

Marine Biology & Ecology

Title:  Population Genetics of Fundulus Heteroclitus in Variably Polluted Sites

Research Supervisor: Douglas Crawford, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  Potential impacts of a 28-day exposure to Deepwater Horizon oil on the Gulf toadfish, Opsanus beta, pituitary gland

Research Supervisor: M. Danielle McDonald, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Microbiology & Immunology

Title:  The Relationship Between Viral Load and Growth in Aplysia

Research Supervisor: Michael Schmale, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  ASR Video Data Analyis on a population of Atlantic Killifish

Research Supervisor: Douglas Crawford, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  The Impacts of Waterborne SSRI and NDRI Exposure on Gulf Toadfish, Opsanus Beta, Hypoxia Response

Research Supervisor: M. Danielle McDonald, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  Physiological Impacts of Heavy Metals in the Blood of Blacktip Sharks in Biscayne Bay, Florida

Research Supervisor: Liza Merly, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  Differentiated behavior between reproductive states in humpback whales in the western Gulf of Maine

Research Supervisor: Donald Olson, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  The Effect of Pharmaceuticals on Predator Prey Dynamics

Research Supervisor: Donald Olson, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  Examining disinfection methods of Artemia naupliii in Aquaculture

Research Supervisor: John Stieglitz, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Geological Science

Title:  Defining the geochemical composition of the newly discovered NEOM brine pool and underlying sedimentary pore waters, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Research Supervisor: Amanda Oehlert, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Geological Science

Title:  Probing subduction zone behavior within plate tectonic reconstruction

Research Supervisor: Adam Holt, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Biology

Title:  The Distribution of Shallow-Water Benthic Foraminifera in the Gulf of Aqaba and Northeastern Red Sea

Research Supervisors: Sam Purkis, Ph.D./Alex Humphreys, Ph.D.

Geological Science

Title:  Assessing Contemporaneous Formation of Microbialites and Corals in a Post-Glacial Maximum Reef: Offshore Mozambique

Research Supervisor: Gregor Eberlli, Ph.D.

Geological Science

Title:  The Coupled Effects of Temperature and Ocean Acidification on the Resident Microbial Communities of South Florida Reef Corals

Research Supervisor: James Klaus, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Microbiology & Immunology

Title:  Characterizing the Effects of N-linked Glycosylation in Pore Forming Protein Perforin 2

Research Supervisor: George Munson, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Meteorology

Title:  On the skewness of air temperature and humidity near the air-sea interface

Research Supervisor: William Drennan, Ph.D.

Meteorology/Mathematics/Geography and Sustainable Development

Title:  Effects of Cloud Radiative Feedbacks on Marine Heatwaves off Baja California

Research Supervisor: Amy Clement, Ph.D.

Meteorology/Mathematics

Title:  Convective Structure of Tropical Cyclones During Extreme Episodes of Rapid Intensification

Research Supervisor: Sharanya Majumdar, Ph.D.

Meteorology/Mathematics

Title:  The Annual Variability of the North Atlantic Main Development Region

Research Supervisor: Sharanya Majumdar, Ph.D.

Meteorology

Title:  Enhancing Graphical Risk Communication to Vulnerable Populations

Research Supervisor: Sharanya Majumdar, Ph.D.

Marine Science/Applied Mathematics

Title:  Effect of an Artificial Reef on Wave Velocities Near the Seabed

Research Supervisor: Brian Haus, Ph.D.