2023 Worster Summer Research Fellowship Symposium
Join us on May 19th, 2023, at the MSRB auditorium to celebrate our students and get a sneak peek of what they've been working on. Light refreshments will be provided.
The Worster family graciously supports research development in ecology, evolution, and marine biology, through funding of a mentoring program that pairs undergraduates with graduate students for a summer research program. The 10-week program encompasses a hands-on collaborative research project between the undergraduate student and graduate mentor, a presentation of that research at the annual Worster Symposium, and a written summary of the team's progress and accomplishments at the end of the fellowship.
Date & Time
May 19th, 2023
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Group 1 Presentations
Time | Speakers | Description |
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2:00pm - 2:05pm | Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez | Opening remarks |
1:05pm - 1:20pm | Emily Hardison & Eileen Schauerman | Presentation #1: "Food for Thought: How a Fish's Diet Affects Its Ability to Handle Extreme Temperatures" |
2:20pm - 2:35pm | Gabe Runte & Aubrey Chuen | Presentation #2: "Seeing plants in a new light: Using NDVI to quantify plant health in a greenhouse" |
2:35pm - 2:50pm | Kai Kopecky & Emalia Partlow | Presentation #3 "Patterns of herbivory in the presence and absence of dead coral skeletons" |
:50pm - 3:00pm
Break
Group 2 Presentations
Time | Speakers | Description |
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3:00pm - 3:15pm | Robert Fitch & Zoe Fung | Presentation #4: "Evaluating the use of leaf traits as predictors of wildfire severity" |
3:15pm - 3:30pm | Michelle Lee & Clarissa Diaz | Presentation #5: "Effects of trout on lakeside pollination in the Eastern Sierra Nevada" |
3:30pm - 3:45pm | Caitlin Nordheim & Rachel Leowy | Presentation #6: "Elucidating the roles of aquatic invertebrates in amphibian pathogen dynamics" |
3:45pm - 3:50pm | Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez | Closing remarks |