UCSB campus point. Credit: Tony Mastres

 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
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"

 2:50pm - 3:00pm

 Break

 Group 2 Presentations

Time Speakers Description
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