Talks

Morning Talks– Dr. Nathan Hall and Dr. Janet Nye presiding

  • 9:45-10:00 Meredith Meyer, Ph.D. Candidate: Molecular Physiology of Phytoplankton During the EXPORTS North Atlantic Campaign.
  • 10:00 -10:15 Annabel Grocott, B.S. Candidate: Evaluating the Degradation of Biodegradable 3D Printer Filament and Applications Towards University Makerspaces.
  • 10:15-10:30 Qingxin Zhang, B.S. Candidate: Active North Carolina? Coated Slicken-Line Surfaces Within Ground-Level Saprolite, Sparta, NC.
  • 10:30-10:45 Cameron McClellan, B.A. Candidate: Making: An Impact – Exploring Perceptions of ‘Making’ within Underrepresented Student Groups in Geoscience.

Afternoon Talks I– Dr. Brent McKee and Dr. Alecia Septer presiding

  • 1:00-1:15 Mackenzie Root, B.A. Candidate: Irregular Winter and Summer SSTs During the Early Little Ice Age (15th to 16th Centuries) Based on Stable Isotope Data from Viking Age shells, Orkney, Scotland.
  • 1:15-1:30 Casimir Szupica, B.S. Candidate: Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy of Pliocene Fossils from the Yorktown Formation of Southeastern Virginia.
  • 1:30-1:45 Max Buglisi, B.S. Candidate: Anthropogenic Reef Dynamics: Satellite-Based Geospatial Analysis in Western Barbados for Assessing Human Implications on Coral Reefs.
  • 1:45-2:00 Bianca Artigas, B.S. Candidate: Designing an Interactive Dashboard for Earthquake Aftershock Forecast Visualization.
  • 2:00-2:15 BREAK

Afternoon Talks II– Dr. Donna Surge and Dr. Tamlin Pavelsky presiding

  • 2:15-2:30 Riley Moran, B.S. Candidate: Technique Development: Extraction and Quantification of Microplastics in Lake Surface Waters.
  • 2:30-2:45 Emiley Geouque, B.A. Candidate: Fluid Inclusion Analysis and Deformation History of Ordovician Calcareous Turbidites.
  • 2:45-3:00 David Go, B.S. Candidate: CTDTurbO2: Open-Source, Low-Cost Sensors for Environmental and Oceanographic Research.
  • 3:00-3:15 Connor Bassett, B.S. Candidate: Modeling the Impact of LID Features on Flooding in the Little Creek Watershed.