Congratulations to undergraduate students in the School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), who presented their research at the Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum held on the campus of The Ohio State University on March 30, 2016.
The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum provides a competitively judged opportunity for undergraduates to showcase their research projects and creative works with the University community. The Forum, in its 21st year, is coordinated by Ohio State's Undergraduate Research Office.
Undergraduates participating at this year’s Forum included:
Aquatic habitat degradation and its affects on hybridization between two Sunfish species
Presenter(s): Jacob Wittman
Advisor(s): Suzanne Gray
Changes in forest composition of an urban bottomland forest due to anthropogenic influences
Presenter(s): Michelle Kaiser, Anastasia Sipes
Advisor(s): Roger Williams
Current composition and structure of a disjunct eastern hemlock forest ecosystem in northwestern Alabama and modeling hemlock woolly adelgid infestation
Presenter(s): Robert Denney
Advisor(s): David Hix
**Robert’s poster placed 2nd overall in the Agriculture/Ecological/Environmental Science category at the Forum.
Effects of leaf tissue removal on the reproductive success of Corchorus hirsutus (Malvaceae)
Presenter(s): Na'Imah Rawls
Advisor(s): Carol Landry
Effects of overwinter conditions on survival and growth of invasive species of Asian carp
Presenter(s): Kevin Fisher
Advisor(s): Konrad Dabrowski
Evaluating fertilizer types on eucalyptus plantation growth in southern China
Presenter(s): Anastasia Sipes, Juliana Hussey, Mikafui Dzotsi
Advisor(s): Roger Williams
Evaluating the impacts of outdoor orientation programs at The Ohio State University
Presenter(s): Ethan Rhodus
Advisor(s): Greg Hitzhusen and Kristi Lekies
Impact of mixed and pure stand eucalyptus plantations on soil quality in southwestern China
Presenter(s): Bridget O'Banion
Advisor(s): Roger Williams
Poor pawpaw production in woodland patches – what’s the explanation?
Presenter(s): Liberty Brigner
Advisor(s): Matt Davies
Soil properties and their relation to coffee quality in Peru
Presenter(s): Lucas McClish
Advisor(s): Stacey Fineran and Brian Slater
The optokinetic response of fishes to different levels of turbidity
Presenter(s): Jeffrey Robbins
Advisor(s): Suzanne Gray
The relationship between turbidity and carotenoid-based coloration of centrarchid fishes in urban streams
Presenter(s): Tiffany Atkinson
Advisor(s): Suzanne Gray
Tiffany's poster placed 4th overall in the Agriculture/Ecological/Environmental Science category at the Forum.
Why does predator abundance increase after invasion of a non-native prey?
Presenter(s): Erin O'Shaughnessey
Advisor(s): Lauren Pintor
Sustainability initiatives in the modern sporting arena
Presenter(s): John Kominko
Advisor(s): Brent Sohngen
Honey bee foraging patterns in rural and urban landscapes
Presenter(s): Emma Grace Matcham
Advisor(s): Reed Johnson