Each year undergraduate student researchers participate in opportunities to share their research. Several SENR undergraduates participated in this year's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum held on February 19.
Held annually, the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Gamma Sigma Delta Undergraduate Research Forum, provides a means for undergraduate students to share their research with members and friends of the OSU community; recognizes the significant contributions to research by OSU undergraduates; and facilitates exchange between students, faculty, and the public. Participation in this event helps to prepare students for the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum held each spring on the campus of The Ohio State University.
Presenting at this year's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Gamma Sigma Delta Undergraduate Research Forum were:
Crystina Bakus
Major: Environmental Science
Project Advisor: Roger Williams
Effects of Forest Cover Types on Soil Properties in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China
Michelle Kaiser and Sidney Rucker
Major: Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife
Project Advisor: Roger Williams
A Comparison of Vegetative Diversity in Native and Plantation Forests in Guangxi, China and Significant Contributing Factors
Richard Oldham
Major: Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife
Project Advisors: Lauren Pintor and Suzanne Gray
Consistent Individual Differences in Boldness of an African Cichlid Fish (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor)
James Palus
Major: Environmental Science
Project Advisor: Lauren Pintor
Effects of N:P Ratio on Harmful Algal Blooms
Benjamin Rubinoff (awarded 1st place in the environmental and plant sciences category)
Major: Environmental Science
Project Advisor: Dean Janiak, Smithsonian Marine Station
Faculty Advisor: Mazeika Sullivan
Soft-Sediment Biodiversity Monitoring: Infaunal Community Variation in the Rhode River
Kelsey Sikon
Major: Environmental Science
Project Advisor: Dr. Jay Martin, FABE
Quantifying Microcystin Concentration in Lake Erie Walleye and Implications for Public Health
Laura Kington (awarded 1st place in the social science category)
Major: Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability
Project Advisor: Jeff Sharp
Analyzing Ohio State University's Food Purchasing System: Opportunities for Change Through the Real Food Challenge
Jordan Schriner
Major: Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability
Project Advisor: Brent Sohngen
Exploration of Crude Oil Price Effects on U.S. Oil and Gas Production
February 2015.