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Celebrating the Research, Creative, and Service Accomplishments of MU Students
Tuesday April 20, 2021
Environmental and Geographic Studies
Environmental Science and Geographic Information Systems are two fields that are becoming increasingly important in today’s society. These projects and presentations focus on different aspects of biology, environmental science, and geographic studies such as mapping, zoning, and spatial modeling. Specific scholarship and research address an assortment of issues including historical matters, animal and marine conservation and protection, global warming and climate change, water quality, rising sea levels, and sustainable land redevelopment.
Live Zoom Event
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
The Urban Coast Institute’s Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe Scholars Seminar
Moderated by: Tom Herrington, Associate Director, Urban Coast Institute
- Aidan Bodeo-Lomicky, Junior, Marine Environmental Biology Policy
- Breana DiRenzi, Senior, Marine Environmental Biology Policy
- Avery Jackson, Graduate Student, Computer Science
- Nicole Owenburg, Graduate Student, Clinical Mental Health
- Johanna Vonderhorst, Senior, Chemistry
Asynchronous Video Presentations
Tracking Movements and Migrations of Sandbar Sharks (Carcharinus plumbius)
Along the East Coast Using Acoustic Telemetry Data
- Kerry McFeeters, Junior, Marine & Environmental Biology & Policy
Environmental Control on Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Toxicity in Coastal Lakes
- Ariel Zavala, Senior, Chemistry
Intermolecular interactions of liquefied petroleum gas-alcohol mixtures with phyllosilicates
- Amanda Prascsak, Senior, Chemistry
Asynchronous Poster Presentations
Counting Diamondback Terrapin in Aerial Drone Image Using Supervised Image Classification
Rebecca Berzins, Senior, Marine & Environmental Biology & Policy
![Poster Image: Counting Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) in an Aerial Drone Image Over Water Using Supervised Image Classification by Rebecca Berzins](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Berzins_Scholarship_Week_Poster-1024x768.jpg)
Mapping War Memorials and Monuments Relative to Population and Demographic Attributes in New Jersey
Mark Cianciosi, Graduate Student, Anthropology
![Poster Image: Mapping War Memorials and Monuments Relative to Population and Demographic Attributes in New Jersey by Mark Cianciosi](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Cianciosi_Mapping-War-Memorials-and-Monuments-in-NJ-Scholarship-Week-Poster-1024x768.jpg)
Ranking Migratory Areas Around Vernal Pools for Spotted Salamander Based on Spatial Metrics
Hannah Craft, Senior, Marine & Environmental Biology & Policy
![Poster Image: Ranking Migratory Areas Around Vernal Pools for Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) Based on Spatial Metrics by Hannah Craft](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Craft_Student-Scholarship-Week-Poster-1024x768.jpg)
Aerial Drone Survey and High-Resolution Terrain Examination of a Revolutionary War Era Shipwreck Site
Breana DiRenzi, Senior, Marine & Environmental Biology & Policy
![Poster Image: Aerial Drone Survey and High-Resolution Terrain Examination of a Revolutionary War Era Shipwreck Site at Crosswicks Creek, New Jersey by Breana DiRenzi](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/DiRenzi_Scholarship-Week-Research-Poster-1024x768.jpg)
Mapping the Migratory Range of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Based on Catch-and-Release Data from New Jersey
Sarah Gillogly, Graduate Student, Geographic Infosystems
![Poster Image: Mapping the Migratory Range of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Based on Catch-and-Release Data from New Jersey by Sarah Gillogly](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Gillogly_Mapping-the-migratory-range-of-striped-bass-1024x768.jpg)
Spatially Explicit Wave Modeling of the Navesink River, New Jersey
Richard Kane, Junior, Marine & Environmental Biology & Policy
![Poster Image: Spatially Explicit Wave Modeling of the Navesink River, New Jersey by Richard Kane](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Kane_GIS_Spatially-explicit-wave-modeling-1024x768.jpg)
Mapping Water Quality Parameters Related to Red Tide Events in the Gulf of Mexico
Logan Murphy, Senior, Marine & Environmental Biology & Policy
![Poster Image: Mapping Water Quality Parameters Related to Red Tide Events in the Gulf of Mexico by Logan Murphy](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Murphy_GulfofMexicoRedTide-1024x768.jpg)
Assessing Relation Between Historic Sea Surface Temperatures and Damage to Coral Reefs in Caribbean
Nicholas Occhiogrosso, Junior, Marine & Environmental Biology Policy
![Poster Image: Assessing the Relation Between Historic Sea Surface Temperatures and Damage to Coral Reefs in the Caribbean Sea by Nicholas Occhiogrosso](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Occhiogrosso_Scholarship_Week-1024x768.jpg)
Comparing Phytoplankton Biomass and Species Composition of Branchport Creek to Surrounding Tributaries
Skylar Post, Senior, Biology
![Poster Image: Comparing Phytoplankton Biomass and Species Composition of Branchport Creek to Surrounding Shrewsbury Tributaries by Skylar Post](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Post-BPC_Poster-1024x768.jpg)
Mapping the Wildland Urban Interface and Buildings at Risk of Wildfire in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Matthew Pringle, Junior, Homeland Security
![Poster Image: Mapping the Wildland Urban Interface and Buildings at Risk of Wildfire in Monmouth County, New Jersey by Matthew Pringle](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Pringle-Poster-1024x768.jpg)
Sea Level Rise Inundation Mapping of Vulnerable Populations in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Jessica Wistowaty, Junior, Homeland Security
![Poster Image: Sea Level Rise Inundation Mapping of Vulnerable Populations in Atlantic City, New Jersey by Jessica Wistowaty](https://www.monmouth.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2021/04/Wisowaty_Scholarship_Week-1024x769.jpg)