Presenters & Poster titles1:

1. Ajayi, Moyo:    CO2 Exchange in Alaskan Arctic Shrubs 
2. Arkebauer, Rachel:    Respiratory Response to Temperature of Broadleaf Trees in a Northeastern Forest
3. Quallo, Crystal Elaine:    Is Tree Migration Influenced by the Respiratory Quotient: A Study in Black Rock Forest, NY
4. Yu, Jamie:     Respiratory Response to Changing Temperature Across Trees From Three Latitudinal Ranges in Black Rock Forest
5. Wayne, Jesse:     Effects of Deer Exclosure Establishment and Subsequent Removal on Vegetation Diversity, Tree Regeneration, and Vegetation Biomass at Black Rock Forest
6. Gersony, Jessica:    Increasing Shrub Dominance Results in Increasing Canopy Nitrogen Content in the Arctic Tundra
7. Gibson, Rebecca:    Analyzing Vegetation Indices as Rapid Indicators of Leaf Pigment Content in the Arctic Tundra
8. Adkins, Elizabeth:    Quantifying Methanogens and Denitrifiers in Malaysian Soils Subject to Land Use Changes
9. Lavenhar, Sara:    The Effect of Varied Fertilizer Treatments on the Abundance of Total and Nitrogen-cycling Bacteria in Urban Rooftop Farming Systems
10. Kahle, Emma:    Reconstructing Plio-Pleistocene Paleovegetation in the Turkana Basin From Stable Isotopes in Biomarkers
11. Pavia, Frank:    The Utility of Leaf Wax n-Alkanes for Reconstructing Past Changes in Dustiness
12. Seltzer, Alan:    Mean Surface Temperature of New Zealand During the Last Glacial Period: a Groundwater Noble Gas Paleotemperature Study
13. Baek, Seung Hun:    Megadroughts as Past Analogues for the Current Drought in the Western US
14. Sienko, Jacob:    Influence of the Biological Pump on the Atmospheric CO2 Concentration during the Last Glacial Maximum
15. Bower, Erica:    Linking Environmental Hazards, Climate Variability, and Human Mobility in Nepal: A Spatial Model
16. Bozuwa, Johanna:    An Economic Valuation of Arctic Resources in a Warming Climate
17. Aitcheson, Gabriella:    The Role of Methylation in the Expression of Transforming Growth Factor ß-Induced Gene in Asbestos-Induced Mesothelioma
18. Hicks, Gwen:    Beyond Yes or No: Quantifying Second-Hand Smoke Exposure Among Inner-City Children
19. Bordner, Autumn:    Using CO Measurements to Predict Personal PM2.5 Exposure of Maternal-Infant Pairs in Rural Ghana
20. Buck, Suzanna:    Patterns of Genetic Variation at an Immune-Relevant Locus in Urban and Rural Populations of Peromyscus Leucopus in New York State
21. Polokova, Vanda:    Long Term Trends in Obesity and Physical Activity Rates in New York City
22. Priester, Molly:    Evaluating Nymphalid Butterflies as Indicators of Biodiversity in Southwestern Amazonia Biodiversity in Southwestern Amazonia
23. Weinman, Lucia:    A Comparison of SNP and Microsatellite Markers for Analysis of Parentage in a Cooperatively Breeding Bird
24. Crank, Aislinn:    Effects of Competition and Nutrient Limitation on Diatom Communities in the Costa Rica Upwelling Dome
25. Smyk, Alexander:    Implications of a Carbon Capture and Storage System Retrofit on the Dispatch Profile of a Coal-Fired Power Plant
26. Keller, Heidi:    Cultivating Algae in Wastewater Pollutants for Biodiesel Production
27. Girma, Daniel:    Contamination of the Bad River Watershed: The Risk of Open-Pit Iron Mining
28. Kier, Nolan:    At Your Feet: Stormwater Capture in New York City Tree Pits
29. Koling, Adam:    From Parks to Park Avenue The Microbial Composition of New York City's Green Infrastructure
30. Kim, Carol:    A Method for Isolating High Purity RNA from Aqueous Samples for Radiocarbon Analysis
31. Mulvihill, Colleen:    Sources of Organic Carbon in a Recently Deposited Floodplain Aquifer, Rifle, Colorado
32. Silvern, Rachel:    Deep Aquifer Microbial DNA in Bangladesh: Does Organic Carbon Travel Faster Than Groundwater?
33. Wagner, Ashley:    Contamination Predictions Based on Monsoon-Driven Changes in Groundwater Velocity and Their Effect on Microosphere Transport
34. Fan, Ariel:    Investigating Correlations between Tenant Operations and Commercial Building Efficiency Evaluation
35. Jenkins, Reid:    Assessing Urban Microclimates to Improve Smart Building Performance in Manhattan Skyscrapers
36. Padelford, Dale:    Relationships Between Criteria Air Pollutants and Temperatures in New York City Microclimates
37. Giapoutzis, Valerie:    Public Opinion, Events and Hydrofracking Policy in New York State
38. Molina, Monica:    A Federalist Study of Environmental Justice at the State Policy Level
39. Korman, Sabrina:    Integrating Remote Sensing and the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach in Assam, India
40. Golden, Abigail:    Harnessing the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Subsistence and Artisanal Fishers for Conservation Solutions in a Fijian Fishing Village
41. Bailey, Lauren:    A systematic review of traditional marine resource management in Melanesia
42. Dutton, Katelyn:    Assessing the Educational Potential of Serious Alternate Reality Games: A Case Study of Content Analysis Methodology
43. Hostyk, Liora:    Modeling Disease: Malaria Risk Classification in Madagascar and Attribution Study of the Epidemic of 2012
44. Dorsch, Morgan:    Tree Seed and Seedling Dynamics in Recently Established Urban Reforestation Sites
45. Seppo, My:     Disentangling the Impact of Resource Dependence & Economic Concentration on Institutions and the Economy
46. Cohen, Mikhael:    Growth and Inequality: The Role of Entrepreneurship in Driving Economic Development in Rwanda
47. Thaler, Madeline:    Morphological Phylogeny of Damselfish Endemic to The South Pacific
48. Massman, Audrey:    Biodiversity, Symbiosis, and Nutrient Cycling: Soil Nutrient Gradient Influence on the Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Community in a Bornean Primary Rainforest
49. Ben Yair, Mason :    Deep Sea High Pressure Desalination
50. Bullock, Kendra:    Assessing bacterial abundances in the water column near oil-impacted and non-oil-impacted areas in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Senior Research Seminar - Spring