FAU HARBOR BRANCH SUMMER INTERN SYMPOSIUM 2021
by Meagan Schroeder | Thursday, Aug 05, 2021
FAU Harbor Branch 2021 summer interns (16) will be presenting the results of their 10 weeks of research on Thursday, August 5, in the Johnson Education Auditorium (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). The Harbor Branch Summer Intern Program began in 1974 (the longest running program at Harbor Branch) and attracts top undergraduate and graduate students for a 10-week internship with Harbor Branch mentors. These presentations are the high point of the internship experience for the students.
Our 2021 sponsors include the Link Foundation, the Gertrude E. Skelly Foundation,听
the Marilyn C. Link Memorial Internship supported by the
听HBOI Foundation, and the Fort Pierce Yacht Club.听
Intern projects are very much a reflection of the research being done at Harbor Branch, so if you want to learn more about our current research, with fresh perspectives provided by the interns, this is a good opportunity to do so!
This year we will also be live streaming the event.听 Below are the links and schedule:
Session 1
9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Session 2
1:30 -3:00 p.m.
Schedule
9:00听 Welcoming Remarks听
Dr. Dennis Hanisak (FAU Harbor Branch)
Session 1 鈥 Engineering, Technology, and Aquaculture听
Chair: Dr. Paul Wills (FAU Harbor Branch)
9:10听 Monica Trask听 (Ohio State University)
Hydrokinetic Turbine Blade Force Analysis and Performance Characterization听 Mentor: Bill Baxley
Sponsor: Link Foundation
9:25听 Alexis Base听 (卧龙资源网)
A Digital Holographic Imaging System for In Situ Measurements of Marine Particles, Plankton, and Fish Larvae
Mentor: Dr. Adi Nayak
Sponsor: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation (Marilyn C. Link Memorial Internship)
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9:40 Carlos Garriga-Dominguez听 (卧龙资源网)
Refractive Indices of Marine Particles Using Digital Inline Holography
Mentor: Dr. Adi Nayak
Sponsor: Link Foundation
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9:55 William Smith听 (卧龙资源网)
Investigative Design for a Helikite-Mountable Free-Range Camera Platform
Mentor: Dr. Mike Twardowski
Sponsor: Link Foundation
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10:10 Robert Pugh听 (卧龙资源网)
Flowers Fish Farm Application
Mentors: Dr. Bing Ouyang and Dr. Paul Wills听
Sponsor: Link Foundation
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10:25 Amanda Reinhardt 听(卧龙资源网)
Correlations between Turbidity, Chlorophyll Concentration, and Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Outdoor Channel Catfish Aquaculture Ponds
Mentors: Dr. Paul Wills and Dr. Bing Ouyang
Sponsor: Link Foundation
10:40 鈥 11:00 Break
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11:00听 Sponsor Remarks
Dr. Andy Clark (Link Foundation)
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Session 2 鈥 Marine Ecosystem Health听
Chair: Dr. Annie Page (FAU Harbor Branch)
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11:05 听 Jade Salis 听(Coastal Carolina University)
Can Juvenile Hard Clams,听 Mercenaria, be Successfully Produced in an IMTA System that Experiences Varying pH?
Mentor: Dr. Susan Laramore
Sponsor: Link Foundation
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11:20听 Kayla McCulloch听 (University of Miami)
Effectiveness of Hard Clam Field Culture Gear against Whitespotted Eagle Ray听 Aetobatus 听 narinariPredation
Mentor: Dr. Matt Ajemian
Sponsor: Link Foundation
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11:35听 Loann Koch听 (University of South Carolina)
听听听听听听听听听听 Seagrass Crisis in the IRL: Is听 Ruppia 听 maritima 听the Plant of the Situation?
Mentor: Dr. M. Dennis Hanisak
Sponsor: Link Foundation
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11:50 Cody Acker听 (Indian River State College)
Out Fishing, Not Catching
Mentors: Dr. Jon Shenker & Dr. M. Dennis Hanisak
Sponsor: Fort Pierce Yacht Club
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12:05 Clara Hay听 (United States Coast Guard Academy)
Essential and Non-Essential Analyte Bioaccumulation, Distribution, and Elimination in Odontocetes
Mentors: Dr. Annie Page & Steve Burton
Sponsor: Link Foundation
12:20 Lunch & Photographs听 (Interns, Mentors, Sponsors)
Session 3 鈥 Marine Natural Products Drug Discovery, Sediment Chemistry, and Outreach听
Chair: Dr. Amy Wright (FAU Harbor Branch)
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1:30 Tahlia Cisneros听 (Keiser University)
Discovery of Antibiotic and Adjuvant Activity from the Haplosclerida Sponge
Mentors: Dr. Amy Wright & Dr. Peter McCarthy
Sponsor: The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation
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1:45 Olivia Hernandez听 (Eckerd College)
The Discovery of Secondary Metabolites from听 Jaspis 听sp. Effective against MRSA
Mentors: Dr. Priscilla Winder & Dr. Peter McCarthy
Sponsor: The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation
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2:00 Anika Heuberger听 (University of Florida)
Targeting Metabolic Pathways of Pancreatic Cancer Cells with Marine Natural Compounds
Mentor: Dr. Esther Guzm谩n
Sponsor: The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation
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2:15听 Emily Frett听 (Luther College)
Sediment Fluxes of Color Dissolved Organic Matter in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Mentor: Dr. Jordon Beckler
Sponsor: Link Foundation
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2:30听 Katelyn DiGirolomo听 (Nova Southeastern University)
鈥淜eep the Sea Free of Debris鈥: A New Junior Ambassador Program for Teens in Underserved Communities
Mentor: Dr. Gabby Barbarite
Sponsor: Link Foundation
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2:45听听 Closing Remarks听
Dr. Dennis Hanisak (FAU Harbor Branch)