Summer Intern Program

Cara Babineaux (’06), Hampton University, “Comparison of shallow and deep- water wave models in the York River, Virginia”, mentor: John Brubaker

Aiysha Balbosa ('00), Florida A&M University, "Effect of site location and parasite load on the condition index and lipid content of the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica", mentor: Fu Lin Chu

Emily Chapp ('00), Boston College, "A seismic analysis of the region offshore of Rudee Inlet", mentor: Carl Hobbs

Cynthia Craig ('03), Morgan State University, "Nutrient limitation of phytoplankton biomass in the Gulf of Mexico", mentor: Deborah Bronk

Carolyn Ewers (’07), California Polytechnic State University, “Comparing benthic community secondary productivity in various shallow-water habitats”, mentor: Rochelle Seitz

Emilee Mroz (’06), St. Lawrence University, “Physical versus biological controls on seabed erodibility in a muddy, partially mixed estuary”, mentor: Carl Friedrichs

Samuel Diaz-Muñoz ('01), Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez, "Quantification of essential fish habitat at LEO 15", mentor: Robert Diaz

James Douglass ('01), Rice University, "Functional differences and competitive interactions of four pericaridean crustaceans common in the submerged aquatic vegetation of Chesapeake Bay", mentor: Emmett Duffy

Dominique Franson (’06), University of Maryland, “Development of an apparatus to capture gaseous, water-soluble volatile organic carbon”, mentors: Rebecca Dickhut, Jim Bauer

Bárbara García-Pérez ('01), Colegio Universitario del Este, "The role of Molgula manhattensis in water quality of the York River estuary", mentor: Linda Schaffner

Ed Gorecki (’04), “Ecophysiology of key Antarctic phytoplankton: combined effects of temperature and light”, mentor: Walker Smith

Cora Ann Johnston (’07), Hampshire College, “Evaluation of macroalgae (Gracilaria spp.) as alternative nursery habitat for blue crab in Chesapeake Bay using the growth rate/predation risk trade-off hypothesis: A study of survival”, mentor: Rom Lipcius

Jonathan Lefcheck (’08), Colby College, “Factors affecting trophic control of community structure and ecosystem functioning in experimental seagrass mesocosms”, mentor: Emmett Duffy

Lisa Marko ('03), Western Washington University, "Effects of trophic upgrading on egg production and egg hatching success of the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa", mentor: Kam Tang

Phillip Matich (’06), University of South Carolina, “Migration rates of invertebrate grazers in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds: Variation with species, time, and distance among patches”, mentor: Emmett Duffy

Tim Montgomery (’04), College of William and Mary, “Sediment organic matter abundance in eelgrass beds of the York River”, mentor: Elizabeth Canuel

Julia Moriarty (’08), University of Chicago, “The effect of seasonal variation on sediment transport and deposition on a collision margin: the Umpqua River”, mentors: Tara Kniskern, Courtney Harris

John Nichols ('02), UNC Chapel Hill, "Evaluating the biological integrity of wetlands through floristic quality assessments", mentor: Jim Perry and Jim Kirkley

Adam Rivers ('99), New College of the University of South Florida, "Localized dispersal of gammaridean amphipods", mentor: Robert Orth

Ryan Scott (’08), Old Dominion University, “The uses of acoustic doppler velocimeter measurements to infer the evolution of seabed erodibility in the York River Estuary”, mentor: Carl Friedrichs

Margaret Simon (’07), Haverford College, “Seasonal sediment erodibility and tidal effects in an idealized numerical model of the York River Estuary”, mentor: Courtney Harris

Laura Toops ('02), Florida Southern College, "Temporal patterns of phytoplankton dynamics and their relationship with nitrogen concentration in the York River mesohaline", mentor: Walker Smith

Adriana Veloza ('01), East Stroudsburg University, "An assessment of benthic fluxes in the mudflat system on the ocean-side of the Eastern Shore", mentors: Iris Anderson and Frank Parker

Brian Zelenke ('01), Humboldt State University, "Determination of residence time in a shallow estuary using a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model with dewatering.", mentors: Carl Friedrichs and D. Fugate