Summer Intern Program

Examples of Intern Research Projects

Cara Babineaux (’06), Hampton University, “Comparison of shallow and deep- water wave models in the York River, Virginia”, mentor: J. 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: F. L. Chu

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

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

Carolyn Ewers (’07), California Polytechnic State University, “Comparing Benthic Community Secondary Productivity in Various Shallow Water Habitats”, mentor: R. Seitz

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

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

Dominique Franson (’06), University of Maryland, “Development of an Apparatus to Capture Gaseous, Water-Soluble Volatile Organic Carbon”, mentors: R. Dickhut, J. Bauer

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

Ed Gorecki (’04), “Ecophysiology of key Antarctic phytoplankton: combined effects of temperature and light”, mentor: W. 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: R. Lipcius

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

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

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

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

Margaret Simon (’07), Haverford College, “Seasonal Sediment Erodibility and Tidal Effects in an Idealized Numerical Model of the York River Estuary”, mentor: C. Harris

Laura Toops ('02), Florida Southern College, "Temporal patterns of phytoplankton dynamics and their relationship with nitrogen concentration in the York River mesohaline", mentor: W. 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: I. Anderson and F. Parker

Brian Zelenke ('01), Humboldt State University, "Determination of residence time in a shallow estuary using a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model with dewatering.", mentors: C. T. Friedrichs and D. Fugate