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Six college students complete rigorous research experience for undergraduates at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab
November 26, 2001 |
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Contact: Lisa Young 334/861-7509 Six talented undergraduates from around the country concluded twelve weeks of hard work at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, learning just what it takes to undertake a career as a marine scientist. Chosen in a competitive search from around the country, the applicants this year were largely from Alabama colleges. For the fifth year in a row, the National Science Foundation funded the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program at the Sea Lab. Each participant in the program was assigned a faculty mentor, who supervised their time at the Lab and advised them on their individual research projects. Aside from intensive research experience, these students participate in a series of workshops to hone their academic skills; a seminar series of visiting distinguished speakers; field trips aboard the R/V A.E. Verrill; and lectures on analytical techniques, interpretation and presentation proficiency. This year, individual REU participants shadowed their mentors in the field, doing everything from seagrass studies in Florida to jellyfish research on a three week-long cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. For more information about this program, check out the Sea Lab website at www.disl.org. 2001 REU Participants, Mentors and Projects: Heather Bracken University of California Dr. Ken Heck - Mentor Seagrass Herbivory: The Effects of Predation Risk and Nutritional Content in the Upper Florida Keys. Todd Clardy Troy State University Dr. Just Cebrian ? Mentor The Effects of Short-Term Sediment Fertilization and Water-Column Shading On the Density and Growth of Halodule wrightii. Matthew Hendricks Troy State University Dr. LaDon Swann - Mentor Sampling Oyster Communities Surrounding Taylor Floats A Community Synopsis. Maurice Lightbourne University of North Alabama Dr. John Valentine - Mentor Effects of "No Take" Protection on Predation of Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Upper Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. John Robinson University of Alabama Dr. Monty Graham - Mentor Analysis of RNA: DNA Ratio As An Indicator of Growth Rate of the Moon Jellyfish, Aurelia aurita. Marcus Terneus Coastal Carolina University Dr. Jonathan Pennock - Mentor Effects of Nutrient Concentration and Pigment Composition on the Production of Acartia tonsa in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. |
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