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TAMUG Holds 3rd Annual Student Research Symposium

Texas A&M University at Galveston and the office of Research and Graduate Studies hosted the 3^rd Annual Student Research Symposium on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Undergraduate and graduate students alike presented posters on a variety of topics.

Taking top honors with the best overall award in the Graduate category was Ryan Schloesser. Mr. Schloesser’s poster “Using δ13C and δ18O in otoliths to determine natal origin of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) from the Gulf of St. Lawrence” focused on management and conservation of Atlantic bluefin tuna through increased knowledge of stock mixing and migration patterns.

Laura White received the best overall award in the Undergraduate category for her poster “Passivation Polymer Bulking vs. Sucrose Impregnation: A cross-methodological approach to the conservation of archaeological Leather.”

A complete list of winners is below.

Best in Category - Graduate

Marine Biology- Vertebrate Research

• First Place:  Emily Kane - Comparative feeding performance in odontocetes:  an analysis of suction feeding capability among aquatic vertebrates

• Second Place:  Ryan Schloesser - Using δ13C and δ18O in otoliths to determine natal origin of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) from the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Marine Biology- Biological Oceanography

• First Place:  Amanda Thronson - Impact of freshwater inflows on the ecosystem health of Galveston Bay, Texas

• Second Place:  Chih-Lin Wei - Long-term Observations of Fish zonation in the Deep Northern Gulf of Mexico

Marine Resources Management

• First Place:  Leslie Rulon - Effects of Nutrient Additions on Common Salt Marsh Plant Dynamics

• Second Place:  Mary Allen - A comparative study of ecotourism in search of sustainable institution from cases of Costa Rica and Kenya

Marine Sciences

• First Place:  Elizabeth Neyland - Microscopic Stowaways: The Transportation and Distribution of Bacteria via Ballast Water

• Second Place:  Pak Leung - Tidal Currents in Bermuda’s Submarine Springs

Best in Category - Undergraduate

Marine Biology

• First Place:  Merritt Adkins - Reproductive Biology of Capitella sp. Occurring in Galveston Bay

• Second Place:  Carlos Ruiz - Can Shark Parasites distinguish between phylogenetically and ecologically related hosts?  The distribution of Dermophthirius penneri and D. maccallumi (Monogenea:  MIcrobothriidae) on the skin of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) and bull sharks (C. leucas) off the upper Texas coast

Marine Sciences

• First Place:  Luke Murphy and Sam Waltman (co-authors) - Association of Virulent Vibrio spp. Bacteria With Fishes in Galveston Bay

• Second Place:  Laura White - Passivation Polymer Bulking vs. Sucrose Impregnation:  A cross-methodological approach to the conservation of archaeological Leather

Maritime Administration

• First Place:  Brent Newton - The Factors Affecting the Location of Foreign Direct Investment by U.S. Companies Pre and Post 9-11

• Second Place:  Jared Garner - Do Hambrick and Fredrickson’s five elements of strategy have roots in the US inland waterways industry?

Ocean and Coastal Resources

• First Place:  Joshua Baggett - The CheaperU Project: A Texas A&M University at Galveston energy audit

Best Overall

Graduate

• First Place: Ryan Schloesser

• Second Place: Elizabeth Neyland

• Third Place: Amanda Thronson

Undergraduate

• First Place: Laura White

• Second Place: Carlos Ruiz

• Third Place (tied): Luke Murphy and Sam Waltman (co-authors) and Joshua Baggett

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