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Graduate Student Research Awards Competition

March 3, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend all or part of the competition.

9:00 Opening remarks – Jessica Leahy, Interim Associate Dean for Research
9:10 Stream Dynamics in the Headwaters of Postglacial Watershed Systems – Brett Gerard, School of Earth and Climate Sciences
9:30 Exploring Confidence and Social Capital to Engage Maine Landowners in Informed Forest Stewardship – Ian Anderson, School of Forest Resources
9:50 Landscape Pattern and Wild Bee Communities in Maine – Brianne DuClos, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology
10:20 Incorporating environmental variability into assessment and management of American lobster (Homarus americanus) – Kisei Tanaka, Ecology and Environmental Sciences
10:40 Molecular mechanisms underlying triclosan effects on cellular signal transduction and mitochondrial function – Lisa Weatherly, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering
11:00 Interpreting climate history from glacial geologic landforms in the mid – to high latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere – Courtney King, School of Earth and Climate Sciences
11:40 The effect of wild blueberry (Vaccinum angustifolium) bioactives (anthocyanins and phenolics) on endothelial cell migration and angiogenesis – Panagiotis Tsakirogiou, School of Food and Agriculture
12:00 Forest Products Trucking Industry in Maine: Opportunities and Challenges – Anil Koirala, School of Forest Resources
12:20 Linking Rising pCO2 and Temperature to the Larval Development, Physiology and Gene Expression of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus) – Jesica D. Waller, School of Marine Sciences
12:50 Ecological and Economic Impact of a Native Fungal Pathogen on New England’s White Pine Resource – Kara K.L. Costanza, School of Forest Resources
1:10 The forgotten cousin in freshwater community ecology; Tidal freshwater wetlands – Jack R. McLachlan, School of Biology and Ecology
1:30 Anadromous Sea Lamprey as Vectors of Marine-Derived Nutrients in Atlantic Coastal Streams – Daniel Weaver, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology

If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Meghan Rochefort, as early as possible, at 207.581.3205 or um.nsfaresearch@maine.edu, to discuss your needs.

Venue

Stodder Hall, Room 57
Orono, ME 04469 United States + Google Map
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