College of Science and Technology Research Day-Fall Semester 2017

Student researchers shared their results on the last day of fall semester at the College of Science and Technology Research Day. A standing-room only crowd packed Hartline lobby for an excellent poster session. The following BAHS students presented their work:

 Jerome Betz III and Dr. George Davis. Construction and Evaluation of Mutagenized Avenic Acid Iron Phytosiderophore pAvsYS1 Sal

 Daniel Steinhauser and. Dr. Cynthia Venn, Using Diatoms as Water Quality Indicators in the Headwaters of Fishing Creek.

 Corey Conville, Dr. Steven Rier, Jennifer Soohy and Aaron Gordon-Weaver. Comparison of Macroinvertebrate Bioindicators to Ecosystem Function Across a Gradient of Agricultural Impairment.

 Emily Noll, Dr. Judith Kipe-Nolt, and Dr. Jennifer Venditti. Cranberry Juice and Attachment of Escherichia coli.

 Jennifer Soohy, Corey Conville, Aaron Gordon-Weaver, and Dr. Steve Rier. A survey of Phormidium sp. across an agricultural impact gradient in central PA.
Jerome Betz III

Daniel Steinhauser

Corey Conville

Emily Noll

Jennifer Soohy

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