Spring 2019 CoST Research Day

The College of Science and Technology hosted Research Day on April 26, 2019 in Andruss Library. This event celebrates a year of achievement  in the research laboratory and an opportunity for students to present their results for discussion and feedback. Following opening remarks by Dean Aronstam, Mr. Duane Greenly presented the keynote address on The Importance of Search in Research. Mr Greenly is a 1972 alumnus, graduating from BU with a BS in secondary education focusing on Chemistry. After earning his MS in organic chemistry, Mr.Greenly went on to become the CEO of AMES Tru Temper, retiring as president. He currently serves as the BU Foundation Board of Directors and was named the William T. Derricott '66 Volunteer of the Year. 

 BAHS students were well-represented at Research Day with 16 student presentations! Thank you to Drs. Kate Beishline and Abby Hare-Harris for serving on the Research Day Committee.

The following students presented at CoST Research Day:

 Amanda Aulenbach-Algal Community Composition in a Natural vs Artificial Wetland (Dr. Lauri Green)

Justin Blake and Rodney Koch-Ectosymbionts Found on Pennsylvania Crayfish (Mr, Sean Hartzell and Dr. Thomas Klinger)

Lauren Bunnell and Kyle Mausteller- Investigating the Role of Subtelomeric CTCF in Telomere Stability (Dr. Kate Beishline)

Andrew Cross-Assessing Oxidative Stress in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) after exposure to Neconicotinoid Insecticides (Drs. John Hranitz and Cynthia Surmacz)

Kayla David and Sierra Smith-Morphological Differences between a Native, and Established Invasive, and a Potentially Invasive Crayfish in Northeastern Pennsylvania (Dr. Thomas Kliner and Mr. Sean Hartzell)

Kyle Flannery- Assessment of Language Development Milestones in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Dr. Abby Hare-Harris)

Jacquelynn Formosa and Victoria Roper -Territoriality and nest density among Red-winged Blackbirds, (Dr. Lauri Green)

Brendon Herrold A Look at Insectivore Prey Density in Artificial and Natural Wetlands (Dr. Lauri Green)

Morgan Ilgenfritz- Investigating the Functional Role of ABAergic Signaling at the Lumbricus Terrestris Neuromuscular Junction using Synaptogreen  (Dr. William Coleman)

 Samantah Maywald- Potential Environmental Predictors and Blood Meal Analysis of a West Nile Virus Vector (Culex restuans) in Forested Ruffed Grous Habitat (Dr. Clay Corbin)

Jessica Paoletti-Phylogeny of Species in Bloomsburg University Collection (Dr. Clay Corbin)

 Jessica Paoletti-Feeding Competition between Avian Insectivores in Manmade Wetlands (Dr. Lauri Green)

Rachael Ryver-Investigating the Presence of Synapsin Proteins in Hamster Sperm (Drs. William Colemand and Jennifer Venditti)

 Kathryn Sherry- Investigating the Distribution of the GABA-B Receptor at the Lumbricus terrestris  neuromuscular synapse (Dr. William Coleman)

Julia Smith-The Effects of Anandamide on Zebrafish Activity (Dr. Candice Klingerman)

Mikayla Ulicny- Evaluating the Neurological Phenotype of 15q13.3 Deletions (Dr. Abby Hare-Harris)

Ian Whiteside-Investigating the Effects of BORIS Expression on Telomere Regulation and Stability (Dr. Kate Beishline)


Morgan Ilgenfritz

Samantha Maywald
Dr. Green and team at CoST Research Day. From left: Amanda Aulenbach, Jackie Formosa,
 Vicotoria Roper, Dr. Lauri Green , Brendon Herrold, Jessica Paoletti


Julia Smith

Ian Whiteside

Jessica Paoletti

Michaela Ulicny

Rachael Ryver

Kathryn Sherry

Victoria Roper


Brendon Herrold

Andrew Cross

Ben Paul, Kayla Davis, and Sierra Smith

Laura Bunnell and Leah McCartney

Rodney Koch and Justin Blake

Amanda Aulenbach





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