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Check out Brandon Lenberger's lightning talk on the mesocosm experiment he conducted in his own backyard during the Covid-19 quarantine in summer 2020. Brandon presented his research at the 50th anniversary joint meeting of NEERS and AERS (April 2021) and received the Lake Champlain Research Institute Research Award and the Undergraduate Research in Environmental Science Award from SUNY Plattsburgh in recognition of his work. Brandon is currently working as a Public Health Specialist with the New York State Department Of Health in Saranac Lake, NY.
Excluding herbivores is key to marsh restoration success at Sherman Creek Living Shoreline (Harlem River, NY)
Students:
- Trey Thomas
- Daniel VanAlstine
Co-Advisors:
- Chester Zarnoch, Baruch College CUNY
- Jason Smith, New York Restoration Project
Presentation:
CEES Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 8 May 2024.
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There's Something in the Water: Patterns in Groundwater Chemistry in the Lake Champlain Basin
Students:
- Owen Allen
- Shannon Cooper - Undergraduate Research Award in Environmental Science, Lake Champlain Research Institute Outstanding Student Presentation Award
- Leif Goldie
- Casey Halloran
Presentations:
- CEES Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 9 May 2023.
- New England Estuarine Research Society. Brooklyn, NY. Poster Presentation. 28 April 2023.
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Quantifying the Phosphorus Contributions of Urban Street Trees to Lake Champlain
Students:
- Robert Kruse - Outstanding Graduating Senior in Ecology
- Anne Randall
Faculty Co-Advisor:
Dr. Colin Fuss
Presentations:
- CEES Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 9 May 2023.
- New England Estuarine Research Society. Brooklyn, NY. Poster Presentation. 28 April 2023.
- Arts and Science Fall Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 5 December 2022.
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Influence of wetlands on short-term and long-term soil carbon storage in a fire-dependent ecosystem
Students:
- Kierstyn Higgins - Undergraduate Research Award in Environmental Science
- Jesse Pruden
- Riley Stone
- Makayla Tompkins - Lake Champlain Research Institute (LCRI) Outstanding Student Presentation Award
- Troy Tetreault - Accepted to Idaho State Masters Program, Accepted to SUNY ESF Masters Program, LCRI Outstanding Student Presentation Award, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Ecology
Presentations:
- Arts and Science Fall Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 5 December 2022.
- CEES Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 10 May 2022.
- Québec RE3 Conference. Québec City, Québec, Canada. Poster Presentation. *Postponed COVID-19. 19 June 2021.
- CEES Virtual Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 5 May 2020.
- New York State Wetlands Forum. Clayton, NY. Poster Presentation. *Canceled COVID-19. 28 April 2020.
- Northeast Natural History Conference. Stamford, CT. Poster Presentation. *Canceled COVID-19. 17 April 2020.
- Flat Rock Fire Workshop. Chazy, NY. Poster & Oral Presentation. 13 September 2019.
- CEES Undergraduate Research Seminar. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 9 May 2019.
- Northeast Natural History Conference. Springfield, MA. Poster Presentation. 13 April 2019.
- GSA Northeastern Section Meeting. Portland, ME. Oral Presentation. 17 March 2019.
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Every duck has its day: Comparison of waterfowl resource availability following moist-soil management
Students:
- Luke Cutter - Outstanding Graduating Senior in Environmental Science
- Linh Le - Keneth Adams AESP Undergraduate Research Award in Ecology, Undergraduate Research Award in Ecology, Outstanding Graduating Senior in Environmental Science
- Michala Hendrick - Outstanding Graduating Senior in Environmental Science
- Erica VanValkenburg
Co-Advisor: John O'Connor, NY DEC
Presentations:
- CEES Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 8 May 2024.
- CEES Virtual Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 5 May 2020.
- New York State Wetlands Forum. Clayton, NY. Poster Presentation. *Canceled COVID-19. 28 April 2020.
- Northeast Natural History Conference. Stamford, CT. Poster Presentation. *Canceled COVID-19. 17 April 2020.
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Evaluating the potential for floating treatment wetlands to remove excess nutrients
Students:
- Alexandria Elliott
- Brandon Lenberger - Undergraduate Research Award in Environmental Science, Lake Champlain Research Institute Research Award, Gerhard Gruendling Undergraduate Research Award
Presentations:
- Joint Meeting of the New England Estuarine Research Society and the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society. Lightning Talk. 29 April 2021.
- CEES Virtual Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 22 April 2021.
- Northeast Natural History Conference. Online. Poster Presentation. 15 April 2021.
- CEES Virtual Research Symposium. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 5 May 2020.
- New York State Wetlands Forum. Clayton, NY. Poster Presentation. *Canceled COVID-19. 28 April 2020.
- Annual Conference on the Adirondacks. Lake Placid, NY. Poster Presentation. 22 May 2019.
- CEES Undergraduate Research Seminar. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 9 May 2019.
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Predicting nitrogen removal in agricultural wetland buffers using traits of the plant community
Student: Juliana Flint - Accepted to PhD Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Accepted to Keck Geology REU Program, Undergraduate Research Award in Geology, Gerhard Gruendling Undergraduate Research Award, Best Student Presentation at AIPG Conference
Co-Advisor: Rich Spindler, Department of Mathematics SUNY Plattsburgh
Presentations:
- American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Annual Conference. Burlington, VT. Poster Presentation. 16 September 2019.
- CEES Undergraduate Research Seminar. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 9 May 2019.
- Hudson-Mohawk Professional Geologists Association Student Expo. Latham, NY. Poster Presentation. 17 April 2019.
- GSA Northeastern Section Meeting. Portland, ME. Poster Presentation. 17 March 2019.
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Wetland education on the Saranac River Trail Greenway: A collaborative project with the Town of Plattsburgh and the Clinton County Health Department
Students:
- Alexandria Elliott
- Mark Preston - Outstanding Graduating Senior in Environmental Science
- Sarahana Shrestha - Accepted to Masters Program at Montclair State University
- Students of ENV 340 Environmental Science Seminar (see Spring 2018 posters)
- Students of ENV 439 Wetland Ecology and Management (see Fall 2020 posters)
Presentation:
- CEES Undergraduate Research Seminar. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 9 May 2019.
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Natural History Interpretation of Rugar Woods
Students:
- Stephanie Gray - Outstanding Graduating Senior in Environmental Science
Other student participants:
- Jennifer Krech
- Joshua Domenico
- Carlee Koritkowski
Faculty Co-Advisors:
- Danielle Garneau
- Mark Lesser
- Michael Burgess, Biology
Presentation:
- CEES Undergraduate Research Seminar. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 9 May 2019.
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Influence of surface agricultural runoff on nutrient concentrations in the Little Chazy River
Student: Rachel Penders - Lake Champlain Research Institute Award for Best Student Presentation
Co-Advisor: Stephen Kramer, W. H. Miner Institute
Presentations:
- CEES Undergraduate Research Seminar. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 9 May 2019.
- Northeast Natural History Conference. Burlington, VT. Poster Presentation. 15 April 2018.
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Recovery of benthic invertebrate community following salt marsh restoration in Jamaica Bay (New York, NY)
Student: Raul Facenda
Co-Advisors:
- Chester Zarnoch, Baruch College CUNY
- Patricia Rafferty, National Park Service
- Jolene Willis, National Park Service
Presentation:
- CEES Undergraduate Research Seminar. Plattsburgh, NY. Poster Presentation. 9 May 2018.
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