Poster Session
The symposium’s poster session was held Tuesday at the same time and in the same room as the evening reception. It was a lively and well-attended gathering that showcased 64 posters including 54 graduate students from University of Florida, University of South Florida, University of Miami, Texas A&M University, and Utah State University.
Poster abstracts can be viewed by clicking at these poster-session themes:
Student Competition Awards
The 54 graduate students with posters competed for $1,000 awards to attend a professional conference to present their research work. Sponsors who generously provided these awards were the Carl. S. Swisher Foundation and Water & Air Research, Inc.
Each of the 54 student posters was judged by 3 independent judges, who scored each poster according to standard objective criteria. The top-scoring posters stood out because they showed that the student’s research work was original and significant, with large potential for impact. The winning posters exhibited advanced techniques showing a high level of knowledge of the subject. As well, the student’s oral presentation to the judges showed that they have a good grasp of the subject. Finally, the 3 winning posters were creative, visually interesting, and of a highly professional caliber.
The 3 winners were:
The symposium’s poster session was held Tuesday at the same time and in the same room as the evening reception. It was a lively and well-attended gathering that showcased 64 posters including 54 graduate students from University of Florida, University of South Florida, University of Miami, Texas A&M University, and Utah State University.
Poster abstracts can be viewed by clicking at these poster-session themes:
- Climate Change & Variability
- Coastal Waters
- Policy & Behavior Change
- Springs & Rivers
- Water & Nutrients in Managed Landscapes
- Watershed & Wetland Management
Student Competition Awards
The 54 graduate students with posters competed for $1,000 awards to attend a professional conference to present their research work. Sponsors who generously provided these awards were the Carl. S. Swisher Foundation and Water & Air Research, Inc.
Each of the 54 student posters was judged by 3 independent judges, who scored each poster according to standard objective criteria. The top-scoring posters stood out because they showed that the student’s research work was original and significant, with large potential for impact. The winning posters exhibited advanced techniques showing a high level of knowledge of the subject. As well, the student’s oral presentation to the judges showed that they have a good grasp of the subject. Finally, the 3 winning posters were creative, visually interesting, and of a highly professional caliber.
The 3 winners were:
Best Student Poster Award Winners
Wesley Henson
University of Florida,
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
UF Water Institute Graduate Fellow
Major advisor: Dr. Wendy Graham
"Quantifying Nitrate Loss Rates and Mechanisms in the Upper Floridan Aquifer Using Push-Pull Tracer Tests and Microbial DNA"
University of Florida,
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
UF Water Institute Graduate Fellow
Major advisor: Dr. Wendy Graham
"Quantifying Nitrate Loss Rates and Mechanisms in the Upper Floridan Aquifer Using Push-Pull Tracer Tests and Microbial DNA"
Stephanie Zick
University of Florida,
Geography
Major advisor: Dr. Corene Matyas
"Evolving Geometries in the Precipitation Patterns of 2004-2012 U.S. Landfalling Hurricanes"
University of Florida,
Geography
Major advisor: Dr. Corene Matyas
"Evolving Geometries in the Precipitation Patterns of 2004-2012 U.S. Landfalling Hurricanes"
Kathryn Lohr
University of Florida,
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Major advisor: Dr. Josh Patterson
"Genotype-Based Differences in Extension, Calcification, and Bleaching Resistance Among Aquacultured Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis"
University of Florida,
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Major advisor: Dr. Josh Patterson
"Genotype-Based Differences in Extension, Calcification, and Bleaching Resistance Among Aquacultured Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis"