National Beach Summit

Student Poster Presentations

Poster #

Presentation Title

Author

1
A Multi-year Study of Bay City State Recreation Area and Inlets with Microbial Source Tracking Alaina Seman, Tamy Sivy, and Logan Seyuin, Saginaw Valley State University

2 A Spatial Bioeconomic Model of Optimal Beach Nourishment Cycles Under Uncertainty: Galveston Island, Texas Habiba Sultana, Texas A&M University Galveston

3
Improving Beach Monitoring through Detection of Potential increased pathogens and AMR-linked Signals Vera Denison, Michigan Technological University

4 Investigating Microplastic Concentrations in Drinking Water and Surface Water Using the FTIR McKenna Clevenger, University of Wisconson - Oshkosh

5
Predict beach closure probability using Escherichia coli levels in surrounding water body Zirui (Troy) Zhou, University of Michigan School of Public Health

6
Spatial Heterogeneity in Microcystin Occurrences on Lake Erie Beaches Cas Smith, University of Toledo

7
Tiny Terrors: Microplastics and their impact on bacterial communities on Muskegon County Beaches Christopher Kotkowicz, Annis Water Resources Institute - Grand Valley State University

8
Unbound Phycocyanin as a Rapid Indicator of Toxin Risk Across Nearshore–Offshore Gradients Odiljon Eshmatov, University of Toledo

9 Enhancing Community Water Safety with a Unified MST Database for Michigan Gessica Portice, Michigan State University

Poster #	Presentation Title	Author
1	A Multi-year Study of Bay City State Recreation Area and Inlets with Microbial Source Tracking	Alaina Seman, Tamy Sivy, and Logan Seyuin, Saginaw Valley State University
2	A Spatial Bioeconomic Model of Optimal Beach Nourishment Cycles Under Uncertainty: Galveston Island, Texas	Habiba Sultana, Texas A&M University Galveston
3	Improving Beach Monitoring through Detection of Potential increased pathogens and AMR-linked Signals	Vera Denison, Michigan Technological University
4	Investigating Microplastic Concentrations in Drinking Water and Surface Water Using the FTIR	McKenna Clevenger, University of Wisconson - Oshkosh
5	Predict beach closure probability using Escherichia coli levels in surrounding water body	Zirui (Troy) Zhou, University of Michigan School of Public Health
6	Spatial Heterogeneity in Microcystin Occurrences on Lake Erie Beaches	Cas Smith, University of Toledo
7	Tiny Terrors: Microplastics and their impact on bacterial communities on Muskegon County Beaches	Christopher Kotkowicz, Annis Water Resources Institute - Grand Valley State University
8	Unbound Phycocyanin as a Rapid Indicator of Toxin Risk Across Nearshore–Offshore Gradients	Odiljon Eshmatov, University of Toledo
9	Enhancing Community Water Safety with a Unified MST Database for Michigan	Gessica Portice, Michigan State University

Poster #	Presentation Title	Author
	Application of multiplex dPCR for fecal source tracking in an Allegan County inland lake	Lauren Cribbs, Hope College
10	Determining the Impact of Holding Times on Microbial Source Tracking Results	Donavan Flickinger, Great Lakes Environmental Center
11	Investigating the Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) on Lake Superior Tourism	Natalie Chin, Wisconsin Sea Grant
12	Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Water Cycle: Impacts on Beaches and Health	Taliy Shkurupiy, ALLATRA
13	Testing the Waters Faster: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Bactiquick for Beach Monitoring	Zachary Zawarda, Milwaukee Health Department
	Use Case for BactiQuick: Detection of Agricultural Impacts on Watershed Water Quality

Education Specialist

Ohio Sea Grant and The Ohio State University

Michigan State University

Research Assistant and Lab Manager

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Outreach Specialist

Wisconsin Sea Grant

Lab Director

Hope College

Wayne State University

UW-Oshkosh Environmental Research Innovation Center

Great Lakes Regional Coordinator

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Michigan Technological University

University of Toledo

Laboratory Technician

Great Lakes Environmental Center

Annis Water Resources Institute - Grand Valley State University

University of Toledo

ALLATRA

University of Toledo

Alaina Seman

Saginaw Valley State University

Texas A&M University Galveston

Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Physiology

Grand Valley State University

Microbiologist

Milwaukee Health Department

University of Michigan School of Public Health