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 Bloom season cyanobacteria biomass variability in Lake Erie is coupled with multiple environmental factors Elan Liebnau, University of Toledo
4 Calibration and usability of Bactiquick for environmental endotoxin measurements  Hazel Thurston, Wayne State University School of Medicine
5 Cyanobacterial stress and unbound phycocyanin dynamics: Tracking cyanobacterial health at a Lake Erie beach Odiljon Eshmatov, University of Toledo
6 E. coli and endotoxin monitoring of inland lake beaches across Michigan DHD10 Katherine Armstrong, Ferris State University
7 Enhancing community water safety with a unified MST database for Michigan Gessica Portice, Rebecca Riggi, and Nishita D'Souza, Michigan State University; Alexis Porter, Barry-Eaton Co. Health Dept.
8 Evaluation of a novel E.coli testing method for beach monitoring at select Wisconsin beaches Samantha Nidiffer, University of Toledo
9 From bacteria to beach flags: Understanding Chicago beachgoers' water quality perceptions William Kane, University of Illinois Chicago

10

Improving beach monitoring through detection of potential increased pathogens and AMR-linked signals  Vera Denison, Michigan Technological University
11 Investigating drivers of high Bactiquick bacground signal not associated with E. coli Addison Yerks, Grand Valley State University

12

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

13

Tiny Terrors: Microplastics and their impact on bacterial communities on Muskegon County beaches

Christopher Kotkowicz, Annis Water Resources Institute - Grand Valley State University

14

Unbound phycocyanin as a rapid indicator of toxin risk across nearshore–offshore gradients

Odiljon Eshmatov, University of Toledo

 

Other Poster Presentations

Poster #

Presentation Title

Author

15 Application of multiplex dPCR for fecal source tracking in an Allegan County inland lake     Lauren Cribbs, Hope College

16

Determining the Impact of Holding Times on Microbial Source Tracking Results Donavan Flickinger, Great Lakes Environmental Center
17 Implementing the Great Lakes Microbial Water Quality Assessment     Carrie Turner, LimnoTech

18

Investigating the Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) on Lake Superior Tourism Natalie Chin, Wisconsin Sea Grant
19 Michigan microplastics policy to protect the Great Lakes and Human Health Samantha Pickering, Michigan Environmental Council

20

Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Water Cycle: Impacts on Beaches and Health Taliy Shkurupiy, ALLATRA

21

Testing the Waters Faster: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Bactiquick for Beach Monitoring  Zachary Zawarda, Milwaukee Health Department
22 Use Case for BactiQuick: Detection of Agricultural Impacts on Watershed Water Quality   Paula Dinh, Wayne State University
23 Wastewater Persistence and Partitioning of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitidis, and Bordetella pertussis Liang Zhao, Oakland University
24 Watershed Rehabilitation Alters Environmental Controls of E. coli at a Recreational Beach Garrett Moots, University of Toledo
K
Ferris State University
Jill Bartolotta
Education Specialist
Ohio Sea Grant and The Ohio State University
Natalie Chin
Outreach Specialist
Wisconsin Sea Grant
L
Lab Director
Hope College
V
Michigan Technological University
P
Wayne State University
O
University of Toledo
D
Laboratory Technician
Great Lakes Environmental Center
M
Michigan State University
S
Research Assistant and Lab Manager
Wayne State University School of Medicine
W
University of Illinois Chicago
C
Annis Water Resources Institute - Grand Valley State University
E
University of Toledo
Garrett Moots
University of Toledo
S
Michigan Tech University
S
Michigan Environmental Council
G
Gessica Portice
Michigan State University
R
Michigan State University
Taliy Shkurupiy
ALLATRA
A
Alaina Seman
Saginaw Valley State University
H
Texas A&M University Galveston
K
Research Professor
GVSU - Annis Water Resource Institute
H
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Physiology
C
LimnoTech
A
The Council of the Great Lakes Region
A
Grand Valley State University
Z
Microbiologist
Milwaukee Health Department
Liang Zhao
Oakland University
Zirui (Troy) Zhou
University of Michigan School of Public Health