Undergraduate research is a key component of my group and an area of great
pride. Below is a list of undergraduate research projects, Honor's
thesis and high school research project that I have supervised. Most
of these research projects ended with the students giving presentations
either to the funding agency or at a conference. Click on the poster
link to download a reprint of the student's presentation.
Honors
College & Bioresource Research Thesis Presentations
Raha Kannan 2017 "Anammox enrichment and kinetics" (Defended at Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR) Honors College Thesis
Grant Stein 2017 "Hydrogel immobilization for anammox enrichment"
(Defended at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR) Honors College Thesis
Jon Laurance 2016 "Photocatalytic treatment of stormwater runoff using
Puralytics' LilyPad" (Defended at Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR) Honors College Thesis
Logan Smesrud 2016 "Assessing the risk of spreading antibiotic resistance
through the reuse of treated wastewater" (Defended at Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR) Honors College Thesis
Matthew Palmer 2016 "Removing chemical oxygen demand (COD) assay interference
from landfill leachate treated with Fenton's Reagents" (Defended at
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR) Honors College Thesis
Ceili Shannon 2015 "Effect of fat, oil and grease (FOG) and inoculum source
on co-digestion in batch anaerobic digesters" (Defended at Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR) Honors College Thesis
Michael Gordon 2015 "Nutrient recovery by anaerobic co-digestion of
lipid-extracted Chlorella vulgaris
and waste activated sludge" (Defended at Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR) Bioresources Research Thesis
Joe Anderson 2013 "Protection of Nitrosomonas
europaea from silver nanoparticle-induced inhibition through a
two-step, magnesium-facilitated mechanism" (Defended at Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR) Honors College Thesis
Caslin Gilroy 2009 "Correlation of NE 1545 expression and cell size in Nitrosomonas europaea exposed to a
suite of aromatic hydrocarbons" (Defended at Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR) Honors College Thesis
High
School Research Projects
Sofia
Pardo and Max
Gusukuma 2018 "Rain
gardens for stormwater treatment: Do they produce more contamination than
they remove?" (Presented to the Summer Experience in Science and
Engineering for Youth program - OSU, Corvallis, OR)
Deven
Leon Patino and Julia Pingel 2017
"Why the ANAMMOXity?" (Presented to the Summer Experience in
Science and Engineering for Youth program - OSU, Corvallis, OR)
Joseph
Justice and Morgan
Mawn 2016 "Nanoparticle-enhanced
solar treatment of contaminated waters" (Presented to the Summer
Experience in Science and Engineering for Youth program - OSU, Corvallis,
OR)
McKenzie Hammon and Eva Stoumbos 2015 "Treatment of landfill leachate and
municipal wastewater with Fenton's reagents" (Presented to the Summer
Experience in Science and Engineering for Youth program - OSU, Corvallis,
OR)
Sydney Galloway and Maya Payton 2014
"Investigating the effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of
antibiotics on Pseudomonas putida"
(Presented to the Summer Experience in Science and Engineering for Youth
program - OSU, Corvallis, OR)
Annie Surman, Varshini Parthasarathy and Amanda Shi 2012
"Investigating the influence of ammonia concentrations on silver
nanoparticle toxicity to Nitrosomonas
europaea"(Presented to the Institute for Educational Advancement's
2012 Apprenticeship Program - San Diego conference)
Calvin Klyman 2012 "Increased
antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas putida cells exposed to environmental
concentrations of ciprofloxacin"(Presented to the Institute for Educational
Advancement's 2012 Apprenticeship Program - San Diego conference)
Bismark Wong 2012 "Increased methane
production from anaerobic digesters fed fates, oils and greases (FOG)"
(Presented to the Institute for Educational Advancement's 2012
Apprenticeship Program - San Diego conference)
Paige Matthews and Rachel Grudt 2010
"The role of trace metals in protecting Nitrosomonas
europaea from silver-induced nitrification inhibition" (Presented
at the Summer Experience in Science and Engineering for Youths (SESEY)
Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR)
Kristin Egan 2006 "Salt inhibition
on Nitrosomonas europaea"
(Presented at the Apprenticeships in Science and Engineering, Saturday
Academy, Portland, OR) Poster
Undergraduate
Research Projects
Carol Stein, Rubens Bragagnollo Filho, Tyler Kirkendall and Rachelle Huber
2013 "Examining the influence of FOG (fats, oils and greases) loading rates
on the production of methane from two-stage anaerobic digesters"
Issa El Haddad 2013 "Chronic silver
ion toxicity to continuously cultured Nitrosomonas
europaea cells"
Matthew Tallone 2013 "The influence
of silver nanoparticle shape and capping on toxicity and interactions with
biological macromolecules"
Mark Rein and Jenny Seto 2013
"Antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas
putida to ciprofloxacin (CIP) at environmentally relevant
concentrations" (Presented at the 2013 Student Research Symposium, San Diego
State University, San Diego, CA) Presentation
Alyssa Deline and Kelsey Beyer 2013
"Synthesis and toxicity of silver nanoparticles with different capping
agents and shapes" (Presented at the 2013 Student Research Symposium, San
Diego State University, San Diego, CA) Poster
Tyler Kirkendall and Rachelle Huber 2013
"Anaerobic codigestion of fats, oils and grease" (Presented at the 2013
Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA)
Presentation
Anna Lucia Uribe and Cameron Kostigen
Mumper 2013 "Silver ion affinity to macromolecules" (Presented at
the 2013 Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University, San Diego,
CA) Poster
Issa El Haddad and Kevin Csupak 2013
"Investigating the toxicity of silver ions to chronically exposed nitrifying
bacteria" (Presented at the 2013 Student Research Symposium, San Diego
State University, San Diego, CA) Poster
Robert Godfrey, Rachelle Huber, Tyler
Kirkendall and Carol Stein 2013 "Optimization of biogas production
from anaerobic digesters" (Presented at the 2013 Student Research Symposium,
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA) Poster
Kelsey Beyer 2013 "Anaerobic
digestion of fats, oils and greases for enhanced biogas production"
(Presented on the USDA - Water Resource and Policy Institute website)
Matthew Tallone 2012 "Chronic silver
nanoparticle inhibition of Nitrosomonas
europaea"
Karina Sertich 2012 "Investigating
antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas
putida cells exposed to environmental concentrations of
antibiotics"
Anna Uribe 2012 "Silver nanoparticle
and silver ion toxicity towards Nitrosomonas
europaea"
Rachelle Huber 2012 "Anaerobic
treatment of San Diego Zoo Safari Park storm water and restaurant waste"
(Presented on the USDA - Water Resource and Policy Institute website)
Issa El Haddad 2012 "Investigating
the influence of biological macromolecules on the toxicity and accumulation
of silver nanoparticles in nitrifying bacteria" (Presented on the USDA -
Water Resource and Policy Institute website)
Kelsey Beyer 2012 "Investigating
the influence of capping agents on silver nanoparticle toxicity to
nitrifying bacteria, interactions with macromolecules and mobility in
aqueous environments" (Presented on the USDA - Water Resource and Policy
Institute website)
Matthew Tallone 2012 "Comparison of the environmental impacts of
NiO and Cr2O3 nanoparticles" (Presented at the 2013
Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA)
Poster
Nicholas Barraza 2012 "Optimizing
protocols to examine the chronic exposure to sub-inhibitory concentrations
of silver ions and silver nanoparticles to Nitrosomonas
europaea"
Robert Godfrey, Tanner Houston, Tyler
Kirkendall and Mark Rein 2012 "Influence of biological
macromolecules on silver nanoparticle induced inhibition to the ammonia
oxidizing bacterium, Nitrosomonas
europaea"
Theresa Rodriguez 2012 "Increase in
antibiotic resistance in bacteria exposed to environmental concentrations of
antibiotics"
Loren Slentz 2012 "Modeling chlorine
distribution in a Honduran contact basin for drinking water treatment"
Jamie Hughes 2011 "Inhibition of Nitrosomonas europaea by emerging
contaminants" (Presented at the Subsurface Biosphere Initiative - IGERT
Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR)
Danyelle Webb 2011 "The effect of
BSA and Na-alginate on silver ion inhibition" (Presented at the Subsurface
Biosphere Initiative - IGERT Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
OR)
Anees Sardari 2010 "Inquiries into nitrification inhibition in Nitrosomonas europaea" (Presented at
the Subsurface Biosphere Initiative - IGERT Symposium, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR) Poster
Margaret Schneider 2010 "The use of
Corexit 9500A oil dispersant increases crude oil's toxicity towards ammonia
oxidizing bacteria" (Presented at the Johnson Fellowship Symposium, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR and the 2010 AIChE Annual Student
Conference, Salt Lake City, UT) Poster
Joe Anderson 2010 "The influence of
pH and trace metals on silver nanoparticle-induced nitrification inhibition"
(Presented at the Subsurface Biosphere Initiative - IGERT Symposium, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR and the 2010 AIChE Annual Student
Conference, Salt Lake City, UT) Poster
Kristin Egan 2009 "Silver
nanoparticle-induced nitrification inhibition of Nitrosomonas
europaea" (Presented at the Subsurface Biosphere Initiative - IGERT
Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR) Poster
Joe Anderson 2009 "Exploring how
Group II elements protect Nitrosomonas
europaea from Zn2+-induced nitrification inhibition"
(Presented at the Johnson Fellowship Symposium, Oregon State
University,Corvallis, OR and the 2009 AIChE Annual Student Conference, Salt
Lake City, UT) Presentation
Caslin Gilroy 2008 "Coupling cell
membrane hydrophobicity and NE1545 gene expression with cell size changes in
Nitrosomonas europaea cells exposed
to aromatic hydrocarbons" (Presented at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR)
Kristin Egan 2008 "Linking dipole
moments of aromatic hydrocarbons to cell size changes in Nitrosomonas
europaea" (Presented at the Subsurface Biosphere Initiative - IGERT
Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR)
Annabritt Coakley 2007 "Inhibition
of Nitrosomonas europaea by
aromatic hydrocarbons" (Presented at the Johnson Fellowship Symposium,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR) Presentation
Caslin Gilroy 2006 "Toluene
inhibition on Nitrosomonas europaea"
(Presented at the Tektronix Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
OR) Poster
Laura U 20002 "Creating an ammonia
oxidizing bacteria gene library for the construction of a shotgun DNA
microarray" (Presented at the Student Achievement in Research and
Scholarship (STARS) Symposium, Yale University, New Haven, CT) Presentation