Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend all or part of the competition.
| 9:00 | Opening remarks – Jessica Leahy, Interim Associate Dean for Research | ||
| 9:10 | Stream Dynamics in the Headwaters of Postglacial Watershed Systems – Brett Gerard, School of Earth and Climate Sciences | ||
| 9:30 | Exploring Confidence and Social Capital to Engage Maine Landowners in Informed Forest Stewardship – Ian Anderson, School of Forest Resources | ||
| 9:50 | Landscape Pattern and Wild Bee Communities in Maine – Brianne DuClos, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology | ||
| 10:20 | Incorporating environmental variability into assessment and management of American lobster (Homarus americanus) – Kisei Tanaka, Ecology and Environmental Sciences | ||
| 10:40 | Molecular mechanisms underlying triclosan effects on cellular signal transduction and mitochondrial function – Lisa Weatherly, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering | ||
| 11:00 | Interpreting climate history from glacial geologic landforms in the mid – to high latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere – Courtney King, School of Earth and Climate Sciences | ||
| 11:40 | The effect of wild blueberry (Vaccinum angustifolium) bioactives (anthocyanins and phenolics) on endothelial cell migration and angiogenesis – Panagiotis Tsakirogiou, School of Food and Agriculture | ||
| 12:00 | Forest Products Trucking Industry in Maine: Opportunities and Challenges – Anil Koirala, School of Forest Resources | ||
| 12:20 | Linking Rising pCO2 and Temperature to the Larval Development, Physiology and Gene Expression of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus) – Jesica D. Waller, School of Marine Sciences | ||
| 12:50 | Ecological and Economic Impact of a Native Fungal Pathogen on New England’s White Pine Resource – Kara K.L. Costanza, School of Forest Resources | ||
| 1:10 | The forgotten cousin in freshwater community ecology; Tidal freshwater wetlands – Jack R. McLachlan, School of Biology and Ecology | ||
| 1:30 | Anadromous Sea Lamprey as Vectors of Marine-Derived Nutrients in Atlantic Coastal Streams – Daniel Weaver, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology |
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Meghan Rochefort, as early as possible, at 207.581.3205 or um.nsfaresearch@maine.edu, to discuss your needs.