Spring 2016
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March 18 |
"Development of the Thermally Tolerant Pectin Methylesterase for Innovative Applications in Biomass Processing" Mr. Jose C. Tovar Mentored by: Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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April 6 |
"Comparison of Water and Sediment Samples for Environmental DNA Detection of Rare Freshwater Fishes: A Case Study Using the Federally Threatened Leopard Darter, Percina pantherina" Ms. Taylor Lee Mentored by: Dr. Brook Fluker 10:00 a.m., LSW 444 |
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April 14 |
"Artificial Recharge of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer: A Water Quality Study" Ms. Klarissa Kahill Mentored by: Dr. Michele Reba 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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May 26 |
"Analysis of Cache River Watershed: Possible Sources for Impairments of Dissolved Led, Copper, and Total Dissolved Solids" Ms. Molly Kennon-Lacy Mentored by: Dr. Jennifer Bouldin 8:30 a.m., ABI 107 |
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June 9 |
"Assessing the Contribution of Multiple Ascorbate Pathways to Abiotic Stress Tolerance Using Phenomic Approaches" Ms. Lucia Acosta-Gamboa Mentored by: Dr. Argelia Lorence 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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| June 10 |
"Nutrient Reduction Design for Sustainable Municipal Wastewater Treatment" Ms. Lisa Ellington Mentored by: Dr. Jerry Farris 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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| June 17 |
"Assessing Aquatic System Metabolism Response to Disturbance" Ms. Traci C. Hudson Mentored by: Dr. Jerry Farris 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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| June 24 |
"Study of the Role of the Chloroplastic and Endoplasmic Reticulum Ascorbate Subcellular Pools in Plant Physiology" Ms. Jessica Patricia Yactayo-Chang Mentored by: Dr. Argelia Lorence 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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| Sept. 16 | "Phonemics and Transcriptomics Study of High Ascorbate Arabidopsis in Response to Biotic Stress" Mr. Nirman Nepal Molecular Biosciences Ph.D. Proposal Defense Arkansas State University Mentored by: Dr. Angelia Lorence 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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| Sept. 16 | "Habitat and Community Associations and the Population Dynamics of Gnathia marleyi, a Temporary Fish Ectoparasite" Mr. John M. Artim Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Arkansas State University Mentored by: Dr. Paul Sikkel 10:15 a.m., Arkansas River Room, Reng Student Union |
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| Sept. 19 | "The Study of the Functions and Regulation of Mammalian CAP1 (Cyclase-Associated Protein 1)" Ms. Haitao Zhang Molecular Biosciences Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Arkansas State University Mentored by: Dr. Guolei Zhou 1:00 p.m., ABI 107 |
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| Sept. 21 |
"Assessing Human Harvests and Invasive Predation on Grenadine Seabird Nesting Performance" |
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| Sept. 28 | "Population Dynamics of Eastern Bluebirds in Response to Climate Change at Longitudinally Contrasting Regions" Ms. Sara Harrod Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Proposal Defense Arkansas State University Mentored by: Dr. Virginie Rolland 3:30 p.m., ABI 107 |
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| Oct. 21 | "Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Stilbenoid Prenyltransferases from Peanut" Mr. Tianhong Yang Molecular Biosciences Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Arkansas State University Mentored by: Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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| Oct. 24 | "Artificial Recharge of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer: A Water Quality Study" Ms. Klarissa Kahill Environmental Sciences MS Thesis Defense Arkansas State University Mentored by: Dr. Michele Reba 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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| Oct. 24 |
"Characterizing the Effects of Accumulated Nanoparticles on Living Organisms" Mr. Kenton Leigh |
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| Nov. 14 |
"Identification of Cellulase Inhibitors and Development of an Efficient Cellulose Degradation System Using Corn-seed Produced Enzymes" Mr. Hong Fang Mentored by: Dr. Elizabeth Hood 1:00 p.m., ABI 107 |
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| Nov. 29 |
"An Assessment of Non-Native Insect Species' Mechanisms of Invasion, Impact, Management, and Policy" Ms. Ashley Schulz Mentored by: Dr. Travis Marsico 9:30 a.m., LSE 207 |
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| Dec. 2 |
"Water Quality of the Cache River, Arkansas: Impairment and Implications for Lead (Pb) Toxicity" Mentored by: Dr. Jennifer Bouldin 9:30 a.m., LSW 343 |
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| Dec. 7 |
" Identifying Novel Soybean Rust Resistance Genes in DH Soybean Lines" Ms. Martina Garda Mentored by: Dr. Gregory Phillips 10:00 a.m., ABI 320 |
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| Dec. 8 |
"Production of Viral miRNA in Algae for Treatment of Channel Catfish Virus Diseased in Aquaculture Catfish" Ms. Lana Elkins Mentored by: Dr. Maureen Dolan 10:00 a.m., ABI 107 |
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