Over 100 presenters submitted their work to the CCU Virtual Undergraduate Research Competition, illustrating the outstanding quality of student research at the university. Presentations were judged by 70 faculty judges. Prizes were awarded in several categories. The first place awards will be formally presented at the Honors Convocation.
Oral Presentations: Humanities, Fine Arts, and Education
- 1st Place: Ethan Toavs, "Homeward Bound," From "Aurora - Suite for Orchestra," Op. 7 (Music Major, Faculty Mentor: Donald Sloan)
- 2nd Place: Jenna Smith, Reflections on van Eyck: The Meaning of Mirrors in Portraiture (Art Studio and Graphic Design Double Major, Faculty Mentors: Aneilya Barnes and Stephanie Miller)
- 3rd Place: Alexandria Banning, The Inclusivity of Emotional Abuse Definitions and Interest Groups (Political Science Major, Faculty Mentor: Adam Chamberlain)
Oral Presentations: Science
- 1st Place: Allison Kladler, The effect of sunscreen on the life expectancy of Palaemonetes pugio (Marine Science Major, Faculty Mentor: Eric Rosch)
- 2nd Place: Caroline Durham1, Armani Sumpter1, and Jonah Nordeen2, Gun Violence: An Analysis of Public Perception and Experience in the Southeast (Public Health1 and Biochemistry2 Majors, Faculty Mentor: Sharon Thompson)
- 3rd Place: Kaylee Petraccione, Emma Lehmann, and Molly Tancini, Detection of Tomato Mosaic Virus Using a Novel at Home RT-PCR Approach (Biology Majors, Faculty Mentor: Michelle Barthet)
Poster Presentations
- 1st Place: Madison Gentilo, The COVID-19 Sentinel Project: Monitoring the incident rate of COVID-19 on campus (Biology Major, Faculty Mentor: Paul Richardson)
- 2nd Place: Meredith LaLumia, Anthropogenic impacts on the territoriality of the ghost crab, Ocypode quadrata, along the Grand Strand, South Carolina (Marine Science Major, Research Mentor: Eric Rosch)
- 3rd Place: Tyler Gross, Using Creative Writing and Literacy to Dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline (Special Education Major, Faculty Mentor: Tiffany Hollis
Undergraduate Research Competition Webpage
2021 Undergraduate Research Competition Program with Abstracts
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| Wednesday, April 21st | ||
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James Brown, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Measuring Total Coliform and E. coli Counts at Surfside Beach, South Carolina Carissa Church, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Tyra Countiss, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Measuring Nitrogen Levels in Stormwater Runoff to Waccamaw River, South Carolina Julianna Davis, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Analysis of E. coli and Total Coliform in Pond 501 West in Coastal Carolina University Nathan Dempski, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Measuring Turbidity and TDS levels on Coastal Carolina University's Campus Duvall Dickerson-Evans, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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New Findings in Fundamental Physics or Discrepant Measurements? Alex Eggleston, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Synapomorphic Patterns in HIV Gag Gene Sequences Samantha Elsey, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| 12:00 PM |
The COVID-19 Sentinel Project: Monitoring the incident rate of COVID-19 on campus Madison Gentilo, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Confirmation Bias in Police Decision Making Bridget Greenhalgh, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Using Creative Writing and Literacy to Dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline Tyler Gross, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Myoglobin Mutations in Varying Altitudes Taylor Hackett, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Water Quality in Georgetown County Hobie Hobart, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Nitrogen and Phosphorus Monitoring in Crabtree Swamp Water Ronny Hucks, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Enterococci Lurking in Myrtle Beach Kove Lambert, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Deep Water Renewal of Loch Etive Sydney Madden, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Similarities in SLITRK Gene Mutations and the Development of Neurological Disorders Brittney Mazen, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Novel Micro-Plastics Extraction Line: Elutriation, Chemical Digestion, and Density Separation Nicole McHugh, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Billie Eilish and VR: Music Preferences and Environmental Influences Brett Richardson, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand in Crabtree Swamp in Conway SC Allen Ruff, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Salinity of the Mouth of Swash in Briarcliffe Acres Jhamarcus Smith, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Strontium-90 Radioactivity Variation with Earth-Sun Distance Resulting in Severe Nuclear Accidents Jessica Solomon, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Water Quality monitoring for Salinity and Enterococcus in Surfside Beach Devonta Stanley, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Perceived stress levels and bacteriophage presence on the campus of Coastal Carolina University Korinne Swanson, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Alkalinity on the Waccamaw River at Murrells Landing Jacob Teramo, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Turbidity & TDS Monitoring at Coastal Carolina University Nikita Tolbert, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Jaquon Williams, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Gauging the Turbidity and Conductivity of Water in the Crabtree Swamp Ryan Yeoman, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 1 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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| 2:30 PM |
College Students' Attitudes Towards Physical and Online Sex Workers Grace Carrino, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
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| 2:30 PM |
Shark Diversity and Relative Abundance at Myrtle Beach, SC Fishing Piers Lynsey Isner, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
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| 2:30 PM |
Holly McGrath, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
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| 2:50 PM |
Diatom Assemblage Used as an Indicator of Extreme Inland Flooding Andrew Einhorn, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM |
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| 2:50 PM |
The Effect of Post-Event Information on Recognition and Confidence Emily Scott, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM |
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| 2:50 PM |
Mackenzie Volpert, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 2:50 PM - 3:10 PM |
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| 3:10 PM |
The influence of bottom type and stratification on reef fish community structure at GRNMS Bridget Campbell, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM |
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| 3:10 PM |
Ashley Perkins, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM |
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| 3:10 PM |
Poetry, Politics, and Social Justice: The Role of Creative Writing in a Post-Trump America Sage Short, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 3:10 PM - 3:30 PM |
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| 3:30 PM |
Behavior management systems in the classroom: Which systems are used most often? Molly Antkowiak, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM |
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| 3:30 PM |
A Collaborative Analysis of British Literature Chrissandra Dandy, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM |
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| 3:30 PM |
Krystal Lamb, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM |
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| 4:10 PM |
James Klein, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| 4:10 PM |
Reflections on van Eyck: The Meaning of Mirrors in Portraiture Jenna Smith, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM |
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| 4:30 PM |
pH Low Insertion Peptide (pHLIP) Insertion Pathway into the Membrane Natalie Cyterski, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM |
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Risk Mapping of Possible Forest Fires in California Allison DeBoy, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM |
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Music Therapy and Mental Health Sydney Vogel, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM |
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Klea Hoxha, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 4:50 PM - 5:10 PM |
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| 4:50 PM |
"Homeward Bound," From "Aurora - Suite for Orchestra," Op. 7 Ethan Toavs, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 4:50 PM - 5:10 PM |
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| 5:10 PM |
Detection of Tomato Mosaic Virus Using a Novel at Home RT-PCR Approach Kaylee Petraccione, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 5:10 PM - 5:30 PM |
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| 5:10 PM |
"Street shop" culture: Analyzing a southern tattoo shop's artists S. Bryce Ross, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 5:10 PM - 5:30 PM |
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| 5:30 PM |
The (Final) Days of Our Lives: An Analysis of End-of-Life Health Care in Soap Operas Danielle Johnson, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 5:30 PM - 5:50 PM |
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Regulatory RNA structure in Streptococcus pyogenes: Terminator of streptolysin S associated gene A Sara Nibar, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 5:30 PM - 5:50 PM |
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| Thursday, April 22nd | ||
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Inherent Racism of the D.A.R.E. Program Megan Walter, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM |
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| 12:20 PM |
Nathen Andrews, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 12:20 PM - 12:40 PM |
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Using modern Gorilla gorilla to understand Paranthropus Boisei Glorianna Belyski, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 12:20 PM - 12:40 PM |
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| 12:40 PM |
Visualizing Health Inequality in Sumter County, SC Hanna Deckert, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM |
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| 12:40 PM |
Economic Effect of Localized Anthropogenic Seafloor Changes in the Florida Keys Johnathan Johnson, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM |
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| 1:00 PM |
The Inclusivity of Emotional Abuse Definitions and Interest Groups Alexandria Banning, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM |
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| 1:00 PM |
Gun Violence: An Analysis of Public Perception and Experience in the Southeast Caroline Durham, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM |
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| 1:20 PM |
Homology of a Maturase to the Heart of the Nuclear Spliceosome Isabella Becker, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM |
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The War on Addiction: Incarceration vs Rehabilitation During the Opioid Epidemic Caitlin Rhodes, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM |
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| 2:00 PM |
Investigation of Potential Protactinium Safeguards Vulnerabilities for Thorium Fuel Cycles Victoria Davis, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
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A Case Study Comparison of Coal Fired CCUS Plants in the United States and China Margaret Shoop, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
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Examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intimate partner violence Casey Sullivan, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM |
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The influence of gut microbiota in development of Alzheimer's disease Wesley Caudle, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
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Morgan-McKay Hoppmann, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
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Synthesis and Phase Diagram Investigation of Spinel Vanadates Benjamin Pfingstler, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM |
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The Role of Religion and Politics in the Evolution of Saudi Arabia Hannah Clegg, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
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| 2:40 PM |
Use of Loom-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for the Detection of Tomato Mosaic Virus Caleb Jones, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Nuclear Islam: Pakistan and the Bomb Kevin Joyce, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
The effect of sunscreen on the life expectancy of Palaemonetes pugio Allison Kladler, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
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| 3:00 PM |
Microfluidic Microplastic Separation Grant Mitchell, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM |
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| 3:20 PM |
Organic matter spatial and temporal patterns in coastal sands of Long Bay, South Carolina Kayla Christofferson, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
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| 3:20 PM |
Sarah McGonigle, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 3 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
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| 3:20 PM |
The Role of Radiation on Martian Dust Storms Tanner Saussaman, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
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Analyzing Uncertainty and Economic Setbacks of COVID-19 in South Carolina David Custer, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 1 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| 3:40 PM |
Isolated Point Discharges into Coastal Swashes as Nutrient Sources to Coastal Waters Mary Olsen, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Session Room 2 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM |
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| 4:30 PM |
Lichen Delimitation Within the Collemataceae Family Catherine Austin, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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| 4:30 PM |
Monitoring TDS and Conductivity at the Murrels Inlet Oyster Landing Nicholas Baxley, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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| 4:30 PM |
Watching for Nuclear Proliferation with Neutrinos Lee Beeson, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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| 4:30 PM |
Monitoring Chlorophyll A and Pheophytin at Crabtree Swamp James Blankenship, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Maura Bramlitt, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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| 4:30 PM |
Are the Salinity and Enterococci actives Within Safe Levels in North Myrtle Beach's Waters? Hunter Bulin, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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| 4:30 PM |
Savannah Burdette, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Water Monitoring at CCU (Conductivity, pH, DO) Gage Campbell, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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| 4:30 PM |
How Does Turbidity and TDS Affect Water Quality and the Ecosystem Kered Class, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Does Coastal Carolina Wall Pond Bridge Have Too Much Nitrogen? Jacquelyn Colangelo, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Detecting Radium-226 In Submarine Groundwater Discharge Rashaun Davis, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Sage Donaldson, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Water Quality Monitoring for PH, Dissolved Oxygen, and Conductivity at 501 West Justin Henry, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Women's Collegiate Lacrosse team Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Muscular Strength Kaylee Kaczvinsky, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Monitoring conductivity levels at the Mouth of the swash in Briarcliffe Acres Ryan Kerns, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Effects of Carbon-14 radioactivity variations in medical dosimetry Emma Kurth, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Meredith LaLumia, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Assessing Biodiversity in Sea Turtles using COI Sequence Data Zachary Lane, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Monitoring Nitrogen Levels at 11th Ave. N Surfside Beach, SC Kyle LaVoie, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Gender Biases in Jury Decision Making Sidney McLaughlin, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Briarcliffe Acres, Mouth of Swash: Monitoring E. coli, Enterococci Tyrone Mitchell, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Montessori Education: Teaching Self-Regulation through Virtual Instruction Brooke Myers, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Monitoring Salinity Levels at Murrells Inlet Oyster Beach, South Carolina Jaquan Reed, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Tracking microplastics throughout a beach renourishment project on Pawley's Island, South Carolina Madeline Rothwell, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Eavesdropping on fishes reveals alterations in the soundscape across tidal creeks Abigail Solarz, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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How Sonar May Not Be the Only Means for Detecting Nuclear Submarines Zachary Stevens, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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A Research Study of the Correlation Between Student Self-Advocacy and Postsecondary Success Kaleigh Tarabek, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Monitoring Chlorophyll / Pheophytin in Waccamaw River Jade Washington, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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Emilio Wilson, Coastal Carolina University Virtual Poster Session 2 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
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