Poster Session

Development of real-time HABs detection technique using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV)
Tae-Woo Kim, SungKyunKwan University

A pilot scale system utilizing boron-doped diamond perforated plates for the destruction of PFOA
Mary Ensch, Michigan State University ; Michael Becker, Fraunhofer USA, Inc. Center for Coatings and Diamond Technologies ; Thomas Schuelke, Michigan Statee University / Fraunhofer USA, Inc. Center for Coatings and Diamond Technologies; Cory Rusinek, Fraunhofer USA, Inc. Center for Coatings and Diamond Technologies

Using expert knowledge to craft a watershed-level visualization of eutrophication in Lake Erie
Jessica Ives, University of Windsor; Jan Ciborowski, Dept of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Windsor; Rebecca Rooney, University of Waterloo

Developing an Updated and Educational Key for Sphaeriidae Clams of the Great Lakes Region
Adam Frankiewicz, University of Minnesota Duluth/ WRS Master Program; Valerie Brady, Natural Resource Research Inst., University of Minnesota Duluth; John Pastor, University of Minnesota Duluth

Mitigating Road Mortality of Wildlife in Rouge National Urban Park
Courtney Leermakers, University of Toronto, Scarborough; Marc Cadotte, Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough; Nicholas Mandrak, Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough

Comparing cisco egg size among three Great Lake populations
Scott Koenigbauer, Purdue University; Tomas Hook, Purdue University, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources

Quantifying ensnarement risk of spiny water flea by recreational fishing equipment
Holly Wellard Kelly, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth; Valerie Brady, Natural Resource Research Inst., University of Minnesota Duluth; Donn Branstrator, University of Minnesota-Dul; Josh Dumke, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth

Biofilm colonization and succession in Didymosphenia geminata dominated waters
Anthony Budrick, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ; Robert Pillsbury, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Biology Dept.; Sabrina Mueller-Spitz, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Young-of-Year Fish from New York’s Great Lakes Basin
Kristen Dieterle, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Wayne Richter, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Eric Paul, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

A century of change: Tracking watershed changes using lake sediments on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario
Kyle McCarrel, University of Guelph; Jackie Cockburn, Dept. of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, University of Guelph

Fish 'passability' in modified vortex rock weir systems
Josie Mielhausen, University of Guelph; Jackie Cockburn, Dept. of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, University of Guelph; Paul Villard, GEO Morphix ; Andre-Marcel Baril, GEO Morphix Ltd.

Gathering stakeholder perceptions of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes basin
Noelle Stratton, University of Toronto Scarborough; Nicholas Mandrak, Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough; Nicole Klenk, University of Toronto Scarborough

Is diazotrophy important in the Great Lakes: Quantifying who and how much
Kaela Natwora, University of Minnesota- Duluth

MONITORING CYANOBACTERIA IN MIXED ALGAL POPULATIONS IN AN EFFORT TO PREDICT THE ONSET OF CYANOHABS
Tom Brumett, Turner Designs

Investigating nutrient dynamics in greenhouse retention ponds in southern Ontario
Emily Varga, University of Windsor; Chris Weisener, University of Windsor; Scott Mundle, Great Lakes Inst. for Environmental Research; Timothy Maguire, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor

Beyond the nearshore shunt: Quagga mussels boost benthic-pelagic nutrient exchanges in Lake Michigan
Vadym Ianaiev, University of Minnesota Duluth; Jiying Li, University of Minnesota Duluth; Audrey Huff, University of Minnesota Duluth; John Zalusky, University of Minnesota Duluth; Tedy Ozersky, Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota Duluth; Sergei Katsev, Large Lakes Observatory, University of MN

Thiamine status of lake sturgeon eggs from USA and Canada
Marc Chalupnicki, Tunison Lab. of Aquatic Sciences, U.S. Geological Survey; Dawn Dittman, USGS Tunison Lab. of Aquatic Sci.; George Ketola, Tunison Lab of Aquatic Science; Micheal Zehfus, Black Hills State Univeristy

The Current State of Plastic Pollution in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Arielle Earn, University of Toronto; Chelsea Rochman, University of Toronto

Habitat Survey and Management Recommendations for a Walleye Spawning Shoal in Severn Sound
Keith Sherman, prev. Severn Sound, Environmental Association; Lex McPhail, Severn Sound Environmental Association; Aisha Chiandet, Severn Sound Env. Assoc.; Paula Madill, Severn Sound Environmental Association; Carl Lesperance, Severn Sound Environmental Association

Study of Harmful Algae Blooms Using UAV Imagery
ileana dumitriu, Hobart and William Smith College; peter spacher, Hobart and William Smith Colleges; John Halfman, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geoscience/Environmental Studies Program; Lisa Cleckner, Finger Lakes Institute, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

How Does Lake Erie Mitigate Climate Change in the Lake Erie Grape Belt?
Kara Dobson, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Michael Campbell, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Beaty Lynne, Penn State Erie, The Behredn College; Bryan Hed, Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center

Dreissena and benthos: exploring mechanisms of facilitation and competition
Sonya Bayba, Great Lakes Center; Lyubov Burlakova, Great Lakes Center at SUNY Buffalo State ; Alexander Karatayev, Great Lakes Center at SUNY Buffalo State; Robert Warren, Biology Department, SUNY Buffalo State; Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy, U.S. EPA GLNPO; Katie Bockwoldt, ORISE - US EPA GLNPO

Long-term trends and drivers of zooplankton productivity in western Lake Erie
Lyndsie Collis, The Ohio State University; James Hood, Aquatic Ecology Lab, The Ohio State University

Understanding Carbon Sources and Energy Flow in Ponds of Different Trophic Status
Meghan Brown, Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Penelope Murphy, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Overview of microplastic content in Lake Superior’s surface water, fish stomachs, and beach sand
Roselynd Lin, Large Lakes Observatory, UMD; Kathryn Schreiner, Large Lakes Observatory and Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UMD; Thomas Hrabik, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Brenda Lafrancois, National Park Service; Elizabeth Minor, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Large Lakes Observatory

Weight of evidence assessment of brown bullhead liver tumours in Canadian waters of the Detroit Rive
Ken Drouillard, University of Windsor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research; Mark McMaster, Environment and Climate Change Canada

The microfiber footprint of blue jeans in a Great Lakes watershed
Jennifer Adams, University of Toronto; Samantha Athey, University of Toronto; Lisa Erdle, University of Toronto; Liisa Jantunen, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Chelsea Rochman, University of Toronto; Sarah Finkelstein, University of Toronto; Miriam Diamond, Dept. of Geography, University of Toronto

Nutrient drivers of cyanobacterial blooms in lower New York State lakes
Michael Kausch, Fordham University; John Wehr, Fordham University

Seasonal Trends in the Epilimnetic Rotifer Community of Lake Ontario in 2018
Sarah Schaefer, Cornell Biological Field Station; Patrick Boynton, Cornell Biological Field Station; Joseph Connolly, Cornell Biological Field Station; James Watkins, Cornell University; Lars Rudstam, Cornell University Bio Field Station, Dept. of Natural Resources

Wastewater treatment plants as conduits for microfibers and other contaminants to enter Lake Ontario
Samantha Athey, University of Toronto; Paul Helm, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks; Amila De Silva, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Liisa Jantunen, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Chelsea Rochman, University of Toronto; Miriam Diamond, Dept. of Geography, University of Toronto

Land-use impacts water quality and aquatic invertebrate communities in the Genesee River
Daniel Beers, The College at Brockport, State University of New York; Courtney McDaniel, The College at Brockport, State University of New York; Michael Chislock, The College at Brockport, State University of New York

Microplastic occurrence and distribution in sediment from streams of the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Martina Tepavcevic, Brock University; Michael Pisaric, Brock University

Seasonal Population Dynamics of Mysis diluviana in Lake Ontario in 2018
Patrick Boynton, Cornell Biological Field Station; Toby Holda, Cornell Biological Field Station; James Watkins, Cornell University; Lars Rudstam, Cornell University Bio Field Station, Dept. of Natural Resources

Assessing the competitive impacts of invasive round goby on lake whitefish in northern Lake Michigan
Connor Kowalke, Central Michigan University; Donald Uzarski, Central Michigan University, IGLR, CMUBS, and Department of Biology

Understanding Angler Response to Barotrauma in Lake Erie Yellow Perch
Jesse Lepak, NY Sea Grant

Seasonality of Predatory Zooplankters Bythotrephes longimanus and Cercopagis pengoi in Lake Ontario
Gabriella Doud, Cornell University; Kristen Holeck , Cornell Biological Field Station ; James Watkins, Cornell University; Lars Rudstam, Cornell University Bio Field Station, Dept. of Natural Resources

QUALITY ASSESMENT OF GROUNDWATER IN LAGOS STATE: A CASE STUDY OF AMUWO ODOFIN/FESTAC METROPOLITAN AR
Rose Anthony Alani, Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos; Akinrinade Olumide, Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos; Olaifa Balikis, Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos; DAVID ALANI, University of Lagos

Real time water monitoring by integrating nanomaterial sensors and high temperature battery
SUNDEEP VARMA GOTTUMUKKALA, Wayne State University; Nirul Masurkar , Wayne State University; Uday Praveen, Wayne State University; Leela Arava, Wayne State University

Nitrogen limitation of algal biofilms in Lake Superior coastal wetlands
Aletha Hefko, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, Northland College; Michele Wheeler, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Matthew Cooper, Northland College, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation

Bathymetry and water levels in lagoonal wetlands of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Shelly Ray, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation; Olivia Anderson, Northland College, Mary Griggs Burke Center For Freshwater Innovation; Matthew Cooper, Northland College, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation

Assessing the toxicity and burial of microplastics in freshwater lake sediments
Kristina Chomiak, Rochester Institute of Technology; Matthew Hoffman, Rochester Inst. of Technology, School of Mathematical Sci.; Nathan Eddingsaas, Rochester Institute of Technology; Christy Tyler, Rochester Institute of Technology

Otolith microchemistry as a stock identification tool for adult Lake Michigan steelhead
Ben Breaker, Central Michigan University; Kevin Pangle, Central Michigan University ; Jory Jonas, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; James Student, Central Michigan University

An assessment of the nearshore Cladophora monitoring dataset in the east basin of Lake Erie
Megan McCusker, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Alice Dove, Environment Canada, Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Ontario; Todd Howell, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Env. Monitoring & Reporting Br; David Depew, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Improving Lake-Effect Snowfall Forecast through a Coupled FV3GFS-FVCOM Modeling System
David Wright, Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research; Philip Chu, NOAA/GLERL; Christiane Jablonowski, University of Michigan; Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome, University of Michigan; Brent Lofgren, NOAA/GLERL; Greg Mann, National Weather Service; Eric Anderson, NOAA/GLERL

Non-native fish species richness and distributions in Great Lakes coastal wetlands
Erin Bergen, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, Northland College; Ella Shively, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation, Northland College; Matthew Cooper, Northland College, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation

Intercomparison of Midwest Precipitation Changes from Statistical and Dynamical Downscaling Methods
Kyuhyun Byun, University of Notre Dame; ASHISH SHARMA, University of Notre Dame ; Alan Hamlet, University of Notre Dame; Jennifer Tank, University of Notre Dame; Todd Royer, Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs

The 'Queen of American Lakes': palynological indicators of human disturbance in the Lake George watershed
Paul Michael Pilkington, Brock University; Francine McCarthy, Brock University; Caitlin Garner, Brock University; Andrea Krueger, Brock University; Krystyna Kornecki, Griggs-Lang Consulting Geologists and Engineers, P.C.; Miriam Katz, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Feeding behavior of juvenile Lake Trout on Hemimysis anomala and Daphnia pulicaria
Scott McNaught, Central Michigan University; Starr Walker, Central Michigan University

Assessing seasonal dynamics of sediment legacy phosphorus in the Grand River watershed, Ontario
Lance Ouellette, University of Guelph; Paul Voroney , University of Guelph; Ivan O'halloran , University of Guelph

Influence of root Fe plaque on phosphorus cycling in a Great Lakes coastal wetland
Megan Smith, Kent State Univeristy; Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Kent State University

Spatiotemporal patterns of aquatic macroinvertebrate community assemblages in interdunal wetlands
Nicole Stewart , Western Michigan University ; Tiffany Schriever, Western Michigan University

Functional responses of an invasive fish under elevated temperatures
Heather Reid, McGill University; Anthony Ricciardi, McGill University

Spatio-temporal variation of stable isotope ratios and morphology of Yellow Perch in Saginaw Bay
Taylor Senegal, Purdue University; Timothy Sesterhenn, Purdue University, Forestry and Natural Resources; Charles Roswell, Illinois Natural History Survey; Steve Pothoven, NOAA-GLERL; Tomas Hook, Purdue University, Dept. Forestry and Natural Resources

Dissolved Gaseous Mercury Dynamics in Lake Michigan
Michael Tate, U.S. Geological Survey; Ryan Lepak, USEPA - ORD; Jacob Ogorek, USGS; John Dewild, U.S. Geological Survey; David Krabbenhoft, USGS; James Hurley, Wisconsin Sea Grant

Estimation of Nutrient Loading from the Great Lakes Watershed Using Binational SPARROW Models
Dale Robertson, U.S. Geological Survey; David Saad, U.S. Geological Survey; Glenn Benoy, International Joint Commission; Ivana Vouk; Richard Burcher, National Research Council of Canada; Michael Laitta; Wayne Jenkinson, International Joint Commission - Canada Section

Verification of the spawning location of grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella in the Sandusky River
Patrick Kocovsky, U.S. Geological Survey; Nicole King, University of Toledo, Lake Erie Center; Christine Mayer, University of Toledo, Lake Erie Center; Song Qian, University of Toledo

2018 CSMI Lake Ontario Benthic Survey Through a Photographer’s Lens
Yola Monakhov Stockton, Art and Design Department, SUNY Buffalo State; Lyubov Burlakova, Great Lakes Center at SUNY Buffalo State ; Alexander Karatayev, Great Lakes Center at SUNY Buffalo State; Knut Mehler, Great Lakes Center at SUNY Buffalo State

Phytoplankton community composition: comparisons between contrasting embayments and across time prov
Mary Anne Evans, USGS, Great Lakes Science Center

Relative oral toxicity of eight common microcystin congeners in mice
Donna Hill, US EPA; Neil Chernoff, US EPA; Johnsie Lang, US EPA/ ORISE; Judy Schmid, US EPA

Pugnose Shiner Occurrence in Relation to Physicochemical and Biological Factors in LO-SLR Bays
James Haynes, Environmental Science & Ecology Department; Jeffrey Maharan, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation; Barrett Katherine, University of Notre Dame

Building up the Great Lakes fauna inventory and DNA barcode library
Jon Barge, Student services contractor, US EPA; Anett Trebitz, U.S. EPA; Maicie Sykes, BTS, contractor to U.S. EPA (formerly); Chelsea Hatzenbuhler, ORISE participant, US EPA; Erik Pilgrim, U.S. EPA

Mapping Lake Ontario’s Near Shore Velocities
John Wernly, US Geological Survey

Microplastics: Environmental Forensic
Chia-An Lin, University of Wisconsin- Superior ; Lorena Rios Mendoza, University of Wisconsin-Superior,

Covalently functionalized sawdust for the remediation of phosphate from agricultural wastewater
Daniel Meister, University of Windsor ; David Ure, University of Windsor; Bulent Mutus, University of Windsor; John Trant , University of Windsor

The impact of herbivore exclusion on carbon cycling in created wetlands
Briana Burt, Rochester Institute of Technology ; Kimberly Lodge, Rochester Institute of Technology; Delanie Spangler, Rochester Institute of Technology; Benjamin Hamilton, Rochester Institute of Technology; Evan Squier, Rochester Institute of Technology; Christy Tyler, Rochester Institute of Technology; Carmody McCalley, Rochester Institute of Technology

Modeling the effects of seiche events in Lake Erie on Buffalo River flooding
Angshuman M Saharia, University at Buffalo; ZHENDUO ZHU, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Ali Farhadzadeh, Stony Brook University; Joseph Atkinson, University of Buffalo, Dept. of Civil , Struct. & Env Eng.

A Conundrum: a burst in lake trout reproduction in west Lake Ontario while it declined in the east
Stacy Furgal, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center; Brian Lantry, U.S.G.S., Lake Ontario Bio Station; John Farrell, SUNY-ESF; Brian Weidel, U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center; J. Marsden, University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources; Dimitry Gorsky, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Michael Connerton, SUNY ESF; Jeremy Holden, OMNRF

DSP: A Deep Learning Based Approach To Extend the Lifetime of Wireless Sensor Networks
Jack Press, Wayne State University; Suzan Arslanturk, Wayne State University

Chemicals of emerging concern monitoring and assessment by Great Lakes Mussel Watch Program
Michael Edwards, NOAA/National Ocean Service; Erik Davenport, NOAA; Kimani Kimbrough, NOAA - Mussel Watch; Ed Johnson, NOAA; Annie Jacob, CSS/NOAA

Spatio-Temporal Variation of Primary Production Rates in Lake Erie
Hunter Carrick, Central Michigan University; David Millie, Palm Island Enviroinformatics

Population and landscape genetics of three insect species from Lake Michigan's interdunal wetlands
Halle Nienhaus, Western Michigan University