The College of Agricultural Sciences Student Showcase highlights work completed by student participants in undergraduate research/internship programs and a recent faculty-led study abroad trip to Mexico.
Research and Internship Posters
Devany Billings, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
Poster title: Onset of reproductive capacity in unowned free-roaming cats
Research advisor: Dr. Michelle Kutzler
Research program: CAS Continuing Researcher Support Program
Cynthia Britt, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
Poster title: Feline SPACA3 Expression: The Key To Controlling Cat Population?
Research advisor: Dr. Michelle Kutzler
Research program: CAS Beginning Researcher Support Program
Rachel Burns, Biology
Poster title: The Potential of Barrier Technology in Deterring Cabbage Flies from Crops
Research advisor: Dr. Kristine Buckland
Research program: CAS Branch Experiment Station Research Internship Program
Andrew Foys, Botany
Poster title: Spring wheat breeding in Eastern Oregon
Research advisor: Dr. Ryan Graebner
Research program: CAS Branch Experiment Station Research Internship Program
Nora Graham, Horticulture
Poster title: How Does GRBV Affect Grapevine Photosynthesis Rates?
Research advisor: Dr. Alexander Levin
Research program: CAS Branch Experiment Station Research Internship Program
Celeste Groth, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
Poster title: Distribution of the salmonid parasite Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae in the McKenzie River
Research advisor: Dr. Sascha Hallett
Research program: CAS Beginning Researcher Support Program
**Poster award winner**
Avery Haymowicz, Food Science and Technology
Poster title: Application of Rare Sugars in Lower-Calorie Ice Cream Formulation
Research advisor: Dr. Zeynep Atamer
Research program: CAS Branch Experiment Station Research Internship Program
Zachary Kowash, Bioresource Research
Poster title: The Effects of Including Nannochloropsis oculata in a Mixed Algal Diet on Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas Larvae
Research advisor: Dr. Neil Thompson
Research program: CAS Branch Experiment Station Research Internship Program and ER Jackman Internship Support Program
**Poster award winner**
Sprout Mahoney, Crop and Soil Science
Poster title: Evaluating the effects of soil type and fertilizer application rates on nitrate leaching potential in annual ryegrass
Research advisors: Dr. Abigail Tomasek and Eliza Smith
Research program: CAS Beginning Researcher Support Program
Louisa Malnor, Bioresource Research
Poster title: Bloom Preferences of Specialist and Generalist Bees
Research advisor: Dr. Sandy DeBano
Research program: CAS Branch Experiment Station Research Internship Program
**Poster award winner**
Ali Merkle, Crop and Soil Science
Poster title: Hemp Flowering Stages and Insecticide Application on Helicoverpa zea Mortality
Research advisor: Dr. Govinda Shrestha
Research program: CAS Branch Experiment Station Research Internship Program
Maria Nanau, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences
Poster title: Evening Grosbeak Call Type Diversity and Distribution in Oregon
Research advisor: Dr. Douglas Robinson
Research program: CAS Beginning Researcher Support Program
**Poster award winner**
Olivia Queisser, Bioresource Research
Poster title: Exploring the Effects of Growth Media on Chlorociboria Pigmentation
Research advisor: Dr. Seri Robinson
Research program: ER Jackman Internship Support Program
Adeline Rang, Agricultural Sciences and International Studies
Poster title: Biometric Studies of the Stingless Bee Lepidotrigona flavibasis Complex (Apidae: Meliponini) from Northern Thailand
Research advisor: Dr. Michael Burgett
Research program: ER Jackman Internship Support Program
Thomaz Tomiatti Moura e Silva, Ecological Engineering
Poster title: Understanding the behavior of soil sensors in different mediums
Research advisor: Dr. Salini Sasidharan
Research program: CAS Beginning Researcher Support Program
Sebastian Witherow, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences and Sustainability
Poster title: Optimizing Forage Selection Through MatchForage Tools: Ensuring Sustainability of Forage-Livestock Systems
Research advisors: Dr. David Hannaway and Linda Brewer
Research program: CAS Beginning Researcher Support Program
Study Abroad Impact Posters
Noe Alvarez, Accounting
Poster title: From Farm to Table: Mexico’s Agricultural Feats Provide for Millions
Juriana Barboza Sagrero, Master of Public Health
Poster title: Mexico’s History: Impact of Art, Culture, and Agriculture
Valeria Coronado, Agricultural Science
Poster title: CIMMYT Research on Maize and Wheat Production
Victoria Flores Parra, Animal Science
Poster title: My Journey in Mexico: Discovering Mexico's Passion for Agriculture
Elizabeth Johnson, Agriculture Education
Poster title: Ancient and Modern Mexico: Putting the “Culture” in Agriculture
Guadalupe Licona Hernandez, Animal Science
Poster title: Impactful Experience in Mexican Agriculture
Elizabeth Lopez, Botany
Poster title: Exploring the Roots of Agriculture: A Study Abroad Experience in Mexico
William Muraviov, Civil Engineering
Poster title: Heart of Mexico: How Agricultural Engineers and Scientists Play a Large Role
Jaiden Sakamoto, Agricultural Sciences
Poster title: Tradition and Innovation in Mexican Agriculture
**Poster award winner**
Sofia Vazquez-Fernandez, Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Science
Poster title: Origin of Mexican Cuisine
**Poster award winner**
Gustavo Velazquez, Botany
Poster title: Discovering Ancient & Modern-Day Agriculture in the Heart of Mexico