Summer Internship Program 2013

The National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program accepted 13 college interns this summer at CMOP. Below you will find information about the interns, learn about their research projects, and access their weekly blogs.

Meet the Interns

Megan Caruso
Bio: rising junior, Washington State University
Project: Characterization of a diverse physiology of B. subtilis governed by the NsrR transcriptional regulator

Vy Duong
Bio: rising sophomore, Chemistry, Williams College
Project: Molecular Probes for Characterizing Sediment Redox Properties
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Patrick Feller
Bio: rising senior, Environmental Science/Natural Resource, Heritage University
Project: Impacts of Columbia River Treaty on habitat opportunity for lamprey
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Ben Gambill
Bio: senior, Biology, Oregon State University
Project: Coordination of Cu (I) binding in the ATP7A HM loop is modulated by pH
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Hayley Johnston
Bio: rising junior, Chemistry, Lewis and Clark College
Project: Environmental Fate of Munitions Compounds
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Deirdre McAteer
Bio: rising sophomore, Microbiology and French, Oregon State University
Project: Unique genetic markers to monitor protist populations in the environment.
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Kai Ng
Bio: rising senior, Environmental Studies, Pacific University
Project: Understanding the interactions of dissolved and particulate phase manganese in Cathlamet Bay – Columbia River estuary
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Maria Nunez
Bio: rising senior, Zoology, Texas Tech University
Project: Using chemostat systems to examine the influence of ocean acidification on algal toxin production
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Ermenejildo Rodriguez
Bio: rising senior, Computer Science, Heritage University
Project: Symbolic regression analysis of ecologically significant model
parameters in support of the Columbia River Treaty review process.
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Kiley Seitz
Bio: senior, Microbial, Cellular and Molecular Biological Sciences, Auburn University
Project: Characterization of Columbia River Estuary hotspots: archaeal and bacterial community structure and gene expression
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Logan Smesrud
Bio: rising sophomore, Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University
Project: Investigating the regulation of Mn(II) oxidation in Pseudomonas putida GB-1
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Rachel Tullsen
Bio: rising junior, Microbiology, Portland State University
Project: Comparison of microbial communities in 10 different pristine fumarolic ice caves
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Aric Washines
Bio: rising senior, Environmental Science, Heritage University
Project: Food web dynamics in the Columbia River
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