Student Success Spotlight: Bryanda Wippel

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Bryanda Wippel’s first marine biology course at the University of Washington sparked her desire to major in Environmental Studies and minor in Marine Biology as well as Aquatic and Fishery Science. Now, a senior at the UW, Bryanda has completed her Undergraduate Senior Capstone Project: Indirect Climate Change Impacts on Fishery Species in the California Current.

Spending a summer with The Northwest Fisheries Science Center of NOAA, Bryanda initiated the internship reassessing the diet database of marine species inhabiting the California current. With that information, Wippel then researched economic loss potential due to the impact of ocean acidification on diets of marine species, practically those popular among fisheries. 

Supported by the PoE Student Success Fund, College of the Environment Student Meeting Fund, site advisors at NOAA, and faculty adviser, Bryanda Wippel’s summer internship concluded in San Diego, where she presented here work at the 2013 California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Conference.

The College of the Environment and the Program on the Environment realize the ways in which experiences, such as Bryanda Wippel’s Capstone, can accelerate the career of students. Awards are granted to support student learning and professional development. 

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1:00pm:  Terence Leach
“Uncovering the Evolutionary Relationships of Pseudo-nitzschia”
Terence Leach is currently a freshman attending the University of Washington- Seattle.  His intended major is Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology with a minor in Marine Biology. Terence started working in the Rocap Lab over the summer while taking part in the UW GenOM ALVA program for incoming minority freshmen who are interested in science research, especially research in genetics and genomics.  For the past two quarters Terence has continued conducting undergraduate research in the Rocap Lab. Terence’s long term interests include
going to graduate school to further his studies in marine biology and to eventually become a marine biologist.

1:30pm:  Jessica Youngblood, BS
“Phylogenetic and Functional Metagenomic Profiling of Microbial Communities in the Puget Sound”
Jessica Youngblood is a second year Toxicology Masters student working with Dr. Elaine M. Faustman, director of the Pacific Northwest Center for Human Health and Ocean Studies. Jessica graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in Zoology and a concentration in Marine Biology. She has worked with Virginia Beach Marine Mammal Stranding team and the Navy Marine Mammal Program as an animal trainer, diver and veterinary technician for dolphins and sea lions.

2:00pm:  Marissa Smith, MS
“A Framework for Using Functional Environmental Metagenomic Data in Public Health Applications”
Marissa Smith obtained her undergraduate degree in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences in 2009 and her Masters degree in Toxicology in 2012 under the mentorship of Dr. Elaine M. Faustman. While a Masters student Marissa worked with the Pacific Northwest Center for Human Health and Ocean Studies as a trainee  as part of the NOAA-funded Pacific Northwest Consortium for Pre- and Post-doctoral Traineeships in Oceans and Human Health (PNW Consortium.)  The work that she is presenting in this seminar was largely completed during her NOAA traineeship.

 

[paid internship]: Northwest Fisheries Science Center

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The Undergraduate Research Program (URP) is offering 2 new Paid Internship Opportunities for undergraduates to research with NOAA scientists at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) starting autumn quarter. Please pass along these internship opportunities to undergraduates in the sciences who might be interested in Fisheries and Marine Biology-related lab and field work research.
 
Interested applicants can find out more about these 2 different internship opportunities and the requirements to apply for each on our website at:http://webapps.ued.washington.edu/opportunities/Opportunities.aspx. APPLICATION DEADLINE is FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th.

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Dr. Timothy Nyerges is Professor of Geography at the University of Washington where he specializes in teaching and research related to participatory geographic information systems (GIS) focusing on sustainability management for land use, transportation, and water resource related issues.  He received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 1980 specializing in database management languages for GIS.  For the past fifteen years he has undertaken research projects funded by NSF, NOAA, and DOE to explore development and evaluation of networked GIS, particularly as supported by cyberinfrastructure technology, for enabling stakeholder participation in decision support.  Currently, his research focuses on a sustainability information science approach to coastal resilience because of his interest in the space-time and land-water dynamic facing communities. He is the director of the Professional Masters Program in GIS for Sustainability Management within the University of Washington’s Professional and Continuing Education Division.

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Questions? Contact Rita Peterson at: ritap@u.washington.edu