List of works
Poster
Continuation of Time Series Database for Pensacola Beach Microbial Ecology
Date presented 04/20/2023
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase, 04/20/2023, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
The goal of this study is to establish an in-depth database of the microbes (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) present off the coast of Pensacola Beach. Therefore, adequate data is necessary to better differentiate the main factors that could potentially influence the microbial community.
Poster
Continuation of Time Series Database for Pensacola Beach Microbial Ecology
Date presented 2022
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase, 2022, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Poster
Date presented 2022
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase, 2022, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Poster
A seasonal comparison of bacterioplankton diversity along the West Antarctic Peninsula
Date presented 2022
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase, 2022, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Poster
Date presented 2022
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase, 2022, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
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Molecular diversity time series database for northern Gulf of Mexico
Date presented 2021
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase, 2021, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
While microorganisms are rather small, they encompass a large percentage of the biomass and diversity seen in marine environments. They are the building blocks that makeup the foundations of critical marine food webs. Cataloging and monitoring these organisms is important to understand their vital roles in food webs and nutrient cycling (Azam et al. 1983). It is crucial to establish baseline community dynamics in an aquatic system over an extended period. Once a baseline has been established. we can explore how or why microbial communities change. Through the continuation of this seasona study, we have collected water samples from the Pensacola Beach Pier for over six years, providing a wealth of experience and many molecular diversity samples to be processed.
Poster
Date presented 2021
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase, 2021, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Vibrio vulnificus and V. parahaemolyticus are two species of problematic waterborne pathogens in NW Florida Gulf of Mexico. Their abundances have yet to be determined in Pensacola Bay and accompanying basins within.
The rising threat of global climate change, (i.e., eutrophication) is often associated with higher Vibrio loads.
Poster
Photochemical production of hydroxy radical (*OH) from petroleum water accommodated fractions
Date presented 2021
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase, 2021, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida
Various petroleum products leak into the environment through different mechanisms, and may include crude oil or refined motor oil. These compounds and their accompanying weathered by-products can be damaging to the environment. To help assess the impact of weathered petroleum products on the environment. this study investigates the formation of reactive oxygen species, such as hydroxy radical. Water accommodated fractions (WAFs) are samples of water mixed with either crude or moto, on and are used to mimic environmental conditions. Over time water soluble components of the oil separate into the water layer of the WAF. The water layer is mixed with a chemical probe (i.e. benzoic acid) and then irradiated using a solar simulator. The amount of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (formed from hydroxy radicals and benzoic acid) is measured by UV detection-HPLC to determine hydroxyl radical
production rates.