Lycoming College biology
students and faculty members recently attended the 89th annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science held at the University of
Pittsburgh-Bradford.
The
following were presented during the event:
- “Monitoring
Nutrient and Sediment Loads and Effectiveness of Farm BMPs,” a poster by Quentin
Reinford, a senior from McAlisterville.
- “Biological
response of two North Central PA Streams after the Flood of September 2011,” a
poster by Fred Rogers, a senior from South Williamsport.
- “A
Novel Pedobacter species Isolated from a Freshwater Creek,” a poster by
Dillon Snyder, a junior from Montoursville.
- “The
Assembly and Annotation of the Chryeobacterium halifense Genome,” an oral presentation by Thomas Sontag,
a junior from East Norriton.
- “Purification
of Flexirubin pigments from Chryseobacterium,” an oral presentation by Jordan
Krebs, a senior from Roaring Spring, and Andrew Gale, a sophomore from
Levittown.
- “Average-Nucleotide
Identity protein-coding (ANIpc): Novel Gnomic-Based Method to Differentiate Bacterial
Species,” a poster by Krebs, Gale and Sontag.
During
the event, Dr. Mel Zimmerman, biology professor and director of the Clean Water Institute, presented the poster “Contributions of
Lycoming College Clean Water Institute to PAFB Unassessed Waters Project
2010-2012.” He also presented the paper “Pennsylvania Unassessed Waters
Initiative: Role of SRHCES in Protection of Headwater Streams in North Central
PA Watersheds,” during the Marcellus and Utica Shale Gas Symposium special
session at the meeting.
Lycoming
College is a four-year, residential liberal arts and sciences school dedicated
to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. Its rigorous academic
program, vibrant residential community and supportive faculty foster successful
student outcomes. Lycoming offers 36 academic majors and is recognized as a
Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1812 and located
near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one
of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation. For more information, visit
www.lycoming.edu.