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CLAS Undergraduate Research Working Group 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Abstracts ................................................................................................................................................ 2 Department of Biology ................................................................................................................................. 3 Department of Chemistry ........................................................................................................................... 11 Department of Communication ................................................................................................................. 14 Department of Computer Science and Information Technologies ............................................................ 31 Department of English and Foreign Languages .......................................................................................... 36 Department of Geography ......................................................................................................................... 42 Department of History ................................................................................................................................ 55 Department of Mathematics ...................................................................................................................... 56 Department of Physics and Engineering .................................................................................................... 58 Department of Polical Science .................................................................................................................... 66 Department of Psychology ......................................................................................................................... 67 Department of Sociology ............................................................................................................................ 68 Department of Visual Arts……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..69 Special Thanks ............................................................................................................................................ 70 Map of the ARMAH.....................................................................................................................................71 Oral Presentation Schedule……………………………………………………………………………………………………................72 1 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium THE ABSTRACTS This Symposium includes 144 presentations featuring the work of 231 students, mentored by 71 Faculty and Staff across 13 departments. The projects presented at this Symposium took place in 2017 and 2018 and include coursework and independent study activities. Abstracts are organized alphabetically by department and by project title. The Presentation number in parentheses following the title refers to the table locations of the Poster and/or Physical Displays in the ARMAH. Oral presentations are scheduled in Lane Center 108, 109, 110, 111 and 113. A map of the ARMAH and the schedule for the oral presentations are at the end of this abstract booklet. Each presentation includes the following information: Project Title (Poster, Physical Display, Oral Presentation, Table #) Name(s) of presenting student(s) Name(s) of contributing student(s) (if applicable) Name(s) of faculty/staff mentor(s) 2 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Amphibian and Reptile Survey of Dan’s Mountain WMA (Poster, Table 9) Presenting Student: Hannah Devine Contributing Students: Rebecca Phillip, Sean Cain, Michelle Rogers Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Hocking Dan’s Mountain Wildlife Management Area includes state‐owned public lands in Allegany County, Maryland south east of Frostburg, Maryland. The management area consists of upland forest and headwater stream habitat as well as larger ponds and smaller vernal pools. Dan’s Mountain WMA is home to many amphibian and reptile species. Amphibians and reptiles will hibernate over the winter and emerge in spring to breed. Amphibians will primarily use vernal pools (wetlands that are dry for periodically) and headwater streams to breed. Reptiles, such as water snakes and turtles will also use stream or pond habitat. Terrestrial amphibians and reptiles, such as Red Spotted Newts and Woodland Box Turtles will utilize upland forest habitat. The primary objective of this study was to assess the species richness of wetlands within Dan’s Mountain Wildlife Management Area. The survey area contained 2 sampling locations. The first site is a 100 meter diameter pond (39.5108654,‐78.9791612) and the second site is a 6 meter diameter vernal pool (39.530780, ‐78.917084). The vernal pool has a first order ephemeral stream draining south east. Each area was sampled once per week. We assessed aquatic populations using dip net sweeps and visual egg mass counts. We assessed terrestrial species around the perimeter of each water body within a 30 meter buffer by overturning logs and rocks within the buffer and taking photographs in a one hour sampling time. Each individual found was identified to species level. We used this data to determine species occupancy within each habitat type. Amphibian and Reptile Survey of Savage River State Forest—Mt. Aetna (Poster, Table 3) Presenting Students: Kami Cagnasso, Erickson Schmidt Contributing Students: Samuel Buckwalter, Brady Moon Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Hocking A study is being conducted on the species of amphibians and reptiles on the Mt. Aetna region of the Savage River State Forest. The study is being conducted through VES (Visual Encounter Survey) and sampling to identify the species present in the spring of 2018. Species indexes are crucial in the management of land areas and conservation of species. This will provide insight to the herpetological fauna of the sampling site. Lastly, we will be taking final data in order to create a species index of the amphibians and reptiles present in Mt. Aetna. 3 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium Amphibian and Reptile Survey of Warrior Mountain State Wildlife Management Area (Poster, Table 3) Presenting Students: Matthew McKenzie, Dalton Moss, Morgan Stum, Alexander Waugh Contributing Student: Jacey Brooks Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Hocking Rapid assessments of amphibians and reptiles are an effective way of understanding the distribution of local populations and their demographics. Habitat type can often influence the presence of certain species, depending upon macro‐ and micro‐scale parameters. Warrior Mountain Wildlife Management Area in Western Maryland is managed to provide habitat for a variety of wildlife as well as public recreational use. Several areas within the Warrior Mountain WMA appear to be suitable habitat (i.e. rocky‐bottomed headwater streams in forested areas) for stream‐breeding salamanders in the family Plethodontidae. These salamanders serve important roles in local food webs and can comprise 60‐80% of biomass in headwater streams. Recognizing factors that influence the presence of these species is important for managing aquatic and terrestrial habitat. The objectives of this project are to survey Plethodontid salamanders in several streams within Warrior Mountain WMA. This research is ongoing, and we will determine the effects of habitat quality on the occurrence of stream salamanders. We will survey 50 m transects within each stream, travelling upstream and flipping all cobble. We will identify each captured salamander and record habitat quality parameters, including air temperature, water temperature, percent forest cover within the drainage basin, and elevation. This will provide valuable information about factors that may affect the presence of Plethodontid salamanders, which is important for making decisions regarding riparian and stream management. Amphibian Presence and Abundance of Blue Lick Run (Poster, Table 3) Presenting Students: Ingrid Braun, Erin Gaylord, Nicholas Morris, Franklin Sherrard Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Hocking The Appalachian Mountains, including Western Maryland supports a high diversity of amphibian species, especially salamanders. Amphibians are important contributors to food webs and ecosystems. Frogs and Salamanders help to keep lower trophic organism’s populations stable and are an important food source to higher trophic levels of animals. Without amphibians, many other species can be negatively affected. Our objective was to assess the presence and abundance of amphibian species in Western Maryland’s Savage River State Forest. This area provides a diversity of habitat, both aquatic and terrestrial that support amphibian populations. The research sites were along a section of Blue Lick Run within the Savage River State Forest in Garrett County Maryland. Ten sites were marked by flags in various locations along the edges of Blue Lick Run, the sites were 10X10 meters. These sites were surveyed using Natural Cover Object Surveys (NCOs) by flipping rocks and logs both in and out of the water once a week for multiple weeks to assess the abundance of all present amphibian species. 4 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium Assessing the Presence of Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) in Western Maryland Using Camera Traps (Poster, Table 4) Presenting Student: Samuel Groat Contributing Student: Josiah Freese Faculty Mentors: Dr. Thomas Serfass, Ms. Kelly Pierce The purpose of this study was to assess presence of the eastern spotted
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