13 Symposium--Undergraduate Research Symposium Contest - Oral II

Oral Session
Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES)
Undergraduate Students present research and compete for cash prizes against other undergraduate students.

Sponsored by International Farming Corporation

Sunday, November 15, 2015: 12:00 PM-2:30 PM
Minneapolis Convention Center, M100 D

Organizer:
Emily J. Fuger
Moderator:
Sergio Manacpo Abit Jr.
12:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
12:05 PM
The Effects of Mining and Land Reclamation on Soil Carbon Storage and Flux.
Amanda French, University of Wisconsin- River Falls Crops & Soils Club; Holly Dolliver, University Of Wisconsin- River Falls; Paul T. Kivlin, University of Wisconsin- Madison
12:20 PM
Soil and Environmental Implications of Land Rolling Corn.
Logan Ahlers, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
12:35 PM
Assessing Soil Surface Particle Movement Due to Erosion in Managed Grassland in the Cacapon Watershed WV.
Debora Yamamoto Bonacina, West Virginia University; Eugenia M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, West Virginia University
12:50 PM
Static Pile Compost System for Coffee Farms in Northern Thailand.
Michallynn Hoffman, Cal Poly Environmental Sciences Club; Christopher S. Appel, California Polytechnic State University Earth & Soil Sciences; Allie Davis, Cal Poly; Lisa Grau, Cal Poly; Jared Becker, Cal Poly; Hayley Baker, Cal Poly
1:05 PM
Break
1:30 PM
Arsenic and Selenium Concentrations in Central Coast California Soils and Wine.
Catherine Lehman, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; Rebecca F. Graham, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; Florence Miller, Cal Poly Environmental Sciences CLub; Tyler Brown, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; Nico Navarro, Cal Poly Environmental Sciences Club; Matt Macedo, Cal Poly Environmental Sciences Club; Joshua Sanchez, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; Charlie Neal, Cal Poly Environmental Sciences Club; Dylan Estes, Cal Poly Environmental Sciences Club; Bradley Kurtz, Cal Poly Environmental Sciences Club; Christopher S. Appel, California Polytechnic State University Earth & Soil Sciences; Craig P. Stubler, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo; Adrian Broz, California Polytechnic State University Earth & Soil Sciences; Scott Anderson, Cal Poly Environmental Sciences Club
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
Laboratory Calibration of a Water Content Reflectometer.
Erin L. Bush, Wheat State Agronomy Club; Gerard J. Kluitenberg, Kansas State University; Nathan O. Nelson, Kansas State University
2:15 PM
Discussion
2:30 PM
Adjourn