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     Dr. Burnett supervised Ayanna Walden (Biochemistry) as she was researching a procedure for a three-column extraction chromatographic separation of actinides, specifically uranium, thorium, americium, and plutonium, from environmental samples.

     Undergraduate assistants, including Patti Hasse, Jason Jasper, and Laura Lapham, have routinely worked in Dr. Chanton's lab over the years on such projects as groundwater discharge, wetland carbon cycling, and stable isotope analysis. Ms. Lapham studied hydrocarbon degradation and co-authored two articles published in Environmental Science and Technology.

     From 1999-2001, Dr. Kostka employed three undergraduates; Hayley Skelton, Gary Glover, and Harold Adams worked on funded projects from the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ms. Skelton's work was published in a major journal and all three students have participated in work that will be published. Dr. Kostka is willing to supervise DIS projects in environmental microbiology or chemistry. For more details on his work with undergraduates, go to http://ocean.fsu.edu/~jkostka/.

     Dr. Landing is available to supervise undergraduate students for DIS or research projects in association with his grant-funded research. He employed Matthew Young as a 2000-2001 OPS assistant on an NSF(Chemical Oceanography) project titled "Influences of Atmospheric Deposition, Organic Complexation, and Photochemical Processes on the Redox Cycle of Iron in Surface Waters." Mr. Young was responsible for optimizing a "FeLume" flow-injection analysis and chemiluminescent ferrous iron analytical technique. He has participated in two research cruises to the gulf of Mexico.

     Seth Cohen (Biochemistry) was employed as an OPS assistant in 1999, 2000, and 2001 on a Florida Department of Environmental Protection project titled "Developing a Bacterial Biosensor for Aquatic Mercury (II) Speciation and Bioavailability." He was responsible for preparing microbiological growth media and cultivation of bacteria.

     In the past, Dr. Landing’s research focus was a National Science Foundation study on "Trace Elements in the Atlantic Ocean." Alicia Squiheri (Chemistry) and Chris Nichols (Biology) participated in this research by analyzing environmental samples (water, sediment, aerosols) for major and trace elements. Richard Scarsella (Chemistry) completed a DIS titled "Phosphorus Speciation in water and sediments." Dr. Landing also supervised the Spring 2000 DIS of Jacob Shokes.

     As part of her on-going research in the fields of marine zooplankton ecology and aquaculture, Dr. Marcus routinely employs undergraduate students as assistants. The work includes the maintenance of phytoplankton cultures, media preparation, data entry in electronic files, and assistance with experiments and field collections. Projects include study of the effects of reduced oxygen concentration on the growth, development, and egg production of marine copepods; and study of the use of marine copepods as an alternative food source for rearing marine fish and invertebrates. Students have also pursued DIS projects relating to the topics above. Past undergraduates who have conducted research with Dr. Marcus are: Nicadia Gilles, Garry Glover, Jennifer Kelly, Cara Rockwell, Keith Taulbee, and Elizabeth Wiese.