Student Research Posters
The 2020 and 2021 RASOR Student Presentations are available on our Presentation Archive page.

Testing how the color of light used in traps affects the diversity and abundance of marine species caught
- Date
- 04-30-2024
- Authors
- Dietrich Lewis, Israel Boe, Leif Gray
- Mentor
- Julian Narvaez and Jeromy Grant
- Community
- Hoonah

A Comparison of Different Crab Populations in Different Habitats Prior to European Green Crab Presence in Kake, AK
- Date
- 04-30-2024
- Authors
- Sierra Davis, Paige Ross
- Mentor
- Sean Johnson
- Community
- Kake

Comparing Shellfish PST Levels On Two Beaches in Kasaan Bay
- Date
- 04-30-2024
- Authors
- Lily West, Anna Congdon, Judah West
- Mentor
- Carol Fletcher
- Community
- Kasaan

Examining Biodiversity near a Potential Clam Garden in Sitka, AK
- Date
- 04-30-2024
- Authors
- Gale McCrary, Kadyn Zacharof
- Mentor
- Paul Cook
- Community
- Sitka

Comparing the amount of microplastics in two of Wrangell's harbors from 2023-2024
- Date
- 04-30-2024
- Authors
- Alisha Armstrong, Aubrey Wynne, Boomchain Loucks, Trevyn Gillen, and Della Churchill
- Mentor
- Kim Wickman
- Community
- Wrangell

Nearshore Species Diversity and Abundance in Potential Green Crab Traps in Hoonah, Alaska
- Date
- 04-25-2023
- Authors
- Susan Bradford, Abigail Stevenson and Teresa Lewis
- Mentor
- Brynn Presler-Marshall & Julian Narvaez
- Community
- Hoonah

Using Tree Core Samples to Understand Avalanche Frequency in Juneau, Alaska
- Date
- 05-05-2023
- Authors
- Jossline Aranda-Jackson
- Mentor
- Mike Janes, Ellen Bradley
- Community
- Juneau

Comparing the Amount of Microplastics in two of Wrangell's Harbors
- Date
- 04-25-2023
- Authors
- Daniel Harrison, Mia Wiederspohn and Jacen Hay
- Mentor
- Kim Wickman
- Community
- Wrangell

Comparison of Microplastics in Store-Bought Mussels and Locally Harvested Mussels
- Date
- 04-25-2023
- Authors
- Rie Christianson, Theo Everson and Sarah Nanouk Jones
- Mentor
- Akléi Helen Dangel and Paul Cook
- Community
- Sitka

A Comparison of Microplastics in Blue Mussels in High and Low Traffic Areas
- Date
- 04-25-2023
- Authors
- Imane Baghouri and Sarah Bahnke
- Mentor
- Akléi Helen Dangel and Paul Cook
- Community
- Sitka

The Effects of Covid-19 on Shellfish Ages at Starrigavan Beach in Sitka, AK
- Date
- 04-25-2022
- Authors
- Karl Cranston Simmons, Kelcey Simic
- Mentor
- Aurora Taylor
- Community
- Sitka

The Effects of Location and Species on Microplastics Content in Subsistence Foods
- Date
- 04-25-2022
- Authors
- Atigun Pensley, Jessica Noden-Bocatch, Mary Simeon
- Mentor
- Akléi Helen Dangel
- Community
- Sitka

Quantity of fecal coliforms on a well-used dog trail in Wrangell, Alaska
- Date
- 04-25-2022
- Authors
- Kiara Harrison, Devlyn Campbell, Brodie Gardner, Liana Carney, Killian Booker
- Mentor
- Kim Wickman
- Community
- Wrangell

Comparing Influence of Low to High Foot Traffic on Microplastic Presence in Ocean Water Samples in Petersburg, Alaska
- Date
- 04-25-2022
- Authors
- Emiko Newman, Wyatt Litster, Mikayla Garza, DD Toyomura
- Mentor
- Brandon Thynes
- Community
- Petersburg

Testing PST levels in littleneck clams near a landfill site on False Island Beach in Craig, Alaska
- Date
- 04-25-2022
- Authors
- Alexis Lawnicki, Makenna Taylor, Alissa Durgan
- Mentor
- Maranda Hamme, Shannon Isaacs
- Community
- Craig

Comparison Between Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Littleneck Clam Tissues
- Date
- 04-27-2021
- Authors
- Sierra Nelson
- Mentor
- Maranda Hamme, Shannon Isaacs
- Community
- Craig

Are Paralytic Shellfish Toxin (PST) Levels Higher at Annette Island Beaches With More Human Influence?
- Date
- 04-26-2021
- Authors
- Avienda Cook, A. Miller
- Mentor
- Taylor Stumpf
- Community
- Metlakatla

Varying Quantities of Microplastics at Different Beach Sites in Petersburg, Alaska
- Date
- 04-26-2021
- Authors
- Lathum Johnson, Rose Quitslund
- Mentor
- Brandon Thynes
- Community
- Petersburg

Relationship Between Macroplastics and Microplastics on Sitka Beaches
- Date
- 04-26-2021
- Authors
- Carry Fenno, Jordan David
- Mentor
- Will Peterson
- Community
- Sitka

Which Gustavus community beach has blue mussels with the highest saxitoxin levels?
- Date
- 04-22-2020
- Authors
- Coral Williams,Torin Hooge, Rhayne Loggins, Baily Seay
- Mentor
- Amanda Williams
- Community
- Gustavus

The Utility of a Blue Mussel Cage for Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Monitoring
- Date
- 04-22-2020
- Authors
- Margaret Peterson, Kanish Djaker
- Mentor
- Will Peterson
- Community
- Sitka

Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Concentrations Through Trophic Levels
- Date
- 04-22-2020
- Authors
- Ewa Booth, Myra Guthrie
- Mentor
- Josh Cohen
- Community
- Metlakatla

Relationship Between Ocean Surface Temperature and Paralytic Shellfish Toxins at a Wrangell Beach
- Date
- 04-22-2020
- Authors
- Jade Balansag, Jing O'Brien, Robyn Booker
- Mentor
- Kim Wickman
- Community
- Wrangell