Learning
Muskies present Biology research at OAS
Led by Professors Jim Dooley and Danny Ingold, six Muskingum University biology students presented their research at the Ohio Academy of Science 127th Annual Meeting on April 14, 2018. This year’s event was hosted by Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
“The OAS meeting allows our students to experience presenting their scientific research in the context of a professional meeting,” Professor Dooley said. “Students also benefit in making important contacts among science students and faculty from other universities.”
Senior Jack Adair presented a poster focused on fish diversity on two local streams.
Sophomores Allissa Brown and Donny Ingold delivered an oral presentation on habitat use by grassland birds at The Wilds.
Junior Alex Furst presented a poster on the ecology of grassland birds at The Wilds, co-authored with junior Jolyn Shunk.
Senior Harrison Raub delivered a poster on the influence of shading and mixed leaf litter nutrient quality on the decomposition rates produced by stream shredder invertebrates.
Senior Anna Sharier presented a poster comparing plant species composition and structure of two different forests surrounded by reclaimed surface-mined land.
Dr. Jim Dooley is the Bill and Martha Lovejoy Distinguished Professor in Biology. He has served on the Muskingum faculty since 1998 and earned Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of Virginia.
Dr. Danny Ingold is the Homer A. Anderson Distinguished Professor in the Natural Sciences. He has served on the Muskingum faculty since 1989 and earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from East Texas State University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Mississippi State University.
