2008 Poster Presentations

Please be sure to attend the Poster Session on Wednesday evening at 3:30 p.m. for the judges and 5:30 p.m. for everyone in the Mezzanine where about 25 posters will be presented.

To encourage student participation, TN Section AWRA awards one student poster with a certificate for their university. If you are not affiliated with a university or a student poster presenter and would like to be a judge, please send email to Rodney Knight.

Information for Poster Presenters: The poster session will be limited to 20 student posters and 10 professional posters due to space limitations. Selection of poster presentations will be based on the quality and content of the abstracts. Posters should be mounted on poster board no larger than 3’x 5’. All posters must be displayed by 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 16. Presenters of student posters are required to give a brief synopsis (5 minutes or less) of their poster to the Poster Judges during the 3:30 p.m. session and at the Poster Session at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 16. An award for the best student poster will be presented at the annual TN Chapter Meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16.

Student Posters:

Characterization of Bacteria and Geochemistry of Springs in Nashville, TN. Patrice Armstrong, Carlton Cobb, Brandon Cobb, Jennifer Stewart-Wright, Lonnie Sharpe, Tom Byl

Development of an Aquatic Plant Chemiluminescent Bioassay to Monitor Water and Sediment Quality. Chris Beals, Farida Forouzon, Tom Byl

Using Geospatial Analysis Techniques to Assess the Impact of Riparian Forests on Stream Quality in Tennessee. Christoper Bridges

DO Alcohol-Gasoline Mixes (Alternative Fuels) Pose a Greater Risk to Tennessee's Groundwater Compared to Regular Gasoline? Carlton Cobb, Keyshon Bachus, Baibai Kamara, Roger Painter, Lonnie Sharpe, Tom Byl

Pollution Attenuation in a Wetland Receiving Water from Leaky Sewer Lines and Storm Runoff in Nashville, TN. Carlton Cobb, Jameka Johnson, Brandon Cobb, Patrice Armstrong, Lonnie Sharpe, Tom Byl

CADDIS: Biological Results from a Case Study of Lower Falling Water River and Its Tributaries. Brooke Coffey, John Harwood

An Ecohydraulic Approach to Controlling Western Mosquitofish in Barrens Topminnow Habitats in Middle Tennessee. Jimmy Harvey, Vincent Neary, and Hayden T. Mattingly

Water Surface Elevations for Bridge Design on Cane Creek Tributary, Martin, TN. David Highfield

A Chemical Fingerprinting Technique for Identifying the Sources of In-Stream Sediments. Robert Hull, Michael E. Essington, Forbes R. Walker

Hydraulic Complexity and Model Performance. Daniel Johnson

Use of Tanks-in-Series Method to Predict Pollution Removal in Wetlands. Jameka Johnson, Carlton Cobb, Roger Painger, Lonnie Sharpe, Tom Byl

Episodic Stream Acidification in Watersheds of The Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Keil J. Neff, John S. Schwartz

Affects of Hydrological Alteration on Brook Trout in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Joseph Parker, John S. Schwartz, Keil J. Neff

Comparison of Video Mapping and Field Measurements of Stream Channel Substrate. Joshua Rogers, Ray Albright

Illustrating How to Build a Water Quality Structure-A Rain Garden-to Undergraduate Students. Josh Thibodeaux

Modeling Episodic Stream Acidity during Stormflow in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Guy Thomas Zimmerman, J.S. Schwartz, R.B. Robinson, K.J. Neff

Professional Posters:

Multi-Trophic-Level Assessment of a Southeastern United States Stream. Tunishia Kuykindall, Scott Hall

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRAHS) Network in Tennessee. Joanne Logan

Development of a Reservoir Embayment Characterization Process to Prioritize Water Quality Improvement Efforts. Shannon O'Quinn, Yonglie Gao, Jessica Buckles

Public Water-Supply Systems in Tennessee, 1950-2007. John Robinson