MS Projects

The Impacts of Green Stormwater Infrastructure on Water Quality: A Sewershed-Scale Analysis of the Effects of the Blueprint Columbus Project on Nutrients and Metals

Joseph Smith (MS)

Advisor:
Ryan Winston (Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering)

Urbanization and stormwater runoff are the main drivers of nutrients, sediment, and metals entering aquatic ecosystems. Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is a novel way to address the runoff of pollutants to improve water quality. Examples of GSI include bioretention and permeable pavement....
The Spatial Relationship between Agriculture and Wind Energy

Joshua Fergen (PhD)

Advisor:
Jeffrey Jacquet (School of Environment and Natural Resources)

Wind energy development in the United States occurs primarily on private land in agriculturally-intensive areas, yet relationships between the wind and agricultural sectors are not well understood. In this study, we combine wind turbine location data with agricultural production regions and the...
Rotavirus C: prevalence in suckling piglets and development of virus-like particles to assess the influence of maternal immunity on the disease development

Juliet Chepngeno (PhD)

Advisor:
Anastasia Vlasova

Rotavirus C (RVC) has been detected increasingly in humans and swine in different countries, including the US. It is associated with significant economic losses due to diarrheal disease in nursing piglets. In this study we aimed: (1) to determine the prevalence of RVC in healthy and diarrheic...
Bee community form and function in urban vacant land: Implications for managing pollinator friendly cities

Katherine Turo (PhD)

Advisor:
Mary Gardiner (Department of Entomology)

Rare and diverse bee communities have been documented in cities around the world, suggesting that urban areas are potential refuges for declining pollinators. However, successful investment into urban conservation habitat depends on synthesizing urban bee community patterns into actionable...
Cover Crop Mapping in Maumee River Watershed

Kushal KC (MS)

Advisor:
Sami Khanal (Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering)

Cover cropping is one of the best management practices for improving soil quality and reducing nutrient losses to water resources following the summer growing season. As a result, several cost-share programs have been established to encourage adoption of cover crops throughout the Western Lake...
Expression and Characterization of Avian Reovirus SigmaC-MBP Fusion Proteins as ELISA Antigens

Linda Michel (Research Scientist)

Advisor:
Daral Jackwood (Food Animal Health Research Program)

Avian reoviruses (ARV) belong to the Orthoreovirus genus in the family Reoviridae. They are widespread in chickens and turkeys and have been linked to several diseases in poultry; most notably tenosynovitis in chickens. ARV strains form at least six distinct genotype clusters. The ARV protein...
Techno-economic analysis of a combined anaerobic digestion and hydrothermal carbonization system

Luis Huezo Sanchez (PhD)

Advisor:
Ajay Shah (Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering)

Sewage sludge is the solid byproduct from wastewater treatment plants, 90% of it is sent to the landfill or incinerated, and 10% is treated by anaerobic digestion (AD). AD produces biogas and digestate, which can be treated by hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) at high temperatures and pressures...
Artificial light at night (ALAN) changes seasonal responses in mosquitoes

Lydia Fyie (MS)

Advisor:
Mary Gardiner, Megan Meuti (Department of Entomology)

Cities experience a wide range of environmental impacts, one of which is light pollution caused by artificial light at night (ALAN). ALAN has been shown to impact insect physiology, behavior, and ecology, but the effects on seasonal responses have not been extensively investigated. The West Nile...
Using Metabolomics to Classify the Underlying Effects of Multi-Nutrient Supplementation in ADHD Youth

Madeline Stern (MS)

Advisor:
Rachel Kopec (OSU Nutrition Program) (Interdisciplinary)

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder with increasing global prevalence and high heritability commonly diagnosed in childhood. Current pharmaceutical treatment options provide a poor long-term risk:benefit ratio with little knowledge of the long-term...
Establishment of Baseline Levels for California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Welfare Assessment

Madeline Winans (MS)

Advisor:
Kelly George (Department of Animal Sciences)

As the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (CZA) prepares to acquire California sea lions (CSL), CZA and The Ohio State University have partnered to conduct a long-term welfare assessment of the focal population in response to relocation from temporary facilities in Myakka City, FL to a permanent habitat...

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