Grad Slam Round 1 competitors answer questions from the audience while the judges deliberated. Credit: Patricia Marroquin
Round 1 presenters Erika I-Tremblay; Aubrie Adams; and Hung Phan presented their 3-minute talks. Credit: Patricia MarroquinThe presenters and their topics:
- Aubrie Adams, Communication: “Adaptation in T3xt Communication”
- Alexa Fredston-Hermann, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management: “A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Relative Impact of Nitrogen Runoff on Coastal Ecosystems”
- Umihiko Hoshijima, Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology: “Kelp Forests on Acid: Local Climate Change Mitigation in a Changing Ocean”
- Erika I-Tremblay, Education: “Literacy in Japanese Higher Education”
- Hung Phan, Chemistry and Biochemistry: “Charge Transport in High-Mobility Organic Thin-Film Transistors: Jet-Skiing or Hopping?”
- Laura Reynolds, Earth Science: “Memories in Mud: How Marshes Tell Us about Past, Present, and Future Sea-Level Change”
And the Round 1 winners are ...
Judges' Selections: Laura Reynolds and Alexa Fredston-Hermann.
People's Choice: Umihiko Hoshijima.
Umihiko took the audience into our local kelp forests, showing video of himself diving and running an experiment. He is constructing a lab system that can independently manipulate the pH of water, in hopes of understanding the relationship between water chemistry, kelp forest health, and climate change.
Laura, Alexa, and Umihiko will all move on to the Semifinals. Congratulations, grad students!
Round 1 winners are, from left, Alexa Fredston-Hermann, Umihiko Hoshijima, and Laura Reynolds. Credit: Patricia Marroquin