Congratulations to the graduates of the MES Program! A complete list of all MES Internships can be found on the MES Internship Report page. A list of all MES Theses can be found on the MES Thesis page.
Summer 2009 Graduates
Samm Bruce
Advisor: Timothy Callahan
Internship: The Development of the South Carolina Coastal Information
Network and Portal Site: Fostering Communication amongst
Coastal Organizations while Bringing Training Opportunities
and Educational Resources to Coastal Community Officials and
the Public.
Maegan Cooper Advisor:
Kem Fronabarger
Internship: Development of a Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
Program forr Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest Management Activities
at Edisto Beach State Park
Emily Long
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: Methods and Technologies for Reducing Particulate Matter Pollution from Port Facilities in Charleston, South Carolina
Anna Martin
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: Stakeholder Analysis of the ACE Basin Coastal Training Program: Evaluating Program Impacts within Coastal Decisionmakers' Communities in Southern Coastal Counties of South Carolina
Jen McCarthey
Advisor: Maria Whitehead
Internship: Program Coordinator for the Citizen Science for Swallow-tailed Kites Program
Chris McCoslin
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: The Execution of the Environmental Management Standard ISO 14001:2004, and the Professional Certification for the Medical University of South Carolina, University Risk Management
Nikki Seibert
Advisor: Marcia Snyder
Internship: From Discourses to Doorknobs: The "Construction" of Green Affordable Housing
Gregg Swanson
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship Stakeholder Participation and Public Outreach in the Fisheries Management Process
Tim Willard
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: Testing the Efficiency of Residential Energy Conservation Kits in Reducing Monthly Consumption of Water and Energy
Rachel Worthen
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: Marine Spatial Planning in the Carolinian Ecoregion: An Assessment of Federal and State Management
Brittanie Young
Advisor: Timothy Callahan
Internship: Citizen Scientist Based Aquatic Monitoring in Congaree National Park, SC
Summer 2008 Graduates:
Tony Gonzalez
Advisor: Kem Fronabarger
Internship: A Comparison Study of the Disposal Methods, Processes, and Economic Efficiency of Hazardous Wastes of the United States Coast Guard Sector Charleston and the Local Fishing Industry
Jayson Carey
Advisor: Karen Burnett
Internship: Identification and Characterization of a Novel Organism found in the Bladder and Urine of Loggerhead Sea Turtles
Kimberly Counts
Advisor: Leslie Sautter
Internship: Needs Assessment for Adult Conservation Education Pertaining to the Implementation and Evaluation of a Public Community-Based Program in Charleston, South Carolina
Niall Cytryn
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: Creation and Development of the South Carolina Green Building Directory
Jason Daniels
Advisor: James Neff
Internship: Can a Consumer Significantly Increase Fuel Efficiency while Decreasing Emissions without Buying a New Car?
Andrea Gorno
Advisor: Vijay Vulava
Internship: Hazardous Waste Reduction and Chromic Acid Treatment in a Charleston, South Carolina, Manufacturing Facility
Jennifer Hawthorne
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: Installation, Maintenance and Reliability of a Continuous Emissions Monitoring System at an Electric Arc Furnace Steel
Stefanie Huffer
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: Reusing Brownfield Sites: Examination of How Environmental Laws Affect Growth and Redevelopment
Jason McMaster
Advisor: D. Reid Wiseman
Internship: Sustainable Management and Outreach for Impaired Shellfish Waters in the Rural Coastal Zone of South Carolina
James Powell
Advisor: Craig Browdy
Thesis: White Spot Syndrome Virus Detection in Atlantic White Shrimp, Litopenaeus setiferus, and Blue Crabs, Callinectes sapidus, of the United States South Atlantic Coast
Andy Ruocco
Advisor: Vijay Vulava
Internship: Remediation of a Petroleum Contaminated Groundwater Site Utilizing Multi-Phase Extraction: Assessment and Overview
Summer 2007 Graduates:
Jessi Adair Shuler
Advisor: Angela Halfacre
Thesis: Conserving Subdivided Nature: A Typology of Residential Development Practices in the South Carolina Lowcountry
Emily Batts
Advisor: Norman Levine
Thesis: Visualization of Huricane Hazards and the Effect of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Accuracy on Hurricane Storm Surge Hazard Maps
Bray Beltran
Advisor: Timothy Callahan
Thesis: Impacts of Fertilizer Additions on Water Quality of a Drained Pine Plantation, Lower Coastal Plain of North Carolina
Jessica Berrio
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Thesis: Marine Leasing of South Carolina's Coastal Submerged Lands: Options and Considerations for Commercial and Conservation Strategies
Erin Driscoll
Advisor: Patricia Fair
Thesis: Effects of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate on Splenocyte Cell Types and Cytokine Production in the Murine Model
Lindsay Goodwin
Advisor: Norman Levine
Thesis: Evaluating the Impacts of Environmental Parameters on Shoreline Erosion and Related Aspects: Assessing the Current Status of Vegetation, Sediments, and Biota
Kevin Kolmos
Advisor: Glenn Ulrich
Thesis: Succession and Biodiversity of an Artificial Reef Marine Protected Area: A Comparison of Fish Assemblages on Protected and Unprotected Habitats
Spring 2007:
Jessica Barton
Advisor: Angela Halfacre
Internship: " Virtual Connection for Direct Action: A Case Study of Establishing a Nonprofit Student Chapter"
David Betenbaugh
Advisor: Leslie Sautter
Internship: "Dewees Island Geomorphology Study: A Year in the Life of a Barrier Island"
Inna Burns
Advisor: Kem Fronabarger
Thesis: "Predictive Modeling of Cultural Resources in the Theban Necropolis - Luxor, Egypt"
Mary Davis
Advisor: Melissa Hughes
Internship: "Effectiveness of Management on Restoring Terns to, and Enhancing Productivity at, a Historical Nesting Site: A Case Study of Penikese Island, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts in 2006"
Carrie Dixon
Advisor: Robert Van Dolah
Thesis: "The Effects of Summer Beach Nourishment to the Atlantic Ghost Crab Populations on Folly Beach, SC"
Tracy Duffy
Advisor: Angela Halfacre
Internship: "Planners' Response to Environmental Change in the Lowcountry of South Carolina"
Jordan Felber
Advisor: Robert Van Dolah
Thesis: "Variability of Fecal Coliform Concentrations with Regard to Creek Order, Tide Stage, Rainfall, and Land Use Patterns"
Janet Johnson
Advisor: B. Lee Lindner
Internship: "Storm Surge Simulator Project"
Dave Joyner
Advisor: Daniel Tufford
Thesis: "Characterizing the Hydrography of Breached Former Tidal Rice Field Wetlands on the Cooper River, South Carolina"
Ben Leigh
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: "Employing the Bicycle Level of Service Standard to the Charleston Regional Transportation Infrastructure"
Mark Messersmith
Advisor: Denise Sanger
Thesis: "Assessing the Hydrology and Pollutant Removal Efficiencies of Stormwater Detention Ponds in South Carolina"
Matthew Pendleton
Advisor: Norman Levine
Thesis: "Coastal Marsh Inventory for the Critical Area of South Carolina's Coastal Counties: Development of a GIS-Based Feature Extraction Process"
Matt Perkinson
Advisor: John Vena
Internship: "Seafood Consumption Patterns of Recreational Anglers in the Charleston Tri-County"
Heather Rain
Advisor: Angela Halfacre
Internship: "Experiences in Environmental Education: Developing and Implementing Programs for the Elementary Level"
Rebecca Rockholt
Advisor: Kem Fronabarger
Internship: "Loggerhead Turtles, Caretta caretta, and Conservation Education in the Classroom"
Danielle Timmons
Advisor: B. Lee Lindner
Internship: "Hurricane Storm Surge Simulator"
Elizabeth Vernon
Advisor: Braxton Davis
Internship: "A Model for Land Conservation: The Public-Private Partnerships of the ACE Basin Project"
Aaron Voelker
Advisor: Angela Halfacre
Thesis: "Applicability of Convergence Hypothesis at the Organizational"
Josh Young
Advisor: Braxton Davis
Thesis: "Bridging Science and Management to Prepare for Hurricane Storm Surge"
Fall
2006 Graduates:
Athan Barkoukis
Advisor: George Sedberry
Thesis: "A Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Fish Trap Catches at Gray's reef National Marine Sanctuary, 1993-2005"
Jenn Beck
Advisor: Danny Gustafson
Thesis: "Plant Source Influence on Spartina alterniflora Growth in Restored South Carolina Salt Marshes "
Lara (Mason) Brock
Advisor: Alan Lewitus
Thesis: "Water Quality, Nutirients, Phytoplankton Ecology, and Landuses in Brackish Detention ponds and Surrounding Sub-Watersheds on Kiawah Island, South Carolina "
Alison Floyd
Advisor: Lindeke Mills
Internship: "The Effects of the SWANCC Decision on Isolated Wetlands in South Carolina"
Charlie Kaufman
Advisor: Norman Levine
Thesis: "Assessment of Beach Renourishment and Other Shoreline Stabilization Projects in Charleston County, SC "
Dave Lansbury
Advisor: Patrick Hurley
Internship: "Key Concepts for Facilitating Wetshed Conservation Initiatives "
Elizabeth Mullins Advisor: Allan Strand Internship: "How are Coastal Habitats and Associated Species Being Protected through Conservation Development Practices? Case Studies of High End "Green" Developments along the Southeastern Coast"
Summer 2006
Graduates:
Megan Barkes
Advisor: Angela Halfacre
Thesis: "Water Quality Protection in Local Communities: Experiences with Creating Wetland Buffer Ordinances in the Lowcountry, South Carolina"
Alan Flemming
Advisor: Alan Lewitus
Thesis: "Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Stormwater Retention Ponds on Kiawah Island, South Carolina"
Amy Scaroni
Advisor: Briget Doyle
Internship: "Comprehensive Assessment of a Nature-based Tourism Operation: A Manual for Sustainability"
