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Congratulations to New Inductees of TriBeta Biological Honors Society - University of Vermont

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Join us in celebrating the newest inductees of the Upsilon Tau Chapter of TriBeta Biological Honors Society at the University of Vermont. We encourage students to engage in Independent Research to enhance their scientific skills beyond classroom performance. Explore opportunities in Biology through structured apprenticeships and internships, earning credits for hands-on research in real-world projects. Participating in these programs allows for the development of personal research projects and valuable experience in the biological sciences.

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Congratulations to New Inductees of TriBeta Biological Honors Society - University of Vermont

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  1. TriBeta Biological Honors SocietyUpsilon Tau Chapter University of VermontApril 25th, 2008 CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW INDUCTEES!

  2. Independent Research

  3. Independent Research ? ?

  4. Independent Research ?

  5. Independent Research ? Do some REAL science! Science Classes ≠ Science

  6. Independent Research ? Do some REAL science! Science Classes ≠ Science Get a REAL letter of recommendation! Classroom Performance ≠ Research Potential

  7. Independent Research ? Do some REAL science! Science Classes ≠ Science Get a REAL letter of recommendation! Classroom Performance ≠ Research Potential Get some REAL course credits! 3-6 units advanced course credit for BS majors

  8. Independent Research ?

  9. Independent Research Biology 191/192 Research Apprenticeship 0-3 credits/semester Step into an ongoing research project ?

  10. Independent Research Biology 191/192 Research Apprenticeship 0-3 credits/semester Step into an ongoing research project ? Biology 193/194 Internship in Biology 3 credits/semester Internships on or off campus

  11. Independent Research Biology 191/192 Research Apprenticeship 0-3 credits/semester Step into an ongoing research project ? Biology 193/194 Internship in Biology 3 credits/semester Internships on or off campus Biology 197/198 Undergraduate Research 3 or 6 credits/semester Develop your own project

  12. Independent Research Biology 191/192 Research Apprenticeship 0-3 credits/semester Step into an ongoing research project ? Biology 193/194 Internship in Biology 3 credits/semester Internships on or off campus Biology 197/198 Undergraduate Research 3 or 6 credits/semester Develop your own project Biology 297/298 Undergraduate Research 3 or 6 credits/semester Develop your own project Jr/Sr level

  13. Independent Research Biology 191/192 Research Apprenticeship 0-3 credits/semester Step into an ongoing research project ? Biology 193/194 Internship in Biology 3 credits/semester Internships on or off campus Biology 197/198 Undergraduate Research 3 or 6 credits/semester Develop your own project Biology 297/298 Undergraduate Research 3 or 6 credits/semester Develop your own project Jr/Sr level Biology 208/209 Honors 3 or 6 credits/semester College Honors students

  14. Independent Research For Example…

  15. Climate change

  16. Climate change

  17. Climate Change & Vernal Ponds

  18. Vernal Pond Communities

  19. Mean and Variance • Mean Water Level Water level Variance

  20. Study Location UVM Jericho Research Forest, Jericho, VT

  21. Field Methods • The experimental unit 34 (cm) 100 (cm) 50 (cm)

  22. Field Methods • Surface response design using two variables, mean water level and water level variability. Surface response 7 Levels of Water Variation 7 Levels of Water Fully crossed for 49 tubs ~1.5 m Means (cm): 6.6,9.9,13.2, 16.5,19.8, 23.1, 26.4 Coeffecients of Variation (C.V.): 0,.1,.2,.3,.4,.5,.6

  23. PhD candidate Ted HartDepartment of Biology

  24. Filling and Seeding

  25. Laying out tubs

  26. The final layout

  27. Field Methods • Treatments C.V. =

  28. Chris Graves Cyrus Mallon TriBeta Inductees!

  29. Final Census

  30. Modeling Methods • Recall from BCOR 102 some simple population models Exponential Logistic

  31. Results Time-Series Sampling • Chironomidae

  32. Independent Research

  33. Independent Research Congratulations!

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