Lower Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration Project

at the

2008 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

 

Research Supported by:

City of Columbus

and

Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park

 

Collaborating Academic Departments:

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science

Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology

Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Department of Geography

School of Environment and Natural Resources

 

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC)

The Ohio State University

Public viewing: 12 noon – 3pm

 

Booth: 111

Land Use/ Land Cover Change Analysis of the Olentangy River Corridor, using Remote Sensing of Landsat Satellite Imagery and Historical Aerial Photos

Presenter(s): David Sanford, Scott Lowry

Advisor(s):            Carolyn Merry

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science

 

Booth: 113

Elevation Analysis of the Olentangy River Corridor using LiDAR Imagery and Bathymetric Modeling

Presenter(s): David Sanford, Scott Lowry

Advisor(s):            Carolyn Merry

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science

 

Booth: 201

Lower Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration Project: Current Biological State

Presenter(s): Justin Walters

Advisor(s):            David Johnson

School of Environment and Natural Resources (Fisheries and Wildlife Management)

 

Booth: 202

A Two-Year Study of Water Quality in the Reach of the Olentangy River Impacted by a Low-Head Dam Scheduled for Removal

Presenter(s): Kyle Chambers

Advisor(s):            William Mitsch and Li Zhang

School of Environment and Natural Resources (Environmental Science)

 

Booth: 203

Sampling Flood Event Water Quality on a River: Implications for Floodplain Restoration after Dam Removal

Presenter(s): Christopher Cooley

Advisor(s):            William Mitsch and Li Zhang

School of Environment and Natural Resources (Environmental Science)

 

Booth: 204

The Impact of the 5th Avenue Lowhead Dam on Denitrification Rates in the Lower Olentangy Watershed in Columbus, Ohio

Presenter(s): Gwen Dubelko

Advisor(s):            Virginie Bouchard

School of Environment and Natural Resources (Environmental Science)

 

Booth: 205

River Ecosystem Temperatures in Transition: Monitoring Basal River Temperatures throughout the Olentangy River Restoration Project

Presenter(s): Eric Haas

Advisor(s):            Bryan Mark

Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology; Geography

 

Booth: 207

Determining Channel Location and Stability in the Lower Olentangy Prior to Dam Removal

Presenter(s): Matthew Lane

Advisor(s):            Virginie Bouchard

School of Environment and Natural Resources (Environmental Science)

 

Booth: 208

Estimation of Maximum Discharges of Flood Events of Selected Occurrence Frequencies

Presenter(s): Alexandra Naegele

Advisor(s):            William Mitsch and Li Zhang

School of Environment and Natural Resources (Environmental Science)

 

Booth: 209

Vegetation Analysis of a Bottomland Hardwood Forested Wetland Upstream of a Dam Prior to Removal

Presenter(s): Monica Noon

Advisor(s):            William Mitsch

School of Environment and Natural Resources (Environmental Science)

 

Booth: 210

The Effects of Sewer Overflows and the Fifth Avenue Dam on Water Quality in the Olentangy River

Presenter(s): Nikki Skrinak

Advisor(s):            Jay Martin and Charissa Young

Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering