Ammu Anil Successfully Defended Her Master's Thesis |
Ammu Anil successfully defended her Master's Thesis, "Application of microsatellite DNA markers in studies on induced gynogenesis and polyploidy in koi x goldfish hybrids, " Friday, November 22, 2013. Her Major Professor is Dr. Boris Gomelsky and the other Committee members are Drs. Kirk Pomper, James Tidwell and Steven Mims. Ammu has been accepted into the Ph.D program at the School of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Auburn University. She will study in the area of fish genetics and genomics under the direction of Dr. Eric Peatman.
Photos by Charles Weibel
|
Gadsden State Community College Visit
Eight students from Gadsden State Community College and their professor, Dr. Hugh Hammer, visited the Aquaculture Research Center. The Gadsden State Science Division specializes in the education and training of students interested in Marine Biology, Aquatic Biology, Aquaculture and Aquarium Science. The students toured the facilities and discussed research and classes at the Aquaculture Research Center. Five were undergraduate students and expressed interest in our program and online classes. For more information on Gadsden State Community College, follow link below.
http://www.gadsdenstate.edu/academics/science/aquatic-home.php
Photo by Charles Weibel
________________________________________
Kentucky Academy of Science Winners
The Aquaculture Research Center was well represented at the KAS Annual Meeting. All of our students performed well and we had winners in the Graduate and Undergraduate student oral competitions:
1st: Effect of Live Versus Commercially Available Prepared Diets on Growth and Survival Rates of Larval Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula (Walburn) by Alex Squadrito (Kentucky State University)
2nd: Restaurant Perceptions of Locally Grown Freshwater Seafood in Kentucky and Ohio by Richard Bryant (Kentucky State University
Undergraduate student Oral Presentation:
1st: Comparison of Different Light Technologies for Indoor Aquaponic Production of White-Stemmed Pak Choi, Brassica rapa var. chinensis by Doug Blair (Kentucky State University)
|
|
Students Looking for a Career Maybe in Agriculture or Aquaculture Science
Over 60 freshman students from George Rogers Clark County High School located in Winchester, KY came to the Strodes Creek Reclaimed Water Facility to learn about wastewater processing and the use of a decommissioned facility for aquaculture. These students are taking a career course and are part of the Adopt a High School Program established through Kentucky State University's College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems.
Dr. Cuevas-Uribe, Paul Auberry and Dr. Mims demonstrated the use of an electroshocking boat for fish sampling in a reconditioned lagoon pond, now being used for hybrid striped bass production. Dr. Mims and Cuevas explained the research of reusing reclaimed water and tanks for aquaculture. They also explained potential opportunities at Kentucky State University to receive advanced degrees in aquaculture and other agricultural related areas as well as potential jobs.
Photos by Charles Weibel |
Fish Genetics 
Principles of Aquaculture 
