STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS 

(presenters’ names are in bold; * denotes high school student collaborator; ** denotes graduate student collaborator; post-doc collaborator and faculty names are underlined; unlabeled denotes undergraduate collaborator; research awards/fellowship stated beside the presentation)

2025:

1. Discovery and characterization of a novel Microbacterium species that degrades plastic and other environmental pollutants. Delight Okere and Logan Chastain. Supervisor: Mautusi Mitra, Representing UWG in Poster presentation at the Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta, GA  February 25th 2025 (poster presentation) (Note: One of the two posters selected by UWG for presentation at the Georgia State Capitol)

2024:

1. Development of a cost-effective minimal growth medium for screening bacterial vitamin B auxotrophs capable of xenobiotic biodegradation. Delight Okere, Chukwuemeka Okpala, Logan Chastain and Mautusi Mitra, Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference, Oxford College, Emory, Oxford. November 9th 2024 (oral presentation)

2. Evaluation of novel bacteria for lignin and plastic upcycling. Chukwuemeka Okpala, DOE’s ORISE VFP-student summer fellowship seminar at the Oak Ridge National Lab, Room 189, Environmental Sciences Building 1505, Synthetic Biology group, 10th July  (VFP program seminar)  

3. Development of a Novel, Inexpensive, and Stringent Minimal Medium for Screening the Abilities of Bacterial Vitamin B Auxotrophs to Utilize Xenobiotics as the Sole Carbon Source. Logan Chastain, Chukwuemeka Okpala, Ellye Puckett, Kevin Nguyen and Mautusi Mitra,  UWG Scholars’ Day 23rd April (oral presentation)

4. Isolation and biochemical characterization of a new Microbacterium species that is a vitamin B auxotroph. Chukwuemeka Okpala, Logan Chastain, Ellye Puckett, KevinNguyen and Mautusi Mitra, UWG Scholars’ Day 23rd April (oral presentation)

5. Isolation and biochemical characterization of a new Microbacterium species that is a vitamin B auxotroph. Chukwuemeka Okpala, Logan Chastain, Ellye Puckett, Kevin Nguyen and Mautusi Mitra, GA-AL-LSAMP Annual Symposium, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, April 13th  2024. (oral presentation, second place winner in the competition)

6. Biochemical characterization of a new Microbacterium species isolated from a contaminated Chlamydomonas culture plate that is a vitamin B auxotroph. Chukwuemeka Okpala, Logan Chastain, Ellye Puckett, Kevin Nguyen and Mautusi Mitra, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Long Beach, California, April 9th  2024. (oral presentation)

2023: 

1. Identification and characterization of a new Microbacterium species from a contaminated Chlamydomonas reinhardtii TAP culture plate.  Chukwuemeka Okpala, Ellye Puckett, Kevin Nguyen, Taylor Berry, and Mautusi Mitra, GURC, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, November 11th 2023. (oral presentation)

2022:

1. Identification and biochemical characterizations of two novel, heavy metal-tolerant bacterial strains which synthesize commercially important carotenoids. Ellye Puckett, Kevin Nguyen, Taylor Box, Jesse Gilpin, Seth Hamby, *Taylor Berry, Danielle Au, Erin Duckett, Megumi Fujita, and Mautusi Mitra  Scholars’ Day 5th April (Oral presentation)

2. Identification and characterization of two novel strains of bacteria that produce commercially important carotenoids and have the potential to be used for bioremediation of environmental pollutants. Ellye Puckett, Kevin Nguyen, Taylor Box, Jesse Gilpin, Seth Hamby, *Taylor Berry, Danielle Au, Erin Duckett, Megumi Fujita, and Mautusi Mitra  National Conference on Undergraduate Research  5th April (Virtual Oral presentation)

2021: 

Identification and characterizations of two novel strains of bacteria that produce commercially important carotenoids and can be used for bioremediation of environmental pollutants. Ellye Puckett, Kevin Nguyen, Taylor Box, Jesse Gilpin, Seth Hamby, Taylor Berry, Danielle Au, Erin Duckett, Megumi Fujita, and Mautusi Mitra. GURC, UWG, November 5th (Virtual oral presentation)

2020:  

Identification and characterization of two novel strains of bacteria that have potential to be used for bioremediation of environmental pollutants. Taylor Box, Kevin Nguyen, Seth Hamby, *Taylor Berry and Mautusi Mitra. GURC, UWG, 23rd October (Virtual oral presentation)

2019:  

1. Investigation of Bacterial Contamination on Acetate Agar Media Plates of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Seth Hamby, Taylor Box, Kevin Nguyen, *Taylor Berry and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Scholars Day, Campus Center Ballroom April 2nd. (Poster presentation)

2. Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Bacterial Contaminants Isolated from TAP Agar Media Plates of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a Green Micro-alga. Taylor Box, Kevin Nguyen, Seth Hamby, *Taylor Berry and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Scholars Day, Campus Center Ballroom, April 2nd. (Oral presentation)

3. Employing the green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as a Photosynthesis Teaching Tool for K-16 students.  Sara Broom, Kysis Pinto, Ariel Roberts and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Scholars Day, Campus Center Ballroom, April 2nd. (Poster presentation)

4. Investigation of Bacterial Contamination on Acetate Agar Media Plates of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Seth Hamby, Kevin Nguyen, Taylor Box, *Taylor Berry Erin Duckett and Mautusi Mitra. University of West Alabama Research Symposium, Livingston, Alabama, March 5th. (Poster presentation; Seth and Taylor received a travel grant from University of West Alabama to present at the meeting)

2018: 

1. Molecular characterization of two high light sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants, defective in a novel functionally uncharacterized gene. Kevin Nguyen, Kenneth Kim, Joseph Okafor, Ja’von Swint, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Biology Expo, UWG Biology Commons, Carrollton, GA, October 1st. (Poster presentation)

2. Employment of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii/Chlamy, a Green Micro Alga (“green yeast”) for K16 Biology Education. Kevin Nguyen, Joseph Okafor and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Biology Expo, UWG Biology Commons, Carrollton, GA, October 1st. (Poster presentation)

3. Molecular characterization of two high light sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants, defective in a novel functionally uncharacterized gene LSR1. Kenneth Kim, Kevin Nguyen, Joseph Okafor, Ja’von Swint, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, and Mautusi Mitra. Plant Biology 2018, Montreal Canada, 14th July -18th July. (ASPB-SURF poster presentation; Kenneth Kim was awarded a summer undergraduate research fellowship from the American Society of Plant Biologists)

4. Molecular Characterization of Two High Light-Sensitive Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Defective in a Novel Uncharacterized Gene, LSR1. Kenneth Kim and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Scholars Day, April 3rd. (Oral presentation)

5. Molecular Characterization of Two High Light-Sensitive Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Defective in a Novel Uncharacterized Gene, LSR1. Joseph Okafor, Kevin Nguyen, Kenneth Kim, Ja’Von Swint and Mautusi Mitra, UWG Scholars Day, April 3rd. (Poster presentation)

6. Molecular Characterization of Two High Light-Sensitive Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Defective in a Novel Uncharacterized Gene, LSR1. Kenneth Kim, Kevin Nguyen, Ja’von Swint, Joseph Okafor, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, and Mautusi Mitra. NCUR, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK. 4th -7th. (Oral presentation)

7. Molecular Characterization of Two High Light-Sensitive Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Defective in a Novel Uncharacterized Gene, LSR1. Kevin Nguyen, Ja’von Swint, Kenneth Kim, Joseph Okafor, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, and Mautusi Mitra. NCUR, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK. March 4th -7th. (Poster presentation)

8. Molecular Characterization of Two High Light-Sensitive Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, defective in a novel uncharacterized gene, LSR1 Kevin Nguyen, Kenneth Kim, Ja’Von Swint Joseph Okafor, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, and Mautusi Mitra. SS-ASPB meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 24th - 26th. (Poster presentation)

2017: 

1. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a High Light-Sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant, lsr1a. Ja’von Swint, Kevin Nguyen, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Kasey Swilley, and Mautusi Mitra. GURC conference at Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA, October, 27th-28th. (Oral presentation)

2. Molecular Characterization of Two High Light-Sensitive Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, defective in a novel uncharacterized gene, LSR1. Kevin Nguyen, Ja’von Swint, Kenneth Kim, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong and Mautusi Mitra. GURC conference at Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA, October, 27th-28th. (Poster presentation)

3. Molecular Characterization of Two High Light-Sensitive Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, defective in a novel uncharacterized gene, LSR1. Ja’Von Swint, Kevin Nguyen, Kenneth Kim, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, and Mautusi Mitra. LSAMP meeting, Morehouse College, Atlanta, April 22nd. (Oral presentation)

4. Molecular Characterization of Two High Light-Sensitive Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, defective in a novel uncharacterized gene, LSR1. Kevin Nguyen, Kenneth Kim, Joel Page III, Ja’von Swint, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, and Mautusi Mitra. LSAMP meeting, Morehouse College, Atlanta, April 22nd. (Poster presentation)

5. Identification of a novel gene LSR1 that plays a role in high light tolerance in the green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Kevin Nguyen, Ja’von Swint, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Kenneth Kim and Mautusi Mitra. Southern sectional-American Society of Plant Biologists meeting at Orlando, FL, April 8th-10th. (Poster presentation)

6. Identification of a novel gene that plays a role in high light tolerance in the green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Kevin Nguyen, Ja’von Swint, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Kasey Swilley, and Mautusi Mitra. 31st NCUR, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, April 6th- April 8th. (Poster presentation)

7. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a High Light-Sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant, 10E35. Ja’von Swint, Kevin Nguyen, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Kasey Swilley, and Mautusi Mitra. NCUR, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, April 6th- April 8th. (Oral presentation)

8. Molecular Characterization of Two High Light-Sensitive Mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, defective in a novel uncharacterized gene, LSR1. Kevin Nguyen, Kenneth Kim, Joel Page III, Ja’von Swint, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Scholar’s Day, April 4th. (Poster presentation)

9. Identification of a novel gene that plays a role in high light tolerance in the green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Ja’von Swint, Kevin Nguyen, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Kasey Swilley, and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Scholar’s Day, April 4th. (Oral presentation)

2016: 

1. Identification of a novel gene that plays a role in high light tolerance in the green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Kevin Nguyen, Ja’von Swint, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Kasey Swilley, and Mautusi Mitra. GURC conference at Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA, November 4th-5th. (Poster presentation)

2. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a High Light-Sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant, 10E35. Ja’von Swint, Kevin Nguyen, Joel Page III, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Kasey Swilley, and Mautusi Mitra. GURC conference at Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA, November 4th-5th. (Oral presentation)

3. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a High Light-Sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant, 10E35. Kevin Nguyen, Betkens Senesca, Joel Page III, *Paula Martinez-Feduchi, Kasey Swilley, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, **Phillip Grovenstein, and Mautusi Mitra. NSF-funded GA-AL-LSAMP Symposium, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA, April 16th. (Poster presentation, third place award winner in the poster presentation competition)

4. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a High Light-Sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant, 10E35. *Paula Martinez-Feduchi, Kevin Nguyen, Kasey Swilley, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Betkens Senesca, **Phillip Grovenstein, and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Big Night, April 13th (Poster presentation).

5. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a High Light-Sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant, 10E35. Kasey Swilley, Asia Poudel, *Paula Martinez-Feduchi, Kevin Nguyen, Betkens Senesca, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Tashana Haye, **Phillip Grovenstein, and Mautusi Mitra, NCUR, University of North Carolina Asheville, April 7th-9th. (Oral presentation)

6. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a High Light-Sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant, 10E35. Kasey Swilley, *Paula Martinez-Feduchi, Kevin Nguyen, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Betkens Senesca, **Phillip Grovenstein, and Mautusi Mitra. UWG COSM Research Day, March 24th. (Oral presentation, won the second place in the COSM research oral presentation competition)

7. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a High Light-Sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant, 10E35. *Paula Martinez-Feduchi, Kevin Nguyen, Kasey Swilley, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Betkens Senesca, **Phillip Grovenstein, and Mautusi Mitra. 5th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of West Alabama, Livingston, 8th March. (Poster presentation)

2015: 

1. Functional genomic characterization of a light sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant defective in photosynthesis. Tai Truong, Katherine Smith, Tashana Haye, Kiana Brown, Zachary Nofs, Precious Ajala, Ewan Peterson, Rigoberto Segovia and Mautusi Mitra, NCUR, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, April 16th- April 18th. (Oral presentation)

2. Functional Genomic Characterization of a light sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant defective in photosynthesis. Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Tashana Haye, Kiana Brown, Zachary Nofs, Precious Ajala, Ewan Peterson, Rigoberto Segovia and Mautusi Mitra, NCUR, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA, April 16th- April 18th.  (Oral presentation)

3. Molecular Characterization of Two Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Light Sensitive-Photosynthetic Mutants. Kasey Swilley, Ewan Petersen, Rigoberto Segovia, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Tashana Haye, Precious Ajala, Zachary Nofs, **Phillip Grovenstein and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Big Night, UWG, April 14th. (Poster presentation)

4. Characterization of two Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants which are defective in chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthesis. Katherine Smith, **Phillip Grovenstein, Darryel Wilson, Kathryn Lankford, *Abigail R. Lennox, Tashana Haye, Kelsey Gaston, Pawel Brzezowski, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Big Night, April 14th. (Poster presentation)

5. Functional Genomic Characterization of a light sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant defective in photosynthesis. Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Tashana Haye, Precious Ajala, Zachary Nofs, Precious Ajala, Ewan Petersen, Rigoberto Segovia, **Phillip Grovenstein, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra, GA-AL-LSAMP Symposium, UWG, campus, April 11th. (Oral presentation, second place award winner in the research presentation competition)

6. Molecular Characterization of Two Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Light Sensitive-Photosynthetic Mutants. Ewan Petersen, Rigoberto Segovia, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Tashana Haye, Precious Ajala, Zachary Nofs, **Phillip Grovenstein and Mautusi Mitra, NSF-funded GA-AL-LSAMP Symposium, UWG campus, April 11th. (Poster presentation)

7. Molecular Characterization of Two Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Light Sensitive-Photosynthetic Mutants. Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Tashana Haye, Precious Ajala, Zachary Nofs, Ewan Petersen, Rigoberto Segovia, **Phillip Grovenstein and Mautusi Mitra, American Society of Plant Biologists, southern sectional meeting, Mobile, AL, March 28th-30th. (Poster presentation)

8. Functional Genomic Characterization of a light sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant defective in photosynthesis. Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Tashana Haye, Precious Ajala, Zachary Nofs, Ewan Petersen, Rigoberto Segovia, **Phillip Grovenstein, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra, COSM Research Day, UWG campus, March 26th. (Oral presentation)

9. Functional genomic characterization of a light sensitive Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant, 10E35, that is defective in photosynthesis. Tai Truong, Katherine Smith, Tashana Haye, Precious Ajala, Kiana Brown, Ewan Petersen, Zachary Nofs, Rigoberto Segovia, and Mautusi Mitra. COSM Research Day, UWG campus, March 26th. (Oral presentation; Tai won the First place in the competition and was selected to present research on the UWG Big Night at campus on April 14th).

2014:  

1. Molecular characterization of a chlorophyll deficient Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (a green micro-alga) mutant defective in photosynthesis. Tai Truong, Tashana C. Haye, Theresa M. Fuller, Bernard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra. 49th National Collegiate Honors Council, Denver, Colorado, November 5th -9th. (Poster presentation)

2. Characterization of two Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants which are defective in chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthesis. Katherine Smith, **Phillip Grovenstein, Darryel Wilson, Kathryn Lankford, *Abigail R. Lennox, Tashana Haye, Kelsey Gaston, Pawel Brzezowski, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra. 40th Midwest/Southeast Photosynthesis meeting. Marshall, Indiana, October 24th- 26th. (Poster presentation)

3. Functional genomics of two Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants defective in photosynthesis. Tashana Haye, Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra. 40th Midwest/Southeast Photosynthesis meeting. Marshall, Indiana, October 24th- 26th. (Poster presentation)

4. Identification and molecular characterization of a novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chlorophyll deficient non-photosynthetic mutant.  Katherine P. Smith, Tashana C. Haye, Tai L. Truong, Chavar T. Sinclair, Theresa M. Fuller, Michelle A. Kinsey and Mautusi Mitra. 20th Annual SAEOPP McNair/SSS Research Symposium, Atlanta, GA, June, 26th-29th. (Oral presentation)

5. Molecular characterization of three Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants defective in photosynthesis. Tashana Haye, Katherine Smith, Theresa Fuller, Tai Truong, **Phillip Grovenstein and Mautusi Mitra. GA-AL LSAMP meeting at the Clark Atlanta University, April. (Poster presentation)

6. Characterization of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutant defective in chlorophyll biosynthesis. Tashana C. Haye, Tai L. Truong, Theresa M. Fuller, **Phillip Grovenstein, Kelsey A. Gaston, and Mautusi Mitra. NCUR, Lexington, KY April 3rd- 5th. (Poster presentation)

7. Identification and molecular characterization of a novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chlorophyll deficient non-photosynthetic mutant.  Katherine P. Smith, Tashana C. Haye, Tai L. Truong, Chavar T. Sinclair, Theresa M. Fuller, Michelle A. Kinsey and Mautusi Mitra. NCUR, Lexington, KY, April 3rd- 5th (Oral presentation)

8. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a Novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Mutant that Lacks Detectable Chlorophyll. Tashana Haye and Mautusi Mitra. College of Science & Mathematics, Research Day, March. (First place, $250 cash award and a certificate). (Oral presentation)

9. Employing functional genomics to study chlorophyll biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Katherine Smith, Tai Truong, Theresa Fulle and Mautusi Mitra. UWG Big Night (Poster presentation).

10.  Identification and Molecular Characterization of a Novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Mutant that Lacks Detectable Chlorophyll. Tashana Haye and Mautusi Mitra. Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC), Columbus, GA, January 24th- 25th. (Oral presentation; Tashana won the best research paper presentation award)

11.  Identification and Molecular Characterization of a novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Chlorophyll deficient Non-photosynthetic Mutant. Theresa Fuller and Mautusi Mitra; Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC), Columbus, GA, January 24th- 25th. (Oral presentation)

2013: 

1. Characterization of two Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants which are defective in chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthesis under different irradiance conditions. Katherine Smith, **Phillip Grovenstein, Darryel Wilson, Kathryn Lankford, Abigail R. Lennox, Tashana Haye, Kelsey Gaston, Pawel Brzezowski, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra. STEM Academy, Lithia Springs High School; September 6th. (Poster presentation)

2. Identification and Molecular Characterization of a Novel Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Mutant that Lacks Detectable Chlorophyll. *Cameron Lennox and Mautusi Mitra; Research Day, UWG, April. (Oral presentation)

3. Employing functional genomics to study chlorophyll biosynthesis in the green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Tashana C. Haye, **Phillip B. Grovenstein, Darryel A.Wilson, *Abigail R. Lennox, Alisha A. Contractor, Pawel Brzezowski, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra.  27th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR); University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Wisconsin USA; April 11th - 13th. (Oral presentation)

4. Characterization of two Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants which are defective in chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthesis under different irradiance conditions. Kathryn Lankford, Darryel Wilson, **Phillip Grovenstein, *Abigail R. Lennox, Kelsey Gaston, Pawel Brzezowski, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra.  American Society of Plant Biologists, southern sectional (SS-ASPB) meeting, Little Rock, Arkansas, April 3rd - 6th. (Poster presentation; awarded first place in the undergraduate research poster competition)

2012: 

1. Employing functional genomics to study the regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolism in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Darryel Wilson, Pawel Brzezowski, **Phillip Grovenstein, Hagen Schlicke, Kathryn Lankford, Kelsey Gaston, Jacqueline Smith, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra. 47th National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference, Boston, MA, November 14th - November 18th (Poster presentation)

2. Utilization of functional genomics to study regulation of chlorophyll biosynthetic pathways in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Kathryn Lankford, Kelsey Gaston, **Phillip Grovenstein, Surangi Perera and Mautusi Mitra. National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Weber College, Utah, March 29th -March, 31st. (Oral presentation)

3. Employing functional genomics to identify novel genes that play a role in high light sensitivity. Kathryn Lankford, Darryel A. Wilson, ** Phillip B. Grovenstein, Jacqueline M. Smith, *Justin T. Puckett, Daniel V. Foster and Mautusi Mitra. National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Weber College, Utah, March 29th -March, 31st. (Poster presentation)

4. Employing functional genomics to identify novel genes that provide photo-protection to plants in high light stress. Darryel Wilson, Jacqueline M. Smith, Kathryn Lankford, **Phillip B. Grovenstein and Mautusi Mitra. Southern Sectional American Society of Plant Biologists Meeting, South Carolina, March 3rd - 5th. (Poster presentation)

5. Employing functional genomics to study the regulation of tetrapyrrole metabolism in the green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. **Phillip Grovenstein, Hagen Schlicke, Bernhard Grimm, Darryel Wilson, Kelsey Gaston, Kathryn Lankford, Jacqueline Smith and Mautusi Mitra. Southern Sectional American Society of Plant Biologists Meeting, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, March 3rd - 5th. (Oral presentation)

2011: 

1. Employing functional genomics to study regulation of light independent and light dependent chlorophyll biosynthetic pathways in the model unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. **Phillip Grovenstein, Lankford, *Justin Puckett, Kelsey Gaston, Darryel Wilson, Bernhard Grimm and Mautusi Mitra. 37th Annual Midwest/South East Photosynthesis Meeting, Marshall, Indiana, November 11th-13th. (Poster presentation)

2. Employing functional genomics to identify novel genes that provide photo-protection under high light stress in the green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. *Justin Puckett, **Phillip Grovenstein, Kathryn Lankford, Jacqueline Smith, Darryel Wilson, Daniel Foster and Mautusi Mitra. 37th Annual Midwest/South East Photosynthesis Meeting, Marshall, Indiana, November 11th-13th. (Poster presentation)

3. Functional Genomics of Eukaryotic Oxygenic Photosynthesis in the Model Unicellular Green Microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Kathryn Lankford, **Phillip Grovenstein, Kelsey Gaston, Surangi Perera, *Justin Puckett and Mautusi Mitra. 46th Annual National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Phoenix, Arizona from October 19th -23rd. (Poster presentation)

4. Functional genomics of eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis in the model unicellular green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Phillip Grovenstein, Kelsey Gaston, Surangi Perera, Yakema Sheats, Edna Esumei, Confidence Ndukwe, Isaiah Clinton, Rashidat Odewale and Mautusi Mitra. The Southern Sectional meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory University of Southern Mississippi Ocean Springs, MS from April 9th - April 11th. (Poster presentation)

5. Employing functional genomics to study eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis in the green yeast/ micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Yakema Sheats, Phillip Grovenstein, Kathryn Lankford and Surangi Perera, Edna Esumei, Confidence Ndukwe, Isaiah Clinton, Rashidat Odewale and Mautusi Mitra. The Big Night, Undergraduate Science Student Research Poster Presentation at UWG campus, April. (Poster presentation)

6. Employing functional genomics to study eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis in the green yeast/ micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Kelsey Gaston, Surangi Perera, Phillip Grovenstein, Yakema Sheats, Edna Esumei, Confidence Ndukwe, Isaiah Clinton, Rashidat Odewale and Mautusi Mitra. The Research Day, Undergraduate Science Student Research Paper Presentation at UWG campus, 5th April. (Oral presentation) 

7. Functional genomics of eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis in the model unicellular green micro-alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Kelsey Gaston, Surangi Perera, Phillip Grovenstein, Yakema Sheats, Edna Esumei, Confidence Ndukwe, Isaiah Clinton, Rashidat Odewale and Mautusi Mitra.  Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Meeting at Woods Hole, MA, April 1st - 3rd. (Poster presentation)

8. Functional genomics of eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis in the model unicellular green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Surangi Perera, Kelsey Gaston, Phillip Grovenstein, *Justin Puckett, Yakema Sheats and Mautusi Mitra. National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Ithaca College, New York, March 31s t - April 2nd. (Oral presentation)

Functional genomics of eukaryotic oxygenic photosynthesis in the model unicellular green microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Kelsey Gaston, Surangi Perera, Phillip Grovenstein, Yakema Sheats, Edna Esumei, Confidence Ndukwe, Isaiah Clinton, Rashidat Odewale and Mautusi Mitra. Georgia Collegiate Honors Council Conference at Clayton State University, GA on February 26th. (Oral presentation)