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Six Stevenson students and three faculty members鈥擠r. Frank Stearns, Dr. Sam Obae, and Dr. Mark Norris鈥攆rom the Department of Biological Sciences attended the held April 4-6 at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. Click through the gallery below to view photos from the event.

At the conference, the students and faculty members from Stevenson’s Fine School of the Sciences presented research they had jointly conducted.

Biology majors Andrea Hawkins (鈥�25) and Mike Merola (鈥�25) presented two posters based on their Summer Science Scholars Research Program (S3RP) work with Dr. Frank Stearns, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences: 鈥淚nvestigating the Possible Effect of cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase on Dispersal Behavior in Chinese Praying Mantis (Tenodera sinensis) Nymphs鈥� and 鈥淕ene Expression and Dispersal: Investigating for Gene in the Enchenopa binotata Species Complex.鈥�

Environmental Science major Adam Abdur-Rahman (鈥�26) and Dr. Sam Obae, Professor of Biological Sciences, presented the poster, 鈥淭he Impact of Climate Change on the Phenology of Native and Invasive Plants.鈥�

Environmental Science major Emily Connell (鈥�25) and Dr. Mark Norris, Professor of Biological Sciences, presented the poster 鈥淪pecies Diversity and Distribution within Edge-Interior and Canopy-Understory Quercus rubras in a Temperate Deciduous Forest.鈥�

Environmental Science majors Maggie Sehnert (鈥�26) and Lauren Sober (鈥�26) also presented a poster of research they had conducted with Dr. Norris: 鈥淯nderstory Complexity, Soil Conditions, and Landscape Characteristics as Potential Drivers of Eastern Red-backed Salamander Presence in Varied Forest Habitats.鈥�

This experience provided Stevenson students with an opportunity to showcase their research and the chance to network with students, researchers, teachers and professionals from the Mid鈥揂tlantic region and beyond.