Experience Rice Creek: Current Discoveries, Research & Projects

Rice Creek Associates (RCA), the support group for Rice Creek Field Station, invites the SUNY Oswego community and members of the public to join us for our annual event highlighting the research and creative accomplishments of RCA's small grants awardees.

Students, faculty, staff, family, friends, and community members are invited to glimpse the "behind-the-scenes" work happening at Rice Creek and hear cutting-edge discoveries. Additional research posters will be displayed during the social hour.

This year's format will be hybrid.

In person-attendees

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adultStudents in need of transportation should call 315.312.6677 between 9:15 and 10:15 a.m. on the day of the event to request a van pickup for the event. Pickups take place at the Marano Campus Center bus stop.

Virtual attendees

At the time of the event, please join via Zoom.

Program

1:30 – 2 pm: Social gathering with refreshments and poster viewing

2 – 4 pm: Presentations (may end earlier)

2026 Awardees:

Spatiotemporal expression of muscle regulatory markers during carapace development in the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina). Poongodi Geetha-Loganathan, Dept. of Biological Sciences, SUNY Oswego.CTT BlūMorpho monarch butterfly radio tracking. Dashel Hiller (student) and Karen Sime (advisory), Dept. of Biological Sciences, SUNY Oswego.Intermediate Creative Nonfiction: Tree Project at Rice Creek Field Station. Sari Fordham, Dept. of English and Creative Writing, SUNY Oswego.Constructed wetlands, rain on snow events, and seasonal stream solute export in the United States Great Lakes Region. J.R. Slosson, Dept. of Atmospheric and Geological Sciences, SUNY Oswego. Measuring levels of wetland-acquired antifungal resistance in wild yeasts isolated from Rice Creek Field Station. Kaitlin Fisher and Noah Small (student), Dept. of Biological Sciences, SUNY Oswego.Biologically accurate diorama-style displays featuring invertebrate species found at Rice Creek and the Oswego area. Frederic Leblanc (student) and Karen Sime (advisor), Dept. of Biological Sciences, SUNY Oswego.

Accessibility

We welcome people of all abilities to Rice Creek Field Station. The RCFS main building and sidewalks are ADA compliant. Should you have additional accessibility questions or needs, please call or email at least one day in advance if possible: 315-312-6677 or [email protected].