Huntington, WV
Department of Integrated Science and Technology
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Machu Picchu, Peru (2006) |
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Sean E. Collins
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Education MS Biology, 2009 (Emphasis: Watershed Resources) Marshall University Huntington, wv
BS Biology, 2007 Minors: Chemistry, Spanish, Anthropology Marshall University Huntington, wv
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Research I am currently working on my MS thesis research that will involve tropical watersheds and tropical aquatic ecosystems. In May 2008 a group from Marshall University traveled to Belize for a brief field research trip. Next summer (2009), we will be returning for an extended trip. During this time, I will conduct my thesis research to develop a broad-scale watershed assessment protocol. For information about tropical ecology at Marshall, please click here. This lab, under the direction of Dr. Tom Jones, is very active in environmental assessment as well. Please visit Dr. Jones' website for more information. In the summer of 2006, I was a field technician working under Zachary Loughman of the Schrader Environmental Education Center in Wheeling, WV. This grant-funded project was aimed at filling in gaps in the West Virginia herpetological survey. Teammates and I collected herps in Ohio and Marshall Counties, WV. The project lasted from May until July. My senior capstone project was entitled "Larval success of the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) at Beech Fork State Park, Wayne County, WV." This project allowed me to gain experience in field research techniques for herpetofauna. |
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Contact Office: Morrow Library G-18
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Major Advisor: Tom Jones, Ph. D.
Undergrad Advisor: Tom Pauley, Ph. D.
Belize Shapefiles
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Bonaire - 2006 |
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Ohio River Run - 2007 |
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Iguana caught on Buddy Dive Resort property.
Meager accommodations.
Waves crashing on the east coast.
Pit stop to refuel.
Fred Haden, Casey Swecker, Sean Collins showing off MU colors.
Brian Bridgewater, Sean Collins deploying the trawl.
A rental truck all geared up.
Cooling off in the Mississippi.
Night dive in Buddy Dive harbor (Fred Haden, Sean Collins).
Sean Reese, Sean Collins showing off a dead paddlefish.
A quick stop for some roadside birding.
Sunset over the Ohio River.
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Florida Dive Trip - 2008 |
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Spring Break Caves - 2008 |
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Matt Kinsey enjoying the ride out.
Mammoth Cave visitor center. (Left: Caitlin Swecker, Karen Nelson, Brian Bridgewater, Adam Fannin; Right: Tom Jones, Sean Reese, Matt Kinsey, Sean Collins).
Divers in the water at Crystal River.
Orconected pellucidus (Mammoth Cave Crayfish).
Manatee at Crystal River.
Typhlichthys subterraneus (Southern Cavefish).
Welcome to Blue Grotto, FL.
Hadenoecus subterraneus (Cave Cricket).
Giant stride entry into the Blue Grotto.
A muddy mess in L & N Railroad Cave (L to R, Back Row: Tom Jones, Brian Bridgewater, Sean Reese, Adam Fannin, Caitlin Swecker; Front Row: Sean Collins, Karen Nelson).