Anderson appears in CUGR website
Kaitlyn Anderson, an Anthropology major with minors in Earth Science and Spanish, is featured in the Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) website! Anderson conducted research with the Climate Change Institute under Professor Karl Kreutz collecting bivalve shells from the ocean bottom off the coast of Maine. She focuses on chondrophores, which are decay-resistant components of clam shells. By investigating the changes in the chondrophores to changes observed in growth patterns of bivalve shells, she will learn how cultural practices, which are reflected in ancient shell middens, and climate change intersected. She uses instruments such as a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and an electric microprobe to test the effectiveness of two methodologies in determining climate change with these organisms by viewing differences in structure, color and chemical analysis of the shells. Congratulations, Kaitlyn!