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Impact of Environmental Stressors on Pinniped Tags
Presentation Year
2026
Frank
Cappuccio
Faculty
Chemistry
Lonny
Grafman
Faculty
School of Engineering
Dawn
Goley
Faculty
Biological Sciences
Deeksha
Garige
Undergraduate Student
School of Engineering
Sean
Shermer
Undergraduate Student
School of Engineering
Nathan
Vasquez
Undergraduate Student
School of Engineering
College or Department
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Please update the abstract to: Marine mammal researchers use tags to track seal and sea lion movements, monitor health, and assess populations. This project supports a collaborative NOAA-Cal Poly Humboldt -CNRS student initiative to improve tag design by comparing injection-molded and 3D-printed tags. Durability was evaluated under ultraviolet exposure, mechanical abrasion, and biofouling using scanning electron microscopy. Injection-molded tags showed greater resistance to all stressors, indicating improved reliability in harsh marine environments and reduced likelihood of tag failure, ultimately supporting more effective marine mammal research.
Does your project align with any of the following?
sustainability related (explores at least two dimensions of sustainability: environment, economy, society)
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
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Primary Contact: First Name
Brodie
Primary Contact: Last Name
Lyons
Primary Contact: Email
bl193@humboldt.edu
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Undergraduate Student
Primary Contact: Phone Number
7072980164
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