Maryland Marine Notes: March-April 2000 Sidebar - Kramer Names Sea Grant Director

Volume 18, Number 2 • March-April 2000

Kramer Named Sea Grant Director

The Chancellor of the University System of Maryland has announced the appointment of Jonathan G. Kramer as the Director of the Maryland Sea Grant College. The appointment was made following a national search by Sea Grant's Governance Board, consisting of the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland and the Presidents of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Maryland, College Park.

"We are delighted that the Maryland Sea Grant College will move forward under the direction of Jon Kramer, not only because of his diverse scientific expertise, but also because he is a proven leader and bridge-builder among our institutions," said USM Chancellor Donald N. Langenberg.

Kramer came to Maryland Sea Grant from the Center of Marine Biotechnology, part of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. He served first as Assistant Director for Research at Sea Grant, and then as Interim Director.

Kramer began his graduate studies at SUNY Stony Brook, and completed his doctorate at the University of Maryland, conducting his research at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory. His expertise lies in the area of marine biology and microbiology, where he has employed molecular technologies to study the effects of nutrients and contaminants on marine microorganisms. He brings a strong research and science background to his position as science administrator.

According to Donald F. Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, "Dr. Kramer is ideal for the job because Sea Grant is all about partnerships – with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the program's principal federal sponsor, as well as with the State and among academic and research institutions. Jon is the kind of partner anyone would like to have, knowledgeable, understanding, cooperative and reliable."

"Maryland Sea Grant has the opportunity to play a very important role as a catalyst for responsive science," Kramer says, adding that Sea Grant should serve both as a source of high quality scientific information and as a translator of that information for a variety of different users.

During the past year Kramer has worked hard to strengthen the network that links the region's marine research and education programs.

Founded in 1977, Maryland Sea Grant supports marine research and education throughout the state, with a special emphasis on the Chesapeake Bay. A systemwide program, Maryland Sea Grant is located on the University of Maryland's College Park campus and is administered by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

Additional information about Maryland Sea Grant can be found on the worldwide web at: www.mdsg.umd.edu.

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