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Emily Liljestrand

Emily Liljestrand

Fellowship Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Advisor:

Michael Wilberg

Start Year:

2015

Related Project:

Emily Liljestrand is a master’s student in the University System of Maryland’s Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences program. Working with Dr. Mike Wilberg at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, she hopes to improve understanding of menhaden stock, death rate, and migratory patterns by applying novel statistical techniques to historical tagging data from the late 1960s. From this information, she and others hope to make more informed predictions and suggestions about how to best manage and exploit this essential species. Emily triple majored in ecology, biochemistry, and Asian studies at Rice University. She holds a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts and worked for five years as a part-time EMT.

Blog Posts

See Emily's posts to Fellowship Experiences, Maryland Sea Grant's blog written by and about graduate fellows and their research.

"Modeling Menhaden: Applying Modern Statistics to Historical Data"

"Getting the Most Out of Scientific Conferences – Professionally and Personally"

"The Jellywalk: Assessing Jellyfish Abundance and Diversity along the CBL Pier"

"Learning About Menhaden: A Journey to Reedville"

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Smithville is a community on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, on the edge of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. A century ago, Smithville had more than 100 residents. Today, it has four, in two homes: an elderly couple, and one elderly woman and her son, who cares for her.

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