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Past Graduate Fellows
Maryland Sea Grant Research Fellowship
Fellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Proof-of-Concept Tools for Local Governments to Address Water Quality Restoration in Shallow, Sub-Estuary Tidal WatersStart year:
2024Advisor:
Lora HarrisFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Beyond Point Measurements: Modeling Benthic Forage Response to the Duration, Extent, and Severity of Hypoxia in Chesapeake BayStart year:
2022Advisor:
Jeremy TestaFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Causes of Benthic Cyanobacteria Overgrowth in Submersed Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Beds in Chesapeake Bay: Potential Consequences for Ecosystem ResilienceStart year:
2022Advisor:
Judy O’NeilFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Does Living Shoreline Performance Depend on Design?Start year:
2022Advisor:
Cindy Palinkas and Lorie StaverFellowship at:
Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Evaluating the Effects of Stormwater Best Management Practices on Nitrogen Dynamics Using Stable IsotopesStart year:
2022Advisor:
David Nelson and Keith EshlemanFellowship at:
Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory, Morgan State UniversityProject Title:
Development of Triploid and Tetraploid Eastern Oysters for Maryland AquacultureStart year:
2021Advisor:
Dr. Ming LiuFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Advancing Monitoring and Management of Mid-Atlantic Alosine Fishes with eDNA AnalysisStart year:
2020Advisor:
Louis PloughFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
What Happens After the Phragmites Is Killed? The Role of Native Plantings in Accelerating Post-treatment Recovery of Tidal WetlandsStart year:
2020Advisor:
Dr. Andrew BaldwinFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of GeologyProject Title:
Assessing the Impact of Freshwater Salinization Syndrome on Mobilization of Nutrients and Metals in Urban Streams and RiversStart year:
2020Advisor:
Sujay KaushalFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Evaluating Consequences of Alternative Harvest Policies for Atlantic Menhaden and the Impacts on their Predator Atlantic Striped BassStart year:
2020Advisor:
Dr. Genny NesslageFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Quantifying Nitrogen Removal Potential in Oyster Reefs Versus Aquaculture in Response to Hydrodynamic Setting and Water QualityStart year:
2020Advisor:
Lora Harris and Jeremy TestaFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Novel Genomic Tools to Assess Fish Diet and Prey Quality and in the Choptank RiverStart year:
2018Advisor:
Louis Plough and James PiersonFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Anacostia River Tunnel in Reduction of EutrophicationStart year:
2018Advisor:
Patricia GlibertFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Understanding the Distribution and Ecology of the Mysid Neomysis americana, a Key Forage Species in Chesapeake BayStart year:
2018Advisor:
Ryan WoodlandFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Maryland Climate Resilience Indicators (MCRI): Participatory Indicators to Assess, Plan, and Evaluate Climate Adaptation ActionsStart year:
2018Advisor:
Melissa KenneyFellowship at:
Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Variation in Retention and Export of Atmospheric Nitrate as a Function of Land Use Across the Chesapeake Bay WatershedStart year:
2016Advisor:
David NelsonFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Quantifying Changes to Nutrient Cycling and Nitrogen Removal in an Estuary as a Consequence of AerationStart year:
2016Advisor:
Lora HarrisFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Tracking Septic System Performance by Using Innovative Mass Spectrometric Approaches and Traditional Nutrient MeasurementsStart year:
2016Advisor:
Michael GonsiorFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Plant SciencesProject Title:
Resilience of Vallisneria americana in the Chesapeake BayStart year:
2016Advisor:
Maile NeelFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Integrated Geospatial, Cultural, and Social Assessment of Coastal Resilience to Climate ChangeStart year:
2016Advisor:
Michael PaolissoFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Improving Prediction and Visualization of Coastal Inundation on the Eastern Shore of MarylandStart year:
2016Advisor:
Ming LiFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Understanding Atlantic Menhaden Population Dynamics Through Use of Data from a Large-scale Historical Tagging StudyStart year:
2015Advisor:
Michael WilbergFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Role of a Resilient Submersed Plant Bed in Mitigating the Effects of Increasing River-borne Particulate Inputs to Chesapeake Bay: Sediment DynamicsStart year:
2014Advisor:
Larry SanfordFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
From Genes to Ecosystems: Integrating Measures of Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Within Urbanizing Bay WatershedsStart year:
2014Advisor:
Alyson SantoroFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Role of a Resilient Submersed Plant Bed in Mitigating the Effects of Increasing River-borne Particulate Inputs to Chesapeake Bay: Sediment DynamicsStart year:
2014Advisor:
Cindy PalinkasFellowship at:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterProject Title:
Evaluating the Relative Impacts of the Recreational and Commercial Sectors of the Blue Crab Fishery in MarylandStart year:
2014Advisor:
Matt Ogburn, Marjorie ReakeFellowship at:
Program for Society and the Environment at the University of Maryland College ParkProject Title:
Understanding the Effectiveness of the Watershed Stewards Academies in MarylandStart year:
2014Advisor:
Dana FisherFellowship at:
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of MarylandProject Title:
Monitoring for Outbreaks of a Fatal Blue Crab Virus in Rivers with Soft Shell Production SystemsStart year:
2012Advisor:
Eric SchottFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Forecasting Watershed Loading and Lagoon Response Along the Delmarva Peninsula Due to Changing Land Use and ClimateStart year:
2012Advisor:
Lora HarrisFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Unexpected Resurgence of Submersed Plant Beds in Chesapeake Bay: Historical Data Analysis and ModelingStart year:
2012Advisor:
Michael KempFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Advancing Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management: Biological Reference Points for Nutritional Status of Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)Start year:
2012Advisor:
Reginal HarrellFellowship at:
Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
A Biologically-Optimized Environmental Classification of Maryland Streams: Assessing Impacts of Stream Burial and Responses to Climate ChangeStart year:
2012Advisor:
Matthew FitzpatrickFellowship at:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterProject Title:
Phragmites Australis Invasion in the Chesapeake Bay: Implications of Nitrogen Pollution, Elevated CO2, and Genotypic Variation for Tidal Marsh ManagementStart year:
2012Advisor:
Thomas Mozdzer, Andrew Baldwin and Pat MegonigalFellowship at:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterProject Title:
Phragmites Australis Invasion in the Chesapeake Bay: Implications of Nitrogen Pollution, Elevated CO2, and Genotypic Variation for Tidal Marsh ManagementStart year:
2012Advisor:
Thomas Mozdzer, Andrew Baldwin and Pat MegonigalFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
An Integrated Ecosystem Assessment of the Potomac River EstuaryStart year:
2011Advisor:
David SecorFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Unexpected Resurgence of Submersed Plant Beds in Chesapeake Bay: Historical Data Analysis and ModelingStart year:
2011Advisor:
Michael KempFellowship at:
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of MarylandProject Title:
Effects of Cyanobacteria on Health and Disease of Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus: defining thresholds for exposureStart year:
2011Advisor:
Eric SchottFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Development of A Technical Brief to Guide Stream Restoration Strategies to Reduce Nitrogen Loads in Urbanizing Chesapeake Bay WatershedsStart year:
2011Advisor:
Sujay KaushalFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Prescribed burns in the sustainable conservation and restoration of tidal marshesStart year:
2009Advisor:
Brian NeedelmanFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Intrapopulation Biodiversity, and Recruitment Pathways for Chesapeake Striped BassStart year:
2009Advisor:
David SecorFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Cyanobacterial Blooms: A Roadblock To Estuarine Restoration?Start year:
2009Advisor:
Diane StoeckerFellowship at:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterProject Title:
Large-scale blue crab recruitment limitation in upper Chesapeake Bay nurseries: Dispersal and post-settlement processesStart year:
2009Advisor:
Eric JohnsonFellowship at:
Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Investigating impacts of headwater stream burial during development on downstream nutrient export to Chesapeake BayStart year:
2009Advisor:
Andrew ElmoreFellowship at:
Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
The Role of Genetic Diversity in Restoration Success for Vallisneria americana in the Chesapeake BayStart year:
2007Advisor:
Katia EngelhardtFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Investigation of stream restoration as a means of reducing nitrogen pollution from rapidly urbanizing coastal watersheds of the Chesapeake BayStart year:
2007Advisor:
Sujay KaushalFellowship at:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterProject Title:
Reconstructing long-term patterns in sea nettle abundance and effects on the Chesapeake Bay food webStart year:
2007Advisor:
Denise BreitburgFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Ecosystem effects on living resources: Spatially explicit bioenergetic model of white perch carrying capacityStart year:
2006Advisor:
David SecorFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
How do changes in physical conditions and megalopae behavior affect blue crab recruitment variability in Chesapeake and Delaware Bays?Start year:
2005Advisor:
Elizabeth NorthFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Erosion, Suspended Solids and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Little Choptank RiverStart year:
2005Advisor:
Larry SanfordFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Predicting the Restoration Trajectory and Water Quality Value of Benthic Microalgae in Shallow Water Chesapeake SedimentsStart year:
2005Advisor:
Jeffrey CornwellFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Primary production, spring blooms and control of recruitment in pelagic fishStart year:
2005Advisor:
Ed HoudeFellowship at:
Johns Hopkins UniversityProject Title:
Prediction of Rip CurrentsStart year:
2005Advisor:
Robert A. DalrympleFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Do Oyster Filtration and Wave Attenuation Associated with Oyster Reefs and Breakwater Improve Seagrass Habitat?Start year:
2004Advisor:
Larry SanfordFellowship at:
Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology InstituteProject Title:
A Novel Approach to Inducing Sterility in Farmed Fish: Disrupting the Early Establishment of the GnRH SystemStart year:
2003Advisor:
Yonathan ZoharFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Sediment Biogeochemistry and Seagrass Bed Development: Implications for Restoration and SustainabilityStart year:
2003Advisor:
Michael KempFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Growth and Recruitment of Juvenile Chesapeake Bay Blue CrabStart year:
2003Advisor:
David SecorFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Benthic Studies in Chesapeake Bay: (1) Analysis and Synthesis of Faunal Data in Relation to Sediment and Water Column Interactions and (2) Scope for Future NeedsStart year:
2003Advisor:
Roberta L. MarinelliFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Winter Mortality of Chesapeake Blue Crabs, Callinectes sapidus (Confidential proposal with patent pending)Start year:
2002Advisor:
Thomas MillerFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Quantifying the Magnitude of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal Associated with Restoration of Oysters in the Chesapeake BayStart year:
2002Advisor:
Roger NewellFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Chitinosomes in Microbulbifer degradans: A New Paradigm for the Degradation of Complex Polysaccharides of Marine OriginStart year:
2002Advisor:
Ronald WeinerFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Mercenaria mercenaria - QPX: Immunological characterization of the host-pathogen interfaceStart year:
2001Advisor:
Robert S. AndersonFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
The spatial dynamics of blue crab in Chesapeake BayStart year:
2001Advisor:
Thomas MillerFellowship at:
Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research CenterProject Title:
Does low dissolved oxygen favor dominance of gelatinous zooplankton in Chesapeake Bay?Start year:
2001Advisor:
Denise BreitburgFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Seagrass-eutrophication interactions: Role of spatial patternStart year:
2000Advisor:
Michael KempFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Evaluating and improving larval stocking as a method to restore american shad in Chesapeake BayStart year:
2000Advisor:
Ed HoudeFellowship at:
Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology InstituteProject Title:
The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) System of striped bass: Endocrine, molecular and applied studiesStart year:
2000Advisor:
Yonathan ZoharFellowship at:
Johns Hopkins UniversityProject Title:
The long-term history of the Chesapeake Bay trophic stateStart year:
1999Advisor:
Grace BrushFellowship at:
Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research CenterProject Title:
The importance of understanding ecological complexity to predicting effects of multiple stressors on coastal systems (Year one of five)Start year:
1999Advisor:
Denise BreitburgFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Bioremediation of recalcitrant complex carbohydrate biopolymers by a novel marine bacteriumStart year:
1999Advisor:
Ronald WeinerFellowship at:
Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology InstituteProject Title:
The novel gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) of fish: its functions, regulation of synthesis and release, and potential use for spawning manipulations in striped bassStart year:
1998Advisor:
Yonathan ZoharFellowship at:
Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology InstituteStart year:
1998Advisor:
Yonathan ZoharFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Assimilation modeling of planktonic processes in Chesapeake Bay with aircraft and satellite ocean color dataStart year:
1996Advisor:
Larry HardingCompetitive Graduate Research Fellowship
Fellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Sperm Quality Characterization of Male Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) in Response to Legacy Urban Contaminants from the Anacostia RiverStart year:
2024Advisor:
Lance YonkosFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Elucidating Dietary Source and Structure of Three Important Juvenile Fishery Species Across the Chesapeake Bay Mouth Plume Using Bulk Stable Isotope AnalysesStart year:
2022Advisor:
Ryan WoodlandFellowship at:
Johns Hopkins University, Earth and Planetary Sciences DepartmentProject Title:
Analyzing the Effects of Hypoxia on the Microbiome of Atlantic Brief Squid: The Model Organism for Future Global Regime Shifts Due to Expansion of Hypoxic EnvironmentsStart year:
2022Advisor:
Anand Gnanadesikan and Katrina LohanFellowship at:
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore CountyProject Title:
Susceptibility of Shellfish Aquaculture Species in the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland Coastal Bays to the Ostreid Herpesvirus (OsHV-1) and Potential Management StrategiesStart year:
2020Advisor:
Colleen BurgeFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Value Shallow Water Ecosystem Services in Maryland’s Chesapeake BayStart year:
2020Advisor:
Lisa WaingerFellowship at:
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyProject Title:
Development and Validation of Novel, Fluorescence-based Tools to Screen For and Identify Urban and Agricultural Sources of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Chesapeake BayStart year:
2018Advisor:
Lee BlaneyFellowship at:
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of MarylandProject Title:
Functional and Taxonomic Diversity of Microbial Communities in Microplastic Particles from the Chesapeake BayStart year:
2018Advisor:
Feng ChenGraduate Research Support Grants
Fellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Ecological and Environmental Implications of Sea Level Rise on Shallow Methane-gas in the Patuxent River EstuaryStart year:
2021Advisor:
Dr. Laura Lapham & Dr. Ryan WoodlandFellowship at:
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore CountyProject Title:
Developing Technologies to Produce Sterile Diploid Oysters Without Chromosome Set ManipulationStart year:
2021Advisor:
Ten-Tsao WongFellowship at:
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of MarylandProject Title:
Interstate Blue Crab Transportation and the Risk of Introducing Novel Viruses into the Chesapeake Bay Crab FisheryStart year:
2021Advisor:
Eric J SchottFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Understanding Molecular, Energetic and Physiological Responses of Crassostrea virginica to Aerial Desiccation RegimesStart year:
2020Advisor:
Louis PloughFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Discrimination of Phytoplankton Taxa in the Optically Complex Waters of Chesapeake BayStart year:
2020Advisor:
Greg SilsbeFellowship at:
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of MarylandProject Title:
Natural Algaecides: Compounds Produced by Barley Straw to Reduce Harmful Algal BloomsStart year:
2019Advisor:
Allen PlaceFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Tool Development to Characterize Flow Regime in Oyster Aquaculture SystemsStart year:
2019Advisor:
Matthew GrayFellowship at:
Salisbury UniversityProject Title:
Interspecific Interaction Between Ctenophores and Forage Fishes in Maryland Coastal Bays Using Stable IsotopesStart year:
2019Advisor:
Christina BradleyFellowship at:
Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Spatiotemporal Study of Yellow Perch from Chesapeake Bay Tributaries: Genetics, Hormones, and HistopathologyStart year:
2019Advisor:
Lance YonkosFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Microplastics from Wastewater Effluent as Vectors for Pharmaceutical & Personal Care Products to Rivers and EstuariesStart year:
2019Advisor:
Lance Yonkos and Alba TorrentsFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Automated Crabmeat Picking Technology - Enhancing the Research Outcome through In-lab and In-field StudiesStart year:
2019Advisor:
Yang TaoFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Assessing the Ecohydrological Performance of Stormwater Green Infrastructure (SWGI) Treatment Trains at the Subwatershed Scale in Montgomery County, MDStart year:
2019Advisor:
Mitchell Pavao-ZuckermanFellowship at:
Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Downpour Dynamics: Amounts, Sources, and Drivers of Nitrate Export During Precipitation EventsStart year:
2018Advisor:
David Nelson and Keith EshlemanFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Cross System Comparison of Oxygen Effects on Nitrogen Cycling in Tidal Sub-Estuaries of Patapsco RiverStart year:
2018Advisor:
Jeremy TestaFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Characterizing Genomic Diversity of Wild and Planted Oyster Populations in Chesapeake Bay to Better Inform RestorationStart year:
2018Advisor:
Louis PloughKnauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Fellowship at:
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Congresswoman Frederica WilsonStart year:
2025Fellowship at:
NOAA National Weather Service, Ocean Prediction CenterStart year:
2025Fellowship at:
Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, Office of Science and TechnologyStart year:
2025Fellowship at:
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Climate Program OfficeStart year:
2024Fellowship at:
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksStart year:
2024Fellowship at:
NOAA National Ocean Service, Marine Debris ProgramStart year:
2022Fellowship at:
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources; Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and WildlifeStart year:
2022Fellowship at:
NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information ServiceStart year:
2022Fellowship at:
The White House Executive Office of the President, Council on Environmental QualityStart year:
2022Fellowship at:
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Coastal States OrganizationStart year:
2021Fellowship at:
NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Climate Program OfficeStart year:
2020Fellowship at:
NOAA Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental AffairsStart year:
2019Fellowship at:
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service’s Office of Science and TechnologyStart year:
2018Fellowship at:
NOAA, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of International AffairsStart year:
2017Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Science and TechnologyStart year:
2017Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Science and TechnologyStart year:
2017Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Highly Migratory Species DivisionStart year:
2017Fellowship at:
NOAA, Restoration Center, Office of Habitat ConservationStart year:
2016Fellowship at:
NOAA, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of Policy, Planning and EvaluationStart year:
2016Fellowship at:
NOAA, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of International AffairsStart year:
2016Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Science and TechnologyStart year:
2016Fellowship at:
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected ResourcesStart year:
2014Fellowship at:
NOAA, Office of Laboratories and Cooperative InstitutesStart year:
2013Fellowship at:
NOAA, Restoration Center, Office of Habitat ConservationStart year:
2013Fellowship at:
NOAA, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of the Assistant AdministratorStart year:
2011Fellowship at:
NOAA, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of Policy, Planning and EvaluationStart year:
2009Fellowship at:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development CorporationStart year:
2009Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine SanctuariesStart year:
2009Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of International AffairsStart year:
2008Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of Sponsored Coastal Ocean ResearchStart year:
2007Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of Response and RestorationStart year:
2005Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected ResourcesStart year:
2004Fellowship at:
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Coast GuardStart year:
2004Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected ResourcesStart year:
2002Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of Coastal Monitoring and AssessmentStart year:
2001Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Endangered SpeciesStart year:
2000Fellowship at:
U.S. Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationStart year:
1998Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Ocean Service, Office of Sponsored Coastal Ocean ResearchStart year:
1998Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Sustainable FisheriesStart year:
1997Fellowship at:
U.S. Rep. Dan Hamburg, Merchant Marine and FisheriesStart year:
1993Fellowship at:
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected ResourcesStart year:
1992Fellowship at:
U.S. Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationStart year:
1985Coastal Management Fellowship
Marine Resource Economics Fellowship
Fellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceStart year:
2008NMFS-Sea Grant Joint Fellowships
Fellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Evaluating the Performance of Spatially Explicit Population Models to Estimate Abundance of Chesapeake Bay FishesStart year:
2021Advisor:
Michael WilbergFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Impacts of Misspecification of Spatial Structure of Assessment and Stock on Reliability of Reference PointsStart year:
2017Advisor:
Thomas MillerFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceStart year:
2001Coastal Resilience and Sustainability Research Fellowships
Fellowship at:
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyProject Title:
New Measures of Aquatic Habitat for Assessing Restoration ResilienceStart year:
2017Advisor:
Matthew BakerFellowship at:
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyProject Title:
Continuous Mapping of Channel Features for Monitoring Aquatic Habitat and Sediment Flux in Coastal SystemsStart year:
2017Advisor:
Matthew BakerFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Salt Water Intrusion and Legacy Nutrient Release Across Coastal FarmlandStart year:
2017Advisor:
Kate TullyFellowship at:
Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Potential Pollution Trade-Offs for Sustainable Coastal Agricultural ManagementStart year:
2016Advisor:
Eric DavidsonFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Using an Individual-Based Model to Predict the Genetic Impacts of Hatchery Based Restoration of the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in Chesapeake BayStart year:
2016Advisor:
Louis PloughFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Environmental Science and TechnologyProject Title:
Linking Stormwater BMP Implementation and Mosquito Infestation to Resident Socioeconomic Status, Knowledge, and Attitudes in Two Suburban WatershedsStart year:
2016Advisor:
Paul LeisnhamFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Understanding Decisions to Participate in Oyster Aquaculture in Maryland-Implications of Livelihood Diversification on ResilienceStart year:
2016Advisor:
Jen ShafferFellowship at:
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Application of an Individual Based Model to Understand the Effects of Climate Change on Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, PopulationStart year:
2015Advisor:
Tom Miller and Ken PaynterFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Exploring the Connectivity of Sediment Transport in Upper Chesapeake BayStart year:
2015Advisor:
Cindy PalinkasFellowship at:
University of Maryland, College ParkProject Title:
Understanding the Complex Roles that Green Infrastructure Can Play in Improving the Resilience of Coastal Urban ZonesStart year:
2015Advisor:
David Tilley2013-2014 Graduate Research Fellowship
Fellowship at:
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of MarylandProject Title:
Diet and Feeding of Menhaden Using Barcoding Identification Based on Cox1 Sequences to Enable the Linking of Primary Productivity to FisheriesStart year:
2013Advisor:
Allen PlaceFellowship at:
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyProject Title:
Implications of Restoration Design for Hydrologic Response in Urban StreamsStart year:
2013Advisor:
Andrew MillerFellowship at:
Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProject Title:
Fate of Carbon Produced by Winter Dinoflagellate BloomsStart year:
2013Advisor:
Diane StoeckerFellowship at:
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyProject Title:
Riparian Buffer Indicators of Eco-Hydraulic Function for Improved Watershed Management and MonitoringStart year:
2013Advisor:
Matthew BakerFellowship at:
Johns Hopkins UniversityProject Title:
Seasonal Trend, Source Appointment, Spatial Budget, and In-Stream Cycling of Nutrient and Sediment from the Susquehanna River Basin to Chesapeake BayStart year:
2013Advisor:
William BallProgram Announcements
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Featured Fellow
Nina Santos
Nina Santos is a Ph.D. student at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. For her dissertation, she is focused on small shrimp-like crustaceans called mysids – an understudied yet important part of many estuarine and coastal food webs.
Featured Research Project
Geochronology Study of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Deposition and Ecosystem Response in the Chesapeake & Maryland Coastal Bays
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are environmentally persistent contaminants linked to adverse health outcomes in humans and wildlife. In Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Bays, PFAS accumulation in sediments and biota, as well as their ecological impacts, remain poorly understood. This project will reconstruct multidecadal PFAS deposition histories using sediment cores, apply microbial community profiling to assess benthic ecosystem responses, and translate findings into practical guidance for aquaculture and environmental management.
