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.
Fellowship Experiences
A blog by and about students supported by Maryland Sea Grant
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What COVID Taught Me about the Need for Nature
Amanda Lawrence •
I have never been so aware of the seasons changing until I was forced to watch them from inside.
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Cultivating Culture: Highlighting the resiliency of shellfish farmers and watermen in uncertain times
Brendan Campbell •
For the past seven years, I have been a student at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences Horn Point Laboratory researching fisheries and aquaculture. I have never encountered a community more passionate about their heritage than the Chesapeake Bay watermen.
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Oysters Three Ways: A collection of simple, go-to recipes for all types of oyster eaters
Brendan Campbell •
Looking to try some delicious oyster recipes from home that anyone in the family would enjoy? Here’s a great starter series of simplified versions of classic oyster recipes to satisfy any type of oyster eater.
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My Scientific Crush: The Chesapeake Bay
Daniel Teodoro •
Truth be told, at the start of my PhD journey I did not expect to focus all of my research on the Chesapeake Bay. A combination of opportunity and pragmatism led me to let go of my initial study area in my home country of El Salvador and pursue a fellowship with Maryland Sea Grant. Read more...
