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
Photo, Debbie Hinkle
Lost in Translation: Traversing the Boundaries of Science and Policy
Jessica Foley •
As a graduate student with imminent timelines and heavy emphasis on the scientific aspects of my research, I can easily become so consumed with this work that sometimes I lose sight of the wider, practical implications of the research. I know I am not alone in admitting this. Read more...
Conowingo Dam Traps Less Sediment, a Challenge to Bay Restoration
Qian Zhang •
The Conowingo Dam, located near the mouth of the 464-mile long Susquehanna River, can no longer trap sediment and nutrients (mainly nitrogen and phosphorus) from the upstream watershed as efficiently as it used to. Read more...
Sampling the Bay in Winter: Investigating Cold Water Mysteries
Nicole Millette •
Meet Heterocapsa rotundata, a species of phytoplankton that is about 10 micrometers in length.
While this organism might not look that impressive at first glance, to me this is the most important organism in the Chesapeake Bay and could impact striped bass abundance.
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Welcome to Fellowship Experiences
Mike Allen •
Maryland Sea Grant is excited to introduce its newest outlet for sharing stories about our science and education activities – Fellowship Experiences: A Maryland Sea Grant Student Blog. Read more...
