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Current Post Graduate Fellows
Maryland Law and Policy Fellowship
Fellowship at:
Agriculture Law Education Initiative and Maryland Sea Grant CollegeCool Facts:
As an islander who grew up in Taiwan, her love for the land, coast, and ocean is the driving force behind her research and career path. She enjoys working in an interdisciplinary arena where law and science can complement each other in policy-making processes. Her recent research has been published in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences.State Science Policy Fellowship
Fellowship at:
University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceCool Facts:
Kayle’s research interests are broad but focus on ecological systems response to anthropogenic stressors. Her spare time is spent keeping up with her family, reading and exploring the east coast.
Fellowship at:
Maryland Department of the EnvironmentCool Facts:
Aubrey is deeply interested in applied, community-focused science that bridges the gap between natural science understanding and social applications of knowledge. She is also interested in combining natural and social science methods to measure environmental management impacts. In her free time, Aubrey enjoys rock climbing, hiking, cooking and baking, reading, theater, and spoiling her adorable cat.Program Announcements
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Exploring the Use of Benthic Microbial Fuel Cells to Remove Sulfide While Harvesting Energy from Oyster Aquaculture Biodeposits
Oyster aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry in Maryland’s Chesapeake waters which stimulates economic activity and may provide a host of ecosystem benefits. A potential concern associated with the intensification of the oyster aquaculture is the local production and accumulation of oyster biodeposits, which can lead to a porewater sulfide accumulation and declining bioturbation, symptoms of declining ecosystem function. Sulfide is naturally removed from the seafloor by the interactions between bioturbating infauna and sulfide oxidizing bacteria.
