Posts by Stephanie Murphy
Girls In Science Program Is Underway!
Summer is in full swing and our Girls in Science program is underway! Ten fellows arrived in Woods Hole on Sunday, Aug. 7, to begin the first week-long session. A second cohort of fellows arrive on Aug. 14. Woods Hole Sea Grant educator Grace Simpkins is leading the fellows with WHOI marine mammal biologist Laela…
Read MoreHigh School Student Helps Develop TideRider “Virtual Buoy”
Over the past four years, Mike Jakuba, a senior engineer at WHOI, has worked with Brookline High School student Patrick McGuire to build the next generation coastal profiling platform, an inexpensive “virtual buoy” and a platform for other sensors. The project was funded through Woods Hole Sea Grant’s Program Development Fund and has since received…
Read MoreTeaching the teachers about Sea-level Rise, Storms and Flooding
Woods Hole Sea Grant extension agents Greg Berman and Shannon Hulst teamed up with Education Specialist Grace Simpkins to share their knowledge and expertise with a group of educators at a day-long workshop in July. Looking at sea level data from the past and models of future conditions, Greg addressed how sea-level rise and storm…
Read MoreMeet Our Summer Interns
Carolyn King is a senior at Bridgewater State University, who is studying psychology and is a participant in the Sea Grant Community Engaged Internship program. A first generation Cape Verdean-American, Carolyn has been busy researching connections between Cape Verdean and Cape Cod maritime culture this summer for a multi-media exhibit. Her work highlights Cape Verdean…
Read MoreGraduate Research Fellow: Nicole Vandale
Nicole Vandale, Northeastern University, Marine and Environmental Science Project: Evaluating the variation in surface microplastic concentrations due to seasonal environmental abiotic factors in the Boston Harbor estuary system Short Bio: I am from Holden, Massachusetts and graduated from Eckerd College with a Bachelors of Science in Marine Science with Honors. While at Eckerd, I was…
Read MoreGetting to Know Graduate Research Fellow Sarah Guitart
One of two inaugural MA Graduate Research Fellows, Sarah is a student in Dr. Michelle Staudinger’s lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Environmental Conservation.
Read MoreGraduate Research Fellows Focus on Microplastics and Seabirds
Woods Hole and MIT Sea Grant Programs Announce Two New Massachusetts Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellows August 8, 2022 — Last August, the Woods Hole and MIT Sea Grant programs announced a new joint fellowship program to support Massachusetts graduate students engaging in coastal and marine research. Two students have now been selected as…
Read MoreKnauss Fellow Profile: Tricia Perez
Hometown: Brookeville, Maryland Area of research focus/interest: Fisheries Science & Management and Ocean Renewable Energy What are you doing during your Knauss Fellowship? I am placed within the Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) and the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) at the Department of Energy (DOE). I represent DOE’s priorities around offshore wind and marine…
Read More2023 Knauss Fellowship Finalists
Woods Hole Sea Grant was proud to sponsor three successful Knauss Fellowship finalists. The finalists will begin their fellowship placements in 2023. Sophia Ly Ly graduated in Dec. 2021 with a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Northeastern University in Boston. She has worked as a research assistant in the Helmuth Marine Ecological…
Read MoreEducator Workshop on Sea Level Rise and Storms
Don’t forget to sign up! Our July 15th educator workshop on exploring how sea level rise and storms intersect is almost here! Learn from our experts, explore maps and data to use in the classroom, walk to the beach to make some projections, earn PDPs, and more! Registration deadline: July 13, 2022. » More info
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