Posts by Stephanie Murphy
Getting 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
Read MoreOcean Renewable Energies – Funded Projects Announcement
[May 19, 2022] — The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium—in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office, and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center—today announced six projects to advance social science and technology research on offshore renewable energy in the Northeast United States. This funding opportunity, first announced…
Read MoreFrom the Director
As one of 34 Sea Grant programs, we apply for funding in multi-year increments through submission of an Omnibus proposal to NOAA’s National Sea Grant College Program. I am pleased to report that our funding application for 2022-23 was recently approved, and our staff and researchers are looking forward to continuing to carry out our…
Read MoreLucy Perkins Selected NOAA Coastal Management Fellow
Lucy Perkins has been awarded a NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship. The Coastal Management Fellowship offers postgraduate students on-the-job education and training opportunities in coastal resource management and policy, placing them in states across the U.S. to work on projects that address critical coastal management topics such as community resilience, climate adaptation, and environmental justice. Perkins…
Read MoreWe’re Back in the Classroom!
Woods Hole Sea Grant’s COAST program is back in the classroom! In February, after nearly two years of virtual programming, WHSG educator Grace Simpkins returned to schools in Falmouth, Barnstable, Mashpee, and beyond, providing in-person, hands-on coastal ocean science lessons for kids. During the pandemic, Simpkins and her colleagues developed the successful NOAALive! webinar series,…
Read MoreMaximizing Surf Clam Aquaculture in a Changing Climate
If you’ve ever walked along the beach and found a giant clam shell, big enough to bring home and use as a soap dish, you’ve seen a surf clam. And if you’ve ever enjoyed a bowl clam chowder or a plate of fried clam strips, then you’ve also eaten them. Normally found in colder deep…
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