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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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…