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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

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Solomons, MD 20688

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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Located where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay, the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is the oldest publicly supported marine laboratory on the East Coast. Founded in 1925, it specializes in fisheries, estuarine ecology, environmental chemistry, and toxicology research.

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Dr. Carys Mitchelmore with USM Chancellor Dr. Jay A. Perman.
Awards

Dr. Carys Mitchelmore honored with 2026 USM Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service

Dr. Mitchelmore was recognized during a ceremony held on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
Dr. Kilbourne supervises CBL Master's student Yuan-yuan Xu and University of Puerto Rico MS student Edgardo Quiñones drill a core into a brain coral deposited inland by a tsunami.
Research

Recent Paper Outlines How the Creation of a Center Focused on Extreme Events Could Improve Predictions and Emergency Preparedness

A recent paper co-authored by UMCES Research Associate Professor Dr. Hali Kilbourne considers what it might look like to create a Center for Paleoenvironmental Records…
Dr. Carys Mitchelmore in the center. A man and woman representing Leadership Maryland are at her sides.
Awards

Carys Mitchelmore Graduates from Leadership Maryland’s Executive Program

Leadership Maryland honored Mitchelmore, a resident of Calvert county, and the entire Executive Program Class of 2025 at its 32nd graduation ceremony held December 2…

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Faculty & Staff

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Beth Polidoro

Director, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Stacy Hutchinson

Associate Director, Administration

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