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Research team to explore the role clams, salt marshes play in carbon cycling in estuaries

April 21, 2023
An interdisciplinary team of researchers across six institutions was awarded a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate the role that clams, salt marshes and seagrasses—also known as macrobiota—play in carbon cycling in estuaries. The research will be carried out through a coordinated program of field measurements, laboratory experiments, historical data analysis, and numerical modeling, all focused on the Chesapeake Bay.

Appalachian Laboratory Watershed Moments to feature research of recent alums

April 18, 2023
This spring, the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is spotlighting the research of two recent graduates, Kelly Pearce and Stephanie Siemek, through the Watershed Moments Next Generation series.

Eric Schott receives highest university award for commitment to mentoring and inspiring students

April 12, 2023
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Associate Research Professor Eric Schott has received a 2023 Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring, the highest honor that the University System of Maryland Board of Regents bestows to recognize exemplary faculty achievement.

UMCES appoints Essala Lowe as Vice President for Administration and Finance

April 10, 2023
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) announces the appointment of Essala Lowe as Vice President for Administration and Finance. She joins the leadership team at Maryland’s premiere environmental research university, headquartered in Cambridge, MD, as the chief financial and operating officer.

Next Generation: Michael Kalinowski on reducing the environmental impacts of oyster aquaculture

April 7, 2023
My research focuses on building and testing tools to place below oyster aquaculture cages to help prevent environmental damage to the sediment.

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