Nick DiPasquale led the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO) for six and a half years, making him the second-longest serving director of the program. DiPasquale came on as Director in August 2011, and served in that role until this past December, when he retired. On why he was drawn to the position, he said, "it [...]
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office has an acting director while current director, Peyton Robertson, is on an extended detail serving as senior advisor to the National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Weather Service. In the meantime, Sean Corson has been serving in the role since June. Corson had served as Deputy Director since 2008, but [...]
The Virginia seafood industry is booming. The Commonwealth leads the nation in the production of aquaculture raised hard clams, and the first on the East Coast in producing eastern oysters. Virginia Sea Grant (VSG) was awarded $1.9 million in research funds from NOAA's National Sea Grant Aquaculture Initiative, which provided $9.3 million in all through an aquaculture research [...]
For a while in December and a bit of January, many Bay residents were asking, "where did all the water go?" During the cold spell the region experienced, many residents noticed low water levels lasting for a while. Some worried that the low tides would kill oyster populations exposed to the cold air above. Virginia Institute [...]
Biological oceanographer Jamie Pierson is exploring whether microscopic critters found in the waters around the Chesapeake Bay region could be used to naturally control mosquito populations. Biological oceanographer Jamie Pierson of the Horn Point Laboratory is exploring whether or not microscopic critters found in the waters around the Chesapeake Bay region could be used to naturally [...]
Dr. Bill Dennison, Professor of Marine and Science and Vice President for Science Application and Professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, has received the first-ever 2017 Margaret A. Davidson Award for Stewardship from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) for professional contributions to the estuarine scientific community. “This inaugural award honors [...]
Karen McDonald, the Education Program Coordinator for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), has been leading the front on a slew of new programming. McDonald "writes curricula, collaborates with scientists, and manages a core of about 50 volunteers who bring hands-on science to people of all ages in the community," according to an article from the [...]
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Heather Gall at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and learn more about her work and new National Science Foundation award. Gall has just started to work on a citizen science project that tracks unregulated chemicals in the Susquehanna River. Although she has funding for 50-60 volunteers, Gall received overwhelming interest [...]
Scot Miller joined the Dept. of Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins as an assistant professor in January. Miller studies emissions of different greenhouse gases and air pollutants. He uses observations of these gases collected in the atmosphere -- from aircraft, telecommunications towers, and satellites. Miller combines these observations with atmospheric and statistical modeling to [...]
OYSTER: Opportunities for Young Scientist Training, Education, and Research National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Summer Internships for Undergraduates, Recent Graduates, and Graduate Students The NOAA Chesapeake Bay office has announced three summer internship opportunities for future scientists. All internships are offered in partnership with Chesapeake Research Consortium. Note that applications are due February 20, 2018 All three [...]
