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 [...]
M. Grant Gross Jr., former director of the Chesapeake Research Consortium (1994 - 2001) has passed away. “Grant was a steady hand at the helm when it came to ocean science...he was instrumental in advancing ocean science in the U.S. He was cutting edge, and a fixture at the times. He also worked hard at getting minorities into [...]
Danny Kaufman to Assist CBP with Optimization Tool Development The CRC is pleased to welcome Dr. Danny Kaufman to the CRC team. Danny, who started work on the first of December 2017, is working as a Research Scientist to assist the Modeling Team of the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership on developing optimization tools for the Bay watershed model, called the Chesapeake Assessment [...]
Our database is growing! Last year, we launched the Chesapeake Bay Expertise Database, a tool to connect Bay scientists. Anyone can use CBED to find collaborators, speakers, and mentors, as it is searchable by name, institution, expertise, research interests, and Chesapeake Bay management areas. There are currently 252 scientists enrolled in CBED, ranging across dozens of [...]
As per our web page, the CRC’s mission is to “encourage and facilitate collaborative research and education initiatives throughout the region and, from these activities, to inform the management community and effectively foster improved science-based management of the Chesapeake Bay and its watersheds.” For the scientists at our member institutions and, indeed, for scientists at any of the [...]
Dear Colleagues, Let me begin this quarter's Director's Corner with a mutually beneficial and brief request: Please help CRC to grow the value and influence of our consortium, and your work, by taking the following actions and encouraging other Bay-minded colleagues to do the same. Register in the Chesapeake Bay Expertise Database (CBED) Subscribe to our CRC Quarterly [...]
Image from The Daily Record Kacey Wetzel is the Director of Outreach and Education for The Chesapeake Bay Trust, and was recently named one of 100 Leading Women by The Daily Record, an award that highlights successful women under 40 in Maryland "judged on professional experience, community involvement and their commitment to inspiring change." [...]
