Institution : Old Dominion University (ODU) |
Department : Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences |
Expertise : Coastal/Estuarine Hydrodynamics, Sediment
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Coastal and estuarine sediment transport and deposition.
Institution : Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) |
Department : Aquatic Health Sciences |
Expertise : Biogeochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Education, Oceanography, Stream Health, Toxicology, Water Quality, Water Treatment, toxic chemicals
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants |
Research interests : Organic pollutants in aquatic organisms, flame retardants in the environment, plastic debris and microplastics.
Institution : Virginia Tech (VT) |
Department : Biological Systems Engineering |
Expertise : Agricultural BMPs, Social Sciences, Stormwater BMPs; Environmental Policy or Public Policy; Stormwater BMPs
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Water Quality |
Research interests : Evaluating non point source BMPs' nutrient and sediment reductions for incorporation in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model
Institution : Johns Hopkins University (JHU) |
Department : Environmental Health and Engineering |
Expertise : Agricultural Runoff, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds |
Research interests : Travel time distributions in catchments
Institution : University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences (UMCES) |
Department : Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) |
Position : Associate Professor |
Expertise : Algae Blooms, Biogeochemistry, Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Dead Zones, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Environmental Education, Environmental Engineering, Nutrient Cycling, Nutrient Pollution, Oceanography, Oysters, Sea Level Rise, Seagrass, Water Quality, Water Treatment, Environmental Education
Chesapeake Management Areas : Sustainable Fisheries, Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds, Fostering Diversity |
Research interests : effects of oxygenation on nutrient cycling; oyster reef modeling using a hybrid IBM and hydrodynamic approach; source tracking of nutrient pollution; impacts of nutrient management in the Potomac estuary; new models for improving diversity and inclusion in the Geosciences
Institution : Old Dominion University (ODU) |
Department : Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences |
Expertise : Biogeochemistry, Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (biochemistry and living resources), Crabs, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Sediment
Chesapeake Management Areas : Sustainable Fisheries, Toxic Contaminants, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : The sources, transformation and fate of natural and anthropogenic organic compounds in aquatic environments and their linkages with climate. Natural product and organic contaminant chemistry.
Institution : Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) |
Department : Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) |
Position : Assistant Director, Associate Professor |
Expertise : Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Crabs, Ecology, Invasive Species, Marine Life, Sea Level Rise, Wildlife Ecology, public policy, wetlands, adaptive management, marine debris, biopolymers
Chesapeake Management Areas : Sustainable Fisheries, Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants, Healthy Watersheds, Land Conservation, Public Access, Environmental Literacy, Stewardship, Climate Resiliency, Fostering Diversity |
Research interests : marine debris, derelict fishing gear, adaptive management, wetlands
Institution : Virginia Tech (VT) |
Department : Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Expertise : Alternative Energy, Environmental Engineering, Nutrient Pollution, Water Treatment
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality |
Research interests : Biological wastewater treatment, membrane technology, desalination, resource recovery
Institution : Penn State University (PSU) |
Department : Agricultural and Biological Engineering |
Position : PhD Student / Research Assistant |
Expertise : Agricultural BMPs, Agricultural Runoff, Alternative Energy, Land Use, Nutrient Cycling, Nutrient Pollution, Water Quality, Multifunctional buffers
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Land Conservation, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : My research focuses on utilizing marginal and unprofitable land in ways that improve farm profits, return conservation investments, improve environmental quality, and provide sources of renewable bioenergy feedstocks, and can do so in the face of a changing climate by evaluating management risk and resilience.
Institution : Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) |
Department : Chesapeake & Coastal Service |
Position : Coastal Planner (Natural Resource Planner IV) |
Expertise : Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Ecology, Marine Life, Sea Level Rise, Marine Debris, Plastic Pollution
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : I am on the steering committee for the STAC Microplastics Workshop and also represent Maryland on a regional Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Work Group. In another role, I co-coordinate the Adaptation & Response Work Group of the Maryland Commission on Climate Change.
