Institution : Virginia Tech (VT) |
Department : Mechanical Engineering |
Expertise : Alternative Energy, Water Treatment, 2Transport processes in porous media D Materials for water
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Toxic Contaminants |
Research interests : Graphene and its derivatives for water filtration
Institution : University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science |
Department : Horn Point Laboratory (HPL) |
Expertise : Biogeochemistry, Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Dead Zones, Ecology, Environmental Microbiology, Marine Microbiology, Methane Cycling, Nutrient Cycling, Seagrass, Sediment
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Water Quality |
Research interests : My research aims to better quantify and predict rates and pathways of biogeochemical cycling in aquatic systems, integrating tools from aquatic geochemistry and microbial ecology. A main theme of my research is to better understand carbon and nutrient processing through benthic pathways in aquatic ecosystems, with a particular interest in sulfur oxidizing bacteria in aquatic sediments.
Institution : Johns Hopkins University (JHU) |
Department : Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology (School of Medicine) |
Expertise : Climate/Weather Impact Analysis (biochemistry and living resources), Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Environmental Microbiology, Genomics/Genetics, Marine Microbiology, Wildlife Ecology, zoonotic diseases
Chesapeake Management Areas : Healthy Watersheds |
Research interests : Chesapeake Bay Microbiome
Institution : GreenTrust Alliance |
Department : Ecosystem Restoration |
Expertise : Chesapeake Bay Advocacy and Fund-Raising, Coastal/Estuarine Sampling and Monitoring, Ecology, Forests, Invasive Species, Regional Restoration Project Design/Management, Wildlife Ecology
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Healthy Watersheds, Land Conservation, Public Access, Stewardship |
Research interests : Thin Layer / Beneficial Use Habitat Enhancement (Adaptive Management and Monitoring), Fish and Amphibian Response to Floodplain and Wetland Restoration, Coastal Plain Forest Assessment, Trends, and Trajectories.
Institution : University of Delaware |
Department : Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) |
Expertise : Biogeochemistry, Dead Zones, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Microbiology, Genomics/Genetics, Marine Microbiology, Methane Cycling, Nutrient Cycling, Water Quality
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Water Quality, Healthy Watersheds |
Research interests : Microbial photosynthesis and phototrophy, nutrient availability and cycling in the water column.
Institution : Virginia Tech (VT) |
Department : Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Expertise : Air Quality, Environmental Engineering
Chesapeake Management Areas : Toxic Contaminants |
Research interests : air pollutant emissions; bioaerosols; engineered nanomaterials; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Institution : Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) |
Department : Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) |
Position : Senior Research Scientist |
Expertise : Ecology, Environmental Education, Land Use, Sea Level Rise, Environmental Education
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats, Land Conservation, Climate Resiliency |
Research interests : Multiple benefits of natural and nature based features. Integrated adaptive shoreline management.
Institution : Old Dominion University (ODU) |
Department : Biological Sciences |
Expertise : Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Marine Life, Wildlife Ecology
Chesapeake Management Areas : Vital Habitats |
Research interests : Seabird distribution and behavior, wind energy development
Institution : Pocomoke Middle School |
Department : Education |
Expertise : Communications, Environmental Education, Local Community Organization, Water Quality, Environmental Education
Chesapeake Management Areas : Water Quality, Environmental Literacy |
Research interests : I’ve been working with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, DNR and the Howard County Conservancy for several years on data collection and integration of water quality indicators for the Pocomoke River Watershed. My students have successfully completed and presented projects at the Maryland Watershed Summit in 2017 and 2018.
Institution : Old Dominion University (ODU) |
Department : Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences |
Expertise : Reproductive Biology and Larval transport of blue crab
Chesapeake Management Areas : Sustainable Fisheries, Vital Habitats, Environmental Literacy, Stewardship |
Research interests : Sustainable Fisheries, Vital Habitats, Environmental Literacy, Stewardship
