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Introduction to C-StREAM

Chipping away at the “Green Ceiling” – Pilot Summer for Chesapeake StREAM Program The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) and Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) have consistently used their partnership to drive a shared objective to help train and develop the next generation of research scientists, educators and managers. In this regard, there have been ongoing conversations among the CRC Board of...

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ChesRMS June 12-14, 2018 : Abstracts Due March 1

The Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP) is accepting presentation abstracts for the 2018 Chesapeake Community Research & Modeling Symposium (ChesRMS ’18)  through March 1, 2018. Advancing observational and modeling research to support Chesapeake Bay management and restoration is the theme for this year’s symposium which will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Annapolis,...

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CBPO Director Retires

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 is a comprehensive, eco-system based program dealing with the totality of...

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In Memoriam M. Grant Gross

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 oceanography. He was all about inclusiveness,” said...

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New CRC Research Scientist

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...

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CBED Update

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 institutions. The...

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