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New SERC Education Programming
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 Torch that she was...
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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 from 125 applicants...
Read MoreNew Professor at JHU
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...
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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...
Read MoreIn 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...
Read MoreNew 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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