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ODU Scientist Honored
A scientist at Old Dominion University (ODU) was recently awarded the Virginia Renewable Energy Leadership Award for his work on offshore wind energy. George Hagerman is a senior project scientist for the Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography at ODU and has been working on renewable energy issues for his entire career. The Virginia Renewable Energy Alliance is a Richmond-based trade...
Read MoreAnaerobic Microbial Communities
When modeling low-oxygen environments, researchers examine chemical signals of biogeochemical cycles, but rarely do they try to model the microbial community underlying those cycles. Sarah Preheim of Johns Hopkins University (JHU) used a lake ecosystem to model how the microbial community responded to anoxic conditions. She hopes to one day apply techniques learned from the lake study to the...
Read MoreNSF Coastline Research Funding: CoPe
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced their intent to support funding for a Research Coordination Network (RCN) relating to Coastlines and People (CoPe). This opportunity will fund a team to use interdisciplinary science to advance understanding of coastlines and people. In their announcement, NSF stated, “Through CoPe, NSF is interested in supporting projects to build...
Read MoreWetland Creation Tool
Researchers from Old Dominion University (ODU), Virginia Tech (VT), and the University of Kentucky have created a software program that can help determine the best places and designs to create freshwater wetlands. The tool, called Wetbud, is free and easy to use for anyone, particularly engineers, scientists and regulators. It works by pooling data on water flows, slopes, evaporation, weather,...
Read MoreSTAC Visioning Workshop Report
The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) has used its modeling system as a planning tool to inform strategic management decisions and adaptation toward Bay restoration since the 1980s. This modeling system has been continually updated with improvements and advancements intended to keep pace with emerging science. However, it had been more than a decade since STAC convened a dedicated workshop to...
Read MoreSTAC Climate Resiliency
STAC Continues to Address Climate Resiliency Science Needs The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active...
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