Performance Report for Cooperative Agreement No: na06oar4810163 for the Period from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2012 University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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- OAA and DC E ducators M oving O cean Science Forward (NEMO).
- American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit
- American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit Aquatic Science Symposium
- American Fisheries Society
- Table 28. Speakers at the 2009 American Fisheries Society Symposium
- 3rd Annual Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Symposium
- 4th Annual Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Symposium
- From the field to the classroom”
SMaRT Program: Summer Microbiology and Research Training Program (SMaRT), is a leveraged LMRCSC program funded by NSF Microbial Observatories on Marine Sponges and coordinated by Dr. Russell Hill (UMBI-COMB). In 2009 summer (July 8th- July 17th) Dr. Hill hosted a ten day intensive, hands-on training course in microbiology and molecular ecology at UMBI-COMB. This project-oriented course was taught at COMB with participation by scientists from Indiana University and the University of Colorado, Denver. The course targeted undergraduates from groups traditionally underrepresented in science. IMET offered another 10 day intensive course for graduate and undergraduate students from June 22 – July 1, 2011 focusing on training in microbiology and molecular and microbial ecology. Students were instructed in isolation of microbes from sponges, identification of isolates by 16S ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) sequencing, extraction of total DNA from sponges and in PCR on this DNA to amplify microbial genes. A major focus was the detection of signaling compounds from microbes. Microscopy and fluorescence in situ hybridization were also covered. IMET doctoral student Naomi Montalvo served as an instructor. N  OAA and DC Educators Moving Ocean Science Forward (NEMO). As one component of the NOAA-NEMO program directed by Laura Oremland and Dr. Bonnie Ponwith (NOAA Office of Science and Technology), who served as LMRCSC Technical Monitor until end of 2007,
L  MRCSC developed a two day program on June 21 and 22, 2007 that introduced 28 Washington D.C. area students from the NEMO program to the various fish habitats of the Maryland Coastal Bays. Students worked alongside LMRCSC faculty and graduate students as they conducted sampling for their research. Collected fish specimens were identified and dissected in the lab the following day. Students were also taken offshore aboard a local charter fishing vessel to examine black sea bass habitat. In a follow-up survey, approximately 88% of the DC students said the trip increased their interest in marine science and approximately 44% of the DC students said the trip interested them in seeking out a marine science research experience (e.g., internship) (Oremland, pers. comm.).
American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit: In March, 2007, UMES graduate students Lonnie Gonsalves and William Gardner created the AFS UMES Student Subunit which boasts 26 members. The Subunit’s mission which is, “to increase the involvement of minority students in fisheries science, and to promote community service, educational enrichment, growth and professional enhancement of its membership” stands in perfect complement to that of the LMRCSC. Subunit leaders and members spearheaded their own K-12 and outreach efforts as well as provided vital support to LMRCSC initiatives. American Fisheries Society UMES Student Subunit Aquatic Science Symposium: On March 28, 2008 the AFS UMES Student Subunit, led by LMRCSC students Lonnie Gonsalves, Reginald Black and Josh Newhard, organized and hosted an Aquatic Science Symposium at UMES’ Paul S. Sarbanes Coastal Ecology Laboratory at Assateague Island, MD. Eight oral and nineteen (19) poster presentations were made by students from UMES, COMB, DSU, Salisbury University, Morgan State University, and the University of Delaware. Of these, four oral and eleven (11) poster presentations were made by students associated with LMRCSC. The symposium was attended by approximately 60 students and faculty members. The AFS UMES Student Subunit held its 2nd Annual Fisheries and Aquatic Science Symposium at the Paul S. Sarbanes Coastal Ecology Laboratory on Friday April 10, 2009. This event, organized by out-going co-Presidents Reginald Black and Josh Newhard (M.S., UMES), featured 20 oral and poster presentations by graduate and undergraduate students from UMES, DSU, UMBI-COMB, East Carolina University, and Millersville University. Presentations covered a range of topics in fisheries, marine science, environmental science and aquaculture. Three oral and 7 poster presentations were made by LMRCSC students. Presentations were judged by faculty and $100 awards were presented to Ms. Kimberly Cephas (BS, Department of Agriculture), and Eryn Kahler (MS, Department of Natural Science, UMES), who presented a poster entitled “Associations between marine communities and artificial and natural reefs of Maryland.” American Fisheries Society: In addition to the creation of the Student Subunit, LMRCSC maintained its strong relationship with AFS through the following: LMRCSC students and faculty made 12 oral and 9 poster presentations at the annual meeting in San Francisco in September, 2007. Drs. Eric May and Paulinus Chigbu planned and executed a Symposium entitled “Integration of Climate, atmospheric, Environmental, Remote Sensing and Fisheries Technologies in Ecosystem Level Assessments” at the 2007 San Francisco meeting which featured speakers from NOAA and other agencies. Master’s student Reginald Black and PhD student Larry Alade received travel awards of $500 from the Equal Opportunity Section to attend the annual meeting. Master’s student Josh Newhard received a similar award from the Estuaries Section. LMRCSC Masters graduate Elden Hawkes (UMES) was hired in Fall, 2007 as the Policy Coordinator for AFS. Elden monitored government legislation which affects fish stocks and contributed a column to the Society’s monthly publication Fisheries. UMES PhD graduate Larry Alade assumed the Presidency of the AFS Equal Opportunity Section at the August 2008 meeting and served in this capacity for two years. Lonnie Gonsalves gave the keynote speech at the Equal Opportunity Section meeting of AFS in San Francisco. LMRCSC students and faculty made 7 oral and 3 poster presentations at the AFS annual meeting in Ottawa, Canada in August, 2008. Drs. Eric May and P. Chigbu planned and executed a Symposium entitled “Social and economic dimensions of ecosystem-based fisheries management” at the 2008 Ottawa meeting which featured speakers from LMRCSC, NOAA and other agencies. Dr. Dewayne Fox served as co-instructor of a workshop at the 2008 Ottawa AFS meeting entitled “Introduction to Sturgeon Research Techniques”. The workshop was led by Kimberly Damon-Randall (NOAA), Tom Savoy, Jerre Mohler, Christian Hager and Doug Peterson. Equal Opportunity Section President and LMRCSC graduate Larry Alade, along with Dr. Ambrose Jearld (NEFSC), Dr. Andrea Johnson and Todd Christenson planned a symposium for the AFS national meeting in Nashville, TN on September 1-2, 2009 entitled “Diversity in Natural Resources Science Professions: Toward an Inclusive Scientific Democracy”. This symposium examined initiatives designed to promote demographic diversity in fisheries and natural resources fields. Drs. P. Chigbu (LMRCSC Director), Dr. Ben Cuker (HU), Dr. Dionne Hoskins (SSU), and Dr. Matt Gilligan (SSU) as well as Dr. Kevin Chu (NOAA Northeast Regional Office), Dr. Sarah Mesnick (SWFSC), Ms. Natalie Huff (NMFS HQ) and Dr. Brad Brown (former Director, NOAA SEFSC) provided presentations on their respective programs and research in this area. LMRCSC student Lonnie Gonsalves (PhD, UMES) and Dr. Andrea Johnson (UMES) served as moderators for the session. The complete schedule is shown in Table 28 below. LMRCSC student Lonnie Gonsalves was nominated for President-elect of the AFS Equal Opportunity Section, and confirmed at the 2012 AFS meeting. UMES-PSM student and NOAA contractor Michele Traver served as Chair of the AFS Equal Opportunity Section’s Mentoring for Professional Diversity award committee. The AFS UMES Student Subunit contributed funds to support the Equal Opportunity Section student travel award. Table 28. Speakers at the 2009 American Fisheries Society Symposium
As Co-Presidents of the UMES AFS Student Subunit, LMRCSC students Nicholas Clemons (M.S. UMES) and Lonnie Gonsalves (PhD, UMES) organized the 3rd Annual Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Symposium at UMES on March 26, 2010. This event was held in conjunction with the LMRCSC Weekend and served as an venue for LMRCSC students to present their research. Dr. Howard Townsend (Deputy Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office) was the lunchtime keynote speaker. Dr. Bradford Brown, former Director of the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center gave the dinner address to students. Several students from LMRCSC partner institutions attended the meeting along with LMRCSC Project Directors. NOAA EPP staff (Chantell Haskins, Meka Laster) and LMRCSC Technical Monitor (Kristy Wallmo) also attended. Students from LMRCSC and the UMES AFS Student Subunit organized the 4th Annual Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Symposium at UMES on April 1, 2011. Dr. Dennis Hansford (NOAA Office of Science and Technology) was the lunch-time keynote speaker. Students from UMCES-IMET and DSU, as well as UMES, attended and presented their research. A  merican Fisheries Society Hutton Program: Dr. Joseph Love hosted a high school student, Steffi Thomas, for 8 weeks during the summer of 2007 as part of the competitive Hutton Program (www.fisheries.org/afs/hutton.html). Steffi worked with Dr. Love and his students on research projects on the dietary habits and recruitment of coastal fishes.
“From the field to the classroom”: On December 13, 2007, LMRCSC students Josh Newhard, Tedra Booker, Nick Clemons, and Lonnie Gonsalves, accompanied by Center graduate Ai’sha Washington, visited Ms. Tina Taylor’s science class at Washington High School in Princess Anne and taught a unit on species diversity and trophic interactions in aquatic systems. This lesson was planned, initiated and executed by members of the AFS Subunit as part of an ongoing partnership with Somerset County schools. Directory: cms300uploadedFiles cms300uploadedFiles -> Kiah 1127 phone: 410-651-6429 office hours: mw 9: 00-10: 00 am, tu th 12: 00-3: 00PM cms300uploadedFiles -> Performance Report for Cooperative Agreement No: na11sec4810002 for the Period from July 1 to December 31, 2011 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center Paulinus Chigbu, Ph Download 7.02 Mb. Share with your friends:
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