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A profile of our incoming freshmen:

What did marine biology majors do in summer 2007?

URI EPSCoR Research Fellow, British Virgin Islands. Working on development of transplant techniques in the conservation of endangered corals (Student: Sandra Giovannini).

URI EPSCoR Research Fellow, British Virgin Islands. Working on bridled goby behavior and development of transplant techniques for the conservation of endangered corals. (Student: Lindsay Harmon). See feature article on CELS News website.

URI Coastal Fellow, Crustacean Disease Survey, East Farm. (Student: Nate Coolidge)

URI Coastal Fellow, Narragansett Bayscape Project. (Student: Elizabeth Hansel)

URI Coastal Fellow, Lesser Antilles (Caribbean). Working in different Caribbean marine reserves. (Student: Kelly Pennoyer). See feature article on CELS News website.

URI Coastal Fellow - macroalgal bloom development and formation in estuarine habitats in Narragansett Bay (Student: Emily Field)

URI Coastal Fellow - algal epiphyte/herbivore interactions on rocky shores in Narragansett Bay (Student: Casey [Catherine] Donahue)

URI Coastal Fellow - functional morphology of feeding in sharks (Student: Ashley Stoehr)

Blinks Fellow, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington - Research on the biology and ecology of an invasive clam species in Puget Sound. (Student: Renee DiPippo)

Research Assistant, HIMB (Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology) . Population genetics of the California halibut, Paralichthys californicus (Student: Laura Chartier). See feature article on CELS News website.

Research Assistant, Guana Is., British Virgin Islands. Working on bridled goby reproductive behavior and Student, Shoals Marine Laboratory (Appledore Island, Maine) week-long class in forensic science for marine biologists (Student: Rebecca Karis)

Research Assistant, Guana Is., British Virgin Islands. Working on monitoriing responses of coral reefs to bleaching and yacht damage (Student: Monique LaFrance)

Research Assistant, HIMB (Hawaii Institue of Marine Biology) . Population genetics of the California halibut, Paralichthys californicus throughout its known range. (Student: Laura Chartier). See feature article on CELS News website.

Student at the Shoals Marine Lab - Took course in "Forensics for Marine Biologists" (Student: Tara Donovan)

Collector, Marine Resources Department, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA. Collecting marine organisms for MBL research scientists. (Student: David Bailey).

Educational Presenter, Disney's Animal Kingdom. Educating children about conservation and introducing them to invertebrate animals (Student: Jillian Hesse).

Marine Naturalist, RI Department of Environmental Management. Providing natural history information to visitors at a local RI beach. (Student: Erika Giblin)

Research Intern, Diver's Alert Network (DAN), Santa Cruz, CA. Conducting SCUBA diving and medical research. (Student: Mitchell Doctor). See feature article on CELS News website.

Volunteer, Apex Predator Initiave and Cooperative Shark Tagging Program, NMFS/NOAA, Narragansett. (Student: Corey Eddy)

Field Researcher, Study of epiphytc macroalgae in East Harbor Lagoon Truro, MA. Cope Cod National Seashore. (Student: Patrick J. Lyons). See feature article on CELS News website.

Volunteer, Mystic Aquarium and Lifeguard at a special needs camp for kids (Student: Kasi Kelly)

Diver, Mystic Aquarium, then off to James Cook University (Australia) for study abroad in Fall 2007. (Student: Jessica Morris)

Education Assistant, Office of Marine Programs, URI Graduate School of Oceanography. Working with Metcalfe Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting and the Armada Project. (Student: Sara MacSorley). See feature article on CELS News website

Youth Educator, Biomes, North Kingstown. Animal maintenance and interpretation for visitors, and Student, Shoals Marine Lab. (Student: Christina D'Agostino)

Intern, Mystic Aquarium CT. Honors thesis research on optimal conditions for rearing food organisms for aquarium animals (Student: Jessie Sanders) See feature article on CELS News website.

Volunteer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Assisting with research on gelatinous zooplankton (Student: Carla Scocchi).

Researcher, Upstate Freshwater Institute, Syracuse, NY. Working on the boats and collecting samples to test for water quality. (Student: Amy Kolb). See feature article on CELS News website.

Volunteer, Mystic Aquarium. Working with seals and sea lions (Student: Julie Furmanski). See feature article on CELS News website

Visitor Information Service Officer, Glacier Bay National Park, Glacier Bay, Alaska. Park patrol and whale research. (Student: Breena Apgar-Kurtz)

Intern, Wild Life Outreach and Care, Homosassa Springs Wild Life State Park, Fl. (Student: Kim Arbonies)

Volunteer, Mystic Aquarium. Working with the sea lions. (Student: Alexandra Mevs)

Education Assistant, Save the Bay Exploration Center, Newport, RI.

Animal Care Intern, Lobster Facility, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA. (Student: Cherisa Friedlander)

Please send additional listings to Dr. Webb.


 
Coordinator;  Dr. J. F. Webb

URI Marine Biology Program
Dept. of Biological Sciences
100 Flagg Road
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881-0816
Tel: 401.874.5494
Fax: 401.782.4256 (Bio. Sci.)
eMail: urimbio@etal.uri.edu


Degree Programs
B.S. in Marine Biology
B.A. in Biology
Minor in Marine Biology
M.S. in Biological Sciences
Ph.D. in Biological Sciences


 

CELS News StoryFor a closer look at what some Marine Biology students are doing in 2007 during the summer, including Julie Furmanski, shown in photo above, read a feature article on the CELS News website!



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