NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
DECEMBER 2018 

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science hosted an Environmental Summit November 30 to explore how we can make a difference in the grand environmental challenges facing our planet. Through presentations and panel discussions with global thought leaders, and input from faculty, students, and partners, we considered what actions, partnerships, innovations, and technological advances could be pursued to ensure that the vision in UMCES' recent strategic plan becomes a reality.

Arctic researcher Jacqueline Grebmeier named AAAS Fellow  

Jacqueline Grebmeieir has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal  Science . She was cited for providing "new and sustained insights on the ecological responses of Arctic continental shelves to climate change and extraordinary leadership in scientific program development." 

"She has made exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic throughout her career," said UMCES President Peter Goodwin. "This honor from such a prestigious scientific society underscores her achievements and her global scientific leadership role in understanding this rapidly changing part of the world."
 
Study of Arctic algae "puts a microscope up to climate change"

As the summer sea ice in the Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska shrinks with each passing year, scientists are trying to predict changes in microscopic marine algae called phytoplankton in the ocean water. Their research offers one more piece in the puzzle to help us prepare for, and adapt to, significant changes on the Earth brought on by climate change.

"If we can understand the mechanisms that drive phytoplankton community structure, maybe we can forecast what could happen in the future," said graduate student Aimee Neeley, who has been working in the Arctic and Antarctic for more than a decade.

Science in the First Person: Kathryn Doering on natural mortality of oysters

Graduate student Kathryn Doering shares how she's been working to understand natural oyster mortality in Chesapeake Bay. By improving models that estimate how many oysters die from natural causes, her research will help scientists, managers, and stakeholders understand how the overall number of oysters is changing over time and location. Doering successfully defended her master's thesis earlier this month.




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