Fellowships & Internships

As a graduate research fellow, Matthew Oreska will research seagrass beds’ release of greenhouse gases in South Bay, Virginia.

Melissa Karp will investigate the effects of species diversity within an oyster reef as well as the structural complexity of the reef and the salinity of the water.

Yongqian Yang will research how coastal grasses affect wave patterns and can protect shorelines.

Zoemma Warshafsky will be researching a parasitic nematode as a possible cause for the shrinking population of American eel.