Chelsea Duball
School: University of Rhode Island
Degree: M.S., Biological and Environmental Sciences, with a specialization in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Advisors: Jose Amador and Mark Stolt
Expected completion date: May 2017
Research: My research examines soil properties, the critters that live in the soil (benthic infauna), and water quality data to measure environmental impacts from oyster aquaculture, on three RI coastal lagoons (Potter, Ninigret, and Winnapaug ponds). By examining these parameters within preexisting oyster farms (ranging from 0-20 years of use), we are able to observe and measure impacts at various durations of aquaculture use, and at various oyster stocking densities.
RI NSF EPSCoR is supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Cooperative Agreements #OIA-2433276 and in part by the RI Commerce Corporation via the Science and Technology Advisory Committee [STAC]. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation, the RI Commerce Corporation, STAC, our partners or our collaborators.