Mentor(s): Brian Wysor, Department of Biology, Marine Biology & Environmental Science Roger Williams University Project Description Bryopsis is a species rich genus (n=59 spp.) of green macroalgae known for its feathery, coenocytic thalli that harbor natural products with promising bioactivities including anti-tumor and anti-insecticidal properties. Species in the genus are distinguished by the arrangement of […]

Mentor(s) Susanne Menden-Deuer, Erica Ewton & Pierre Marrec, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island Project Location University of Rhode Island – Bay Campus Project Description Rhode Island’s economy is blue and is critically dependent on the Narragansett Bay ecosystem, which is fueled by a productive, coastal food web. Intense dependence on this ecosystem […]

Mentor(s) Daniel Roxbury, Devleena Chowdhury, Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island Project Location University of Rhode Island – Kingston Project Description Our lab has recently developed smart sensing textiles with encapsulated near-infrared nanosensors. In initial work, the textiles were designed to specifically detect hydrogen peroxide. It is hypothesized that the textiles can be redesigned to […]

Mentor(s) Christopher Horvat, Earth, Environmental & Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Michelle McCrystall, Physics, University of Auckland Project Location Brown University Project Description EMPIRIC is a multi-institutional collaboration to provide better hurricane impact metrics in a warming world. We are working to develop a machine-learning-aided model for cyclone impacts in the Atlantic and Pacific and using […]

Mentor(s) Shaun Kirby, Engineering, University of Rhode Island Project Location University of Rhode Island – Kingston Project Description Practitioners of science journalism and communication need opportunities to develop storytelling skills that allow them to explain not only scientific information but also highlight the people generating that knowledge. Although scientists themselves often take on the role […]

Mentor(s) Mingxi Zhou, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island Project Location University of Rhode Island – Bay Campus Project Description Coastal water changes rapidly, needing heterogeneous observation platforms to reach the desired coverage (both temporally and spatially). Small scale processes, such as harmful algae bloom and shelf water intrusion, often starts at small […]

Mentor(s) Coleen Suckling, Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Rhode Island Project Location University of Rhode Island – Kingston Project Description This fellowship will work towards understanding how commercially and ecologically important marine species respond to near future climate change and help identify tools that could be used towards making seafood resilient. In this […]

Mentor(s) Coleen Suckling, & Sarah Davis, Amara Pouv, Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Andrew Davies, Biology, Oceanography, University of Rhode Island Project Location University of Rhode Island – Kingston Project Description Our oceans contain plastic pollution and marine organisms have been shown to ingest these anthropogenic particles. Despite some species being […]