Research fellow: Natalie Gambrell Hometown: North Kingstown, RI School: Roger Williams University Major, minor: Biochemistry, Psychology For Natalie Gambrell, bringing greater understanding to the impact of climate change on marine life and ecosystems means digging deep in the ocean floor for answers. Working with chemistry Associate Professor Stephen K. O’Shea, Gambrell says her Summer Undergraduate […]
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Research fellow: Rebecca Gow Hometown: Worcester, MA School: Roger Williams University Majors: Biology, Engineering Last semester, Rebecca Gow, a rising junior, added engineering as her second major. And now, this summer, as a Rhode Island EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF), she is writing code and building circuit boards. “This is all new to me,” […]
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Research fellow: Joe Barnes Hometown: Suffield, CT School: University of Rhode Island Majors: Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology, Biology Scientists know what happens with climate change — increased ocean temperatures, heavier rainfalls in shorter periods of time, higher emissions of greenhouse gases, and bigger loads of nutrients flushing into coastal waters. The question remains, however, exactly what […]
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“We don’t know enough about seaweed and there’s still so much to learn. I think that’s what makes phycology so intriguing.” Research fellow: Alicia Beauvais Hometown: North Attleboro, Mass. School: Roger Williams University Majors: Marine Biology and Environmental Science Alicia Beauvais arrived on the Roger Williams campus geared toward marine biology, with the intention of […]
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Research fellow: Evan Ernst Hometown: Clifton, NY School: University of Rhode Island Major: Marine Biology Evan Ernst grew up in New York state, just north of Albany, about four and a half hours from the ocean. But, out of sight did not mean out of mind. When the time came to choose a college and […]
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Research fellow: Olivia Sherman Hometown: Cumberland, RI School: Salve Regina University Major: Biology As a junior last year, Olivia Sherman took a genetics course with Associate Professor J.D. Swanson, learned that he had an open spot in his lab, and scored a RI EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. This summer, Sherman is back at full-time […]
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(Biology major Emma Lederer, a rising senior at Providence College, is conducting research in Professor Jack Costello’s lab for her third Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) with Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR. Here, Lederer continues the series of blog posts she launched last summer during her research fellowship to share her perspectives and develop her science communication skills.) […]
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Research fellow: Evelyn Siler Hometown: Hopkinton, RI School: University of Rhode Island Major: Cell and Molecular Biology; Biochemistry concentration On a recent cold and overcast morning, Evelyn Siler, a rising senior in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS), stretched out on a Snug Harbor dock and hung over the side to collect […]
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Research fellow: Gabrielle Kuba Hometown: West Haven, Conn. School: Salve Regina University Major: Biology Those large, stinky mats of green algae that cover the beaches and smother the water in the heat of summer? Gabrielle Kuba, a rising senior, has spent the past three years helping investigate the source of the harmful algal blooms in […]
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