Maine EPSCoR

By Attis Bielecki, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Ian Birchler De Allende is a University of Maine undergraduate Marine Science student who conducts research for the Maine-eDNA program, under his advisor, Dr. Erin Grey, who is an assistant professor of aquatic genetics in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine. Birchler De […]

By Attis Bielecki, ME EPSCoR Student Writer David Emerson is a senior researcher and Co-PI on Maine EPSCoR’s Maine-eDNA program who focuses on geomicrobiology. He obtained his Ph.D. in microbiology from Cornell University and he conducts his research at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Emerson draws from a lot of experience; both in field […]

By Attis Bielecki, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Kate Beard is a professor in the School of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine as well as a Co-PI on the Maine EPSCoR Track-1 grant, Maine-eDNA. She received her PhD in Geographic information systems (GIS) at the University of Wisconsin. This background is very […]

By Attis Bielecki, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Grayson Huston is graduate student studying in the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine. He works on the Maine-eDNA program under his advisors Dr. Michael Kinnison, a Professor of Evolutionary Applications and Maine-eDNA Co-PI, and Dr. Jasmine Saros, a Professor of Paleolimnology and Lake […]

By Attis Bielecki, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Samantha (Sam) Silverbrand is a second-year master’s student in Marine Biology within the University of Maine’s Marine Sciences program. She works under her advisor, Dr. Michael Kinnison, in his lab where work relating to molecular biology takes place. This is also where she conducts her research for the […]

By Attis Bielecki, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Shane Farrell is a Ph.D student at the University of Maine focusing on kelp forest ecology. He is advised by Dr. Douglas Rasher, a Senior Research Scientist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, and Dr. Damain Brady at the Darling Marine Center. Under the mentorship of Rasher, Farrell […]

By Attis Bielecki, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Emily Pierce is a University of Maine graduate student conducting research with Maine EPSCOR’s Maine-eDNA program. Her home department is Marine Science and her Advisor within the Maine-eDNA program is Dr. Markus Frederich, a Marine Science Professor at the University of New England. The work they do on […]

By Attis Bielecki, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Zachary May is a first year Ph.D. student under Maine EPSCoR’s Maine-eDNA program. His advisors include Graham Sherwood from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) and Rachel Lasley-Rasher, an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. Since 2012, May has worked as an observer, primarily […]

By Attis Bielecki, ME EPSCoR Student Writer Caitlin McGuire is a junior at the University of Maine studying elementary education with a concentration in English. McGuire works as an Outreach Assistant for the Maine-eDNA program, and works with the Maine EPSCoR office to help teach younger children about STEM related subjects. Her advisors are Dominick Varney, a […]

Kaitlyn Haynal is Postdoctoral Research Associate working on Maine EPSCoR’s current NSF EPSCoR Track-1 program, Maine-eDNA. Her home department is the University of Maine’s Department of Communication and Journalism. Haynal works with her advisors Dr. Bridie McGreavy, an Associate Professor of Environmental Communication, and Dr. Heather Leslie, the Director of the Darling Marine Center. It […]