Tag: SEANET

Melissa Kimble woring on a computer at the Univeristy of Maine Library. She is sitting at table with her laptop with books on a shelf behind her.

Researcher of the Week: Melissa Kimble

Melissa Kimble is a Ph.D. student interested in spatial data uncertainty and data integration working under SEANET’s Carrying Capacity Theme. Kimble was a child of the Air Force, moving all around the country throughout her youth, but considers Alaska her home. She began her university studies in Anchorage but later transferred to Humboldt State University […]

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Machias Elementary School Gets a Full STEM Experience with Maine EPSCoR

Laurie Bragg, ME EPSCoR’s Program and Outreach Manager, has been working with the Rose M. Gaffney Elementary School to engage fifth and sixth-grade students in marine-related STEM activities. Through this work, Bragg has supported various educational opportunities including, as of recently, a series of interactive lessons in the classroom and in the lab at the University […]

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Researcher of the Week: Emma Taccardi

As a part of a new social media initiative to connect you with our researchers, we are introducing the Maine EPSCoR and SEANET Researcher of the Week. Each week we will feature a graduate researcher on our social media and our website. If you would like to have your work featured, please contact us at […]

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Darling Marine Center: Undergraduate Student is “Diving into Aquaculture”

Melissa Britsch shares her reflections on her recently completed Aquaculture Internship at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Melissa’s internship and the research she conducted was supported by the US National Science Foundation, the US Department of Agriculture through theNortheast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, Maine EPSCoR through the SEANET Research Intensive Farm Program, […]

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SEANET Faculty Spotlight: Brian Beal, Part 2

Dr. Beal is a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias. In this latest SEANET Spotlight Video, Dr. Beal describes his work and the balance he’s established between teaching and research, including at the Downeast Institute. Dr. Beal’s research is mostly concentrated on soft-shell clams, but his most recent work includes growth and […]

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SEANET Faculty Spotlight: Brian Beal, Part 1

Dr. Beal is a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias. In this latest SEANET Spotlight Video, Dr. Beal describes his work and the balance he’s established between teaching and research, including at the Downeast Institute. Dr. Beal’s research is mostly concentrated on soft-shell clams, but his most recent work includes growth and […]

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SEANET Stakeholder Advisor Spotlight: Ann Boover

Ann Boover is an aquaculture and marine science teacher at the Herring Gut Learning Center. In this latest SEANET Spotlight Video, Ann explains how she teaches children, adolescents, and adults about science and environmental education to create awareness about the world we live in.

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SEANET Stakeholder Advisor Spotlight: Nell Halse

  Watch the latest SEANET Spotlight Video featuring stakeholder advisor, Nell Halse. Nell is the VP of Communications at Cooke Aquaculture, a family-owned aquaculture company based on the East Coast of Canada with facilities all over the world. As a stakeholder, Nell is interested in R&D innovations that can help finfish aquaculture grow in a sustainable […]

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