Kelsey Wells

Email: kelsey.wells@maine.edu

Program/Department: School of Marine Sciences

Why did you decide to become a GSG senator?: As someone based down at the DMC, I thought being a senator would help me get more involved and connect the two campuses!

How would you best serve your constituents?: I’ll be able to provide insights into graduate student dynamics at the DMC and how we can improve them.

Please tell us about your research or some fun facts about you: My research is looking at individual growth of the Eastern oyster in diverse Maine estuaries. Our aim is to use modeling of individual oyster growth to tease out fast and slow growth phenotypes, and assess how they differ in response to the environment.

How do you plan on communicating with your constituents?: I’m new to this so not totally sure the best way! Instinct is via email as well as in person conversations at the DMC.