Where Are They Now is a recurring segment of Florida Sea Grant’s Sea Scholars Newsletter, where a previous student reflects on their personal and professional journey. This blog highlights Gretchen Spencer, a 2023 Knauss Fellow. For many students, feeling like
Sofia Cordoba discusses her internship project at the City of Cape Canaveral, which focused on the ecosystem and infrastructural benefits of bioswales. Learn what bioswales are, why they are important, and why they are the future of stormwater infrastructure. Engineering,
Annais Muschett-Bonilla is a Ph.D. candidate in the Biological Sciences: Ecology and Evolution Department at Florida State University. Annais was awarded a Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2024. Spending hours in the lab, and aboard research vessels, a common question I
Every summer, Florida Sea Grant awards funding to students as they work under a University of Florida adviser. Meet the amazing eleven students that comprise Florida Sea Grant’s cohort of 2024 Summer Research Interns. Amber Leonard Amber Leonard is a
Sofia Cordoba, an undergraduate student at the University of Central Florida majoring in biology with a focus on zoology, has been selected as Florida Sea Grant’s first-ever Community Engaged Intern (CEI). The CEI program is a part of the National
John Hlavin is a PhD student in the Shark Research and Conservation Program of the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science. John was awarded the FSG/Guy Harvey Fellowship in 2024. With Discovery’s Shark Week and
Sofia Cordoba is a Bachelor’s student in the Biology department at the University of Central Florida. Cordoba was selected as the first Florida Sea Grant Community Engaged Intern (CEI) for the 2024 year. Sea Grant’s CEI program aims to broaden
Each year, Florida Sea Grant selects an outstanding high school senior competing in the State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida to receive the Chuck Skoch Scholarship The scholarship recognizes promising young researchers in coastal or marine science-related fields. Funding for the
This blog is part of a series called AquaCurious, which discusses important and popular topics related to finfish aquaculture in the U.S. This blog was written by Florida Sea Grant Aquaculture Fellow, Hayley Lemoine, in collaboration with Knauss Fellow and Virgina Tech
Florida Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the 2025 FSG-Guy Harvey Fellowship cohort from graduate students at Florida universities conducting research in the marine sciences. Applications are due to Florida Sea Grant by 11:30 p.m. EST, on July 3,
Zeke Tuszynski is a master’s student in the Biological Sciences Department at Florida Atlantic University. Zeke was awarded a Guy Harvey Scholarship in 2023. Since humans first began living near the ocean, sharks have left a potent impression on our
When gazing up at the towering trees, it’s easy to perceive them as the sole “lungs of Earth”. However, microscopic marine plankton also play a vital role in oxygen production. Phytoplankton, despite their size, contribute to roughly half of Earth’s
In the early mornings and late nights, from sunrise to sundown, graduate student Owen Silvera and his colleagues embarked on countless expeditions in Lake Okeechobee. “I recall spending entire days there, focused on collecting sediment in hopes to reveal deeper
Florida Sea Grant is now accepting applications for the 2024-25 Aylesworth Scholarship Award from Florida university students conducting research in the marine sciences. Applications are due to Florida Sea Grant by 11:30 p.m. EST, on June 6, 2024.
In 2019, Florida Sea Grant established a sustained student-focused research program on water quality to commemorate the passing of the program’s former director, Dr. Karl Havens. The Karl Havens Excellence Endowment will support students and research at Florida Sea Grant-affiliated
