Predictive Ecology: The History of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science 1925-2025

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Coming soon! This book is due to be published in February 2025.

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) traces its origins to the establishment of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in 1925. Originally directed to conduct scientific studies on Maryland’s natural resources, UMCES and its constituent laboratories have become a crucial authority on the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, and a leading force for the advancement of environmental science around the world.

In honor of UMCES' centennial in 2025, longtime UMCES President Donald F. Boesch has penned a history of this network of laboratories—in effect tracing the evolution of Bay research over the past 100 years. Maryland Sea Grant publishes this book as the latest installment of its Chesapeake Perspectives series, a platform for scholars, researchers, and other experts to share their insights into the Bay's physical, biological, and cultural complexities.

About the Author:

Donald F. Boesch is an internationally known marine scientist and science administrator. After  leading the establishment of a marine research center in his native state of Louisiana, in 1990 he took the helm of what is now the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Under his presidency, that enterprise grew into the multi-campus degree-granting institution we see today. Working under five Maryland governors of both parties, Boesch has played a leading role in  integrating science-based thinking into the state’s policy-making, especially related to the Chesapeake Bay and the climate crisis. He has received numerous awards, including designation as Admiral of the Chesapeake and a Sustained Achievement Award from the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation. He has served on numerous national and international advisory panels, including appointment by President Barack Obama to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. Boesch stepped down as president of UMCES in 2017. In this book he offers a rich and candid history of the institution he guided for 27 years.

About the Chesapeake Perspectives Series:

This monograph is part of a series entitled Chesapeake Perspectives, produced by Maryland Sea Grant to encourage researchers, scholars, and other thinkers to share their insights into the unique culture and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay. Its audience includes environmental scientists and scholars, from marine biologists to cultural anthropologists, and a broad interested public that encompasses resource managers, watershed organizations, and citizen advocates.

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Chesapeake Perspectives

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