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Current Post Graduate Fellows
Science Management and Policy Internship
Fellowship at:
Maryland Sea Grant CollegeCool Facts:
Caldonia (Cally) graduated from the University of Delaware in 2023 with an Honors B.S. in Environmental Science and a minor in Marine Science. While there, she conducted research on a wide variety of topics related to climate change, coastal science, and plant ecology. She fell in love with wetlands specifically while studying saltmarsh grasses in the Delaware Great Marsh Preserve. Sharing her passion for coastal ecology and conservation through various campus leadership positions inspired her to continue pursuing opportunities in environmental outreach.Maryland Law and Policy Fellowship
Fellowship at:
Agriculture Law Education Initiative and Maryland Sea Grant CollegeCool Facts:
While in law school, Hardy served as the environmental justice managing editor for the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, playing basketball, reading, playing guitar, and watching movies.State Science Policy Fellowship
Fellowship at:
Maryland Department of the EnvironmentCool Facts:
Macon greatly enjoyed living in California and white water rafting in the Trinity Alps but is excited to return to his home state, where he enjoys sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and hiking in the Appalachian Mountains. He hopes to leverage his experience in public communications and interagency coordination to build bridges between the state and local communities to break down barriers for more resilient environmental policies.Program Announcements
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
Chesapeake Quarterly Magazine
Complicated Contaminants: Finding PFAS in the Chesapeake Bay
