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Search Research Projects
Maryland Sea Grant has funded scientific research relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and the Maryland residents who conserve, enjoy, and make their living from it. Search below our archive of research projects back through 1990, using keywords, topics, or project start year. Project data include the project principal investigators and abstract as well as impact or accomplishment statements and peer reviewed publications, if applicable.
Principal Investigator:
Joel E. BakerStart/End Year:
2000 - 2005Principal Investigator:
Matthew C. FitzpatrickStart/End Year:
2012 - 2014Co-Principal investigator:
Andrew J. Elmore, Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Mario N. TamburriStart/End Year:
2003 - 2004Co-Principal investigator:
Gregory M. Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Matthew P. HareStart/End Year:
2002 - 2004Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Kennedy T. Paynter, Jr., University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
William C. BoicourtStart/End Year:
1992 - 1995Principal Investigator:
Gerardo R. VastaStart/End Year:
1997 - 2000Principal Investigator:
Yonathan ZoharStart/End Year:
2003 - 2006Principal Investigator:
David A. WrightStart/End Year:
1994 - 1997Co-Principal investigator:
Rodger Dawson, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Douglas LiptonStart/End Year:
1995 - 1996Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
Edward D. HoudeStart/End Year:
1990 - 1994Co-Principal investigator:
Stephen B. Brandt, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Lance YonkosStart/End Year:
2018 - 2020Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Carys Mitchelmore, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Johan Schijf, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Reginal M. HarrellStart/End Year:
2012 - 2014Co-Principal investigator:
Kyle J. Hartman, West Virginia University; John M. Jacobs, NOAA Cooperative Oxford Laboratory; Mark A. Matsche, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Cooperative Oxford Cooperative LaboratoryPrincipal Investigator:
Louis PloughStart/End Year:
2020 - 2022Co-Principal investigator:
Matthew B. Ogburn, Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Lawrence W. Harding, Jr.Start/End Year:
1995 - 1998Co-Principal investigator:
Wayne E. Esaias, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASAPrincipal Investigator:
Cynthia C. GilmourStart/End Year:
1998 - 2000Co-Principal investigator:
Gerhardt F. Riedel, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research LaboratoryPrincipal Investigator:
Lora HarrisStart/End Year:
2011 - 2014Co-Principal investigator:
Lisa A. Wainger, Hongsheng Bi, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Roger I.E. NewellStart/End Year:
2011 - 2013Co-Principal investigator:
David G. Kimmel, East Carolina University; Mitchell Tarnowski, Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesPrincipal Investigator:
Leone YisraelStart/End Year:
2022 - 2024Institution:
Johns Hopkins UniversityPrincipal Investigator:
Robert S. AndersonStart/End Year:
2001 - 2004Principal Investigator:
Thomas MillerStart/End Year:
2015 - 2016Principal Investigator:
Elka PorterStart/End Year:
2022 - 2024Institution:
St. Mary's College of MarylandCo-Principal investigator:
Jeffrey Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES; Lawrence Sanford, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCESPrincipal Investigator:
Anson H. HinesStart/End Year:
2005 - 2009Institution:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterCo-Principal investigator:
Gregory M. Ruiz, Richard W. Osman, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Lucius G. Eldredge, Bishop MuseumPrincipal Investigator:
Anson H. HinesStart/End Year:
2001 - 2004Institution:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterCo-Principal investigator:
Jeffrey A. Crooks, Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Mitchell Pavao-ZuckermanStart/End Year:
2019 - 2020Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Matthew Wilfong, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP)Principal Investigator:
Caroline SolomonStart/End Year:
2018 - 2020Institution:
Gallaudet UniversityCo-Principal investigator:
Patricia Glibert, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceProgram Announcements
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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.
