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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:
George McManusStart/End Year:
1990 - 1993Co-Principal investigator:
Michael R. Roman, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Katherine TullyStart/End Year:
2017 - 2019Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Fellow: Danielle WeissmanPrincipal Investigator:
Lawrence W. Harding, Jr.Start/End Year:
1994 - 1998Co-Principal investigator:
Wayne E. Esaias, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASAPrincipal Investigator:
Douglas LiptonStart/End Year:
2010 - 2013Institution:
Maryland Sea Grant CollegePrincipal Investigator:
Yonathan ZoharStart/End Year:
2010 - 2013Institution:
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyPrincipal Investigator:
Jeffrey C. CornwellStart/End Year:
2010 - 2013Co-Principal investigator:
Lawrence P. Sanford, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
W. Michael KempStart/End Year:
2000 - 2003Co-Principal investigator:
Laura Murray, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
William P. BallStart/End Year:
2013 - 2014Institution:
Johns Hopkins UniversityPrincipal Investigator:
W. Michael KempStart/End Year:
2003 - 2005Co-Principal investigator:
Jeffrey Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Carys L. MitchelmoreStart/End Year:
2005 - 2009Co-Principal investigator:
David A. Wright, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Environmental Science; Lance T. Yonkos, Daniel J. Fisher, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesPrincipal Investigator:
Anson H. HinesStart/End Year:
2000 - 2004Institution:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterCo-Principal investigator:
Peter P. Marra, Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Mario N. TamburriStart/End Year:
2005 - 2011Co-Principal investigator:
Gregory M. Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Peter D. McNulty, NEI Treatment System, LLCPrincipal Investigator:
David A. WrightStart/End Year:
2000 - 2002Co-Principal investigator:
Rodger Dawson, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Lance YonkosStart/End Year:
2019 - 2020Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Alexander MacLeod, University of Maryland College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
Lance YonkosStart/End Year:
2024 - 2026Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Fellow: Sabine MalikPrincipal Investigator:
Thomas T. ChenStart/End Year:
1992 - 1994Co-Principal investigator:
Kennedy T. Paynter, Jr, University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
Lawrence P. SanfordStart/End Year:
1998 - 2000Principal Investigator:
Thaddeus K. GraczykStart/End Year:
1998 - 2001Institution:
Johns Hopkins UniversityPrincipal Investigator:
Gregory M. RuizStart/End Year:
1994 - 1998Institution:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterCo-Principal investigator:
James T. Carlton, Williams College; Anson H. Hines, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; D. Wayne CoatsPrincipal Investigator:
Fellow: Mariah KachmarStart/End Year:
2020 - 2022Institution:
University of Maryland Baltimore CountyPrincipal Investigator:
Victor S. KennedyStart/End Year:
1993 - 1995Co-Principal investigator:
Thomas C. Malone, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Gerardo R. VastaStart/End Year:
1997 - 2000Principal Investigator:
David A. WrightStart/End Year:
1993 - 1995Co-Principal investigator:
Victor S. Kennedy, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
A. Whitman MillerStart/End Year:
2003 - 2007Institution:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterCo-Principal investigator:
Gregory M. Ruiz, Mark E. Torchin, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; James T. Carlton, Williams College, Mystic SeaportPrincipal Investigator:
Mark SagoffStart/End Year:
1992 - 1994Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Wayne Bell, 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.
