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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:
Paul LeisnhamStart/End Year:
2016 - 2017Co-Principal investigator:
Kanoko Maeda, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Environmental Science and TechnologyPrincipal Investigator:
Stephen B. BrandtStart/End Year:
1994 - 1996Institution:
Buffalo State College, Great Lakes CenterCo-Principal investigator:
Denise L. Breitberg, Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Lawrence SanfordStart/End Year:
2012 - 2014Co-Principal investigator:
Evamaria W. Koch, Cindy M. Palinkas, Court Stevenson, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Jeffrey Halka, Maryland Geological SurveyPrincipal Investigator:
Keryn GedanStart/End Year:
2016 - 2018Institution:
George Washington UniversityCo-Principal investigator:
Chris Hein, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Sunny Jardine, University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy; Jorge Lorenzo Trueba, Montclair State University, Earth and Environmental StudiesPrincipal Investigator:
Raymond A. ZilinskasStart/End Year:
1994 - 1997Co-Principal investigator:
Morris A. Levin, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Center for Public Issues in Biotechology; Douglas Lipton, University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
John H. Cardellina IIStart/End Year:
1993 - 1996Co-Principal investigator:
Fred L. Singleton, Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology InstitutePrincipal Investigator:
Melissa KenneyStart/End Year:
2018 - 2020Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Michael Gerst, University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
Douglas LiptonStart/End Year:
2002 - 2006Institution:
Maryland Sea Grant CollegeCo-Principal investigator:
Thomas E. Rippen, University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincipal Investigator:
Lawrence P. SanfordStart/End Year:
1995 - 1998Principal Investigator:
Lawrence W. Harding, Jr.Start/End Year:
1991 - 1994Co-Principal investigator:
Eric C. Itsweire, Johns Hopkins UniversityPrincipal Investigator:
Gregory M. RuizStart/End Year:
1998 - 2001Institution:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterCo-Principal investigator:
Fred C. Dobbs, Old Dominion University; Anson H. Hines, Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Robert S. AndersonStart/End Year:
2000 - 2003Co-Principal investigator:
Sharon E. McGladdery, Gulf Fisheries CentrePrincipal Investigator:
Jonathan G. KramerStart/End Year:
1994 - 1997Principal Investigator:
Patricia M. GlibertStart/End Year:
2011 - 2013Co-Principal investigator:
Todd M. Kana, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Douglas G. CaponeStart/End Year:
1991 - 1994Co-Principal investigator:
Jay Gooch, Joel E. Baker, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Lance YonkosStart/End Year:
2019 - 2020Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Alterra Sanchez, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP)Principal Investigator:
Greg SilsbeStart/End Year:
2018 - 2020Co-Principal investigator:
Sairah Malkin, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Thomas J. McAvoyStart/End Year:
1994 - 1996Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Peter A. Minderman, Jr, University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
Charles L. GallegosStart/End Year:
1991 - 1993Institution:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Stephen JordanStart/End Year:
1999 - 2001Institution:
Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesPrincipal Investigator:
Gerardo R. VastaStart/End Year:
1992 - 1994Principal Investigator:
Eric SchottStart/End Year:
2012 - 2014Co-Principal investigator:
Rosemary Jagus, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of Maryland; Eric Johnson, Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Christopher F. DunganStart/End Year:
1997 - 2001Institution:
Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesPrincipal Investigator:
J. Court StevensonStart/End Year:
1993 - 1995Co-Principal investigator:
Robert Costanza, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Allen PlaceStart/End Year:
2019 - 2020Co-Principal investigator:
Taylor Armstrong, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Institute of Marine and Environmental TechnologyProgram Announcements
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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.
