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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:
Matthew BakerStart/End Year:
2017 - 2019Institution:
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyCo-Principal investigator:
Fellow: Hayley OaklandPrincipal Investigator:
Nancy E. BockstaelStart/End Year:
1996 - 1999Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
Louis PloughStart/End Year:
2018 - 2020Co-Principal investigator:
Jamie Pierson, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Jeffrey C. CornwellStart/End Year:
1998 - 2000Co-Principal investigator:
Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Lawrence W. Harding, Jr.Start/End Year:
1996 - 1998Co-Principal investigator:
William C. Boicourt, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Douglas LiptonStart/End Year:
2005 - 2012Institution:
Maryland Sea Grant CollegePrincipal Investigator:
Frank M. HetrickStart/End Year:
1990 - 1994Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal investigator:
Robert S. Roberson, University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
George R. AbbeStart/End Year:
2003 - 2007Co-Principal investigator:
George R. Abbe, Morgan State University Estuarine Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Mary M. HagedornStart/End Year:
2000 - 2002Institution:
National Zoological Park, Smithsonian InstitutionPrincipal Investigator:
Patrick MegonigalStart/End Year:
2012 - 2014Institution:
Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterCo-Principal investigator:
Thomas J. Mozdzer, Melissa K. McCormick, Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Lawrence W. Harding, Jr.Start/End Year:
1990 - 1994Co-Principal investigator:
Eric C. Itsweire, Johns Hopkins UniversityPrincipal Investigator:
W. Michael KempStart/End Year:
1990 - 1990Principal Investigator:
Jennifer E. PurcellStart/End Year:
1990 - 1994Co-Principal investigator:
Michael R. Roman, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Eric DavidsonStart/End Year:
2016 - 2018Co-Principal investigator:
Fellow: Jake HagedornPrincipal Investigator:
Jeffrey C. CornwellStart/End Year:
2005 - 2008Co-Principal investigator:
Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Robert A. DalrympleStart/End Year:
2005 - 2008Institution:
Johns Hopkins UniversityPrincipal Investigator:
Brian NeedelmanStart/End Year:
2009 - 2012Co-Principal investigator:
Raymond R. Weil, Andrew H. Baldwin, University of Maryland, College Park; J. P. Megonigal, Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Fredrika C. MoserStart/End Year:
2010 - 2013Institution:
Maryland Sea Grant CollegePrincipal Investigator:
Edward D. HoudeStart/End Year:
2005 - 2008Co-Principal investigator:
Lawrence W. Harding, Jr, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Patricia M. GlibertStart/End Year:
2004 - 2006Co-Principal investigator:
Louis A. Codispoti, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencePrincipal Investigator:
Donald W. MerittStart/End Year:
1995 - 1997Co-Principal investigator:
Kennedy T. Paynter, Jr, University of Maryland, College ParkPrincipal Investigator:
Yonathan ZoharStart/End Year:
1998 - 2001Co-Principal investigator:
B Weintraub, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Medical Biotechology Center.; M Szkudlinski, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Medical Biotechology CenterPrincipal Investigator:
Lora HarrisStart/End Year:
2024 - 2026Co-Principal investigator:
Jeremy TestaPrincipal Investigator:
Brian P. BradleyStart/End Year:
2000 - 2002Institution:
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyPrincipal Investigator:
Carolyn B. BrooksStart/End Year:
1996 - 2000Institution:
University of Maryland, Eastern ShoreCo-Principal investigator:
Charles H. Hocutt, Steven G. Hughes, University of Maryland, Eastern ShoreProgram 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.
