Jeremy Testa Ph.D.

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Research Topics:

Biogeochemistry and Environmental Chemistry , Coastal and Estuarine Processes , Modeling and Analysis

Research Interests:

Coastal marine ecology, including eutrophication, nutrient cycling, and dissolved oxygen dynamics. I am especially interested in the interactions between biological, chemical, and physical processes in coastal ecosystems. I use a combination of experimental efforts, historical data analysis, and coupled biogeochemical-hydrodynamic modeling studies to examine these aspects of estuarine and coastal aquatic science.

Visit http://ecosystems.cbl.umces.edu/ for more about their expertise, education, and contact information.

Students:

2023 - David Prichett, Rochester Institute of Technology

2022 - Desa Bolger, Scripps College

2021 - Melissa Solis, Old Dominion University

2021 - Zachary Shamah, University of Miami

2019 - Tony Chan, City College of New York

2018 - Curtis Szewczyk, Chatham College

2017 - Richard Rosas, University of Delaware

2016 - Joan Bonilla Pagan, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

2015 - Ben Henry, Middlebury College

Student Publications:

Lapham, L.L., E.A. Hobbs, J.M. Testa, A. Heyes, M.K. Forsyth, C. Hodgkins, C. Szewczyk* and L.A. Harris. 2022. The effects of engineered aeration on atmospheric methane flux from a Chesapeake Bay tidal tributary. Frontiers in Environmental Science.

Student Presentations:

Testa, J., C. Hodgkins, D. Pritchett*, and J. Bonilla Pagan*. 2023. Factors influencing water-column respiration rates in the Patuxent River estuary: Insights from a 9-year time-series. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Portland, OR.
Testa, J., D. Bolger*, C. Gurbisz, and C. Hodgkins. 2023. Oyster aquaculture and nitrogen cycling: ecosystem service provider or agent of excess?. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Portland, OR.
Solis, M.* and J. Testa. 2022. Modeling the effect of environmental factors on oyster growth across diverse habitats in the Chesapeake Bay. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Virtual.
Lopez, O.*, L. Harris, I.C. Sanchez, and J.M. Testa. 2019. Phosphorus Uptake in Floating Wetlands: A Mass Balance Approach. Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Mobile, AL.
Szewcyzk, C.*, and J. Testa. 2019. Impacts of oxygen depletion on phosphorus cycling in Rock Creek, an aerated tidal tributary of the Patapsco River. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Bonilla, J.* and J. Testa. 2017. Modeling the response to nutrient load reductions in shallow coastal ecosystems . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii .
Rosas, R.* and J. Testa. 2017. Quantifying net transport and transformation of carbon and nutrients in the Delaware Bay estuary . Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Biennial Meeting, Providence, RI .
Schaeffer, E.*, J. Testa, Y. Gel, and V. Lyubchich. 2017. Enhanced data analysis using modern dynamic spatio-temporal clustering . ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii .

RECENT REU FELLOWS

Nathan Cole-Dai
University: Gustavus Adolphus College
Class Year: 2024
Valeria Guevara
University: Florida International University
Class Year: 2024
Abigail Gross
University: Pitzer College
Class Year: 2024
Steven Weyrauch
University: Eckerd College
Class Year: 2024
Tyrell Cooper
University: The College of Wooster
Class Year: 2024
Vivek Veluvali
University: Haverford College
Class Year: 2024
Ivy Hicks
University: Whitman College
Class Year: 2024
Evan Merk
University: Washington College
Class Year: 2024
Iman Deanparvar
University: Panola College
Class Year: 2024
Liz Collazo
University: University of Puerto Rico Humacao
Class Year: 2024
Emma Langsford
University: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Class Year: 2024
Cristopher Fan
University: University of Connecticut
Class Year: 2024
Sarah Gasko
University: University of Michigan
Class Year: 2024
Abigail Leslie
University: Case Western Reserve University
Class Year: 2024

REU NEWS

Eight students will be presenting the summer work at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in March 2022!
2019 REUs presented at the CERF Conference in Mobile, AL
Olivia Saliger won a student presentation awards for talk at the 2019 Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Meeting. Her REU mentor was Judy O'Neil.
Congratulations to 2015 REU Alison Aceves for being selected as an honorable mention in the 2015 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program competition.
In February 2016, seven REUs from the 2015 cohort presented their research findings at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Congratulations to 2015 REU Hope Ianiri on receiving the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2016)!
Jeanette Davis, Ph.D. (REU '06) published a children's book, Science is Everywhere.
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