UMCES

Name: Amir Reza Azarnivand
Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Testa
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: aazarnivand@umces.edu

Name: Anne Baldino
Advisor: Dr. Tsvetan Bachvaroff
Foundation: Environmental Molecular Science & Technology
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology [IMET]
Contact Information: abaldino@umd.edu

Name: Taylor Breton
Advisor: Dr. Katia Engelhardt
Foundation: Environment & Society
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Appalachian Laboratory [AL]
Contact Information: tabreton@umd.edu

Name: Kerria Burns
Advisor: Dr. William Nardin and Dr. James Pierson
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: kburns@umces.edu

Name: Julia Charest
Advisor: Dr. Lori Staver
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: jcharest@umces.edu

Name: Haoyu Chen
Advisor: Dr. Feng Chen
Foundation: Environmental Molecular Science & Technology
Institution: University of Maryland Eastern Shore [UMES]
Lab: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology [IMET] Contact Information: hchen@umces.edu

Name: Yuren Chen
Advisor: Dr. Ming Li
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: ychen@umces.edu

Name: Anji Cooper
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Palinkas
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: acooper@umces.edu

Name: Chun Dai
Advisor: Dr. Xin Zhang
Foundation: Environment & Society
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Appalachian Laboratory [AL]
Contact Information: chun.dai@umces.edu

Name: Allison Dreiss
Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Testa
Foundation: Earth & Ocean System
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: allydan25@hotmail.com

Name: Maya Drzewicki
Advisor: Dr. Michael Wilberg
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Bay Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: mdrzewicki@umces.edu

Name: Kayla Fairfield
Advisor: Dr. Eric Schott
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology [IMET]
Contact Information: kfairfield@umces.edu

Name: Catherine Fitzgerald
Advisor: Dr. James Pierson
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: cfitzgerald@umces.edu

Name: Chelsea Fowler
Advisor: Dr. Louis Plough
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: cfowler@umces.edu

Name: Erin Geibel
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Fitzpatrick
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Appalachian Laboratory [AL]
Contact Information: erin.geibel@umces.edu

Name: Sabrina Groves
Advisor: Dr. Hongsheng Bi
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: slgroves@umd.edu

Name: Yijun Guo
Advisor: Dr. Ming Li
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: yguo@umces.edu

Name: Shanelle Haughton
Advisor: Dr. Joseph Pitula
Foundation: Environmental Molecular Science & Technology
Institution: University of Maryland Eastern Shore [UMES]
Contact Information: sohaughton@umes.edu

Name: Jennifer Herrera
Advisor: Dr. Eric Schott
Foundation: Environmental Molecular Science & Technology
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology [IMET]
Contact Information: jherrera@umces.edu

Name: Paulina Huanca-Valenzuela
Advisor: Dr. Clara Fuchsman & Dr. Jacob Cram
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: phuanca@umces.edu

Name: Nicole Ibrahim
Advisor: Dr. David Nelson
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Appalachian Laboratory [AL]
Contact Information: ibrahim3@umd.edu

Name: Lauren Jonas
Advisor: Dr. Russell Hill
Foundation: Environmental Molecular Science & Technology
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology [IMET]
Contact Information: ljonas@umces.edu

Name: Michael Kalinowski
Advisor: Dr. Sairah Malkin
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: michkal@umd.edu

Name: Mahdi Khademishamami
Advisor: Dr. William Nardin
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: mkhademi@umces.edu

Name: Erika Koontz
Advisor: Dr. Cindy Palinkas
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: ekoontz@umces.edu

Name: Veronica Lucchese
Advisor: Dr. William Dennison
Foundation: Environment & Society
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Integration & Application Network Technology (IAN)
Contact Information: vlucchese@umces.edu

Name: Cailian Liu
Advisor: Dr. Hongsheng Bi
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Bay Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: liucl@umd.edu

Name: Wenjing Liu
Advisor: Dr. Jian Zhao
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: liuw@umces.edu

Name: Benjamin Malmgren
Advisor: Dr. Lori Staver & Dr. Cindy Palinkas
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: bmalmgren@umces.edu

Name: Brian Marx
Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Grebmeier
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Bay Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: bmarx@umces.edu

Name: Loni Matthew
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth North
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: lmatthew@umces.edu

Name: Emilia McGeady
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Gray
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: emcgeady@umd.edu

Name: Jessica McGlinsey
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Rowe
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Bay Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: jessmcg@umd.edu

Name: Samara Nehemiah
Advisor: Dr. Mike Wilberg
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: snehemiah@umces.edu

Name: Grace O'Hara
Advisor: Dr. David Nelson
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Appalachian Laboratory [AL]
Contact Information: grace.ohara@umces.edu

Name: Olivia Pares
Advisor: Dr. Eric Schott
Foundation: Environmental Molecular Science & Technology
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology [IMET]
Contact Information: opares@umces.edu

Name: David Garcia Prieto
Advisor: Dr. Clara Fuchsman
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: dgarcia@umces.edu

Name: Kyarii Ramarui
Advisor: Dr. Yantao Li
Foundation: Environmental Molecular Science & Technology
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology [IMET]
Contact Information: kramarui@umces.edu

Name: Joanne Salzer
Advisor: Dr. Allen Place
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology [IMET]
Contact Information: jsalzer@umd.edu

Name: Isabel Sanchez
Advisor: Dr. Lora Harris & Dr. Jeremy Testa
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: isanchez@umces.edu

Name: Nina Santos
Advisor: Dr. Ryan Woodland
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: nsantos@umces.edu

Name: Amanda Schwark
Advisor: Dr. Lorie Staver & Dr. Sairah Malkin (co-advisor)
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: aschwark@umces.edu

Name: Madison Sholes
Advisor: Dr. Michael Wilberg
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Bay Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: mlsholes@umd.edu

Name: Nicholas Silverson
Advisor: Dr. Jacqueline Grebmeier & Dr. Lee Cooper
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Bay Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: nsilverson@umces.edu

Name: Julia Smeltzer
Advisor: Dr. Lora Harris
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Bay Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: jsmeltzer@umces.edu

Name: Matthew Stefanak
Advisor: Dr. Ryan Woodland
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: matt.stefanak@gmail.com

Name: Limin Sun
Advisor: Dr. William Nardin
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: lmsun@umces.edu

Name: Nicole Trenholm
Advisor: Dr. Andrea Pain
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: ntrenholm@umces.edu

Name: Brian Tsuru
Advisor: Dr. Emily Cohen
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Appalachian Laboratory [AL]
Contact Information: brian.tsuru@umces.edu

Name: Junxiao Wang
Advisor: Dr. Jian Zhao & Dr. Hongsheng Bi
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
 Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: junxiaowang@umces.edu

Name: Jennifer Weiske
Advisor: Dr. Jacob Cram
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: jweiske@umces.edu

Name: Garrett Wilcox
Advisor: Dr. Louis Plough
Foundation: Ecological Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Horn Point Laboratory [HPL]
Contact Information: gwilcox@umces.edu

Name: Alan Williams
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Gray
Foundation: Earth & Ocean Systems
Institution: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science [UMCES]
Lab: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory [CBL]
Contact Information: awilliams@umces.edu

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