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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAMS. Where Graduate Faculty and Students Promote Research through Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Chemistry; Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences or Toxicology. CHEMISTRY MASTERS Graduate Program. Granting M.S. in Chemistry.
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCESGRADUATE PROGRAMS Where Graduate Faculty and Students Promote Research through Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Chemistry; Marine, Estuarine and Environmental Sciences or Toxicology.
CHEMISTRY MASTERSGraduate Program • Granting M.S. in Chemistry. • USM approval in 2012. • 1st student this year. • Ms. Blessing Aroh • UMES B.S. Chemistry • 2009-2013
Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences (MEES) Graduate Program • Granting Master’s and Doctoral degrees in one of five Area’s of Specialization. • USM system supported program • Students present at the: • American Fisheries Society (AFS) Meeting • Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Meetings • Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS)Meeting
Dr. Bradley Stevens (left) and his student Bhae-Jin Peemoelleris, M.S.-MEES Fisheries AOS 2013, study invertebrates.
Emily Tewes, M.S.-MEES Fisheries AOS, studies invertebrates with Dr. Bradley Stevens.
Kristen Lycett, M.S. Student, MEES Ecology AOS, performing a plankton trawl for dinoflagellates, advisor: Dr. Joe Pitula.
Dr. Ali Ishaque, Environmental Science (right) sediment sampling with his graduate student. Ms. Rehab Abass, Ph.D. candidate, in the Environmental Chemistry MEES AOS.
Mr. Mason King (front), M.S. candidate, in the Environmental Chemistry MEES AOS is the teaching assistant for the DNS Ecology course, pictured working with Dr. May.(center)
Baruch Volkis, Ph.D.-MEES AOS, studies zooplankton with Dr. Paulinus Chigbu.
In the modeling lab, Dr. Meng Xia’s MEES students are hard at work. QianruNiu 2013 M.S.-MEES Physical Oceanography Long Jiang, 2013 M.S.-MEES Biological Oceanography Miaohua Mao, 2013 M.S.-MEES Physical Oceanography
Quantitative Fisheries and Resource Economics, Certified M.S.Graduate Program Leon ??, (far left) 2012 M.S. -Quantitative Fisheries and Resource Management
Nothing Better than a Boating Trip. Pictured are the LMRCSC Graduate and ENVS undergraduate Students. Evan Lindsay, (far left) 2013 M.S.-Quantitative Fisheries and Resource Management
TOXICOLOGY Graduate Program • Granting Master’s and Doctoral degrees. • UMES graduate program. • Students travel and present at the: • SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING • SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY (SETAC) • THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TOXICOLOGy
Ms. Erika Weaver, 3rd year Ph.D. candidate, Toxicology, studying metal effects on breast cell carcinoma in African American women.
Mr. Kevin Green, 3rd year Ph.D. candidate, Toxicology, plating breast cells to study the effect of antioxidants on breast cancer.
Mr. Marvin Webb, 2nd year M.S. candidate, Toxicology, working on the effects of aluminum on neuroblastoma cells and its association as a cause of dementia.
GRADUATE PRESENTATIONS • Many of our students and faculty travel to local, state, national and international meetings and win various awards. • We have highlighted some of these efforts in the following slides.
Office of Graduate Studies holds the Annual Regional Research Symposium Lonnie Gonzales, Ph.D., MEES 2012, during Oral Presentation. Lonnie also placed 1st in the student oral competition at the American Fisheries National Convention 2010. William Gardener, Ph.D., MEES 2012, during Oral Presentation
DNS faculty photos of the Annual Regional Research Symposium where the DNS Faculty are rewarded too! DNS Judges: Dr. Bradley Stevens, Distinguished Researcher, LMRCSC, (foreground) Dr. Jeurel Singleton, Biology, (left) Dr. Maryam Taabodi, Biology (Right) Dr. Joseph Okoh, Chemistry, (left) Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, Dean Graduate Studies. Dr. Joseph Pitula, Biology, (left) Researcher Award presented by Dr. Anthony Nyame, Chemistry, a member of the ARRS Awards Committee.