NEWRNET - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Geospatial Analyst
- Geospatial Analyst for the Delaware Environmental Monitoring & Analysis Center
Amanda works as a geospatial analyst for the Delaware Environmental Monitoring & Analysis Center. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science with a concentration in Atmospheric Environment from the University of Delaware and is nearing completion of her Master of Science degree in Geography at the same institution. She is native to Delaware and her interests include GIS, remote sensing, severe weather, and working with climate data.
Job Titles:
- Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Dunkle is Communications and Outreach Coordinator for Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR. She serves as the program's conduit for communication among Rhode Island's institutions of higher education, their faculty, staff, and students, and the general public. She also assists with K-12 outreach and diversity efforts.
Dunkle holds a Master's degree in journalism and mass communication. Her professional experience comes from a long career in the newspaper industry and freelance writing for magazines and journals. She is the author of the book, The College on the Hill, and is wrapping up a book project with the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture an Biological Sciences.
Job Titles:
- Associate Director
- Associate Director of the Delaware EPS
Amy Slocum is the Associate Director of the Delaware EPSCoR program and brings over 14 years of experience in research administration. Her current role focuses on providing leadership for developing and enhancing the internal organization processes and infrastructure through grants strategy, development and administration, program evaluation, and financial administration to achieve specific goals. She has substantial experience in the initiation, planning, execution and completion of grant programs funded through local, federal and international sources.
I have a diverse academic background grounded in Chemistry. As an undergraduate at Hamilton College, I pursued a senior project on the anoxic, abiotic degradation of chlorinated solvents on the surface on biogenic magnetite minerals. This project along with some other summer research experiences motivated me to apply for graduate programs in EnvironmentalChemistry. In graduate school at the Colorado School of Mines, I continued to study contaminate degradation, but this work focused on sunlit surface waters where indirect photochemical degradation was our main mechanistic focus. These mechanisms include reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radical, and sometimes iron (as with the photo Fenton Reaction). Additionally, I studied and quantified biological rates of ROS production in freshwater bodies and during cruises in the Gulf of Alaska and around Bermuda. These reactions are important because ROS influence the bioavailability of redox active metals, some of which are trace and limiting nutrients (such as iron in the Pacific Ocean).
My post doctorate work at the University of Alaska Southeast broadened my research interests to include much larger scale systems. Here I tried to understand how landscapes and the very small mechanistic processes I have studied in the past influence the total export of nutrients from watersheds to a very productive coastal ecosystem like the Gulf of Alaska. The major question of interest to me for the coastal AK ecosystem is...how will nutrient export from these glaciated watersheds and the productivity in coastal waters change as our climate continues to warm and the glaciers continue to melt?
Job Titles:
- Senior Research Advisor for a United Nations
Dr. Gold's research addresses the effects of land use and natural features on water quality and river flow regimes, with particular focus on sources and sinks of nitrogen in mixed-use watersheds. He has published more than 90 refereed journal articles and attracted more than $22 million in external funding from federal and state agencies. He participates in outreach and extension activities targeted at local efforts to restore and protect watershed quality. Dr. Gold founded the URI Coastal Fellows program and seeks opportunities to bring undergraduates into research and extension labs. He mentors graduate students at the Ph.D. level and through the Master of Environmental Science and Management program. His teaching responsibilities include an undergraduate course in Watershed Hydrology and a graduate course in Ecohydrology.
Dr. Gold serves as a senior research advisor for a United Nations watershed research coordination project and is Director of the Northeast States and Caribbean Islands Regional Water Program, a Land Grant project that includes both extension and research. In 2001 Dr. Gold received the University-wide Scholarly Excellence Award.
Dr. Zia investigates the role of adaptive decision making in the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies at multiple governance levels. In particular, his research is focused on Policy Analysis of Complex Systems, Collaborative Governance Mechanisms and Meta-Decision Analysis.
Breck Bowden University of Vermont Sensor Project Click photo to close Breck Bowden breck.bowden@uvm.edu Areas of Interest: Interactions between hydrological and biogeochemical processes, especially as these processes are influenced by land use practices and land cover characteristics at catchment scales. Uptake and use of science knowledge by resource managers, policy makers, and community stakeholders.
Job Titles:
- Scientist in the Biogeochemistry Group at the California Water Science Center
I am a research soil scientist in the Biogeochemistry Group at the California Water Science Center. Despite my title, most of my work actually takes place in rivers and streams. My research tries to better understand the impact of land use and climate change on watershed hydrology, ecosystem processes and surface water quality. I use a variety of tools, but much of my recent effort focuses on the application of in situ optical sensors for carbon and nutrient studies in freshwater systems.
Buddini Karawdeniya University of Rhode Island Graduate Student Click photo to close Buddini Karawdeniya bkarawdeniya@chm.uri.edu
Research interests include global change, terrestrial ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry. Dr. Adair's research combines theory, experimentation and quantitative methods to understand and predict ecosystem responses to natural and anthropogenic environmental changes.
Catherine is a research assistant and M.S. candidate in the Water Science and Policy program at the University of Delaware. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Chemistry at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. Catherine's undergraduate thesis and research work was funded by a US EPA Greater Research Opportunity (GRO) Fellowship. This research investigated the surface water geochemistry of the Ouleout Creek, a tributary to the Upper Susquehanna River, and looked at the impact of storm events and a bottom release dam on sediment and nutrient transport. As a part of the NEWRnet Water Quality Research team, Catherine will use her chemistry background to study how biogeochemical hot moments associated with seasonal changes and extreme weather events impact water quality.
Chris Roman University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography Click photo to close Chris Roman cnr@gso.uri.edu My research interests focus on developing sensing systems and methods for acoustic and photographic seafloor mapping. This work involves underwater vehicle mechanical and control system design, navigation data processing, acoustic instrumentation and signal processing, image processing and mapping algorithm development. I also have a joint appointment in the URI Department of Ocean Engineering
Dr. Koliba's research interests include organizational learning and development, governance systems and networks, cross sector collaborations, action research methods, civic education, and educational policy.
In my program at UVM, I'm working with my adviser, Christopher Koliba, to research public policy solutions which could help Vermont's dairy farmers to thrive economically while also addressing some of the environmental challenges we're facing as a state. I'll be using a mixture of qualitative research and computer modeling to assess how one specific practice, pasture-based dairy farming, can help to address both the economic and the environmental side of the equation.
Job Titles:
- Project Director
- Professor
Dan Leathers serves as a Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Delaware, as Delaware State Climatologist and as a co-director of the Delaware Environmental Observing System.
His major research interests include understanding the role of snow cover in the global climate system, the influence of land-surface changes (natural and human induced) on regional climates, environmental monitoring and the integration of environmental data sources, and the climate of the northeast United States. He has previously served the University as the Chair of the Department of Geography and as Deputy Dean of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment.
Doug Rowland is an M.S. Candidate in the Water Science and Policy interdisciplinary program at the University of Delaware. He is a Virginia native and received his B.S. from the College of William and Mary in 2012 in Geology and Environmental Science and Policy. During his time there, he wrote an undergraduate thesis on the release of iron and arsenic from redoximorphic wetland sediments and brackish water intrusion into the surficial aquifer underlying historic Jamestown, VA. After college he worked for the USGS Virginia Water Science Center for two years as a contract hydrologic technician performing field work, data quality assurance and some GIS spatial analyses for several investigations pertaining to nutrient and sediment loads to the Chesapeake Bay. Doug's intended research focus is the ability of continuous water quality sensors to capture and characterize processes associated with particulate matter in watershed runoff.
Job Titles:
- Co - Principle Investigator
Dr. Andrew W. Schroth is a low temperature biogeochemist and an Assistant Research Professor of Geology at the University of Vermont. He holds a BA in Geology from Colgate University, and MS and PhD degrees in geochemistry from Northern Arizona University and Dartmouth College respectively. Dr. Schroth's research focuses on quantitatively describing the environmental factors controlling nutrient and pollutant lability in soils and aqueous environments, with an overarching focus on understanding and/or predicting a biogeochemical system's response to changes in landscape and climate. Prior to joining the University of Vermont, Dr. Schroth was a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Scholar and Research Scientist at the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center in Woods Hole, MA.
Dr. Uchida's research interest is in understanding how people respond to institutions and policies for rural development and natural resource management. She studies supply and demand for multiple ecosystem services from agriculture, forests, and coastal ecosystems and the potential tradeoffs among the ecosystem services. She conducts her research in Asia, Africa, and the U.S., and utilizes household surveys, spatial data, econometric and numerical methods. Dr. Uchida currently serves as Associate Editor of Environment and Development Economics.
James Shanley is a research hydrologist and biogeochemist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an organization within the U.S. Department of Interior that is probably best known for topographic mapping and stream gaging and water quality monitoring and research.
Job Titles:
- Research Technician for the Vermont EPSCoR Center for Workforce Development
Janel is the Research Technician for the Vermont EPSCoR Center for Workforce Development and Diversity. Janel has a BS in Biology from Saint Michael's College and was herself an EPSCoR Streams Project Undergraduate Intern. She is thrilled to be back in the EPSCoR family and is very much looking forward to mentoring interns of her own the Water Quality Lab during the summer session. When not working, her interests include (but are not limited to!) being a foodie, photography, interior design, and spending time outdoors.
Job Titles:
- Professor of Chemistry at the University of Rhode Island
Jason R. Dwyer is a professor of chemistry at the University of Rhode Island where he leads a research team working at the nexus of chemistry, physics and biology. His research is driven by a fascination with the wondrous complexity of molecular function and the knowledge that a molecular-level understanding of nature can lead to practical technological advances. His work is strongly focused on developing nanofabricated tools to more deeply explore the molecular world and to turn this capability into inexpensive, high performance medical diagnostic devices.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Associate Director of the Delaware Environmental Institute
Jeanette Miller is Associate Director of the Delaware Environmental Institute, with a focus on developing new interdisciplinary degree and experiential learning programs, grants strategy and development, outreach programs and evaluation.
Miller serves as the statewide director of outreach and communications for Delaware's NSF EPSCoR program.
She has substantial experience designing and managing education programs funded through local, federal and international sources. Her teaching and program management responsibilities for the University of Delaware have involved assignments in Eastern Europe, West Africa, and Asia.
I research, design and install a variety of optical sensor systems. These systems consist of sensors attached to real time programmable data loggers and telemetry systems.Their use facilitates the study of natural water biogeochemisty at high frequency. By using in situ sensors we often gain insight into the fast paced processes that often contribute to the natural cycles of important elements such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and metals such as mercury. However, given that these tools were initially designed to operate in oceanic environments, a key thust of my research is the evaluation of sensor performance in highly colored, sediment-laden freshwaters. Recently, I have added the use of remotely operated aerial imaging drones (AV Raven) to the Center's research inventory.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor in the Economics Dept at University
Julie Butler is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Dept at University of Delaware. Her research fields are Industrial Organization, Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. Recent research projects are related to food labeling, labor market tournaments, and data visualization graphics in non-point source pollution settings. Julie is also the Faculty Mentor for the UD Undergraduate Economics Club. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 2014.
Katherine Logan University of Vermont Experimental Economics Click photo to close Kathrine Logan Katherine.Logan@uvm.edu Katherine pursued PhD studies in philosophy at the University of Oregon, with an emphasis in social and political philosophy and women's and gender studies. She plans to complete her dissertation by the spring of 2016. She is currently on a two-year leave from her PhD program, having decided to relocate to Vermont with her family. Here at UVM, she is a graduate research and teaching assistant and MPA candidate, hoping to gain the skills that are necessary so that she can craft a career as a public servant, educator, researcher, and policy analyst.
Kelly Addy is a watershed hydrologist who focuses on watershed sources and sinks of nitrogen. She has researched nitrogen removal in riparian groundwater, salt marshes, headwater streams, and beaver ponds - all with the goal to guide restoration and protection efforts to protect coastal waters from cultural eutrophication. She also dabbles in writing fact sheets and web content translating water resources science to general audiences.
Messer, who assimilated a UD expertise in 2007, is an associate highbrow in a Department of Applied Economic and Statistics in a College of Agriculture and Natural Resources with corner appointments in a Department of Economics in a Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and a School of Marine Science and Policy in a College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment.
He is executive of UD's Laboratory for Experimental and Applied Economics and an associate of a Delaware Environmental Institute.
Laura is the Project Manager of the VT EPSCoR Center for Workforce Development and Diversity. She coordinates and manages the logistics of CWDD programs. Laura has a background in outdoor and environmental education and outreach. She has an M.S. from the Field Naturalist and Ecological Planning program at UVM and a B.S. in Natural Resource Management from the University of Delaware.
Job Titles:
- Project Coordinator for the VT EPSCoR State Office
Lillian is the Project Coordinator for the VT EPSCoR State Office. She helps implement the program's overall initiatives and ensures that multiple program deliverables are met. As a member of the leadership team, Lillian serves as a point of contact for external engagement including the congressional delegation, communications at large and reporting to the NSF.
Lillian received her BA from Skidmore College and MA in English Literature from the University of Vermont.
Job Titles:
- Director of the VT EPSCoR Center for Workforce Development
Lindsay is the Director of the VT EPSCoR Center for Workforce Development and Diversity where she is involved in a variety of projects working to cultivate and prepare a strong STEM workforce in Vermont. Her work includes developing and coordinating outreach programs and workshops for students and educators interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and integrating students and teachers into the Research on Adaptation to Climate Change research program. Lindsay has a strong background in science education, outreach and conservation work having served as the Technical Coordinator at the School for Field Studies, and Database Coordinator at the National Park Service. She also taught science and English to high school students as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mozambique. She holds a M.S. degree in Biology from LSU and a B.S. in Biology from Dickinson College.
Linyuan Shang University of Vermont Graduate Research Assistant - Experimental Economics Click photo to close Linyuan Shang lshang@uvm.edu Linyuan Shang is starting his PhD studies in Natural Resources at The Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources (RSENR) this January with Asim Zia and Carol Adair as his coadvisors. He comes to us from Purdue where he completed an M.S. in Earth and Atmospheric Science, working on simulating evapotranspiration of terrestrial ecosystems. His expertise in the environmental sciences and strong computational background are a great match for our efforts at VT EPSCoR.
Maik Kecinski is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center for Experimental and Applied Economics (CEAE). He is also a fellow at the Center for Behavioral & Experimental Agri-Environmental Research at the University of Delaware (CBEAR).
Kecinski's research interests include: Land conservation, behavioral responses to environmental risks related to sea level rise and global warming, consumer preferences for recycled water and the stigma of disgust, preferences to pay price premiums for "green" goods and preferences for environmental beauty.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kaiserslautern in Germany in 2012.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor of Forest Water Resources
Matthew Cohen is an Assistant Professor of Forest Water Resources and Watershed Systems. He joined the School of Forest Resources and Conservation (SFRC) in March of 2006. His primary area of research is watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry, with an emphasis on wetland processes. He holds affiliate faculty status in the IFAS Soil and Water Science Department, School of Natural Resources and Environment, and Center for Environmental Policy at the University of Florida
Matthew Vaughan is a PhD student at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. He is currently working to deploy an array of sensors throughout northern Vermont that will record high-resolution river water quality data. The monitoring locations target areas with varied land uses, so that the NEWRnet team can learn more about water quality response and nutrient fluxes for rivers in forested, agriculture, urban, and mixed landscapes. Matthew has a BA degree in Physics from Middlebury College, and recently completed an MS degree at the University of California at Davis, where his research focused on wood dynamics in mountain stream networks.
Job Titles:
- Specialist for the Vermont EPSCoR
Cyber Specialist for the Vermont EPSCoR program. In this role, he provides support to students and researchers across the state of Vermont using high performance computing (HPC) resources and promotes the proliferation of Internet2 access for Vermont's schools, museums, libraries, and other institutions of research and learning. Before moving to Vermont, he was the Director of the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program where he served as an international expert on the U.S. federal research and development investment, disseminating data and analyses through presentations, publications, and web content to a variety of audiences including national and international policy makers, scientific associations, journalists, and the research community. Prior to joining AAAS, he was an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation in the Directorate for Biological Sciences. In the Division of Biological Infrastructure, he focused on fostering collaboration between the biological sciences and the computing and engineering research communities and the use of computing technologies for outreach and community building. He received his bachelors, masters, and doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Marquette University, focusing on machine learning, digital signal processing, and bioacoustics.
Ryan is a M.S. candidate in the Natural Resources program with a concentration in Aquatic Ecology and Watershed Science at the University of Vermont. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 2013 with a B.S. in Environmental Science and a focus in water resources. As an undergraduate, Ryan worked as a research assistant for two summers in arctic Alaska and reanalyzed a unique data set of whole-stream metabolism for the Kuparuk River. After college he worked for Stone Environmental Inc. as a water resources scientist on a large and instrumented edge-of-field monitoring project. Ryan will utilize the continuous data being collected by NEWRnet to calculate whole stream metabolism for multiple streams and investigate its relationships with other water quality metrics.
Sally oversees the financial and data integrity related to the award, assists the PI with strategic objectives, program planning and outreach efforts, and helps write and coordinate the submission of proposals, plans and reports. Sally spent 15 years serving as the Project Manager for the NSF Guiding Education in Math and Science Network (GEMS-Net). She also held the position of Project Manager for NSF Change Associated with Readiness, Education and Efficacy in Reform Science (CAREERS). Sally has an M.A. (History)and a Master's of Library and Information Studies (Archives) from the University of Rhode Island; a B.A. (History), from URI; and A.S.(Business Administration/Management) from the Community College of Rhode Island.
Scott Andres has been a hydrogeologist with the Delaware Geological Survey since 1984 during which time he has worked, published, and presented on a variety of ground and surface water projects and issues. Scott began a career in hydrogeology in 1980 with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, where he was responsible for investigating ground-water pollution incidents.
Scott Merrill University of Vermont Experimental Economics group Click photo to close Scott Merrill scott.c.merrill@uvm.edu I examine dynamics of change within pest-crop agroecosystems and study the effects of climate change on agroecosystems. To address these issues, I use a variety of techniques in population modeling, spatiotemporal forecast modeling and landscape ecology. An important goal of my work is the creation of applicable and predictive models to inform Integrated Pest Management systems.
Job Titles:
- Software Developer
- Systems Engineer With an M.E
Scott is a computer systems engineer with an M.E. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In his previous employment at IBM he gained experience in software application architecture and implementation for microelectronic design tools. He also has experience in hardware application compatibility assessment.
Scott has lived in the Champlain Valley of Vermont for 25 years. Enjoying the mountain trails, rivers, and lakes.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Professor
- Assistant Professor of Statistics at the University of Delaware
Dr. Ding is an assistant professor of Statistics at the University of Delaware. Her research interests span the areas of dimension reduction, high dimensional data analysis, multivariate analysis, imaging and longitudinal data analysis, econometrics, health and environmental applications. She devotes herself to the development of new statistical methodologies to tackle modern scientific data with complex structures and high-dimensionality. These new methods have broad applications in the fields of health and environmental sciences. Prior to joining the University of Delaware, Dr. Ding received her PhD degree in Statistics from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
Shawn Polson University of Delaware Ecohydrology Click photo to close Shawn Polson polson@dbi.udel.edu My research interests lie at the intersection of genomics and microbial ecology, examining the ways in which microorganisms and viruses affect and are affected by their environments. While I admit a preference for marine research, I also research a broad range of other environments from soils and agriculture to the extreme environments of hot springs and deep sea hydrothermal vents. The data intensive nature of my research has led me to specialize in bioinformatic aspects, identifying creative solutions to visualize and analyze microbial community data.
Shreeram Inamdar University of Delaware Director Water Sci & Policy Pgm, Watershed Hydrology Click photo to close Shreeram Inamdar inamdar@udel.edu Research: Controls of hydrologic flow paths on the exports of solutes; influence of wetlands and riparian ecosystems on water quality; watershed responses across spatial and temporal scales.
Job Titles:
- Division of Research Infrastructure ( DRI ) for the NCRR / Former Director
A former Director of the Division of Research Infrastructure (DRI) for the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) at NIH, Dr. McNairy has been the driving force behind the success of a number of innovative federal grant programs that help strengthen biomedical research infrastructure at both emerging and research-intensive biomedical institutions throughout the U.S. and its territories.
Simona Trandafir University of Rhode Island Visiting Assistant Professor, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Click photo to close Simona Trandafir simona@uri.edu My research focuses on the application of game theory to maritime transportation services. My interest lies in understanding the strategic behavior of port authorities in pricing their products and investing in their operations to gain competitive advantage. Land transportation is another area of research interest. I study highway transport externalities, such as air pollution, traffic incidents and congestion, their interdependence and effect on people and the environment and the effectiveness of policies meant to address these issues. Other research explores oil and gas leasing policies and their impacts on governmental revenue.
Soni Pradhanang University of Rhode Island Asst. Professor, Department of Geosciences Click photo to close Soni Pradhanang spradhanang@mail.uri.edu My research focuses on development of decision support systems for management of water resources at the watershed scale. The generation, transformation and transport of sediments and nutrients within the watershed in the context of land use and climate change are the major focus of my current research. I use combined approach of monitoring and modeling to understand water and nutrients movement in complex terrain, soils, land use, and with various watershed protection practices. I strongly believe that an interdisciplinary approach linking hydrology and biogeochemistry with environmental policy and social sciences is critical for all to develop a solid understanding of human-environment interactions in complex systems. My research evaluates management practices to develop guidelines to ensure the protection of the ecosystem that provides our water. Future research in this area will build and expand on identifying and quantifying processes controlling biogeochemical processes in the landscape, especially those most relevant to anticipated environmental changes associated with climate change. My international works involve climate change vulnerability assessment in Nepal and other underdeveloped countries. I focus primarily on water management issues.
Job Titles:
- Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics, University of Connecticut
Stephen Swallow Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics, University of Connecticut Professor Click photo to close Stephen Swallow stephen.swallow@uconn.edu Research: Economics of environmental resource management, including land conservation and development, interdependent renewable and nonrenewable resources, land use, valuation of environmental resources, public preferences for environmental management, watershed management planning, multiple use forestry, ecosystem management, and the integration of conservation biology and economics of land resources.
Steven Exler is the Technologist for the Vermont EPSCoR group.
His work includes application design and development as well as staff support. He holds a M.S. degree in Computer Systems Management from the University of Maryland and a B.S in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland.
Todd Guilfoos University of Rhode Island Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Click photo to close Todd Guilfoos guilfoos@mail.uri.edu Research Areas: Water economics, common pool resource management, dynamic decision making under uncertainty, and complex systems. Water economics includes watershed management, water quality, valuation, and water quantity -allocative- issues. Tools employed include Geographic Information Systems (GIS), agent-based modeling, and regression analysis. Early work on groundwater economics introduces basic hydrology into economic models of groundwater extraction to understand the economic effects of lateral water flows. I am also interested in Case-based Decision Theory and the application of this theory to empirical data in natural resources, as an alternative to rational expectations.
Walker Jones University of Delaware Master's degree student in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) Click photo to close Walker Jones Research field: Agricultural business and economics
William Ullman University of Delaware Professor of Marine and Geological Sciences Click photo to close William Ullman ullman@udel.edu Research Interests: Oceanography of Shallow Estuaries and Lagoons; Biogeochemistry of the Coastal Zone; Land Use and Nutrient Export from Watersheds; Groundwater Discharge to the Coastal Zone; Groundwater-Surface Water Exchange; Estuarine Nutrient Inputs and Cycling; Early Diagenesis of Sediments; Chemistry of Sandy Beachfaces; Rock/Water Interactions; Role of Bacteria and Metabolic Products on Rock/Water Interactions; Ethical and Professional Education of Scientists and Engineers
Job Titles:
- Education Program Manager for the Statewide Delaware EPSCoR
Yolanda Williams-Bey serves as the Education Program Manager for the statewide Delaware EPSCoR program. She received her PhD in Immunology at Drexel University and completed her postdoctoral studies at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Williams-Bey interest lies in developing and implementing programs that aim to improve the research and career development experience for student researchers. She has served as an adjunct assistant professor and a mentor for students at various stages in their career at several academic institutions. Her current role focuses on ensuring that Delaware EPSCoR students have rewarding research experiences.