The Virginia Institute of Marine Science welcomes 20 new graduate students to its Gloucester Point campus this week, bringing total enrollment in the College of William and Mary’s School of Marine Science at VIMS to 110 students.
VIMS Dean and Director John Wells
says the quality of this year’s class continues “a long-standing tradition of
excellence in scholarship and research among our matriculating students.”
Professor Linda Schaffner, VIMS’
Associate Dean of Academic Studies, says “The depth and breadth of our
students’ experiences is truly astonishing, not only in scientific research,
but in areas like athletics and community service. They’re an extremely
talented and well-rounded group that will contribute great things to VIMS, the
local community, and our knowledge of Chesapeake Bay and the global ocean.”
From
L: Continuing students Kelsey Fall, CJ Sweetman, and Julia Moriarty. Photo by
David Malmquist
Three of the students—Kelsey Fall, Julia Moriarty, and CJ Sweetman—are entering the doctoral program after having completed or bypassed their Master’s degree at VIMS. Fall will continue her study of the erosion and accumulation of muddy sediments in Chesapeake Bay, processes that impact the Bay’s water quality and marine life.
Moriarty will extend her work on a computer model designed to study flood deposits in New Zealand as part of the National Science Foundation’s Source-to-Sink program. Sweetman’s Master’s research, part of an international study of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has led to two publications in Deep-Sea Research II. He has also contributed to monitoring the environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and to the VIMS Shark Survey.
Moriarty will extend her work on a computer model designed to study flood deposits in New Zealand as part of the National Science Foundation’s Source-to-Sink program. Sweetman’s Master’s research, part of an international study of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, has led to two publications in Deep-Sea Research II. He has also contributed to monitoring the environmental effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and to the VIMS Shark Survey.
VIMS has an enviable record of
producing graduates who take on leading roles in academia, government, and
industry. VIMS grads head up the University of Maryland Center of Environmental
Science, the Virginia Seafood Council, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center,
one of the leading environmental consulting and engineering firms in the
northeastern U.S., and the Smithsonian’s new Ocean Hall, among many other
leadership positions.
Excerpted from: http://www.vims.edu/newsandevents/topstories/incoming_class.php
