Making Waves
The Guam Hub’s Graduate Research Assistant, Anthony “Ton” Ritter, participated in the 2023 Coastal GeoTools conference in Charleston, South Carolina. The conference focuses on tribal and indigenous needs to address coastal issues with geospatial technology and improve engagement strategies with these communities.
The Alliance’s Special Session to the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) 2023 conference has been accepted. This session is entitled “Stories from the Braided River: nonlinear, enriching workforce pathways and narratives in coastal science and management” and is being convened by Guam student Anthony Ritter, Puerto Rico and USVI workforce fellows Stephanie Lopez Rivera and Delsabriana Gonzales, with Lora Harris. The special session seeks to highlight stories and experiences from members of the coastal science community who have found their careers following nonlinear pathways. Please look ahead and think about whether you might submit an abstract to share your own “braided river” story at CERF!
Portia Miles (Youth Ocean Explorers, St. Thomas) was accepted into the NOAA Ocean Guardian Youth Ambassador Program.
The USVI Hub had three graduate students graduate in December 2022: Jendahye Antoine, who participated in Coral Week Discovery Week (a precursor to the Youth Ocean Explorers program), was a SEAS undergraduate student for several summers, and a SEAS graduate student; Areyls Chaparro who participated in the Bridge Program; and Danielle Olive, who works for the Department of Planning & Natural Resources and has been a mentor for our SEAS undergraduate students. LeeAnn Sheets, a SEAS undergraduate student, also graduated with her B.S. in Marine Biology, Magna cum Laude. Congratulations to all!
In case you missed them, check out the two new interviews with graduate student, Shamoy Bideau, and undergraduate student, Miranda Goad, on the SEAS Islands Alliance website!
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