8 named Gulf Research fellows

WASHINGTON - Eight scientists have been selected for the Gulf Research Program’s Environmental Protection and Stewardship track of the 2021 Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF), announced the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today. During the two-year program, starting this month, fellows will pursue research that advances understanding of the changing ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico and its U.S. coastal zones. The ECRF Fellows will investigate specific issues related to the Gulf’s changing ecosystems, with the goal of producing research that informs decisions that enhance environmental protection and stewardship. The recipients are Robert Miller, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Ebenezer Nyadjro, Associate Research Professor, Northern Gulf Institute and Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University; Mauricio Arias, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida; Sylvia Dee, Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Rice University; Jeseth Delgado Vela, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Howard University; Lauren Fuess, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Texas State University; Brandi Kiel Reese, Associate Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; and Yina Liu, Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University. (Source: National  Academies 09/29/21) Gulf Research Program Awards Eight Early-Career Research Fellows in Environmental Protection and Stewardship | National Academies