By Alli Dickey

 

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas Sea Grant College Program at Texas A&M University (TAMU) will award $19,978 in research grants to 10 graduate students at two Texas A&M University System institutions.

The students are funded through Texas Sea Grant’s Grants-In-Aid of Graduate Research Program, which provides small two-year grants to students enrolled at Texas A&M University (TAMU), Texas A&M University at Galveston or Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC). Funded projects must be marine- or coastal-related research and relevant to Texas, though not necessarily based in Texas. The grants are awarded after a competitive proposal review process and are designed to promote scientific excellence and achievement.

“The Grants-In-Aid of Graduate Research Program encourages research activities and supports students in their early careers, enabling the development of their research skills and learning to navigate the grant proposal process. Awarded grants provide opportunities for the student to also develop presentation skills and thesis development,” said Mia Zwolinski, Assistant Director, Research Administration at Texas Sea Grant.

The Texas Sea Grant Grants-In-Aid of Graduate Research Program FY2022-2024 recipients, their institutions and projects are listed below.

• Kayla Dye, pursuing a master’s in marine biology at TAMUCC,
  “Conservation Genomic Assessment of Imperiled Freshwater Fishes Endemic to the Pecos and Devils Rivers”
• Jennifer Gilmore, pursuing a master’s in coastal and marine system science at TAMUCC, “Ecosystem Recovery from the 2021 Cold Air Outbreak in Baffin Bay, Texas”
• Yerim Kim, pursuing a doctorate in chemical oceanography at TAMU,
   “Lead Isotopes in Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico”
• Samantha McClain, pursuing a doctorate in chemical oceanography at TAMU, “The Effects of Changing Wastewater Discharge on Coral Reef Water Chemistry and Health”
• Eliza Mills, pursuing a master’s in marine biology at TAMUCC,
   “Theodolite Tracking Movement and Behavior of Bottlenose Dolphins in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel”
• Jacob Oster, pursuing a doctorate in marine biology at TAMUCC, “Spatial and Temporal Variability of Trophic Connections and Niche Space in Hypoxia Exposed Fish of the Gulf of Mexico”
• Ronnakrit Rattanasriampaipong, pursuing a doctorate in oceanography at TAMU,
  “Beyond TEX86: Evaluating Archaeal Evolution Coupled with Oceans and Climate Changes using Tetraether Lipids”
• Jacquline Rich, pursuing a doctorate in marine biology at TAMUCC, “Impact of Salinity, Temperature, and pH on Dolphin Sperm Quality”
• Matthew Varas, pursuing a master’s in oceanography at TAMU, “Removal of Carbon Tetrachloride in Coastal Seawater: Chemical and Biological Rates”
• D. Nick Weber, pursuing a doctorate in marine biology at TAMUCC, “Effect of Tissue Type on Epigenetic Age Estimation in Wild-Caught Fishes”

 

Media Contact: Sara Carney, Texas Sea Grant Communications Manager, scarney@tamu.edu, 713-435-9585