Dr. Hans Paerl is an expert on algae and algal blooms and has spoken to the press a number of times this year about the causes and effects of these blooms, how they are influenced by rising temperatures as well as where and … Continued

PhD candidate, Martin Benavides spotlighted on Endeavors for using drones to study sharks. “In collaboration with David Johnston, director of the the Duke Marine Lab Unoccupied Systems Facility, Benavides wants to figure out how much and what kind of information can be collected … Continued

 UNC Marine Sciences faculty member Adrian Marchetti comments on the new National Microbiome Initiative recently enacted by The White House office of Science and Technology (OSTP). “We need to mine the wealth of knowledge and depth of experience already present … Continued

UNC Marine Sciences’ Assistant Professor Alecia Septer hosts a seminar presented by Eva Kanso, Ph.D. Seminar Title: Ciliary flows actively filter symbiotic bacteria Presenter Affiliation: University of Southern California, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Summary: Our understanding of ciliary activity … Continued

Carter Smith, a researcher at UNC Institute of Marine Sciences spoke to WNCT about how utilizing living shorelines prevent coastal erosion. On May 17th, 2016 WNCT’s Pierce Legeion spoke with Carter Smith about how recent research indicates that installation of living habitats along … Continued

UNC Marine Sciences’ hosts a seminar presented by Rising Professor Emeritus John Bane, Ph.D. Seminar Title: Alternative Energy from Ocean Currents Presenter Affiliation: UNC-CH Department of Marine Sciences Summary: The kinetic energy in ocean currents, or marine hydrokinetic (MHK)energy, is a renewable … Continued

Dr. Arnosti is doing the English translation for the group’s posts, you can keep up with Dr. Arnosti’s research on the BacGeoPac research cruise blog. The scientists aboard the research vessel Sonne will be in the middle of the Central … Continued

Spring Newsletter – Spotlight: Megan Schutt and Joel Fodrie Megan Schutt Seim Lab, M.S. Candidate What made you decide to study marine sciences? I studied engineering for my undergraduate degree. I joined this marine science department because of the NC … Continued

(Originally posted on the Carolina Chronicle) Samantha Joye, a leading researcher on the impact of oil and gas seepage in deep ocean environments, will give the keynote address at UNC-Chapel Hill’s 2016 Doctoral Hooding Ceremony. The event recognizes graduate students … Continued

2015 APS/DFD Milton van Dyke Award winning poster presented at the DFD Gallery of Fluid Motion: Variable Density Vortex Ring Dynamics in Sharply Stratified Ambient Fluids (P0050) Vortex rings are commonly found in nature when a flow is impulsively started … Continued