Sena Tay

NOAA-EPP LMRCSC  Undergraduate Graduate
B.S., Marine Science
Savannah State University

After earning a B.S. degree in Environmental Policy from Keene State College, located in Keene New Hampshire, Sena graduated in May 2020 from Savannah State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science. While pursing her degree at Savannah State University, Sena is worked in Dr. Tara Cox’s lab where she is assessed the prevalence of persistent organic pollutants in the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Savannah River estuary.

Upon graduating with her bachelor’s in Marine Science, Ms. Tay began pursuing her master’s degree at Savannah State University in Fall 2020. Upon graduating with her master’s degree, Sena plans to earn her doctoral degree and pursue her research interests in environmental toxicology.

NERTO Project Title: TBD

NERTO Mentor: TBD

Academic Advisor: Tara Cox 

Publications/Presentations

  1. Tay, S. & Kaltenberg, A. (2019). Seasonality of the Gulf Stream current velocity off Cape Hatteras, NC. Presentation at the Emerging Researchers National Conference in Washington D.C. Feb. 2019.
  2. Tay, S., and A. Kaltenberg. (2019). Seasonality of the Gulf Stream current velocity off Cape Hatteras, NC. Poster presentation
  3. Presented poster at Savannah State University Research day, April 2, 2019
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