NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Undergraduate Fellow
B.S., Environmental Science
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Eli Harmon-Ward is an undergraduate at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The first research he was involved with came from the STEM STARS program, where he worked with Professor Stephen Tomasetti. His research focused on Redfish behavior in submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and the application of aquatic ROVs in research. He began studying for his Environmental Science Degree in the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in August 2023. Eli became an undergraduate fellow in the fall of 2024 under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Tomasetti. He is currently involved in research pertaining to tracking the movement of redfish in the Chesapeake Bay. His future career interests include studying the conservation and life cycles of cartilaginous fishes.
NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in this rubric.
NERTO Project Title: TBD
NOAA Mentor: TBD
Academic Advisors: Dr. Stephen Tomasetti
NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)
(410) 651-7870
Award numbers: FY 2021 Award #NA21SEC4810005
Funding Agency: NOAA Educational Partnership Program with Minority-Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI)
