Abdalhafiz Ahemedaltayb

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
NOAA LMRCSC, Department of Natural Sciences

Phone: (571) 286-2822
Email: aaahemedaltayb@umes.edu 

Education:

University of Khartoum, Sudan
B.S., Chemistry and Botany (May 1997)

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Ph.D., Toxicology (May 2022)

Postdoctoral Objectives:

• Complete preparation of manuscripts 1 and 2 for publication.
• Conduct fieldwork to collect fish and invertebrate samples, blue crab, and water samples for use in different research at LMRCSC in UMES laboratories.
• Perform laboratory analyses to process and study collected samples.
• Collaborate on research with Dr. Deshpande at NOAA, Sandy Hook, NJ, Lab to detect the effects of the environmental factors on blue crab lipid composition in Maryland Coastal Bays.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students in research activities.
• Attend and participate in professional meetings and workshops for NOAA, LMRCSC.

Publications in Process:

• Levels of heavy metals in sediments from the anthropogenically impacted Maryland Coastal Bays and the associated dead-end canals.
• Heavy metal concentrations and bioaccumulation in blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) hepatopancreas and muscle tissues in the Maryland Coastal Bays in relation to temperature.