NOAA-EPP LMRCSC Undergraduate Fellow
B.S., Marine & Environmental Science (Graduated)
Hampton University
Reese Register graduated from Hampton University on May 12, 2024 with a Bachelor’s degree in Marine and Environmental Science. Her research focused on anthropogenic effects on aquatic ecosystems. Her goal was to practice ecosystem modeling to use technology to predict the conditions of a body of water affected by coal burning. The information and data she gathered will be shared with Hampton University and the community to help them improve their relationship with the Hampton River and produce better stewards of the environment. With a model displaying past, present, and future conditions of the Hampton River, scientists and researchers can better combat ecosystem challenges in the future.
Reese is passionate about combating complex environmental science and justice issues specifically impacting Black and Brown communities. In the Fall of 2024, she goes to Senegal, as a Peace Corps volunteer. For the next two years, she will serve as an Environmental and Forestry agent working with the Senegalese government, farmers, and fishers to improve their local economy. She will also create and lead an outdoor recreational group and act as a community leader, responsible for educating locals about climate change, its effects, and how they can help mediate them.
Academic Advisor: Dr. Tunde Adebola
Research Theme: Healthy Habitats
NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in this rubric.
Publications/Presentations
- Register, R., and T. Adebola. Monitoring Species Diversity of Fish Species Along a Salinity Gradient in the Chesapeake Bay. Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. 2023. Mallorca, Spain (Poster).
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)
