{"id":2274,"date":"2021-09-18T17:58:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T21:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?page_id=2274"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:00:13","slug":"university-of-maryland-center-for-environmental-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/partner-institutions\/university-of-maryland-center-for-environmental-science\/","title":{"rendered":"UMCES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/09\/umces-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/09\/umces-1.png 600w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2021\/09\/umces-1-300x102.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Project Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/faculty\/dr-eric-schott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eric Schott, Ph.D.<\/a><br>Phone: (410) 234 8881 | Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jagus@umces.edu\">schott@umces.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) leads the way toward better management of Maryland\u2019s natural resources and the protection and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.&nbsp;From a network of laboratories located across the state, our scientists provide sound advice to help state and national leaders manage the environment and prepare future scientists to meet the global challenges of the 21st&nbsp;century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UMCES operates world-class research facilities at its four Maryland locations. These include specially designed laboratories with advanced instrumentation for chemical and biological experiments and analyses, including DNA sequencing and advanced molecular and isotopic measurements; seawater systems for maintenance of and experimentation with marine and aquatic organisms; extensive shellfish and finfish aquaculture facilities; greenhouses; computational and geographic information systems; the state-of-the-art research vessel&nbsp;<em>Rachel Carson<\/em>; and automated environmental observing systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While it has a global reach, UMCES also operates under a Maryland statutory mandate to \u201cconduct a comprehensive program to develop and apply predictive ecology for Maryland to the improvement and preservation of the physical environment, through a program of research, public service, and education. UMCES researchers provide independent analysis of Bay-related data, including&nbsp;annual blue crab and striped bass population surveys, assessments of stream aquatic health, and water quality sampling. Our&nbsp;oyster expertise has also played a vital role in improving the management of the Bay\u2019s iconic species, while our&nbsp;Horn Point Laboratory oyster hatchery&nbsp;annually&nbsp;provides billions of oyster spat&nbsp;destined for the Chesapeake Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mailing Address:<\/strong><br>IMET-UMCES<br>701 East Pratt St.<br>Baltimore, MD 21202<br>Phone: (410) 234-8881<br>Fax: (410) 234 8896<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100.png 100w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center<br>University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)<br>(410) 651-7870<br>Award numbers: FY 2021 Award #NA21SEC4810005<br>Funding Agency:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/office-education\/epp-msi\">NOAA Educational Partnership Program (EPP\/MSI)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Project Director:&nbsp;&nbsp;Eric Schott, Ph.D.Phone: (410) 234 8881 | Email:&nbsp;schott@umces.edu The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) leads the way toward better management of Maryland\u2019s natural resources and the protection and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.&nbsp;From a network of laboratories located across the state, our scientists provide sound advice to help state and national&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/partner-institutions\/university-of-maryland-center-for-environmental-science\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">UMCES<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1424,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-2274","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2274\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=2274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}