{"id":4511,"date":"2023-10-09T14:18:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?page_id=4511"},"modified":"2025-12-11T13:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T17:33:13","slug":"ian-santos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/fy21\/cohort-3-fy21\/ian-santos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Santos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NOAA-EPP LMRCSC\u00a0Master&#8217;s Graduate<\/strong><br><em>M.S., Biology &#8211; Environmental Track<\/em><br><strong>Hampton<\/strong> <strong>University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ian Santos graduated from Hampton University with an M.S. in Marine Biology in 2025. His research involved analyzing tissue samples of Weddell seals (<em>Leptonychotes weddellii<\/em>) to obtain genetic data to place this population in a broader context relative to other breeding colonies around the continent. At the limit of their distribution, Weddell seals in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula can provide unique insights into environmental change, as it is one of the areas of the globe with the most dramatic warming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Theme<\/strong>: Stock Assessment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/02\/NOAA-Core-competency-rubric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">this rubric<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>NERTO Project Title:&nbsp;<\/strong>Investigating Pinniped Ecology in the North Antarctic Peninsula<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>NOAA Mentor:&nbsp;<\/strong>Drs. Douglas Krause and Jaelyn Leslie, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Academic Advisor:&nbsp;<\/strong>Dr. Carolina Lewallen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-color-bg-alt-color has-css-opacity has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\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>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>NOAA-EPP LMRCSC\u00a0Master&#8217;s GraduateM.S., Biology &#8211; Environmental TrackHampton University Ian Santos graduated from Hampton University with an M.S. in Marine Biology in 2025. His research involved analyzing tissue samples of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) to obtain genetic data to place this population in a broader context relative to other breeding colonies around the continent. 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