{"id":4985,"date":"2024-02-12T14:16:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T18:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?page_id=4985"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:39:26","slug":"cali-roberts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/fy21\/cohort-3-fy21\/cali-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Cali Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOAA-EPP LMRCSC&nbsp;Doctoral Fellow<\/strong><br><em>Ph.D.<\/em>, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences<br><strong>University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Cali Roberts graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology in 2022. She is currently in the MEES Doctoral program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She conducts research on microplastic abundance and trophic transfer in species of the Chesapeake Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/research-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Theme:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Healthy Habitats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NERTO Project Title:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Quantification, Characterization, and Distribution of Microplastics Across Trophic Levels in Species of the Maryland Coastal Bays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOAA Mentor:&nbsp;<\/strong>Dr. Ashok Deshpande<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Academic Advisor:&nbsp;<\/strong>Dr. Ali B. Ishaque<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Publications:<\/strong> TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/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 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>NOAA-EPP LMRCSC&nbsp;Doctoral FellowPh.D., Marine-Estuarine-Environmental SciencesUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Cali Roberts graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology in 2022. She is currently in the MEES Doctoral program at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. 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