{"id":3192,"date":"2022-04-20T17:14:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T21:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?p=3192"},"modified":"2022-06-23T18:12:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T22:12:56","slug":"noaa-epp-scholars-selected-for-nsf-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/noaa-epp-scholars-selected-for-nsf-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA EPP Scholars selected for NSF fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hillary Thalmann<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The National Science Foundation has selected two NOAA Educational Partnership Program LMRCSC scholars to join their elite Graduate Research Fellowship Program. \u00a0Janelle Layton and Hillary Thalmann, both students at Oregon State University, will have the support and financial backing of the foundation as they work on their respective research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Created by the United States Congress in 1950, the National Science Foundation is a federal agency dedicated to promoting the advancement of science.\u00a0 The foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides support to graduate students who have proven to be outstanding in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. The educational opportunity aids graduate students in becoming experts in their studies, allowing them to make significant contributions to research and science. For over 50 years, the program has held the reputation of cultivating prestigious leaders, including former fellows who have become renowned authors, held high ranking federal positions and received Nobel prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An astute scientist and individual who is intrigued by the conservation of marine fish, it is no wonder Janelle Layton was selected to become a part of the National Science Foundation\u2019s fellowship program. The LMRCSC graduate scholar, who is pursuing her master\u2019s degree in fisheries science, will begin her tenure with the foundation in the fall of 2022. During her time with the program, Layton will use her provided funding to continue her research on how the increasing temperature is affecting the critically endangered Nassau Grouper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStudies to date show an increase in mortality of larval Nassau Grouper with increasing temperatures,\u201d stated Layton. \u201cWe have also seen an increase in variability in survival with increasing temperatures, so it is my goal to study this more in depth to help with the development of conservation and management efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nassau Grouper is endemic to the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a large commercially valuable fish throughout the Caribbean and generates over $1 million dollars annually from sales. Layton\u2019s research focuses on pinpointing the impacts of increasing temperatures on the early life history stages of this critically endangered species. Layton is optimistic that her research will aid in restoring the Nassau Grouper back to thriving population numbers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Janelle Layton<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Layton earning the foundation\u2019s opportunity, Hillary Thalmann is also a recipient of the distinguished award. In her third year of the fellowship, Thalmann\u2019s research, focuses on Pacific Cod in the country\u2019s northwest region. The young scientist’s research shows that the once thriving fish has declined in population numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom 2014 to 2019 there were two major heatwaves that occurred in the Pacific Ocean,\u201d stated Thalmann. The warmer water temperatures affected the Pacific Cod population, and many eggs did not hatch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There have been over 150 heatwaves globally in the past 30 years, and these heatwaves adversely affect species like the Pacific Cod. Being Alaska\u2019s second largest commercially important fish, the species\u2019 declining numbers has greatly affected the state\u2019s fishing industry, with smaller communities with less available fish options being hit the hardest. However, in the last few years, temperatures in the region began to go down, thus allowing the Pacific Cod to begin to thrive once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Layton and Thalmann\u2019s efforts to create solutions to fishery issues that affect so many is the reason why the National Science Foundation chose them for their graduate fellowship program. The success of their research does not just benefit the science community, but it benefits many communities as a whole and adds to the quality of life of so many individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Science Foundation has selected two NOAA Educational Partnership Program LMRCSC scholars to join their elite Graduate Research Fellowship Program. \u00a0Janelle Layton and Hillary Thalmann, both students at Oregon State University, will have the support and financial backing of the foundation as they work on their respective research projects. Created by the United States…Read more NOAA EPP Scholars selected for NSF fellowship<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-3192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3192\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3192"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=3192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}