While Tenore said he obviously would like his summer students to pursue careers in science, he thinks their experience will prove beneficial no matter what profession they choose. Root, who just finished his junior year at Dartmouth College , said he might want to become a marine biologist or maybe he'll do something else. Whatever he decides, for now he's enjoying his study of sea grass. Specifically, Root is examining why the Bay's sea grass population has declined over the last two decades. On Friday, he spent all day out on a boat, collecting Patuxent River sediment samples as part of his research.
Marine biology is the most exciting, diverse area of biology.
The other Sea Grant students spending the summer in Solomons are Elliott Hazen, from Duke University , and Rhonda Rumsey, from the State University of New York College at Oneonta .