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the gulf research program of national academies of sciences engineering and medicine (nasem) recently announced the eight scientists to receive the early career research fellowship (ecrf) among them was texas a&m oceanographys own dr yina liu dr liu is a rising star and is incredibly deserving of this award texas a&ms oceanography department head dr shari yvon-lewis said she is both a thought leader in the field of organic biogeochemistry and a thoughtful mentor and advocate for her students and research staff as an assistant professor of oceanography and the analytical chemistry research and development team lead at texas a&ms geochemical and environmental research group lius focus is in organic biogeochemistry and is studying organic compound cycling and how it affects biological and ecological processes a proponent of multiple approaches she uses both targeted and untargeted analyses and data science in her research because the ecrf award is not attached to a specific project she will have the opportunity and freedom to pursue creative high-risk high-reward research ideas that might have previously been impossible i am very excited about this opportunity not only because this fellowship provides me with support to conduct new research but also because nasem has vast interests in promoting diversity equity inclusion and justice liu said i have always been passionate about including diversity equity inclusion and justice as integral parts of my research; but with this particular opportunity i get to work with my fellowship mentor dr pamela plotkin on implementing them the ecrf fellows will investigate specific issues related to the gulfs changing ecosystems with the goal of producing research that informs decisions that enhance environmental protection and stewardship according to a nasem press release i would like to thank my research group members sangeetha puthigai xiaolei xu and dr michael shields for their support and hard work that enabled the science projects liu said working with them has been the most rewarding and inspiring experience i would like to thank my mentor dr pamela plotkin she continued dr plotkin has been an amazing female scientist role model and has introduced me to many new topics regarding engaging the community and communicating science to the general public finally i would like to thank the department of oceanography and the college of geosciences for fostering a welcome and supportive environment for early-career faculty members like myself
texas sea grant launches oyster mariculture websitetexans interested in oyster farming can learn about techniques regulations permitting and more at oystertexasseagrantorgoct 14 2021the newly launched oystertexasseagrantorg offers many resources to anyone interested in oyster farmingthe new texas oyster mariculture or farming industry has a new online resource at its disposal oyster farmers and oyster enthusiasts alike can learn more about this emerging industry at a new website just launched by texas sea grant: oystertexasseagrantorg the website houses a breadth of oyster information including a step-by-step guide to the permitting process in texas which will help farmers successfully launch their businesses the site also contains up-to-date information about gear types and techniques biosecurity risk management and more additionally viewers can find accurate information on the nutritional and environmental benefits of oysters oyster recipes and the truth behind commonly believed oyster myths we are so excited to launch this new website said mario marquez texas sea grant aquaculture specialist it will give farmers the information they need to start growing and selling their oysters and it will give consumers the chance to learn more about oysters and oyster farming the website is a continuation of texas sea grants commitment to supporting this new industry in addition to producing the website texas sea grant has also facilitated multiple hands-on workshops on oyster mariculture and marquez has advised many new farmers developing the workforce for the future is one of texas sea grants priorities said dr pamela t plotkin texas sea grant director this new resource developed for texas expanding oyster mariculture industry will be instrumental to launching careers and businesses that will grow and market the best oysters in the country media contact: sara carney '13 communications manager texas sea grant scarney@tamucom 713-435-9585
the newly launched oystertexasseagrantorg offers many resources to anyone interested in oyster farming
the new texas oyster mariculture or farming industry has a new online resource at its disposal oyster farmers and oyster enthusiasts alike can learn more about this emerging industry at a new website just launched by texas sea grant: oystertexasseagrantorg the website houses a breadth of oyster information including a step-by-step guide to the permitting process in texas which will help farmers successfully launch their businesses the site also contains up-to-date information about gear types and techniques biosecurity risk management and more additionally viewers can find accurate information on the nutritional and environmental benefits of oysters oyster recipes and the truth behind commonly believed oyster myths we are so excited to launch this new website said mario marquez texas sea grant aquaculture specialist it will give farmers the information they need to start growing and selling their oysters and it will give consumers the chance to learn more about oysters and oyster farming the website is a continuation of texas sea grants commitment to supporting this new industry in addition to producing the website texas sea grant has also facilitated multiple hands-on workshops on oyster mariculture and marquez has advised many new farmers developing the workforce for the future is one of texas sea grants priorities said dr pamela t plotkin texas sea grant director this new resource developed for texas expanding oyster mariculture industry will be instrumental to launching careers and businesses that will grow and market the best oysters in the country media contact: sara carney '13 communications manager texas sea grant scarney@tamucom 713-435-9585
flooded streets in houston texas during hurricane harvey (getty images)
la niña developing in pacific could affect texasstate climatologist john nielsen-gammon says the weather event usually means warmer and drier conditions but might only last a few monthssep 30 2021cooler waters in the pacific ocean can mean warmer and drier weather for much of the country (photo: getty images)a developing la niña event in the pacific ocean could mean warmer and drier conditions for texas in the next few months said a texas a&m university expert dr john nielsen-gammon a regents professor in the department of atmospheric sciences at texas a&m who also serves as state climatologist said a la niña event appears likely a la niña happens when cooler than normal temperatures occur across the central and eastern pacific ocean the results often mean less rain and warmer temperatures for the southwest where many areas have been hard hit by lingering drought conditions right now water surface temperatures are cooling off but temperatures below the surface to about 750 feet deep are already a few degrees cooler than normal he said so a la niña appears to be gearing up typically a la niña brings enhanced chances of drier and warmer conditions for most of the southwest united states including texas last years la niña helped produce the driest november through march since 2014 for texas a la niña could spell bad news for the western us which has been hit hard by record-breaking temperatures and extreme drought conditions for the past year lake powell (arizona and utah) and lake mead (arizona and nevada) are experiencing some of their lowest water levels in history the good news is that it appears this la niña event may be relatively weak and short-lived probably over by springtime nielsen-gammon said he said the climate prediction centers outlook for the rest of the year is consistent with a weak la niña with slightly enhanced chances of below-normal precipitation from now through the end of winter the outlook favors above-normal temperatures but thats nothing special since global warming makes above-normal temperatures more likely anyway if texas is entering an extended dry period some parts of the state are better off than others he said the relatively wet spring and summer means that many ranchers were able to get more than one hay cutting from warm-season grasses so there should be ample hay supplies to tide things over also because of the wet spring and summer water supplies in most areas are doing fine if things dry out quickly the most vulnerable areas are the panhandle and the interior portion of south texas because that area has been very dry over the past month or more by keith randall texas a&m university division of marketing and communications
cooler waters in the pacific ocean can mean warmer and drier weather for much of the country (photo: getty images)
a developing la niña event in the pacific ocean could mean warmer and drier conditions for texas in the next few months said a texas a&m university expert dr john nielsen-gammon a regents professor in the department of atmospheric sciences at texas a&m who also serves as state climatologist said a la niña event appears likely a la niña happens when cooler than normal temperatures occur across the central and eastern pacific ocean the results often mean less rain and warmer temperatures for the southwest where many areas have been hard hit by lingering drought conditions right now water surface temperatures are cooling off but temperatures below the surface to about 750 feet deep are already a few degrees cooler than normal he said so a la niña appears to be gearing up typically a la niña brings enhanced chances of drier and warmer conditions for most of the southwest united states including texas last years la niña helped produce the driest november through march since 2014 for texas a la niña could spell bad news for the western us which has been hit hard by record-breaking temperatures and extreme drought conditions for the past year lake powell (arizona and utah) and lake mead (arizona and nevada) are experiencing some of their lowest water levels in history the good news is that it appears this la niña event may be relatively weak and short-lived probably over by springtime nielsen-gammon said he said the climate prediction centers outlook for the rest of the year is consistent with a weak la niña with slightly enhanced chances of below-normal precipitation from now through the end of winter the outlook favors above-normal temperatures but thats nothing special since global warming makes above-normal temperatures more likely anyway if texas is entering an extended dry period some parts of the state are better off than others he said the relatively wet spring and summer means that many ranchers were able to get more than one hay cutting from warm-season grasses so there should be ample hay supplies to tide things over also because of the wet spring and summer water supplies in most areas are doing fine if things dry out quickly the most vulnerable areas are the panhandle and the interior portion of south texas because that area has been very dry over the past month or more by keith randall texas a&m university division of marketing and communications
the next generation of geoscientists: geox camp completes 11th summerthe 2021 virtual geox camp invited more than 100 high school students to step into every field of study within the college of geosciences sep 30 2021geox 2021 participants and counselorsfor the past 11 summers budding geoscientists have had the incredible opportunity to grow their passions for earth sciences at texas a&m the geosciences exploration summer program or geox has continually provided a life-changing experience for high school students geox was hosted virtually over a period of two weeks this summer students experienced incredible presentations ranging from those of scientists currently working on nasas mars perseverance rover to that of texas a&m professors exploring the depths of oceans here on earth the geox program strives to immerse campers into each of the majors offered in texas a&ms college of geosciences and the two-week camp is an extremely collaborative project amongst the faculty campers were able to learn from and interact with geosciences dean dr debbie thomas texas a&m faculty members the geochemical and environmental research group the international ocean discovery program texas sea grant the soltis center in costa rica former students and countless others judy nuñez college of geosciences director of recruitment organizes and facilitates geox with more than 100 students participating in the camp nuñez helped keep them engaged and active she said that many of these high school students were taking online classes working full or part-time and were overall busy however campers continually logged on and participated throughout the two weeks deanna flores a geology major and counselor for geox for the past four years remembered her favorite part of the experience as meeting future geoscientists and hopefully being instrumental in peoples decision to pursue an education and career in the geosciences she said that it is the campers who really make the experience and their interactions with each other and the presenters that give (the camp) life many students gave thanks to the program after its conclusion july 2nd geox has been the highlight of my summer so far one camper said and i cannot thank you enough for that amazing opportunity! by drew davis 23 texas a&m geosciences
for the past 11 summers budding geoscientists have had the incredible opportunity to grow their passions for earth sciences at texas a&m the geosciences exploration summer program or geox has continually provided a life-changing experience for high school students geox was hosted virtually over a period of two weeks this summer students experienced incredible presentations ranging from those of scientists currently working on nasas mars perseverance rover to that of texas a&m professors exploring the depths of oceans here on earth the geox program strives to immerse campers into each of the majors offered in texas a&ms college of geosciences and the two-week camp is an extremely collaborative project amongst the faculty campers were able to learn from and interact with geosciences dean dr debbie thomas texas a&m faculty members the geochemical and environmental research group the international ocean discovery program texas sea grant the soltis center in costa rica former students and countless others judy nuñez college of geosciences director of recruitment organizes and facilitates geox with more than 100 students participating in the camp nuñez helped keep them engaged and active she said that many of these high school students were taking online classes working full or part-time and were overall busy however campers continually logged on and participated throughout the two weeks deanna flores a geology major and counselor for geox for the past four years remembered her favorite part of the experience as meeting future geoscientists and hopefully being instrumental in peoples decision to pursue an education and career in the geosciences she said that it is the campers who really make the experience and their interactions with each other and the presenters that give (the camp) life many students gave thanks to the program after its conclusion july 2nd geox has been the highlight of my summer so far one camper said and i cannot thank you enough for that amazing opportunity! by drew davis 23 texas a&m geosciences
meet senior yell leader and geosciences student woods johnson 22johnson is looking forward to representing texas a&m and completing his gist degree in the department of geographysep 29 2021 when five yell leaders are leading tens of thousands of aggie fans in kyle field this fall one of them will be woods johnson 22 a senior geospatial science and technology (gist) major in the department of geography in texas a&m's college of geosciences johnson was elected senior yell leader earlier this year yell leaders are the official spirit organization of texas a&m – five students who are elected by the student body who lead aggie fans in the schools traditional yells during athletic and other events originally from new york johnson has fully embraced the traditions that come with representing the texas a&m student body he couldnt ask for a better home than texas a&m and the college of geosciences he saidwoods johnson 22 (photos courtesy of texas a&m yell leaders)from left 2021-22 yell leaders zac cross woods johnson memo salinas noah ferguson and kipp knecht (photo by camille matzke 21)you get more than a degree here you get a family and it's truly no better place where you can spend your four years woods is excited to finish his senior year in gist while serving as a yell leader the combination of the pivotal aggie role and his education has allowed him to network with and meet many new people in the field he said the college is proud to have an aggie geoscientist representing on kyle field this year by drew davis
when five yell leaders are leading tens of thousands of aggie fans in kyle field this fall one of them will be woods johnson 22 a senior geospatial science and technology (gist) major in the department of geography in texas a&m's college of geosciences johnson was elected senior yell leader earlier this year yell leaders are the official spirit organization of texas a&m – five students who are elected by the student body who lead aggie fans in the schools traditional yells during athletic and other events originally from new york johnson has fully embraced the traditions that come with representing the texas a&m student body he couldnt ask for a better home than texas a&m and the college of geosciences he said
woods johnson 22 (photos courtesy of texas a&m yell leaders)from left 2021-22 yell leaders zac cross woods johnson memo salinas noah ferguson and kipp knecht (photo by camille matzke 21)
you get more than a degree here you get a family and it's truly no better place where you can spend your four years woods is excited to finish his senior year in gist while serving as a yell leader the combination of the pivotal aggie role and his education has allowed him to network with and meet many new people in the field he said the college is proud to have an aggie geoscientist representing on kyle field this year by drew davis
the texas a&m liquid robotics waveglider sv3 was deployed aug 13 2021 (video still courtesy of dr steve dimarco)
dr piers chapman dr kerri whilden dr steve dimarco and dr xinping hu on the waveglider deployment cruise (photo courtesy of dimarco)the waveglider glides out into the gulf of mexico aug 13 (video still courtesy of dimarco)
the flower garden banks is a stunningly beautiful coral reef and its just off the texas coast said dr anthony knap director of gerg not many people know about it but it is very well known in the diving community were interested in it scientifically because its vulnerable to the harmful effects of ocean acidification which can cause bleaching and death to corals and if the building blocks of a reef corals start to die then all the rest of that ecosystem the fish the turtles the whale sharks all the life that depends upon that coral reef could also be in danger there has been recent history of mortality events at this location dimarco said in 2016 there was a really bad die-off of the coral and it was attributed to low oxygen water that bathed that coral reef and caused bleaching of the coral heads this type of monitoring provides resource managers timely information so they can respond to future threats autonomous glider gives continual data reduces costs and risks the wavegliders 90-day solo voyage is an important test run for ocean science if it can successfully patrol above the marine sanctuary regularly measuring and transmitting water quality data then a whole new set of possibilities will open up for oceanographers: remote continual data collection that is not dependent on a stable sea-state as research vessel voyages are our job here is to create an autonomous vehicle that we could send out on patrol instead of relying on an expensive weather-dependent ship-based team to monitor this important reef dimarco said and since aug 13 our asv team has demonstrated the operational capability to put a data-collecting system like this out there and have it patrol around the waveglider deployment from the r/v pelican included a diverse team of scientists technicians and students on board from texas a&m were chief scientist dr dimarco chemist dr piers chapman asv operations leader dr whilden and students ellen laaker samantha longridge reshmi joseph sakib mahmud and xiao ge the texas a&m corpus christi team included dr hu postdoctoral researcher dr hang yin technician cory staryk and students molly brzezinski nicole kumbula and kenzie merrill the deployment was a one-of-a-kind experience for those students and graduate students and the importance of their work is clear the scientists said: if the flower garden banks sanctuary is not protected from ocean acidification its corals and entire ecosystem are in danger this research is a public-private research partnership including texas a&m university – corpus christi texas a&m university the gulf of mexico coastal ocean observing system (gcoos) noaas atlantic oceanographic and meteorological laboratory and boeing liquid robotics by leslie lee texas a&m college of geosciences media contacts: leslie lee texas a&m college of geosciences leslielee@tamuedu; nikki buskey texas a&m university-corpus christi nikkibuskey@tamuccedu
kerry and angela stein (left) enjoy meeting three of their six 2021-2022 geosciences scholars: joshua edwards '24 colton ray '22 and ernie vita '22 (photo courtesy of the texas a&m foundation)the steins walking with the three scholars by the old kyle field scoreboard (photo courtesy of the texas a&m foundation)