Where Graduate Faculty and Students
Promote Research through Master’s and Doctoral
degrees in Chemistry; Marine, Estuarine and
Environmental Sciences or Toxicology.
 Granting M.S. in Chemistry.
 USM approval in 2012.
 1st student this year.
 Ms. Blessing Aroh
 UMES B.S. Chemistry
 2009-2013
 Granting Master’s and Doctoral degrees in one of
five Area’s of Specialization.
 USM system supported program
 Students present at the:
 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Meeting
 Association for the Sciences of Limnology and
Oceanography (ASLO) Meetings
 Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences
(AESS) Meeting
Qianru Niu
2013
M.S.-MEES
Physical
Oceanography
Long Jiang,
2013
M.S.-MEES
Biological
Oceanography
Miaohua Mao,
2013
M.S.-MEES
Physical
Oceanography
Leon ??,
(far left)
2012
M.S. Quantitative
Fisheries
and
Resource
Management
Evan
Lindsay,
(far left)
2013
M.S.Quantitative
Fisheries
and
Resource
Management
 Granting Master’s and Doctoral degrees.
 UMES graduate program.
 Students travel and present at the:
 SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING
 SOCIETY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
AND CHEMISTRY (SETAC)
 THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TOXICOLOGy
 Many of our students and faculty travel to local,
state, national and international meetings and win
various awards.
 We have highlighted some of these efforts in the
following slides.
Lonnie Gonzales, Ph.D., MEES
2012, during Oral Presentation.
Lonnie also placed 1st in the
student oral competition at the
American Fisheries National
Convention 2010.
William Gardener, Ph.D., MEES
2012, during Oral Presentation
Dr. Joseph Pitula,
Biology, (left)
Researcher Award
presented by
Dr. Anthony Nyame,
Chemistry, a member
of the ARRS Awards
Committee.
DNS Judges:
Dr. Bradley Stevens,
Distinguished Researcher,
LMRCSC, (foreground)
Dr. Jeurel Singleton,
Biology, (left)
Dr. Maryam Taabodi,
Biology (Right)
Dr. Joseph Okoh,
Chemistry, (left) Lifetime
Achievement Award
presented by
Dr. Jennifer KeaneDawes, Dean Graduate
Studies.