Coral reefs in Jobos Bay (National Estuarine Research Reserve) are under duress by anthropogenic as well as by natural stressors. The main purpose of this project is to implement the FORAM Index and to determine which factors play a seasonal role in the water quality of the reefs. This project is funded by Puerto Rico Sea Grant.
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Grants
2021
Florida State University (subaward)- Apalachicola Bay System Initiative (PI)
Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network- Research Grant (PI)
2020
Sloan Scholars Mentoring Network- Research Grant (PI)
2019
National Academies of Sciences- Gulf Research Program (PI).
National Science Foundation (PI).
2018
National Academies of Sciences- Gulf Research Program (PI).
National Academies of Sciences- Gulf Research Program (co-PI).
2017
Department of Energy MSIPP (co-PI).
Puerto Rico Sea Grant (PI).
Faculty Awards
2018
Florida A&M University's Emerging Researcher Award.
2017
National Academies of Sciences-Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship.
2016
Alfred P. Sloan- SLOAN Minority Program Award in recognition for PhD degree.
Student Awards
2021
Gabriella L. Lirio (MSc student) is a NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystem (CCME) fellow.
2020
Demarcus Turner (MSc student) is a NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystem (CCME) fellow.
2019
Lexa Medero-Hernández (MSc student) was awarded the Latin American-Caribbean (LAC) Scholarship.
2018
Margarette Bayrón-Arcelay (PhD student) was awarded the Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research
student travel award for the FORAMS 2018 meeting in Edinburgh-Scotland.
Margarette Bayrón-Arcelay (PhD student) was awarded the Latin American-Caribbean (LAC) Scholarship.
Margarette Bayrón-Arcelay (PhD student) is a NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystem (CCME) fellow.
2017
Angelique Rosa-Marín (MSc student) was awarded the Latin American-Caribbean (LAC) Scholarship.
Angelique Rosa-Marín (MSc student) is a NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystem (CCME) fellow.