The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) would like to acknowledge several faculty members from UConn’s Avery Point campus for their recent research accomplishments.
Dr. Julie Granger, Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences, was awarded a substantial grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct research on the Arctic Ocean Nitrogen (N) cycle. Her project, “Collaborative Research: GEOTRACES Arctic Ocean Section, Constraining Nitrogen Fluxes and Transformation Using Natural Stable Isotope and Dissolved Gas Tracers,” will allow for a better understanding of the Arctic Ocean N cycling and to establish a baseline of its biogeochemistry in the face of rapidly changing Arctic climatology. Along with important scholarly advancements, Granger’s research will also impact the local community. She and her graduate student will share information from their research and on climate change with hundreds of 5th-8th graders at the annual Connecticut Association of Schools Marine Science Day.
Dr. James O’Donnell, Professor of Marine Sciences and Executive Director of Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA), has won two recent awards, one from the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the other from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems. The former will offer support from CIRCA for the development of data, text, and maps required for a proposal the State of Connecticut plans to submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Planning and Development National Disaster Resilience Competition. For more information on CIRCA, click here. The latter, entitled “Transitioning State-of-the-Art Nutrient Sensing Technology to Develop an Operational Nutrient Observatory for NERACOOS,” will further advance Dr. O’Donnell’s work with NERACOOS (Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems). The increased data from this project will dramatically improve temporal resolution and continuity for studying impacts of climate change.
Dr. Robert Pomeroy, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, recently received support from Rare, a non-profit conservation organization, for his project entitled “Livelihoods Situational Analysis Philippines: Scoping.” Dr. Pomeroy will conduct research to identify key lessons learned in successful and unsuccessful livelihood interventions in sustainable fisheries and other sectors in the Philippines. Through an examination of previous livelihood projects, key actors in the livelihoods sphere, and current national and local support programs for fishers, this project will offer valuable information for the Fish Forever and EcoFish programs.
For more information, contact: Jessica McBride at jessica.mcbride@uconn.edu