The Nature Conservancy and the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Institute (TNC/URI) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 TNC/URI Student Research Award. This award supports research projects that advance the conservation and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems.

Amber Hardy, Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of the Environment and Life Sciences (Research Advisor: Dr. Mark Stolt, College of the Environment and Life Sciences). Using Thin-Layer Deposition to Manage Sea-Level Rise in Tidal Marshes. 


Rebecca Stevick, Biological Oceanography, Graduate School of Oceanography (Research Advisors: Dr. Marta Gomez-Chiarri, College of the Environment and Life Sciences and Dr. Anton Post, Graduate School of Oceanography). Effects of Estuarine Acidification on the Adult Eastern Oyster Microbiomes and Health in Narragansett Bay. 


Paul Carvalho, Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences (Research Advisor: Dr. Austin Humphries, College of Environmental Life Sciences. The Ecological Potential for Gear-Based Solutions in Coral Reef Fisheries Conservation and Management.

Learn more about the TNC/URI Marine Initiative Fellowship: https://ci.uri.edu/ci-projects/student-and-faculty-support/