department of natural sciences graduate programs

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 Niu2013 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.

Dr. Joseph Okoh, Chemistry, (left) Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Dr. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, Dean Graduate Studies.

DNS Judges:Dr. Bradley Stevens, Distinguished Researcher, LMRCSC, (foreground)Dr. Jeurel Singleton, Biology, (left)Dr. Maryam Taabodi, Biology (Right)