Edward Arb
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Thomas Lankford
Research Area: Movement of juvenile fishes in the surf zone
Future plans or goals: Continue research and education to achieve a Ph.D. in Marine Biology.

Cobi Christiansen
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Undergraduate Institution: Coastal Carolina University
Undergraduate Major: Marine Science
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Research Area: Physical oceanography
Future plans or goals: Complete M.S. degree and land a private or government position where I am able to be part of a research team collecting and analyzing oceanic data. Preferably in Hawaii or California.

Coleman Corzine
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. G. Brooks Avery
Research Area: Harmful freshwater algal blooms
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Joseph D'Addezio
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Undergraduate Institution: NC State University
Undergraduate Major: B.S. Marine Science, B.S. Meteorology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dylan McNamara
Research Area: Physical oceanography
Future Plans or Goals: Interdisciplinary work between oceanography and meteorology with either a private company or government organization

Brent Dober
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: B.S. Environmental Science
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brooks Avery
Research Area: Harmful algal blooms
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Melissa Genazzio
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Undergraduate Institution: University of Rhode Island
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Durako
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James Hargrove
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology
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Research Area: Benthic ecology - polyculture of Mercenaria mercinaria and Crassostrea virginica
Future plans or goals: Plan on running away to the Indo-Pacific for a few years after graduation

Mary Grace Lemon
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Undergraduate Institution: Tulane
Undergraduate Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Economics
Faculty Advisor: Drs. Michael Mallin and Martin Posey
Research Area: The effects of oyster reef structure on water quality
Future plans or goals: Continue to Ph.D. research focused on decreasing the human impact on aquatic and marin ecosystems

Lauren Ryan
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Andrea Bourdelais and Jerome Naar
Research Area: Marine Toxicology
Future Plans or Goals: Right now I just hope to graduate.

Danielle Silver
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Undergraduate Institution: University of Hawaii at Hilo
Undergraduate Major: Marine Science
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Carmelo Tomas
Research Area: Harmful algal blooms
Future Plans or Goals: To use toxins from microalgae to treat mental illness

Heather Stoker
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Chris Finelli
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Future Plans or Goals: To work as a marine biology/marine science instructor at a community college or as a conservation biologist with an emphasis on public education

Mandy Tedick
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Undergraduate Institution: Ohio University
Undergraduate Major: Environmental Geology, Environmental Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Patricia Kelley
Research Area:Geological Oceanography and Marine Policy
Future Plans or Goals: Complete my masters and then hopefully get a job in the government or a consulting firm 

Jennifer Zivkovic
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology, Environmental Science
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Chad Lane
Research Area: Isotopic climate studies on corals in Micronesia
Future Plans or Goals: To pursue a Ph.D. and move to the Pacific Northwest or conduct research in high latitudes. I also want to race in the Iditarod -- first, I need a sled-dog team.

Lindsey Hartrey
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Undergraduate Institution: Michigan State University
Undergraduate Major: Chemistry
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Future Plans or Goals: To get my masters in marine science, and afterwards is yet to be determined, but I hope to still be living by the coast!

James Hill
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology (with a chemistry minor)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Wade Watanabe
Research Area: Aquaculture
Future Plans or Goals: My future goal is to start a career in aquaculture.

Robert Lomax
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: BS in Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Courtney Hackney
Research Area: Estuarine processes
Future plans or goals: Work in some way with private or public organizations on research related to rivers or oceans. Serve as a research vessel captain and scientist

Yvonne Marsan
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Undergraduate Institution: Salem College, UNC Wilmington
Undergraduate Major: Biology, Marine Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Lynn Leonard
Research Area: Saltmarsh hydrodynamics and sedimentation processes
Future plans or goals:  Facilitate estuarine research, travel, eat good food, and learn

Paula Reidhaar
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Undergraduate Institution: Indiana University
Undergraduate Major: Environmental Science
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Research Area: Analysis of possible causes of bio luminescence through sediment and isotope study.
Future plans or goals: Go on to a career in coastal/marine conservation or research.

Anna Robuck
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology/Chemistry
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Mallin
Research Area: Aquatic ecology, focusing on water quality monitoring and issues within the Cape Fear watershed
Future plans or goals: Earn a Ph.D in marine biology/science, focusing on aquatic ecosystem responses to anthropogenic impacts

Caroline Buckner
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Biology, minors in Chemistry and Oceanography
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bongkeun Song
Research Area: Molecular Biology of Microbial Processes
Future plans or goals: Continue in research and receive a Ph.D.

Erin Udvare
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: BS Marine Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Larry Cahoon
Research Area: Biological Oceanography and Marine Policy
Future plans or goals: Work, research in a government position monitoring and managing marine resources.

Andrew Whitley
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Undergraduate Institution: UNC Wilmington, UNC Chapel Hill
Undergraduate Major: BS Physics (UNCW), BA Music (UNC)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dylan McNamara
Research Area: Physical Oceanography
Future plans or goals: I hope to one day either teach or work for the government, pursue a Ph.D., and make a positive contribution to the world.
Honors: Andrew was the 2012 CMS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award recipient.

Monica Catanach
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Undergraduate Institution: Drexel University
Undergraduate Major: BS in Environmental Science
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ami Wilbur
Future plans or goals: I would like to spend as much time in or near the ocean as possible. I strive to make the world a better place in all of my actions.

Casey Kelly
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Marine Biology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Wade Watanabe
Future Plans or Goals: I’d like to continue working in the aquaculture industry, either in the commercial or marine ornamental field. Really, I just want to make fish babies.

Timothy Moss
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Geography
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Joanne Halls
Future Plans or Goals: To practice coastal advocacy by securing a career with a private, government or non-profit institution

Christopher Resimius
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Undergraduate Institution: University of Miami
Undergraduate Major: BS in Marine Science & Biology; minor in chemistry
Faculty Advisors: Drs. Wade Watanabe and Chris Dumas
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Future plans or goals: During my time at UNCW I’d like to conduct research in the areas of aquaculture and economics, though in the future I would like to either start a career in commercial aquaculture or continue with doctoral research and pursue a career in higher education.
Honors: Recipient of the 2010 Scholastic Achievement Award

Melody Knowles
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Undergraduate Institution: UNCW
Undergraduate Major: Biology
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Larry Cahoon
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Future plans or goals: I would like to continue teaching at a community college and perhaps continue on to obtain a Ph.D. My goal is to educate our community in how to care for the Lockwood Folly River system
Honors: Recipient of the 2008 CMS Summer Research Award

Holly Gabries
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Undergraduate Institution:Juniata College
Undergraduate Major:Environmental Science
Faculty Advisor:Dr. Joanne Halls
Future plans or goals: To obtain a Ph.D. in geography and work for a government agency such as NOAA doing remote sensing research of coastal areas.
Honors:Recipient of the CMS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award and first TA to work in the Department of Environmental Studies at UNCW. Recipient of the 2007 CMS Summer Research Award

Rebecca Gerhart
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Undergraduate Institution:SUNY - Buffalo
Undergraduate Major: Environmental Sciences
Faculty Advisor:Dr. Larry Cahoon
Research Area: Benthic microalgal production
Future plans or goals: Research and education (teacher or professor)