Congrats to Dr. Nathan Willse on defending his PhD. Your beer and beard will be missed!

Jenny and Krystina hosted the SoMAS booth of the Hudson River Biological Monitoring Progam at the Submerge Marine Science Festival 2024. Below are some of their reflections:

“We had a great time at the Hudson River Submerge Fest! The weather was perfect, and the volunteers were super enthusiastic, helping us set up our booth quickly. We had flyers about our school, college, and programs, but the big hits were the microscope activity and the matching game. Lots of parents brought their kids, and it was awesome to see how excited the little ones were to look at the samples from the Hudson River under the microscope.

There were many other schools and organizations at the event too. NYU was there, along with the New York Aquarium and the Billion Oyster Project. Monmouth University showed its research vessel, and the Wildlife Institute of Eastern NY brought some amazing birds of prey like owls and hawks. The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy had a cool setup with local wildlife in a water tank.

It was a fantastic event to connect with future marine biologists and collaborate with other groups passionate about marine science and the environment.”

Chen lab Ph.D. student AJ Mabaka wins the Thurlow C. Nelson Most Outstanding Presentation Award at National Shellfish Association Annual Conference. Congrats to AJ!

Chen lab Research Scientist Yunzhou Li is awarded the best oral presentation at PICES 2023 in Seattle. Congrats to Yunzhou!

Stephanie, Anh, Molin, and Abigail (in order in the photo) hosted the SoMAS booth of Hudson River Biological Monitoring Progam at the Submerge Marine Science Festival 2023.

Welcome Abigail, Arthur, and Sarah joining Chen lab!

Chen lab members Stephanie, Nathan, Cameron, Claire, Katrina, Robyn, and Xiangyan attend the ICES Annual Science Conference 2023 in Bilbao, Spain. Members make oral presentations and posters covering their ongoing research.