Devon Receives URST Award

Devon Baker-Berry has won a 2025 Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology (URST) Award. The URST Award  program provides funding and support for undergraduate research in science and technology. The award supports research costs, travel, and can also include a stipend. Congratulations Devon!

Leah & Zoe Awarded Daniel Briggs Memorial Scholarships

Leah Van Dyke and Zoe Beaver have been awarded Daniel Briggs Memorial Award Scholarships. The Daniel Briggs Memorial Award Scholarship supports students and their sponsoring faculty annually as part of UCSC’s Keeley Coastal Scholar program and uses the same criteria to select recipients. It provides financial assistance to underrepresented students from California with an unmet Read More…

Adina Paytan Awarded ASLO Edmondson Distinguished Service Award

Adina Paytan has been awarded the Tommy and Yvette Edmondson Distinguished Service Award by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) for her international research leadership. The award recognizes those advancing international research collaborations for early-career scientists through the ASLO Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange (LOREX) program. Read more HERE

Leah Awarded CCCR Grad Fellowship

Leah Van Dyke has received Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) Grad Fellowship funding. The Center supports projects that bring together researchers and practitioners to build innovative climate solutions. Leah’s project “Microbial Communities Driving Carbon Sequestration in Coastal Estuarine Wetlands” looks at the role of Microbial Communities in carbon cycling through wetland soils and the Read More…

Hester Marsh: AmeriFlux Network’s 500th site

The Elkhorn Slough’s Hester Marsh is the 500th site to add BASE data to the AmeriFlux Network. Our lab’s ongoing research and data collection efforts, at Hester Marsh, have been highlighted in this Blog article. Photo of Hester Marsh from Ameriflux Blog Article: https://ameriflux.lbl.gov/feature-site-us-ekh-elkhorn-slough-hester-marsh-the-500th-site-with-base-data/