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Dr. Lehrter taking data in the stream with graduate student Chris

We Explore. We investigate. We Find Answers.

Teaching the next generation of marine and environmental scientists is our mission. Through experiential learning, our students gain knowledge. Find out what our students are doing and join us in celebrating their successes.

Latest News

Oct
08

Fall Break for Students

 

Fall break for students Oct 08, 2026- Oct 11, 2026

Oct
22

Green Jags Welcome Back Meeting

Green Jags welcome meeting, 5:00-7:00 Pm, Student Center SC room 212

Oct
26

Spring Registration



Last day for students to register for Spring Semester if continuing education  
Dec
11

Fall Commencement 

 

▼   Summer Stories
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Dr. Brandi Kiel Reese and Dr. Marshall Bowles led a seven-day research cruise aboard the R.V. Pelican as part of an NSF-funded project examining Gulf continental shelf sediments for graduate student Olivia Pickett’s master’s thesis. Dr. Kiel Reese oversaw the microbiology and characterization of sulfate-reducing bacteria, while Dr. Marshall Bowles directed the geochemical analysis and measurement of sulfate reduction rates.

▼   Faculty Spotlight


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Dr. Brian Dzwonkowski helped to Install a Spotter Buoy in 2025 off the Alabama Coast, this Buoy was in the path of our recent  Hurricane. During hurricane Isaias (2026), the Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System tracked data from monitoring stations in real time to improve forecasting ahead of time. To read the full article please see the link below. Spotter Buoys

liuResearch Assistant Dr. Zhilong Liu recently successfully predicted a the storm surge caused by Hurricane Isaias along the northern Gulf coast, with grant support from the Severe Weather project led by Dr. Dzwonkowski
Dr. Jeffrey KrauseWe proudly congratulate Dr. Jeffrey Krause, the 2025 recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award. This distinguished honor celebrates Dr. Krause’s exceptional commitment to guiding and supporting graduate students, fostering academic growth, and inspiring future scholars.
▼   Student Recognition
Ashley Dalleske
Ashley Dalleske is an Environmental Toxicology Master’s student in the Robertson Lab. Her research focuses on determining how ciguatoxins impact sea urchin reproductive success to better understand how marine toxins affect invertebrate populations.


Aaron Bland

In a new publication, recent graduate Dr. Aaron Bland and colleagues investigated the methods used to track salt marsh shorelines. They found that salt marsh shorelines can often be suitably tracked using low-cost, desktop-based analysis of historic aerial imagery. They also provide a web application to allow users to determine which shoreline tracking methods would be suitable for their specific context.

Check out the new article Here

 

 


Christa Russell
Christa Russell recently completed her PhD in Marine Science at the University of South Alabama, where her dissertation examined how predation, plasticity, and environmental stress shape oyster resilience and restoration outcomes. She is now a National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program Science Policy Fellow, working with the Gulf of Mexico Alliance to support and develop collaborative partnerships and projects that bridge research, management, and policy across the Gulf region. 

 

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Zoey Hendrickson a Grad Student in the martin lab recently published an article Titled "Short-term evaluation of “Cajun coating,” a capsaicin-enhanced copper antifouling coating for reducing marine biofouling" it is attached here


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Anna Reimer (Lab Manager) and Edward Sullivan (Undergrad) from the Martin Lab worked on a paper collaboratively titled "Short-term evaluation of “Cajun coating,” a capsaicin-enhanced copper antifouling coating for reducing marine biofouling" it is attached here 

 

▼   Blankenship Scholarship

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The University of South Alabama's Blankenship Scholars Program honors Chris Blankenship as Alabama's longest-serving Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and prepares students for careers in conservation enforcement through courses in marine and environmental sciences and criminal justice.