Fellowships

$1.2 million awarded to 10 new Delta Science Fellows
On behalf of the Delta Science Program, California Sea Grant has awarded 10 Delta Science Fellowships to support research on key topics related to water issues and ecosystem health in the San Franc

Updates on the 2012 Delta Science Fellowship research
Through the Delta Science Fellowship program, post-docs and graduate students team up with academic and community mentors to study targeted San Francisco Bay-Delta research priorities. The program

Researcher uses satellites to monitor wetlands
Imagine farmers growing crops not for food but to sequester carbon dioxide, or companies that might pay for habitat restoration to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.

Searching for clues on fish declines in the Delta
Delta Science Fellow Julien Moderan is searching for clues as to why so many pelagic fishes in San Francisco Estuary are declining, despite efforts to protect them.

Katie Fisch accepts position at The Scripps Research Institute
Katie Fisch, a 2011 Delta Science Fellowship recipient, has accepted a research associate position studying human health at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla.

Study: Native oysters in SF Bay
Andrew Chang, a 2009 Delta Science Fellowship recipient, is currently a postdoctoral researcher with the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Smithsonian Environmental Research

Calla Schmidt lands faculty position at USF
Calla Schmidt, a 2011 Delta Science Fellowship recipient, has landed a faculty position in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of San Francisco.

“Local Catch” wins $100,000 grant
Alan Lovewell, a former West Coast Sea Grant Fellow, has taken the road less travelled, and it has made all the difference.

Fellow quantifies wetland carbon budgets
Gavin McNicol, a Berkeley doctoral student and Delta Science Fellow, wants to quantify the carbon-credit value of restoring wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta.

Pesticides in agricultural runoff may contribute to fish population declines
Rigorous science is accumulating evidence that pesticides and herbicides in agricultural runoff are causing abnormalities in fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.