Pietro Marchese
Pietro Marchese is a Ph.D. student at the National University of Ireland Galway, School of Medicine, funded by the Irish Research Council. He holds a B.A. in Biological Sciences from the University of Turin in Italy and a M.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology, majoring in microbial biotechnology, from the same institution. His doctoral research focuses on…
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Ms Jasmine Headlam is a doctoral candidate at the School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway. Her PhD research focuses on harmful jellyfish species such as the mauve stinger and the lions mane jellyfish, which are known to negatively impact coastal industries (e.g. cause large fish mortalities in the salmon aquaculture industry). Her…
Read MoreMeadhbh Moriarty
Ms Meadhbh Moriarty is currently undertaking a PhD in Marine Fisheries Ecology at Ulster University, Coleraine. As a Fulbright-Marine Institute Student Awardee, Meadhbh will visit Alaska Pacific University and Cornell University to develop geostatistical applications for assessing changes in fish distribution.
Read MoreAaron Barker
Mr Aaron Barker is a PhD Candidate in Engineering at University College Cork. As a Fulbright-Marine Institute Student to Oregon State University, he will investigate the application of data science and machine learning techniques to the production of energy estimates for renewable energy technologies.
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Ms Sylvia Soldatou is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemistry at the NUI Galway. As a Fulbright Student Awardee, Sylvia will focus on a chemical ecology project comparing the chemistry produced by Irish algal and mollusk samples. She will conduct her research at the University of South Florida.
Read MoreAndrew Jackson
Dr Andrew Jackson is an Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolution in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin. As a Marine Institute of Ireland Fulbright scholar, Dr Jackson will visit the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego to develop new mathematical models to track near-realtime changes…
Read MoreRuairi Roberston
Mr Ruairi Robertson is currently a PhD student in Nutrition and Microbiology in University College Cork. As a Teagasc/ Marine-Institute Fulbright Awardee, Ruairi will carry out research at Harvard University examining the role of dietary omega-3 fats on intestinal and brain health.
Read MoreGerard Wall
Dr Gerard Wall is a lecturer in Microbiology and the Centre for Research in Medical Devices at National University of Ireland Galway. While based at the University of Wyoming as the Fulbright-Marine Institute Scholar, he will develop handheld detection devices for use in environmental monitoring and pathogen detection.
Read MoreJay Calvert
Mr Jay Calvert is a Fulbright-Marine Institute Student Awardee currently undertaking a Ph.D. in Marine Benthic Ecology at the University of Ulster, Coleraine. Jay will investigate geostatistical applications for assessing variation of seabed habitats and commercial stock densities while based at Alaska Pacific University and Northeastern University.
Read MoreTriona McGrath
Dr Triona McGrath is the Fulbright-Marine Institute Scholar Awardee. Triona will go to the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in San Diego to research ocean acidification in coastal water environments.
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