Graduate Research Assistant, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Bio: My name is Hannah Morrissette, and I am a Biological Oceanography student at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory. Under Dr. Raleigh Hood, I research the transport and transformation of organic matter in wetland sediment. After studying environmental science at Lycoming College for my undergraduate degree, I spent six months on a coastal restoration project in the Dominican Republic. I quickly saw first-hand how dynamic the interactions between the land-sea interface could be, how humans influenced changes in these environments, and the outreach and education that needs to occur for awareness. This experience jump-started my interest in coastal processes research.
For all my time on the water, this is my first time out to sea on a research vessel. I am excited to learn more instrumentation, and experience research in this part of the world!
What I’m doing on this cruise: We will be taking multiple biological and chemical samples along the cruise, to obtain oxygen, productivity, plankton, and optical profiles to quantify changes from the last time this track was sampled.
GO-SHIP Indian Ocean Cruise 2018 