{"id":2902,"date":"2017-08-30T15:39:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T19:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmast.ncsu.edu\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2020-11-30T13:58:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T18:58:57","slug":"2nd-annual-semester-at-cmast-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmast.ncsu.edu\/2017\/08\/2nd-annual-semester-at-cmast-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Annual “Semester at CMAST” a Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

CMAST was pleased to welcome our second annual Semester at CMAST students <\/i>for the 2017 spring semester. Semester at CMAST<\/i> is the first-of-its-kind NC State commitment for a semester-long, academic coastal and marine program for a large class of undergraduate students, and offers courses taught by experts in their respective fields as well as courses not offered on main campus<\/p>\n

Dr. Carol Price, who taught Marine Conservation Biology this year, came away from the semester with a glowing report: \u201c\u201cAs a first year participant, as an instructor in the program, I was in for a big surprise. Based on what I had heard from last year, I was expecting a great experience, but this group of young scientists blew me away. I couldn\u2019t have asked for a more engaged group.They kept me on my toes and I probably learned as much as they did.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to academic experiences, this was the first year students were able to utilize CMAST\u2019s new housing facility, CMAST Coastal Quarters<\/i>. They didn\u2019t spend much time at home base, however; field trips and field work kept them running.<\/p>\n

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2017 Semester at CMAST student Kenneth Erickson went on to secure an internship with the Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center in Honolulu, Hawaii \u201cThe big thing I\u2019ve taken away from my time at CMAST is that as a future fisheries manager, I need to prepare to think about different aspects and perspectives,\u201d Erickson said. \u201cThis was a good opportunity to build on my essential skills, like biology, ecology and math, and learn about the other aspects essential to management.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coastal and marine resources in North Carolina are among the most valuable, and yet are also among those that are changing most rapidly. The proximity of the CMAST facility in the \u201ccoastal research triangle\u201d of marine science facilities in Carteret County encourages multi-institutional and cross -disciplinary research.<\/p>\n

The environmental issues of coastal and marine resources engage studies in biology, oceanography, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, physics and engineering, economics, and policy. All of these academic themes define the socio-economic systems that support the residents and visitors to the shores.<\/p>\n

Students at NC State University are interested in learning about our coastal and marine resources, and the University is well-poised to take existing courses, and create a unique academic program that is already in high demand by students from all academic colleges, just two years into its inception.<\/p>\n

Projects this year ranged from studying plastics found in sea gulls, to determining the effects of urbanization on coastal acidification, to working with the NC Aquariums to study the behavior of sand tiger sharks<\/p>\n

The Semester at CMAST program is open to all NC State undergraduates. Each year, twenty to twenty-five students are selected to participate.<\/p>\n

Participating students take a full academic semester, earning 15 credits on NC State courses to their academic programs.<\/p>\n

Interested students should watch the CMAST website (cmast.ncsu.edu) for next year\u2019s application, which will go up in the fall.<\/p>\n

Semester at CMAST Class of 2017 Present Final Projects<\/h3>\n
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Front row, left to right: Sydney Echevarria, Mackenzie Fiss, Audrey Bolanos, Mia Bradley, Alexus Berndt. Back row: Forrest Hogshire, Nicholas Beinecke, Phillip Hagarty, Michael Mann, Kenneth Erickson, Adrian Teegarden, Collin Power.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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While the Semester at CMAST program has students undergoing a full semester course load, the heart and soul of the program are the special projects they work on throughout the semester. They are mentored on their chosen subject of study, and give a final presentation at the close of the semester. Following are this semester\u2019s projects.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Erickson
\n<\/b>Review of Cobia research and management
\nAdvisor: Dr. Louis Daniel<\/p>\n

Adrian Teegarden<\/b>
\nAtlantic Menhaden management recommendation
\nAdvisor: Dr. Louis Daniel<\/p>\n

Audrey Bola\u00f1os<\/b>
\nBottlenose dolphin stomach content comparison
\nAdvisor: Dr. Vicky Thayer<\/p>\n

Phillip Haggarty<\/b>
\nLoggerhead hatchling morphometrics
\nAdvisor: Dr. Carol Price<\/p>\n

Michael Mann<\/b>
\nAquarium internship\/Behavior of Sand Tiger Sharks (
\nAdvisor: Dr. Carol Price<\/p>\n

Mia Bradley<\/b>
\nPlastic ingestion rates in gulls
\nAdvisor: Dr. Craig Harms<\/p>\n

Forrest Hogshire<\/b>
\nReview of NC Wildlife Federation shrimp trawl petition and overview of NC Division of Marine Fisheries Internship
\nAdvisor: Dr. Louis Daniel<\/p>\n

Mackenzie Fiss<\/b>
\nEffects of eutrophication on aragonite saturation in tidal systems
\nAdvisor: Dr. David Eggleston<\/p>\n

Alexus Berndt, Sydney Eschevarria, Nicholas Reinecke<\/b>
\nNC Aquarium Internship
\nAdvisor: Dr. Carol Price<\/p>\n

Collin Power<\/b>
\nWeakfish mortality
\nAdvisor: PhD Candidate J. Krause<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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