Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences

My interest in the aquatic sciences has been fairly recent. In the summer of 2004, I held an internship at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s Center for Marine Science. The internship involved teaching elementary to middle school children lessons focusing on marine organisms and their environment. Afterwards, I did wetland environmental service in the Outer Banks with a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill service-learning program. After taking a class in Marine Ecology, my interest in the field peaked, and I participated in the Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program where I studied the effect of light intensity and duration on Aurelia labiata. Over the last 3 years I’ve completed coursework I believe to be relevant to the marine science field. Those courses are as follows:

Scientific Communication (WWU), Marine Invertebrates (WWU), Oceanography (WWU), Modeling Systems (WWU), Current Trends in Marine Science (WWU), Marine Ecology (UNCCH), Ecology and Population Biology (UNCCH), Medical Microbiology (lab) (UNCCH), Anatomy and Physiology (lab) (UNCCH), Molecular Biology and Genetics (UNCCH), Analytical Chemistry (lab) (UNCCH), Organic Chemistry Series (lab) (UNCW), Calculus (UNCCH), and Statistics (UNCCH)
WWU- Western Washington University
UNCCH- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UNCW- University of North Carolina at Wilmington

I plan to continue my education in Marine Science by applying for a Master’s program after I finish college. I do not have a specific focus yet, but I am interested in Aquaculture. I believe that research in Aquaculture may help offset effects from over-fishing as well as providing alternative ways to conserve and sustain wild populations of fish.