{"id":13693,"date":"2022-11-17T11:33:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T16:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=13693"},"modified":"2023-10-05T14:08:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T18:08:16","slug":"groundbreaking-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/solutions-for-coastal-nc\/groundbreaking-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundbreaking Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years, our <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/2024-2026-biennial-competitive-core-research-funding\/\">Core Research Projects<\/a> and other key initiatives have investigated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>climate change and flooding,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>threats to transportation systems and coastal infrastructure,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shoreline management and other strategies for building coastal resilience,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the impacts of development,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>emerging contaminants and other threats to water quality,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>threats to coastal and marsh habitats,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>invasive species,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new aquaculture techniques and technology,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>threats to fisheries and aquaculture,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>finfish and shellfish populations,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>preserving coastal cultures and histories,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>environmental justice and disaster recovery,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strengthening community networks,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>economic research and analyses,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and other topics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our work:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alex K. Manda on<a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/summer-2021\/above-and-below\/\"> weather events and water quality<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antonio B. Rodriguez on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/fall-2021\/digging-up-a-stormy-past\/\">core sampling and marsh migration.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stan Riggs on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/winter-2019\/a-brief-history-of-sea-level-rise-in-north-carolina\/\">A Brief History of Sea Level Rise in North Carolina<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Shane Lowry on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2019\/07\/researchers-and-robeson-county-residents-unite-on-project-bridge\/\">how researchers and Robeson County residents united on Project BRIDGE<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jane Harrison on coastal wastewater management in the face of rising seas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hans Paerl on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/fall-2020\/\">Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality Across the Neuse River Estuary-Pamlico Sound Continuum<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narcisa G. Pricope on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/05\/balancing-green-and-gray-infrastructure-solutions-to-mitigate-coastal-flooding\/\">balancing green and gray infrastructure to mitigate coastal flooding<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathryn Stevenson on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2020\/09\/how-kids-are-inspiring-adults-to-address-climate-change\/\">how kids are inspiring adults to address climate change<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barbara Doll&#8217;s work on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/summer-2020\/road-to-resilience-2\/\">resilient transportation routes<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grant D. Murray and Lisa Campbell&#8217;s study of <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/spring-2022\/fishing-for-food\/\">coastal residents who fish for food and their community connections<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Georgina Sanchez and Elyssa Collins&#8217;s project to map <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/summer-2021\/mapping-the-future\/\">projected climate change and flooding in coastal North Carolina<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ben Reading and Linnea Andersen&#8217;s breakthroughs on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/spring-2021\/magic-at-64-4-degrees\/\">state-of-the-art striped bass farming<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barbara Doll, Gloria Putnam, and Jack Kurki-Fox&#8217;s investigation of <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/winter-2020\/plastic-plastic-everywhere-1\/\">plastic pollution in our waterways<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North Carolina Sea Grant and NOAA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/fall-2021\/model-behavior\/\">research and modeling of rip currents<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Obenour and colleagues&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2022\/06\/neuse-oxygen-levels-could-bring-summer-fish-kills\/\">hypoxia forecasts for the Neuse River estuary<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Devon Eulie and colleagues&#8217; work on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/04\/building-coastal-resilience-through-shoreline-management\/\">building resilience through shoreline management<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of this solution-oriented science relies on key contributions from coastal communities. North Carolina Sea Grant also facilitates special research partnerships <em>specifically designed<\/em> to fuse community and academic expertise through the <a href=\"https:\/\/wrri.ncsu.edu\/projects\/ccrg-projects\/\">Community Collaborative Research Grant Program<\/a>. These projects generate creative problem-solving for coastal and water-related challenges that our state faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recent Community Collaborative Research Grant (CCRG) projects:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/previous-issues\/2018-2\/summer-2018\/rising\/\">RISING: Perspectives of Change on the North Carolina Coast<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/spring-2020\/the-greatest-show-on-the-east-coast\/\">The Greatest Show on the East Coast: New Journeys into the Heart of North Carolina\u2019s Darkness<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/fall-2021\/new-links-in-the-sea-to-table-chain\/\">New Links in the Sea-to-Table Chain: The North Carolina Local Food Council Responds in the Pandemic\u2019s Darkest Hour<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/spring-2021\/in-the-wake-of-storms\/\">In the Wake of Storms: The Network That Deploys Aid to Coastal Communities After Hurricanes<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/winter-2021\/podcasting-a-wide-net\/\">Podcasting a Wide Net: Student Journalists Offer Coastal Voices on Climate Change to a Worldwide Audience<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/autumn-2019\/a-fish-for-all-occasions-a-quest-for-the-heart-of-the-local-seafood-lover\/\">A Fish for All Occasions: A Quest for the Heart of the Local Seafood Lover<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To mentor and train the next generation of scientists and policymakers, North Carolina Sea Grant also provides <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/funding-opps\/fellowships\/\">graduate student fellowships and other research opportunities<\/a>. These projects often address novel areas and new issues of concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research from recent fellows and students<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maya Hoon on climate change and&nbsp; the rise of antibacterial resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lauren D. Pharr on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/spring-2022\/wings-of-change\/\">the impacts of climate change on birds of North Carolina<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haley Plaas on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/spring-2021\/in-full-bloom\/\">algae, air quality, and the impacts of cyanotoxins<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olivia Vil\u00e1 on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/winter-2020\/winding-path-of-research\/\">flood risk and recognition of the Latino and Latina community<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karla Lopez on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2021\/04\/enhanced-engagement-and-risk-communication-for-underserved-communities\/\">enhanced engagement and risk communication for underserved communities<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Austin Gray on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/winter-2019\/research-explores-implications-of-antibiotic-pollution\/\">the environmental implications of antibiotics pollution<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alireza Gharagozlou on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/autumn-2019\/sea-science-xbeach-model-predicts-storm-impacts-on-beaches-and-dunes\/\">a new model to predict storm impacts<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jasmine Hayes on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/currents\/2019\/01\/from-floyd-to-matthew-vulnerable-populations-respond-to-flooding-in-eastern-n-c\/\">how vulnerable communities respond to flooding<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aaron Ramus on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/fall-2021\/currents\/\">the impact of the invasive seaweed Gracilaria on hard clams.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erin Voigt on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/spring-2021\/crabitat\/\">juvenile blue crab habitats in Pamlico Sound<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olivia Caretti on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/sea-science\/\">the surprising implications of eavesdropping on fish<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Riley Mulhern&#8217;s study on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/summer-2020\/whats-in-your-water\/\">how to predict contaminated drinking supplies<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melinda Martinez and Emily Ury&#8217;s investigation of <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/winter-2019\/the-ghost-hunters-using-remote-sensing-technology-melinda-martinez-and-emily-ury-are-investigating-the-mysteries-underlying-coastal-ghost-forests\/\">coastal ghost forests<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yener Ulus&#8217;s research on <a href=\"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/current-issue\/spring-2020\/coastal-currents\/\">rising seas and toxic mercury levels<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a look at the full array of research opportunities for new and established scientists available through North Carolina Sea Grant, access our funding opportunities. 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