{"id":19316,"date":"2022-06-09T16:27:52","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T20:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=14407"},"modified":"2023-12-11T13:53:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T18:53:59","slug":"north-carolina-sea-grant-and-space-grant-announce-joint-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/north-carolina-sea-grant-and-space-grant-announce-joint-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Sea Grant and Space Grant Announce Joint Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/p>\n Contact:<\/span> North Carolina Sea Grant<\/span><\/a> and\u00a0<\/span>North Carolina Space Grant<\/span><\/a>\u00a0are pleased to announce two new recipients of joint graduate research fellowships: Allie Best of the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Nicholas Corak of Wake Forest University.<\/span><\/p>\n This fellowship provides support for graduate students researching high-priority needs within North Carolina watersheds, coastal areas, and nearshore environments. Their research projects will utilize data from NOAA and NASA\u2019s vast archives, as well as the agencies\u2019 remote-sensing data from airplanes, unmanned aerial vehicles, unpiloted submersibles, or other technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re pleased to continue offering this joint opportunity to support interdisciplinary research,\u201d says Susan White, executive director of North Carolina Sea Grant and North Carolina Space Grant. \u201cTechnological innovations have expanded how our state\u2019s coastal region can be studied \u2014 and this partnership has expanded the scope of research topics and techniques for students with interests in coastal issues, aerospace, or both.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Katie Mosher,\u00a0<\/span>kmosher@ncsu.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n