Team Members
Nellie Gold-Pastor
Team Oysters is apart of the Gemstone Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. Gemstone is an four year, interdisciplinary undergraduate research program within the Honors College that challenges students to pursue self-curated research projects.
About
Cara Schiksnis
Biochemistry major
Primannum Honor Society
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Sonia Agu
Economics and Biology double major from Chevy Chase, MD.
Half Peruvian, half Slovakian, first generation American.
I work in the Paynter Lab on campus and am a member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
Civil and Environmental Engineering major, Project Manager of the UMD Concrete Canoe Team, Solar Decathlon, Honors College Student Programming Council, High Riser Council, SEEDS Mentor, Bassoonist in the UMD Wind Ensemble and Lab Orchestra
Enjoys music, dark roast coffee
Garrett Kelly
Environmental Science and Technology major
I work in the Aquatic Toxicology Lab on campus and I participate in the running club
enjoys running, hiking, travelling
We are grateful to have Dr. Paytner, and Stephanie as our mentors for this project. Their passion and vision continues to guide us.
Director of the Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences Graduate Program (MEES) program
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Enjoys hanging out with his family, including their three dogs, and fly fishing
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Team Librarian. Liaison to the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
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