Based at the Schiller Coastal Studies Center, Bowdoin seniors tackle a variety of ocean-related projects, from seawater chemistry to green crab predation to the effects of an increasingly acidic and warmer ocean on marine life.
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Clara Benadon '23 and Lucie Nolden '22 get to grips with fisheries research over the summer, as they interned with Northeast Fisheries Science Center, a unit of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA.
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Alexis Mullen '23 is spending the summer in the coastal Maine fishing community of Stonington. An interest in oceanography and fisheries prompted her to pursue an internship with the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries.
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With a summertime grant from Bowdoin, Thais Carrillo is creating a virtual version of the Giant's Stairs in Harpswell, a site of geological importance.
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The Earth and Oceanographic Science Department has released a statement on race and racism, including the department's commitment to actions that will contribute to a future that is equitable and just. Black Lives Matter.
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Scientist Madison Smith ’14 joins the “largest polar expedition in history,” as she travels to a research platform frozen into the ice near the North Pole, where she’ll be collecting valuable data for the next two months.
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Bowdoin students and recent graduates have been offered Fulbrights to teach English or conduct research abroad next year in countries spanning the globe.
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The Goldwater Scholarship Program supports college sophomores and juniors "who show exceptional promise of becoming the next generation of research leaders."
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Bowdoin graduate is hired by coastal Maine communities to work on a new climate action plan. Karina Graeter will work with state and local officials to tackle issues like rising sea levels and greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Bowdoin College Board of Trustees granted tenure to four faculty members during a meeting held in January 2020.
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