New IAN Graduate Student

Ben FertigBen Fertig has joined UMCES as a graduate student in the Marine Estuarine and Environmental Science program of University of Maryland. Ben will be working on his Master’s degree with Drs. Bill Dennison, Tim Carruthers, Roger Newell and Tom Fisher, developing the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, as a biological indicator of nitrogen sources using stable isotope techniques. Ben will be located at the Integration and Application Network and Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge, MD. Previously, he was an editor of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) and the Oceanic Abstracts at CSA and published two Hot Topic articles there. Ben holds a BA in Biology from Brandeis University, in Waltham, MA. In spare moments, he enjoys weekend traveling with his new wife, Elana, and caring for 3 crested geckos. Please join us in welcoming Ben to the Integration and Application Network of UMCES.