UNCW Center for Marine Science

When Chemistry Meets Craft at Mad Mole Brewing! UNCW Chemistry students worked with the brewers at Mad Mole to create a limited release beer "Avogadro's Legend" on International Mole Day! www.uncw.edu/news/2026/10...

NEW PAPER: The FLITES team Paul Wojtal, Ralph Mead & Chad Lane in @uncwilmington.bsky.social Earth & Ocean Sciences present a procedure for correcting data generated during the analysis of PFAs by Orbitrap-IRMS. Incorporated into ThermoFisher Scientific processes. doi.org/10.1021/jasm...

🎉 CELEBRATE AQUACULTURE WEEK! 🎉 UNCW’s Center for Marine Science recently welcomed Chuck Weirich as our new Aquaculture Research & Relations Director. Weirich brings decades of experience in aquaculture science & industry to UNCW. He has a broad perspective on the industry. 🎉 tr.ee/NDuCzg

UNCW's RV Osprey built by All American Marine is featured in "Professional Mariner" which is the Journal of the Maritime Industry. We've joined the growing national fleet of university-operated catamaran platforms for marine science and education! bit.ly/4yfEwDq

CONGRATS: Lori Schweikert & Jacob Warner on being selected for NSF CAREER Awards, NSF's highest honor for early-career faculty researchers. Two NSF CAREER Awards in the same year is a remarkable achievement for UNCW and reflects national recognition of our research enterprise. bit.ly/4cC9NaF

The long wait is over, @uncwilmington.bsky.social's new 78' R/V Osprey is home! www.uncw.edu/news/2026/08...

🎉 Kristy Syhapanha, a postdoc in @uncwilmington.bsky.social's Chemistry & Biochem, has been recognized with the American Chemical Society's 2026 Graduate Student & Postdoc Scholar Recognition Program Award for Leadership in Mentoring. The award honors individuals who go above & beyond! Congrats! 🎉

Hiring a Coral Husbandry and Probiotic Research Technician at the @uncw-cms.bsky.social! The Coral Husbandry & Probiotic Research Technician position provides specialized support to the PI for coral husbandry & juvenile coral care for restoration and research objectives. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/40478

CONGRATULATIONS! Exciting news on coral probiotics from Blake Ushijima @vibriosoup.bsky.social! Protecting Hawaiian corals from deadly tissue loss infections! Check out this first paper in a series! 👇 And stay tuned! journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Coral Microbes, Probiotics & Disease, Oh My! @uncwilmington.bsky.social's The Ushijima Lab is heading to #ICRS2026 in Auckland, NZ! Join their presentations on coral pathogens & probiotics! Or stop by and chat with them about coral microbes!

Another WORLD'S first! @uncwilmington.bsky.social continues to be at the forefront of PFAS Research with the Orbitrap in the FLITES Facility! NEW paper on how they generated the world's FIRST isotope data for PFAS purified from environmental samples! #uncwchemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

From our FY26 New Investigators: @zepernickbn.bsky.social will use DNA, RNA and metabolite profiles to connect environmental change to microbial partnerships. @tolarchaeota.bsky.social @uncw-cms.bsky.social More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-stories/jgi-announces-2026-new-investigator-portfolio

🎉 Britt Zepernick & team receive Daylight Award for Research! Work shows how algae adapt to changing underwater light, offering insight into ecosystem resilience, winter productivity & the broader impacts of climate change on biodiversity & planetary health www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFk8...

Congrats to @uncwilmington.bsky.social Dr. Yalei You and team on new paper published! "An Update on The NASA Tropics Constellation Mission After Two Years Of Science Operations" ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...

🎉 SHOUT OUT!!! Five University of North Carolina Wilmington Faculty Named 2026 Research Achievement Award Recipients!!! Notably Two Affiliated with CMS: Remington X. Poulin, Chemistry & Biochemistry Matthew McLean, Biology & Marine Biology uncw.edu/news/researc...

Advancing research on the Trematode parasite on the bay scallop. Pub from the Julia Buck/Ami Wilbur labs, Biol & Marine Bio, w/both first authors @uncwilmington.bsky.social MS alumni & 3rd author a BS alumnus. The novel Trematode parasite was discovered by these same labs! dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

@uncwilmington.bsky.social's Drs. Poulin and Williamson have secured another $598,000 grant to continue developing novel antibiofouling products with Biofouling Technologies Inc. Translational research to advance maritime safety of equipment, submerged structures - biotech! CONGRATS!

CONGRATS to César Acevedo-Ramirez, UNCW post-doc 2022-24, and Dr. Ata Suanda UNCW Physics on a new paper. The study applies and evaluates a new way of representing how the rocky seafloor slows down ocean waves near the coast. www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/14...

Coming to our dock soon!!! We are so excited to share our big, no, our REALLY BIG new vessel! @uncwilmington.bsky.social is investing in advancing ocean and marine science research. uncw.edu/news/2024/09...

🎉CONGRATS @uncwilmington.bsky.social doctoral student Sarah Barr (& team), on the recent paper: a result of research on how the herbal supplement 'ashwagandha' breaks down in digestion. Understanding how herbal compounds change in the digestive system helps predict how they work in the body.

It's big, really ... it's REALLY BIG!!! Executive Director Ken Halanych & Capt'n Jay Styron got to see our new vessel in production-All American Marine, Bellingham, WA. Expecting delivery in the summer! Support for systems & naming - Melissa Sinclair, 910-962-3602. uncw.edu/news/2024/09...

On a Technical Note: Researchers @uncwilmington.bsky.social with Thermo Fisher Scientific have published a technical note on "Differentiating PFAS sources using Orbitrap-IRMS." The note will help other labs adopt this method for broader use. www.thermofisher.com/order/catalo...

@uncwilmington.bsky.social's Dr. Meredith Hovis,EVS, and team have a paper on community-based flood resilience workshops published in "Community Science!" Highlighting collaborative, community-engaged approaches to understanding flood risk and resilience in Wilmington, NC. doi.org/10.1029/2025...

@uncwilmington.bsky.social WITX brings together info technology innovators, creators, pros, faculty, staff & students to explore emerging tech, spark new connections & build skills to put to work. Register today to invest in yourself to improve your technology skills and knowledge! 🔗uncw.edu/witx

@uncwilmington.bsky.social NC & New Hanover Co. Community Case Study in "Frontiers." ✅ Multi-sector, interdisciplinary team ✅ Challenge of building coastal resiliency & coastal literacy ✅ Team lead Phil Bresnahan ✅ Built, deployed water level/flood sensors & maps Local challenges, global impact.

NEW PAPER by scientists at @uncwilmington.bsky.social focuses on how Per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) affect immune cells. Indicating that even low, non-toxic levels of PFAS can directly disrupt normal immune function - changing how immune cells respond & communicate. doi.org/10.1016/j.et...

New Paper Gulf and Caribbean Research. Lead author Jeremy Velazquez is Osku Backstrom's grad student from Puerto Rico. The team assessed underwater soundscapes, using hydrophones and diving techniques, across three coral reefs off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico. aquila.usm.edu/cgi/viewcont...

🎉Seagrass Global Standard! Exciting News! Jessie Jarvis & scientific team in the global seagrass community have developed a practical blueprint for how to measure & report seagrass in ways that actually work across regions & programs. Critical step in tracking global change. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

We are so excited to celebrate Colleen Brown, our first ACOS Ph.D.! With a lifelong curiosity for the ocean, environmental scientist Colleen Brown ’25 becomes UNC Wilmington's FIRST student to earn a doctorate in Applied Coastal and Ocean Science. uncw.edu/news/seahawk...

We are hiring! UNCW College of Science and Engineering & the Center for Marine Science invite applications for the position of William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professorship of Marine Science. Priority Deadline: January 22, 2026. jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37951

Building a Unified Research-Informed Approach! UNCW's Center for Marine Science Receives $500,000 Planning Grant to Advance Flooding Research from The New Hanover County Endowment! uncw.edu/news/2025/12... 📸 Courtesy of Brian Donovan/etc. media (video still)

UNC Wilmington's community commitment includes educational outreach. Recently, Michael Tift, Biology & Marine Biology, presented at Trinity Landing on marine mammal research. From cetaceans to crabeater seals and manatee rescues. Internationally known Marine Mammal Stranding Program: bit.ly/UNCWMMSP

UNCW Leads Research in Flooding Risks & Coastal Resilience with Living Laboratory! Led by Lynn Leonard & Phil Bresnahan with support from the UNC System, the project features high-tech sensor stations tracking weather & water resources on campus. Classes, Sustainability team & more use the data.

Haunting Ghost Forests! We've all seen them! Ever wondered, "What killed all the trees?” UNCW research conducted by Andrea Hawkes, Monica Rother, Kendra Devereux and team seeks answers to questions of saltwater intrusion on freshwater ecosystems. 📸 courtesy of Monica Rother bit.ly/4oLCplK

Award-winning - A Map of the World in Time - premiered at the Raw Science Film Festival in NYC, spotlighting UNCW’s pivotal role in the 2023 BADEX expedition to Greenland. Led by Assoc. Prof. Shannon Klotsko and an intern'l team who explored the retreat of the Greenland Ice Sheet. bit.ly/BADEX_Map

Curious about the ethics of science? Genetic engineering debates? How does research sit at the intersection of biology, tech and culture in the modern world? Join us for our Planet Ocean Seminar with Dr. Nathan Crowe, UNCW History Dept. Nov. 11 6:30 p.m. In-person: CMS_EA@uncw.edu lnkd.in/enM6gFvK

Our OPEN HOUSE welcomed 1,000+ to explore the many aspects of why science matters! UNCW's Center for Marine Science had a beautiful day for all ages to support science.

Congrats to Prof. Joanne Halls, Earth & Ocean Sciences, on her most recent paper published in "Remote Sensing." The paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the contribution of river sediment to the different rates of sediment build-up in tidal wetlands across the U.S. doi.org/10.3390/rs17...

New paper by Dr. Joe Pawlik, Biology & Marine Biology, & alum Dr. Steve McMurray in "Ecology." "Competition for waterborne food resources among tropical shallow-water sponges." Sponges help link ocean surface waters to the seafloor by filtering LPOM & DOM. 📸 Mark Butler doi.org/10.1002/ecy....

🚨New Pub in Nature! Highly collaborative work! This article describes the anatomical features associated with a functional glymphatic system in bottlenose dolphins. doi.org/10.1038/s415... @uncwtiftlab.bsky.social

UNCW's Michael Tift shares, "There are some critical cuts being proposed to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) by the current administration which could have devastating impacts." He discusses some of these impacts on marine mammals in North Carolina waters. bit.ly/3JgVZXl

Join us for the UNCW Center for Marine Science OPEN HOUSE on October 4, 2025! Tours, family-friendly with hands-on activities and science fun!

POV: then and now as we celebrate 25 Years at the Myrtle Grove location. Marine science research has been SOARING at UNCW for 54 YEARS!!! On the water 24/7/365!

CONGRATS to Peng Gao, in UNCW's Earth and Ocean Sciences, who is one of 19 global experts contributing to a new article published in @nature.com, outlining how nature-based climate solutions (NBS) can be more effective in fighting climate change. bit.ly/GaoForest

@insituphile.bsky.social recent paper: Water color & clarity: key indicators of aquatic health. New hand-held device—mini & midi formats—developed to measure parameters easily & ideal for citizen science. >900 devices thru 6 projects w/shared data. Methods. Data. Validation. doi.org/10.3389/fenv...

The TODAY new paper that is a collaboration b/w UNCW's DrugDiscovery & National Institutes of Health. They discovered aridomycin, a natural compound made by bacteria that strongly fights dangerous Staphylococcus aureus infections & the emerging fungus Candida auris. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...