{"id":11771,"date":"2024-08-01T16:16:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T20:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/?p=11771"},"modified":"2024-08-01T16:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T20:16:49","slug":"umaine-machias-and-downeast-institute-receive-university-of-maine-system-grant-to-support-undergraduate-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/01\/umaine-machias-and-downeast-institute-receive-university-of-maine-system-grant-to-support-undergraduate-research\/","title":{"rendered":"UMaine Machias and Downeast Institute receive University of Maine System grant to support undergraduate research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MACHIAS, Maine \u2014 For University of Maine at Machias students Reilly Hedden and Matt Nichols, their summer research experience has been defined by hands-on opportunities afforded by the University of Maine at Machias\u2019 small class sizes and engaged professors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hedden and Nichols are part of a team conducting lab and field experiments in marine science and aquaculture at the Downeast Institute (DEI), which serves as the Marine Science Field station for UMaine Machias. In September 2022, DEI was awarded a two-year, $300,000 grant from the Saltonstall-Kennedy Program and administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service, which allowed the team\u2019s research to begin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A $30,000 Research Reinvestment Fund (RRF) grant from the University of Maine System is supporting stipends for this summer\u2019s interdisciplinary undergraduate research collaborative. The program, guided by Katrina Armstrong from UMaine\u2019s Marine Aligned Research, Innovation, and Nationally-recognized Education (MARINE) initiative, allows students like Hedden and Nichols to work directly with DEI researcher, Brian Beal, professor of marine ecology at UMaine Machias.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cShellfish aquaculture plays a critical role in supporting coastal economies, providing nutritious<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"11777\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11777\" src=\"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Students pose on either side of a table as they monitor clams. \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-634x845.jpg 634w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-846x1128.jpg 846w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-1268x1691.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/08\/Nichols-and-Hedden-monitoring-clams-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nichols and Hedden monitor clams during their research.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">seafood and enhancing ecosystem services,\u201d said Armstrong. \u201cHowever, ensuring the long-term sustainability and resilience of shellfish aquaculture operations requires an interdisciplinary approach that integrates research, innovation, and community engagement.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hedden\u2019s and Nichols\u2019 research focuses <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on soft-shell clam reproduction in the Gulf of Maine. They aim to determine when clams spawn along the Maine coast, for how long and whether clams become less fertile as they age, or more fertile, as is the case in lobsters and sea urchins. Using clams from Brunswick, Bremen and Jonesport, their research involves the weekly induction of live clams to spawn using a thermal shock technique followed by estimating the number of eggs released. In addition, other clams are dissected to examine changes in reproductive mass over the 18-week study. The data is used to see if there is a positive correlation between the size and age of a clam and the number of eggs they produce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hedden, a marine biology major with a concentration in aquaculture, is in her junior year at UMaine Machias.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy time at UMaine Machias has been incredible so far,\u201d said Hedden. \u201cThe connections with professors and small class sizes allow for a much more intimate and personalized learning experience. UMaine Machias\u2019 connection with DEI has allowed me to get more hands-on experience in my chosen field, which has been an amazing experience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nichols is a senior transfer student double majoring<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in integrative biology (wildlife) and marine biology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI immediately felt welcome when I transferred last fall\u201d said Nichols. \u201cI have been very happy with the field work and hands-on opportunities the school has provided in and outside class.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hedden plans to continue on to graduate school to study genetics or evolutionary biology. Nichols aims to complete a doctoral degree in ecology. He\u2019s currently undecided between the marine or terrestrial environment but wants to stay in Maine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The soft-shell clam project will conclude at the end of August 2024. Additional opportunities will be available during the summer of 2025 to train undergraduate students in contemporary practices promoting the sustainability and resilience of shellfish aquaculture industries while benefiting coastal communities, ecosystems, and economies.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MACHIAS, Maine \u2014 For University of Maine at Machias students Reilly Hedden and Matt Nichols, their summer research experience has been defined by hands-on opportunities afforded by the University of Maine at Machias\u2019 small class sizes and engaged professors.\u00a0 Hedden and Nichols are part of a team conducting lab and field experiments in marine science 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