| Virginia Institute of Marine Science

- About
- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Engage
- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- News & Events
- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- Giving
- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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MRG Students

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Echevarria, Emily
Ph.D. Student
Email: eeechevarria@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7291
Office: Nunnally Hall 111
Section: Natural Resources
Advisor: Robert J. Latour

Gravgaard, Ally
M.S. Student
Email: aggravgaard@vims.edu
Office: Nunnally Hall 132
Advisor: Robert J. Latour

Hatch, Jack
M.A. Student
Email: jahatch@vims.edu
Office: Nunnally Hall 132
Section: Natural Resources
Advisors: Molly Mitchell and Robert J. Latour

Hernandez, Olivia
M.S. Student
Email: ohernandez@vims.edu
Phone: 804-684-7966
Office: Andrews Hall 419
Advisors: Juliette L. Smith and Robert J. Latour

Masters, Shyane
M.S. Student
Email: smasters@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-
Office: Nunnally Hall 111
Section: Natural Resources
Advisors: Robert J. Latour and Angelina Dichiera

Rebecca Taylor

Mestav, Rebecca
M.S. Student
Email: rtaylor@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7370
Office: Nunnally Hall 132
Advisor: Robert J. Latour

Amanda Salmoiraghi

Salmoiraghi, Amanda
M.S. Student
Email: acsalmoiraghi@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7434
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall N213
Advisors: Jan McDowell and Robert J. Latour