Author: Nicole Mucci

I am an MS student in Chemical Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography. My research focuses on biogeochemical fluxes of nutrients both in the water column and in sediment. I am interested in how nutrient fluxes change in response to low oxygen conditions. Prior to graduate school, I received a BS in Environmental Science and a BA in Biology from the University of Vermont. In my free time, I like to ride my bike and drink good coffee.

Alternative Energy

Soaking up the sun: can the ocean be used as a platform for floating solar panels?

Scientists explore the viability of floating photovoltaic farms (FPV) on the ocean and how climate change may impact their use.

Coastal Management

Are seagrasses our climate change superheroes?

Researchers use satellite data to assess the carbon sequestration potential of seagrass beds in the Bahamas

Policy

Let’s Go to the Beach? Questioning Coastal Access Equity in the Ocean State

Researchers studied how race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status affect access to the coast in Rhode Island.

Microbiology

Larger than life- largest bacteria discovered in salt marsh

Scientists found the largest bacteria ever discovered, 50x larger than the previous record, in a tropical mangrove forest in Guadeloupe.

Human impacts

Are “dead zones” spreading?

Scientists study a prominent “dead zone” to understand how it will change in the future.

Fisheries

Predicting the future of fish

Scientists use climate model data to predict how fisheries will change on 10-year timescale

Climate Change

Are crabs contributing to climate change?

Researchers find that fiddler crab burrowing releases greenhouse gases from salt marsh sediment.