If you had told me a few years ago that I would be living in Maine and studying how contamination moves through the tidal waters and affects sea-run fish, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. My journey to marine science wasn’t exactly traditional. I grew up in Kansas and earned my bachelor’s degree in Biological […]
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Hi! I’m Nalika Lakmali, a third-year PhD student in Coastal Engineering at the University of Maine, Orono, where I research under the guidance of Dr. Kimberly Huguenard. My journey from Sri Lanka to the U.S. has been a surprising and life changing experience, especially as I’ve dived into the study of tidal dynamics along the […]
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One of my mom’s favorite jokes is that she has recurring dreams about me staying at the University of Maine forever, pursuing an endless stream of PhDs. Her subconscious ruminations are not completely unfounded, as I started my bachelor’s degree at UMaine back in 2014, and 10 years later I’m still here, still as passionate […]
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I am currently finishing up my PhD in the Brady lab at University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center (DMC). The DMC, its people, and its deep connections to Maine’s aquaculture industry have been a huge part of my career path. I have spent most of my life in Maine, growing up in Portland and attending […]
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I am currently a rising senior at Tufts University studying biology and environmental studies. I hope to pursue graduate studies in marine biology, but I was introduced to this field a little differently than many other students and professors I’ve spoken to, who seem to have discovered marine science on a whim. I grew up […]
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