Nicole receives Michigan Sea Grant Fellowship!

Doctoral student Nicole Olson was recently selected as a recipient for the Michigan Sea Grant graduate student fellowship! Nicole's project aims to further analyze harmful algal bloom emissions from wave breaking on the Great Lakes. This summer Nicole will be partnering with Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to collect biweekly freshwater samples from 8 sites along Lake Huron and Lake Erie, as shown on the map below. The freshwater samples will then be brought back to the lab to create lake spray aerosols. Nicole will be analyzing the biological content of the freshwater and aerosol samples to determine changes throughout duration of the harmful algal bloom season.