Drexel BEES Graduate Research Seminar: Ashley Smyth, PhD
Thursday, May 20, 2021
3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Ashley Smyth, PhD, University of Florida
Are
oysters the solution to our pollution problems?
Ashley is an Assistant Professor in the Soil & Water Sciences Department,
located at the Tropical Research and Education Center, in Homestead, just south
of Miami. Ashley has a PhD in Marine Science from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a postdoc at the Virginia Institute of Marine
Science and University of Kansas before joining the UF faculty in 2017.
Ashley’s interest in biogeochemistry began during her time as REU at the
Academy of Natural Sciences.
Ashley’s research focuses on how anthropogenic activities impact nutrient
cycling in coastal and aquatic ecosystems. Her research centers around where
the land meets the water and how activities on land connect to ecosystems in
shallow nearshore waters. She has worked extensively on quantifying the
nitrogen removal benefits of oyster reef restoration and shellfish aquaculture.
Contact Information
Amanda Leslie
bees@drexel.edu