10/31/2025
The USM Coastal Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Lab boat has a new name — Marsh Princess! She may not be the tallest or the toughest, but she is the prettiest!
10/30/2025
Graduate student Frank Driscoll gave a presentation on methane fluxes from Mississippi salt marshes at the local brewery Hops and Growlers.
10/30/2025
Graduate student Frank Driscoll was awarded a $500 USM Division of Coastal Sciences travel award to attend the Society of Wetland Scientists Annual Meeting in 2026!
10/18/2025
The USM Coastal Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Lab participated in the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Open House, sharing fun chemistry demonstrations with the community!
10/17/2025
Dr. Songjie He and her student Vivian Tidd visited Tulane University, and Dr. Songjie He gave a seminar at the department of Earth & Environmental Sciences.
10/15/2025
The USM Coastal Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Lab participated in the Grand Bay NERR Research Symposium, where graduate student Frank Driscoll delivered an oral presentation on vertical carbon fluxes in the salt marsh at Grand Bay NERR.
8/26/2025
Dr. Songjie He has been selected to receive a $1,200 award to support her attendance at the CERF 2025 Conference — $700 for the needs-based award and $500 for the caregiver award.
8/18/2025
Graduate student Vivian Tidd joined the Coastal Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Lab at USM!
6/29-7/4/2025
Dr. Songjie He attended the 12th INTECOL Wetland Conference & 20th Annual Meeting of SWS Europe, where she delivered both an oral and a poster presentation and participated in several conference field trips.
6/2/2025
Frank Driscoll received the Society of Wetland Scientists Student Research Grant!
6/2-4/2025
Dr. Songjie He and her student Frank Driscoll attended the 14th International Symposium on Biogeochemistry of Wetlands & Aquatic Systems. Dr. He organized a session and gave an oral presentation, while Frank Driscoll presented a poster.
5/20-22/2025
Dr. Songjie He and her student Frank Driscoll attended the 2025 State of the Coast Conference, where each gave an oral presentation and a poster presentation. Frank Driscoll also served as a student volunteer, which waived his conference registration fee.
3/24/2025
The USM Coastal Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Lab visited the Stennis Space Center, and Dr. Songjie He gave a seminar at the Division of Marine Sciences titled "Where Did the Carbon Go? Lateral and Vertical Carbon Fluxes from Marshes."
2/15/2025
Dr. Songjie He published a paper titled "Carbonate and Nutrient Dynamics in a Mississippi River-Influenced Eutrophic Estuary" as the lead author.
1/24/2025
Graduate student Frank Driscoll was awarded a $500 USM Division of Coastal Sciences travel award!
1/13/2025
Graduate student Frank Driscoll joined the Coastal Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Lab at USM!
1/1/2025
The Coastal Ecosystem Biogeochemistry Lab at USM was born!