Tiffany Del Valle Gonzalez

Tiffany Gonzalez sits atop a sign for the University of the Virgin Islands

Hello, my name is Tiffany, and I am part of the Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USVI) hub! I am originally from the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. There, I became a member of the Centro TORTUGA project, which is now known as the Puerto Rican hub of the SEAS Islands Alliance. I completed […]

Mairim M. Villafañe-Vicente (Español)

Young woman staples a sign in a park in Puerto Rico

Conozcan a Mairim M. Villafañe-Vicente, estudiante de maestría en el Laboratorio Horn Point del Centro de Ciencias Ambientales de la Universidad de Maryland. Mairim es de Puerto Rico, donde fue becaria de SEAS en la Reserva Nacional de Investigación Estuarina de la Bahía de Jobos (JBNERR). En enero de 2024, Mairim completará un internado en […]

Mairim M. Villafañe-Vicente

Young woman staples a sign in a park in Puerto Rico

Meet Mairim M. Villafañe-Vicente, a master’s student at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory. Mairim is from Puerto Rico, where she was a SEAS Workforce Fellow at Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (JBNERR). In January 2024, Mairim will complete a communications internship with Maryland Sea Grant and begin full-time […]

Rhiden Moreno

Meet Rhiden Moreno, a recent graduate of Palau Community College. Moreno joined the SEAS Islands Alliance in Guam in the summer of 2022 for a Bridge to Bachelor’s Program internship. Tell me about yourself. My name is Rhiden Moreno. I was born and raised in Palau, but I’m actually Filipino. I’m a recent graduate. I […]

Miranda Goad

Meet Miranda Goad, an undergraduate student with the U.S. Virgin Islands hub of the SEAS Islands Alliance. Can you tell me about yourself? I’m from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and I’m currently getting my bachelor of science in marine biology at the University of the Virgin Islands. I’m a bit of a super senior at […]

Alexa Torres-Oliveras

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Meet Alexa Torres-Oliveras, an undergraduate biology student at Universidad Ana G. Méndez. Torres-Oliveras is also a member of the Puerto Rico hub of the SEAS Islands Alliance at Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico. Tell me about yourself. My name is Alexa Torres-Oliveras. I’m from Puerto Rico. I’m a third-year bachelor’s student, and I’m studying biology […]

Rebecca Salas

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Meet Rebecca Salas, an undergraduate student with the Guam hub of the SEAS Islands Alliance. Salas is a sophomore at the University of Guam, where she’s studying integrative biology. Photo courtesy of Matthew Miguel, University of Guam Tell me about your research project. I study light-induced changes within the behavior and photosymbiosis of Cassiopea, the […]

Shamoy Bideau

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Meet Shamoy Bideau, a graduate fellow with the U.S. Virgin Islands hub of the SEAS Islands Alliance. Bideau is a student at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). He’s in his second year of a master’s program in marine and environmental science. Tell me about yourself. My name is Shamoy Bideau. I’m 25, born […]

Mónica Rodríguez Pabón

Studying the science of bioluminescence & communication for SEAS Hello! I am Mónica Rodríguez Pabón from Patillas, Puerto Rico, and I am part of the SEAS Islands Alliance Puerto Rico hub. I am 20 years old and currently a second-year undergraduate student at the Ana G. Méndez University, Cupey campus and I am a member […]

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