Two FAMU students selected to participate in research program

Two FAMU environmental sciences majors are spending the summer conducting research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). LaToya Chandler and Karl Grant both are participating in the Educational Partnership Program, which provides students from minority serving institutions and opportunity to gain hands-on research experience.

They are among 15 students choosen to particpate in the summer program and are eligible for up to $8,000 of academic assistance per year for full-time study during the junior and senior years, a 10-week, paid internship ($650 per week) for two summers, including a housing subsidy, round-trip travel to the internship site, and travel expenses to the program orientation in Silver Spring, Md.

Grant is currently conducting research on organic contaminants in mussels in the mid-1940s from Birch Harbor, Maine, with the NOAA Ocean Service Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment.

While, Chandler is conducting research on geographical information systems for international observer programs with the NOAA Fisheries Service.