NSU Students Conduct Environmental Research in Port Everglades

This summer, two NSU undergraduate students conducted an internship at Port Everglades, Broward County’s seaport. Halmos College biology major Luz Salina and marine biology major Sabrina Fischer worked on several exciting projects, including potential sea level rise analysis, the potential for ship ballast water discharges to be a vector for dispersing Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (in collaboration with EPA); the potential for ship ballast water discharges to have been a vector to dispersing invasive species such as lionfish, Johnson’s seagrass, and red tide; and the potential effects of high mast exterior lighting and gantry cranes on sea turtle nesting and hatchling activities. They are also working directly with the USACE Navigation Improvements Project Interagency Working Group on significant coral, seagrass and other environmental issues.

Broward County’s Volunteer Internship Program (VIP) is dedicated to providing students with an unsurpassed learning experience. Students interested in this internship can find it on NSU’s Handshake site under “Volunteer Intern (Seaport Engineering & Facilities Maintenance)”. The internship program is coordinated by Halmos alumnus Erik Neugaard (MS 2003).

For more information: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/broward/jobs/2518857/volunteer-intern-seaport-engineering-facilities-maintenance?department