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Christian Taylor wading in shallow water next to his kayak called NS-1 made by his company, Omission.

From Capstone to Coastal Research: USM Engineering Alum Builds Unmanned Kayaks to Study the Gulf of Maine

One evening on Saco Bay, Christian Taylor looked down at his kayak and saw a new direction for the business he was building.

A collage of three polaroid-style photos from Iceland, showing graduate students at the Arctic Circle Assembly, a student in front of a waterfall, and a workshop at the Whales of Iceland museum, set against a landscape of waterfalls and fall foliage.

Presenting on an International Stage: A USM Graduate Student’s Experience at the Arctic Circle Assembly

This October, USM graduate student Rachel Straw traveled to Reykjavik, Iceland, to present her research at the Arctic Circle Assembly, the world’s largest international gathering on Arctic issues. Keep reading to hear about her research, her time in Iceland, and what she’d tell anyone thinking about joining the cohort.

Allison Fogg and Luc Harrison smile together outside the Marine Lab at Schiller Coastal Studies Center, with a white topographic map overlay.

Invasive Shrimp and Fading Eelgrass: How a USM Grad Student and Alum Are Teaming Up to Protect Casco Bay

Luc Harrison and Allison Fogg didn’t set out to work together — one a USM graduate student, the other a USM alumna, each chasing a different question about the health of Casco Bay. Keep reading to find out how their two research projects, and a shared USM connection, brought them into the same water this summer.