
Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center
@perec_gmu
Our mission is to use the tools of scientific research, restoration, & education, to help understand and sustain natural processes in the Potomac ecosystems
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For today's #FacultyFriday, we congratulate Amy E. Fowler, Associate Professor for ESP Dept GMU, for earning the Dean’s Emerging Leader Award. 🌟 Learn more about Fowler and all our Dean's Award winners: science.gmu.edu/celebrationofs… #MasonScience #MasonNation #DeansAwards Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center


#GeorgeMasonResearch "These initial discussions at George Mason’s Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center led to a perspective paper in the Journal of Phycology outlining a road map to expanding our understanding of algae..." news.wm.edu/2025/02/17/its… Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center



We had a wonderful time AERS Spring meeting. Undergrad Kiersten Jewell presented a poster on her research. Shout out to @gmu_oscar for funding Keirsten's research and travel. ESP Dept GMU Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center @gmu_masonimpact Mason Fletcher


We had a wonderful time AERS Spring meeting! Grad student Jose Menese presented posters on his research and won best grad student poster! Wahoo! GMU's Provost Office funded Jose's travel. ESP Dept GMU Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center @gmu_masonimpact Mason Fletcher



Our Fisheries Ecology professor T. Reid Nelson will be giving the talk on Sunday, March 30, 2025 for the popular #profsandpints Metro Washington DC-area event. Profs and Pints Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center General info: profsandpints.com Tickets to this event: ticketleap.events/tickets/profsa…


This week's seminar is on Wednesday! 12:15-1:30pm, JC Rm 325, Mtg Rm A. "Life in the S.L.I.M.E.: Microbes as Messengers of Organism Health & Ecosystem Function" by Dr. Jennifer Salerno. Dr. Jennifer Salerno 🪸🌊🧬🧫🔬 Register for the Zoom link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regist… College of Science Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center



In a muddy turtle rescue at the Potomac Science Center, slow and steady wins the race! Discover more with George Mason News⬇️🐢 #MasonNation #AllTogetherDifferent Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center College of Science ESP Dept GMU gmu.edu/news/2025-03/m…

#MasonNation to the rescue! 💚 More than 80 turtles were saved from a muddy pond at the Potomac Science Center by George Mason University volunteers & AEROAnimalRescue. 🐢 Painted turtles, sliders, snappers & more were safely relocated to the Occoquan River. 🌊 🔗: science.gmu.edu/news/muddy-tur…




Proud of Kiersten Jewell for presenting her Spring 2025 undergrad research Mason OSCAR today. She examined if parasite infections affect crab host behavior in the presence of predators. She will continue her research this fall ESP Dept GMU Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center College of Science


Excited for Kiersten Jewell and Dylan Raney to present their research College of Science Undergrad Research Symposium today. Dylan examined long term trends in Potomac River invertebrate communities. Kiersten explored seasonal patterns of parasites in estuarine shrimp and crabs. Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center



#GeorgeMasonResearch Read about research by Amy Apprill of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) & Jennifer Salerno of ESP Dept GMU: Seawater Microbes: A Key Indicator for Coral Reef Health and Conservation, New Study Finds scienmag.com/seawater-micro… Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center College of Science

Nice article about fishing during Striped Bass spawning and catch and release mortality, I contributed to. Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center ESP Dept GMU College of Science bayjournal.com/news/fisheries…

#GeorgeMasonResearch The author of this piece highlights comments and research by T. Reid Nelson of ESP Dept GMU: Maryland Plan To Lift Fishing Ban On Spawning Striped Bass Stirs Debate thebaynet.com/maryland-plan-… College of Science Potomac Environmental Research & Education Center