UMass student’s marine research earns award

DARTMOUTH – Cate O’Keefe, a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology, received a Merit Award for the best paper out of about 400 presented at the annual science conference of the world’s largest marine science and advisory body.
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea conference was held last month in Berlin, with more than 650 marine scientists and students.
O’Keefe’s presentation, “From bust to boom: The success of industry collaboration in U.S. sea scallop research,” was co-authored with her adviser, Professor Kevin D. E. Stokesbury. &#8226