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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The Georgia Sea Grant Research Trainee program was created to sponsor and support graduate student research projects based on problems in coastal Georgia.This year, two of the nine students selected for the program are of Georgia Institute of Technology. Alex Draper, a doctoral student studying marine biology and ecology, will investigate the impacts of climate change on oyster reef populations. Powei Huang, a graduate student studying chemical engineering, will research methods of extracting lithium from the ocean to be used as energy.