Principal Investigator
Heather M. Joesting, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Wake Forest University, 2011
M.S. Ohio University, 2005
B.S. University of North Carolina - Wilmington, 2001
Dr. Heather Joesting is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department. Growing up as a "beach kid" in Wilmington, NC, she has a particular affinity for the coastal environment. Dr. Joesting's Coastal Plant Research aims to (1) better understand how native plants cope with the abiotic stresses of the coastal environment and (2) contribute to the management and restoration strategies of coastal habitats using native plants.
In addition to Coastal Plant Research, Dr. Joesting is also the Senior Scientist for the Georgia Southern University's Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center, which is a facility designed to conduct innovative research on the development of strategies to increase the sustainability and profitability of aquaponics. Her research in aquaponics includes focus on (1) the hydroponic plant grow beds and ways to maximize productivity and (2) the potential of removed solids as fertilizer for soil-based growth.
Ph.D. Wake Forest University, 2011
M.S. Ohio University, 2005
B.S. University of North Carolina - Wilmington, 2001
Dr. Heather Joesting is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department. Growing up as a "beach kid" in Wilmington, NC, she has a particular affinity for the coastal environment. Dr. Joesting's Coastal Plant Research aims to (1) better understand how native plants cope with the abiotic stresses of the coastal environment and (2) contribute to the management and restoration strategies of coastal habitats using native plants.
In addition to Coastal Plant Research, Dr. Joesting is also the Senior Scientist for the Georgia Southern University's Sustainable Aquaponics Research Center, which is a facility designed to conduct innovative research on the development of strategies to increase the sustainability and profitability of aquaponics. Her research in aquaponics includes focus on (1) the hydroponic plant grow beds and ways to maximize productivity and (2) the potential of removed solids as fertilizer for soil-based growth.
Current Graduate Students
Maygan Palacios - M.S. Student
Current Undergraduate Students
Barbara Comer
Alexandria Hendrickson
Sydnee Juleus
Ellie McDole
Austin Ponder
Liberty Redfeldt
Victoria Toro
Barbara Comer
Alexandria Hendrickson
Sydnee Juleus
Ellie McDole
Austin Ponder
Liberty Redfeldt
Victoria Toro
Past Graduate Students
Alex Gregory
Justin Hinson
Past Undergraduate Research Students
Coastal Plant Ecology:
Destiny Bynes
Angela Brown
Jocelyn Calvo Villata
Savannah Chiarello
John Counts
Alex Gregory
Joshua Grier
Isabelle Husted
Mark Israel
Heather Kelley
Annelise Kim
Chris Lee
Esther Medrano
Genevieve Meeks
Tessa Murrell
Kennedy Neal
Macy Newhouse
Maygan Palacios
Harold "Tripp" Parsons
Hannah Paulson
Rebecca Perez
Ellesse Petty
Jonathan Pope
Hannah Riley
Natalie Salguero
Heather Sempsrott
Karen Velez Osejo
Michelle Villanueva
Ashley Whitely
Lauren Young
Hannah Zook
Aquaponics:
Kirstyn Cardwell
Robbie Carl
John Cutt
Nicholas Everherd
Courtney Gest
Dominic Gonzalez
Sakile Johnson
Jamielee Korolovich-Adams
Chris Lee
Olivia Roddenberry
Scott Sadler
Michelle Villanueva
Alex Gregory
Justin Hinson
Past Undergraduate Research Students
Coastal Plant Ecology:
Destiny Bynes
Angela Brown
Jocelyn Calvo Villata
Savannah Chiarello
John Counts
Alex Gregory
Joshua Grier
Isabelle Husted
Mark Israel
Heather Kelley
Annelise Kim
Chris Lee
Esther Medrano
Genevieve Meeks
Tessa Murrell
Kennedy Neal
Macy Newhouse
Maygan Palacios
Harold "Tripp" Parsons
Hannah Paulson
Rebecca Perez
Ellesse Petty
Jonathan Pope
Hannah Riley
Natalie Salguero
Heather Sempsrott
Karen Velez Osejo
Michelle Villanueva
Ashley Whitely
Lauren Young
Hannah Zook
Aquaponics:
Kirstyn Cardwell
Robbie Carl
John Cutt
Nicholas Everherd
Courtney Gest
Dominic Gonzalez
Sakile Johnson
Jamielee Korolovich-Adams
Chris Lee
Olivia Roddenberry
Scott Sadler
Michelle Villanueva