Alexandra Cormack

2024 Short-Term Workforce Fellow

Alex Cormack graduated from the Master of Marine and Environmental Science program at the University of the Virgin Islands in 2024. She soon began an 8-week Securing STEM Island Pathways Fellowship mentored by Dr. Marilyn Brandt where she has the opportunity to work on a variety of innovative projects. One of these projects includes heat stressing corals in land-based nurseries before out planting to see if they will become more resilient to bleaching events. Alex is also assisting in monitoring and collecting coral spawn to aid coral sexual reproduction. “This fellowship has provided many opportunities to build skills and professional relationships as I look forward to beginning my Ph.D. program in 2025,” says Alex.

Alex will be attending the University of Hawai'i at Hilo where she will be mentored by Dr. Robin Smith.