Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Science Program

Effect of temperature and salinity on physiological performance and growth of longfin smelt: Developing a captive culture for a threatened species in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta
Delta Science Fellowship 2020 Fellow: Yuzo Yanagitsuru, PhD Candidate, UC Davis Research mentor: Nann Fangue, University of California, Davis

Effects of copper exposure on the olfactory response of Delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus): Investigating linkages between morphological and behavioral anti-predator response
Delta Science Fellowship 2020 Fellow: Pedro Alejandro Triana Garcia, PhD Student, UC Davis

Investigation of the resilience of the salt marsh harvest mouse and best management practices in response to climate change
Delta Science Fellowship 2020 Fellow: Katherine Smith, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Davis

Habitat, hatcheries, and nonnative predators interact to affect juvenile salmon behavior and survival
Delta Science Fellowship 2020 Fellow: Megan Sabal, PhD Student, UC Santa Cruz

Defining habitat quality for young-of-year longfin smelt: Historical otolith-based reconstructions of growth and salinity history in relation to geography, climate, and outflow
Delta Science Fellowship 2020 Fellow: Levi Lewis, Postdoctoral, UC Davis Research mentor: James Hobbs, University of California, Davis

Simulating methylmercury production and transport at the sediment‐water interface to improve the water quality in the Delta
Delta Science Fellowship 2020 Fellow: Stefanie Helmrich, PhD Student, UC Merced Research mentor: Peggy O’Day, University of California, Merced

Do light, nutrient, and salinity interactions drive the "bad Suisun" phenomenon? A physiological assessment of biological hotspots in the San Francisco Bay-Delta
Delta Science Fellowship 2020 Fellow: Alexis Fischer, Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Santa Cruz

Reevaluating ecosystem functioning and carbon storage potential of a coastal wetland through integration of lateral and vertical carbon flux estimates
Delta Science Fellowship 2020 Fellow: Matthew Bogard, Postdoctoral, University of Washington

Soil type as a driver of agricultural climate change response in the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta
Delta Science Fellowship 2020 Fellow: Tyler Anthony, PhD Student, UC Berkeley

Revealing the invisible contributors to the diets of larval longfin smelt and striped bass in the San Francisco Estuary
Delta Science Fellowship 2017-19 Fellow: Michelle Jungbluth, Postdoctoral Fellow, San Francisco State University