Hi everyone! My name is Emmelia Ashton and I am a NOAA Hollings Scholar studying metallurgical and materials engineering with a minor in biology at the Colorado School of Mines. This summer, I had the exciting opportunity to intern with NOAA at the Northwest Marine Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington, studying the effects of increasing temperatures on embryo mortality for the Upper Willamette River Chinook salmon population. Read more about my project below!
![Emmelia smiles, posing on a boat. She wears a life jacket. They boat appears to be cruising at a slow speed on a calm, sunny day. (Image credit: Anna Kagley) Emmelia smiles, posing on a boat. She wears a life jacket. They boat appears to be cruising at a slow speed on a calm, sunny day.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2023-10/Emmelia_Field_1.jpeg?h=ac42537a&itok=VuDMceuz)
Emmelia Ashton, a 2022 Hollings scholar, helped with field work to monitor and evaluate the ecological health of Puget Sound's pelagic food web. (Image credit: Anna Kagley)