Roxanne Mina is a 2022 Ernest F. Hollings Scholar who interned with the National Centers for Environmental Information’s (NESDIS-NCEI) Ocean Climate Lab. Her 2023 summer internship project was to examine variability in hypoxia (low or depleted oxygen) in U.S. coastal waters, which can impact marine ecosystems and ultimately the U.S. Blue Economy.
![Roxanne sits in a cubicle, facing the camera and smiling. There are two monitors and an open laptop on her desk displaying documents and data. (Image credit: Roxanne Mina) Roxanne sits in a cubicle, facing the camera and smiling. There are two monitors and an open laptop on her desk displaying documents and data.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2023-10/IMG_2103.jpeg?h=4c2f95b2&itok=x0hkT_6G)
Roxanne Mina at her desk with NESDIS NCEI Ocean Climate Lab during her 2023 Hollings internship. She examined U.S. coastal hypoxia data to see how hypoxia correlates with climate and nutrient inputs from wastewater and agriculture. (Image credit: Roxanne Mina)