Project Leadership

Project Director

Miao Yu, PhD., University of Maryland

Project Manager

Allen Pattillo, PhD., University of Maryland

Co-Program Directors

Yang Tao, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Nikhil Chopra, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Don Webster, M.S., University of Maryland
Matt Parker, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Cathy Liu, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Matt Gray, Ph.D., UMCES
Bobbi Hudson, M.S., Pacific Shellfish Institute
Jonathan van Senten, Ph.D., Virginia Polytech & State University
Yuanwei Jin, Ph.D., UMES
Yiannis Aloimonos, Ph.D., University of Maryland

Senior Associates

Amanda Wahle, UMD Extension
Carole Engle, Engle-Stone Aquatics, LLC
William Lantz, UMD Extension
Enyeu Lu, Salisbury University
Adam Porter, Fraunhofer USA, CESE

S3AM Partner Institutions

Maryland Robotics Center: https://robotics.umd.edu/ 

UMD Computer Science: https://www.cs.umd.edu/ 

UMES Engineering: https://www.umes.edu/Engineering/ 

UMCES Horn Point Lab: https://www.umces.edu/hpl 

Pacific Shellfish Institute: https://pacshell.org/

Louisiana State University – Oyster Aquaculture research lab: https://www.laseagrant.org/outreach/oyster-research-lab/ 

UMD Aquaculture Extension: https://extension.umd.edu/programs/agriculture-food-systems/program-areas/animal-science/aquaculture 

UMD 4H STEM: https://extension.umd.edu/programs/4-h-youth-development/program-areas/stem 

Virginia Tech Aquaculture: https://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/arec/virginia-seafood.html