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\n\n \n A New Publication Database for USC Sea Grant Inspires a Student\u2019s Career Trajectory\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n November 21, 2025<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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USC Sea Grant recently launched a new, searchable <\/span>publications database<\/span><\/a> that houses citations for all our peer-reviewed research publications, technical reports, education publications, and dissertations. Currently, the database houses mostly those publications since the digital era began, but there are some dating back to the 1970s. The project is ongoing, and more publications will be added as they become digitally accessible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To build this database, USC Sea Grant Communications worked closely with Daisy Zhang, a second-year student in the M.S. program in<\/span> Environmental Data Science<\/span><\/a> at USC. Daisy first learned about USC Sea Grant in her Environmental Risk Analysis class last spring, when Associate Professor Monalisa Chatterjee invited USC Sea Grant\u2019s Coastal Resilience Specialist, Dane Lazarus, to give a guest lecture on coastal resilience in the face of rising seas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A snapshot of USC Sea Grant’s publication database.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Daisy\u2019s skill set was perfect for USC Sea Grant\u2019s database project. USC\u2019s Environmental Data Science degree program helps students learn to apply data science to complex environmental issues, ranging from many topics such as climate change, water and air pollution, policy analysis, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem management, and biodiversity. Before coming to USC, Daisy earned her B.S. in Ecological Management and Restoration at the University of California, Davis. Her coursework focused on plant science, conservation ecology, and environmental analysis, which helped her build both field and analytical skills for studying ecological systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Daisy applied to USC\u2019s master’s program because she thought it was an exciting and innovative program, integrating data analysis with environmental applications. \u201cI really enjoy the program’s cross-disciplinary nature,\u201d says Daisy. \u201cI\u2019m not only learning about environmental science but also gaining new skills in areas like environmental risk analysis and geospatial science. At the master\u2019s level, we go beyond theory and learn how these tools are applied in real-world situations, making the learning experience very meaningful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to her technical skills and extreme attention to detail, Daisy had to become familiar with the breadth of USC Sea Grant\u2019s research, outreach, and education topics over many decades. \u201cThrough the publication database project, I\u2019ve explored so many great studies on topics such as marine fish, DDT, sand dunes, and community engagement,\u201d says Daisy. \u201cIt\u2019s been eye-opening to see how many topics connect with Sea Grant. I\u2019ve also learned a lot about Sea Grant\u2019s four strategic focus areas and the effort that goes into advancing coastal and marine research.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This gained knowledge has also helped Daisy assist our program in preparing specific publications that qualify for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s (NOAA) national library, which requires submitted documents to be publicly accessible.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Daisy in Zion National Park (Photo credit: Z. Yu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Daisy is still interning for USC Sea Grant as we continue to track down additional publications and their publicly accessible digital versions. \u201cThrough this experience, I\u2019ve realized I\u2019m especially interested in marine and coastal research and would love to continue working in that field after graduation,\u201d says Daisy. After graduation, she hopes to find a position related to environmental or marine science where she can apply the data science and GIS skills she\u2019s learned at USC to help analyze and solve environmental problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cInterning here has not only been a great professional experience but also a supportive learning environment,\u201d says Daisy. \u201cThrough this project, I\u2019ve gained a deeper appreciation for the work USC Sea Grant does to support healthy, resilient marine ecosystems.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":10786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107,49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","category-student-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nStoring Knowledge to Build Knowledge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/2025\/11\/21\/storing-knowledge-to-build-knowledge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Storing Knowledge to Build Knowledge - 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