Linhoos named NGI, GRI assistant

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Anna Linhoss, a Mississippi State University researcher with interests in hydrology, ecology, watershed management, climate change, and computational modeling and simulation, is being named assistant director of the university’s Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) and Geosystems Research Institute (GRI). Her new role will include collaboration with a multitude of research teams. NGI and GRI both operate under the umbrella of MSU’s Office of Research and Economic Development. Linhoss’ work has been recognized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; National Fish and Wildlife Federation; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, among others. She has received 18 competitive research grants totaling $4M. Her background includes research projects in the Gulf of Mexico that concentrate on issues such as oyster reef restoration and preventing island erosion by examining the rate of sand erosion at Deer Island and mapping the flow of currents. In Florida’s Biscayne Bay, she studies how water quality affects algal blooms and the resulting environmental impacts to the ecosystem. (Source: MSU 10/01/18)