Ella Blace

HazMaTON Undergraduate Research Assistant
Ella Blace smiles against a wooden background.

What I do for Sea Grant

I provide support to the Hazardous Material Transport Outreach Network (HazMaTON) program. I will create an ArcGIS StoryMap that details the transportation of hazardous materials throughout the Laurentian Great Lakes region and describes environmental emergency management in both Canada and the United States.

Education

B.A. - Geographic Information Science and Environment, Sustainability, & Geography (in progress)
Minor in American Indian Studies

University of Minnesota Duluth

Outreach Projects

The vessel Walter J. McCarthy Jr passes through the Duluth entry from Lake Superior into the Port of Duluth-Superior. The entry is lined by people watching the vessel.

Hazardous Material Transport Outreach Network (HazMaTON)

Maritime hazmat transportation in the Great Lakes.

News Releases

Logos for the Hazardous Material Transportation Outreach Network (HazMaTON), featuring train cars, freighters, and trucks.

Closed: [Job Opportunity: HazMaTON Undergraduate Research Assistant]

Join Minnesota Sea Grant as a HazMaTON Undergraduate Research Assistant. Help advance research and outreach on hazardous materials transportation across the Great Lakes region.

Cover of the IAGLR (International Association for Great Lakes Research) LAKES Letter magazine, Fall 2024, No. 23. The background features an oil slick with swirling patterns of blue, orange, and iridescent colors on water. The title 'Oil Spill Science' is highlighted in a blue text box on the left, listing topics such as research networks, hazards and risks, response options and capabilities, training the next generation of oil spill scientists, and oil spills under ice.

Collaborative Efforts Strengthen Oil Spill Preparedness in the Great Lakes Region

IAGLR 2024, May 20-240, 2024. Shared Lakes: One Health. Cartoon showing waterway with Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan.

Are the Great Lakes Ready for the Next Oil Spill?

If you’re reading this, then it’s likely you’re one of the roughly 40 million people whose drinking water comes from the Great Lakes.