[EA Coast] Fellowship for Shigalla Mahongo

[Jurgen Theiss]

Dear all,

This is to announce that Shigalla Mahongo of the Tanzania Fisheries 
Research Institute (TAFIRI) succeeded in obtaining a competitive 
POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowship. His fellowship will allow him to visit 
Rutger's University in the United States for one month starting this 
coming July or August to receive training on the Regional Ocean 
Modeling System (ROMS) from Dr. Javier Zavala-Garay. Congratulations 
Mr. Mahongo!

Mr. Mahongo's ROMS training at Rutger's University will be an integral 
part of the wider effort of modeling the dynamics of the Zanzibar 
Channel in order to address such issues as pollution dispersion, beach 
erosion, and coral reef health.

Relevant links:
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POGO-SCOR Visiting Fellowships:
http://www.ocean-partners.org/POGO_SCOR_Fellowships.htm
ROMS:
http://www.myroms.org/
Ocean Modeling Group at Rutger's University:
http://marine.rutgers.edu/po/
Past IOC Workshops on Ocean Modeling in East Africa:
http://www.ioc-cd.org/index.php?option=com_oe&task=viewDocumentRecord&docID=835
Modeling of the dynamics of the Zanzibar Channel using ROMS: Project 
in 2007:
http://theissresearch.org/zanzibar/progress.php
Modeling of the dynamics of the Zanzibar Channel using ROMS: Proposal 
for 2009-2011
http://theissresearch.org/docs/zanzibar.summary+description.pdf
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Thank you very much for your interest in coastal oceanography in the 
East African region.

Yours sincerely,

Jurgen Theiss