Fan Research Lab

Area of Study:  Dr. Fan’s research activities center on the field of marine/environmental science, which studies the complex interactions between environmental factors and the biological processes in coastal ecosystems. Providing learning opportunities to underserved graduate and undergraduate students is always a top priority for Dr. Fan’s research lab.

Chunlei Fan, Ph.D.

Postdoc Research Associate:
Dr. Sulakshana Bhatt

Ph.D. student:
Nikelene McLean
Tameka Taylor
Chukwudum Anyiam
Sara Rostampour
Carol Smith

Current Research Projects:

• HBCU-RISE: Enhancing research and education infrastructure at Morgan State University: Microplastics in the estuarine ecosystem. PI, supported by NSF
• Microplastics in Eastern Oyster: Implications to Human Exposure and Public Health. PI, supported by NIH RCMI
• Living Shorelines and Coastal Resilience: Education and Research Opportunities for the Bioenvironmental Science PhD Program at Morgan State University. PI, supported by DHS
• The Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative IFL. Co-PI, supported by DOE