{"id":6905,"date":"2026-08-25T11:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?page_id=6905"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:41:16","slug":"liberty-hanzer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/fy21\/cohort-4-fy21\/liberty-hanzer\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty Hanzer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOAA-EPP LMRCSC\u00a0Masters\u00a0Fellow<\/strong><br><em>M.S., Natural Resources<\/em><br><strong>Delaware State University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liberty Hanzer graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from Delaware State University in May 2026, where she helped build a real-time data platform that translates complex regulatory information into a dynamic dashboard. In the summer of 2025, she completed the CodePath Intermediate Technical Interview Prep program under the supervision of Dr. Marwan Rasamny. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She joined the LMRCSC in August 2026 and is pursuing an M.S. in Natural Resources at Delaware State University, in the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, under the mentorship of Dr. Gulnihal Ozbay. Her research applies computer science to marine population modeling and science communication, building interactive, scenario-based tools. This work supports NOAA&#8217;s mission to build climate-resilient fisheries. Post-graduation, Liberty plans to work at the intersection of computer science and fisheries science, developing tools that give scientists and fishing communities a clearer picture of the ecosystems on which they depend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/research-themes\/\">Research theme<\/a>: Climate &amp; Ecosystems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOAA LMRCSC Fellows attain the NOAA Core Competencies detailed in&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2024\/02\/NOAA-Core-competency-rubric.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">this rubric<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NERTO Project Title:\u00a0<\/strong>TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NOAA Mentor:\u00a0<\/strong>TBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Academic Advisors:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Gulnihal Ozbay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-color-bg-alt-color has-css-opacity has-color-bg-alt-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center<br>University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)<br>(410) 651-7870<br>Award numbers: FY 2021 Award #NA21SEC4810005<br>Funding Agency:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/office-education\/epp-msi\">NOAA Educational Partnership Program (EPP\/MSI)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOAA-EPP LMRCSC\u00a0Masters\u00a0FellowM.S., Natural ResourcesDelaware State University Liberty Hanzer graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from Delaware State University in May 2026, where she helped build a real-time data platform that translates complex regulatory information into a dynamic dashboard. In the summer of 2025, she completed the CodePath Intermediate Technical Interview Prep program under the&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/fy21\/cohort-4-fy21\/liberty-hanzer\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Liberty Hanzer<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1739,"featured_media":0,"parent":5151,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-6905","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1739"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6905\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=6905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}