Adelle Molina, STRIDE Student of the Month - March 2017
March 6, 2017
Adelle Molina
School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
As a young child, Adelle became increasingly interested in science with dreams of being an astronaut. The daughter of a molecular biologist, she greatly looked up to and was inspired by her dad. While she was initially interested in space, and even went to space camp as a child, her research interests evolved towards climate change upon discovering hydrothermal vents.
Adelle, who studies in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), now focuses on how our biological populations are going to cope with climate change and how fisheries’ resources change with the warming of the weather. Her research focuses on the blue crab in particular, which actually thrive in warmer temperatures. Adelle enjoys her time in the lab running experiments, being out in the field, and working on the computer to create spatial computational models. Of working in the lab of Dr. Janet Nye, Adelle says, "I am inspired by her involvement in activities which promote diversity for women and underrepresented minorities in science."
Adelle, whose life’s philosophy is, “work hard, play hard,” enjoys living with fluctuation in her schedule. For fun and for exercise, Adelle taught herself how to hula hoop. Adelle says, “the first time I saw a hula hoop, it just looked so magical. I was determined to learn how to do it.” Now, she hula hoops in between experiments in the lab and lost 50 lbs. in doing so.
Adelle is trilingual, speaking English, Spanish, and French fluently. Born in Indiana, Adelle spent a year of her life residing in France. She utilizes an app called Duolingo, playing games in French in order to retain her fluency of the language.
Adelle is a graduate of Brown Univeristy with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology. She had planned to pursue her PhD towards a career in academia, as she loves teaching. However, she’s now leaning towards going into private industry with hopes of owning her own aquaponics company.