Assistant Professor Qian Yu (PI) was recently awarded a three-year grant by the NSF Collaboration in Mathematical Geosciences program to study dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dynamics in coastal regions using remote sensing and mathematic modeling. Qian will lead a collaborative team with three co-PIs in statistics, biogeochemistry and GIS-based hydrological modeling from both the UMASS Amherst and UMASS Boston campuses. This proposed research will improve the scientific understanding of carbon export processes from land to coastal waters.