» To learn more about the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, please click here. Saving the environment and teaching bright students were two of Phil's passions. The foundation has awarded its first environmental grant to Tess Geers, who we know Phil would have been proud of. Her work on the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill—which focuses on fish preservation—will hopefully be the beginning of significant scientific work on the Gulf. Tess Geers Update — October 19, 2012 Tess Geers provides an update about graduating from Stony Brook University, in addition to working with Dr. Behzad Mahmoudi at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Institute. She also recently landed at job as a Conservation Associate/Wildlife Fisheries Specialist at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Congratulations, Tess! To read the letter, please click here. Update — May 16, 2011 Tess Geers provides an update on attending the annual spring meeting of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, as well as outlining her future plans to work with Flordia State University and to present a poster on her thesis at the American Fisheries Symposium in the fall. To read the letter, please click here. Update — February 11, 2011 Tess Geers provides an update on submitting her final thesis proposal and her future plans to attend several research symposiums. To read the letter, please click here. Proposal — September 23, 2010 Tess Geers submits a proposal in support of her Master's work at the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University. To read the letter, please click here.