Posted on July 24, 2025
Dr. Jenn Burns, a marine physiology and ecology expert, will serve as the next director of the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES).
Starting Oct. 1, Burns will lead the institute and oversee It’s marine and environmental biotechnology programs, which seek to preserve and improve coastal marine systems, promote sustainable use of resources, and enhance human health.
“Since its inception, IMET has consistently demonstrated that combining innovative scientific research, high-quality education, community engagement, and economic development advances fundamental knowledge and produces new tools and technologies to address pressing scientific and societal needs,” said Dr. Burns. “I look forward to collaborating with IMET’s stellar faculty, students, and staff to strengthen its partnerships across the University of Maryland System, advance entrepreneurship, engage with a wider constituency, and expand the impact of the amazing science that occurs beneath the sails of The Rita Rossi Colwell Center in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.”
