Virginia Sea Grant named Mona Behl as its next director last month. Behl holds a Ph.D. in physical oceanography from Florida State University, along with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Panjab University in India. Over the past decade, Behl served as associate director of Georgia Sea Grant where she secured millions of dollars in funding for the program and co-founded Sea Grant’s first Community-Engaged Internship program. She has also held public service and academic appointments at the University of Georgia and serves as a non-residential policy fellow with the American Meteorological Society. “Virginia Sea Grant is a key partner for the Batten School & VIMS and has long amplified our educational mission, particularly through student fellowships and applied learning experiences that connect science with community needs,” said Derek Aday, Dean and Director of William & Mary’s Batten School and Virginia Institute of Marine Science. In her new role, Behl will lea...