Olivia Diehl |
Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Bob Carpenter, Phycology Research Interests: Investigating the interactive effects of herbivory and water flow on the morphology and metabolic rates of noncalcifying marine macroalgae. |
Alyssa Cohen |
Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Bob Carpenter, Phycology |
Adelaide
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Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Peter Edmunds, Polyp Lab Research Interests: Her work will focus on patch dynamics in shallow reef ecosystems in Moorea, French Polynesia and St John USVI. She is specifically interested in spatial patterns of biodiversity and the impact of fragmenting habitats on coral species assemblages. |
Lauren Mahoney |
Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Peter Edmunds, Polyp Lab Research Interests: Lauren is interested in coral ecology in Moorea, French Polynesia. |
David
Munoz |
Status: Current Graduate Student
Lab: Dr. Peter Edmunds, Polyp Lab Research Interests: David's thesis project aims on investigating how the interactions between biological processes and micro-topography of the reef influences the settlement preference and post-settlement success of corals in two reef systems found in the Caribbean (St. John, Virgin Islands) and South Pacific (Moorea, French Polynesia). |
Jonathan Huang |
Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Kerry Nickols, Coastal Ecology & Oceanography Research Interests: Jonathan's current research is on understanding population dynamics on an artificial reef. His work focuses on understanding the functionality of artificial reefs and whether they produce or attract fish over time. |
Taylorann Smith |
Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Kerry Nickols, Coastal Ecology & Oceanography Research Interests: Taylorann's current research is focused on investigating microplastic pollution in the deep ocean, both in protected and unprotected waters. She is interested in understanding what types of plastics may accumulate in the deep-sea and if various biological communities are ingesting them, even in the most remote places. |
Rob
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Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Nyssa Silbiger, Quantitative Marine Ecology Research Interests: Rob is interested in researching the interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming on physiology, scaling from organism processes to ecosystem processes. Website: robdellinger.com Twitter: @robertd1005 |
Cindy
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Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Nyssa Silbiger, Quantitative Marine Ecology Research Interests: Cindy is interested in studying how rocky intertidal communities are affected by climate change, she is particularly interested in studying ocean acidification, warming seas, and sea level rise. |
Hannah Merges |
Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Nyssa Silbiger, Quantitative Marine Ecology Research Interests: She is broadly focused on submarine groundwater discharge and its influence on recruitment and metabolism in corals. My fieldwork is conducted in Moorea, French Polynesia as part of the NSF-Funded Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research Project. Website: thecoralcorner Instagram: @hannahs_coral_corner |
Laurel
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Melissa Gutterman |
Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Mark Steele, Fish Ecology |
Riley
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Status: Current Graduate Student Lab: Dr. Mark Steele, Fish Ecology Research Interests: Riley is currently studying the impacts of anthropogenic noise pollution on the California state marine fish, the garibaldi. She is specifically interested in how noise from boats is impacting garibaldi behavior and reproductive output. Since garibaldi communicate through sound, she thinks that noise pollution might be negatively impacting how this species is communicating. |
Jade
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