Postdoctoral Affiliates

Aaron Martinez (2020 - 2022) EOAS postdoctoral fellow, methanotrophy in tidal rivers

          currently postdoc @ UC Santa Barbara

Graduate Student Researchers

David Davis (2021 - present) - PhD Candidate Oceanography, salt and mineral nucleation by halophilic archaea

Undergraduate Student Researchers

Natasha Kopeck (2024) - RIOS summer internship; Maine Maritime Academy - Using H and O water isotopes to resolve source water differences in the Indian Ocean

Nieko Chu (2023 - present) - Calibrating BaCO3 precipitation for DIC C isotope measurements

Christine Capria (2024) - H and O water isotope measurements of New England - Mid Atlantic Bight

Visiting Researchers

April Stabbins (2022-2023) - Temple University, PhD Biology (2023), FISH microscopy of deep sea, coral endosymbiontic bacteria; stable isotope analysis of deep sea food webs

Alumni

Kalen Rasmussen (2021 - 2023) - Visiting researcher; Colorado School of Mines, PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2023). Yellowstone microbial mat lipid analysis

Shreya Bheemavarapu (2021-2022) - Research technician, BS Biology, Rutgers University

Natasha Ramos Padilla (2020 - 2022) - MS Environmental Science, heavy metals in tidal river ways

Mikayla Byron (2017 - 2021) - Research scholar; BS Biology, Rutgers University, halophilic archaea isolation and characterization

Philip Sontag (2019 - 2020) - Postdoctoral scholar, lead sensor development

Matthew Esteves (2019) - Research technician; BS Biology, Rutgers University, sulfate reducing bacteria growth experiments

Toyosi Dickson (2018) - McNair Summer Scholar; BS Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University

Patrick Thieringer (2017, 2021-2023) - Post-Baccalaureate research technician and visiting researcher; Colorado School of Mines, PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering (2023). deep biosphere lipid analysis