“The mission of MLML is to provision the marine scientists of the future. This means that undergraduate and graduate students are provided with unparalleled access to faculty advisors and teachers, research facilities, and an incredible local marine environment. Our primary goal is to provide students with the necessary skills and training to succeed in academia, governmental agencies, conservation, and management to serve societal needs involving marine issues."
News & Press Coverage

New pFI Aluminium Paper Published in Talanta by Max Grand!
Our chemical oceanography professor, Dr. Max Grand, has published a new paper in Talanta, and it is fully open access, read more here: “A matrix-independent method for direct nanomolar dissolved …
New Research Illuminates Hidden Impacts of Ocean Heatwaves on Sea Urchin Reproduction
Using controlled mesocosm experiments that simulated historic El Niño events, the team demonstrated that even moderate heatwaves can sharply suppress gametogenesis, especially in females, leading to recruitment collapses observed in …
The first publication about the impacts of the Vistra Battery fire.
Congratulations to Ivano Aiello and the entire EMBER team on the first publication about the impacts of Vistra Battery fire! Aiello, I.W., Endris, C., Cunningham, S. et al. Coastal wetland deposition of cathode metals from the world’s …
Events & Presentations

Thesis Defense by Grace Teranishi on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 from 9 – 10am PST.
"Assessing nursery habitat in Elkhorn Slough: Effects of hypoxia and elevated temperature on two juvenile flatfish species" Wednesday, December 10, 2025 9:00 - 10:00 am PST
Thesis Defense by Jess Franks: Thursday, December 11th, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
"Impacts of physical extremes on the reproductive output and dispersal of Stephanocystis osmundacea" Thursday, December 11th 3:00 - 4:00 pm.
Thesis Defense by Jake Todd – Friday, December 12, 12 – 1 pm
"Effects of Depth, Substrate, and Wave Energy on Nearshore Demersal Fish Community Structure off Central California" Friday, December 12th 12 - 1 pm.












