The Graduate Student Thesis Defense is the Culminating Experience for MLML’s Masters in Marine Science program. Our graduate students are required to present their thesis to an audience comprised of their Thesis Committee, MLML Faculty, fellow students, the MLML research community, and researchers from other marine science institutions. They also are open to the public.
If you cannot make it to the Thesis Defense in person, you can watch the live stream...
"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
"Oceanographic drivers of recruitment and reproductive potential of Gopher rockfish (S. carnatus) - Historical variability and future projections under climate change". December 1st 3:00 - 4:00 pm PST
"Juvenile White Sharks in Monterey Bay: Effects of Thermal Habitat Patchiness on Local Densities of a Range Shifting Predator" A Thesis Defense by Kelsey Montalto MLML Ichthyology Lab Live-Stream …
"Temperature effects on growth, community composition, and domoic acid production in Pseudo-nitzschia spp." A Thesis Defense by Hannah McGrath MLML Biological Oceanography & MLML Environmental Biotechnology Live-Stream July 25th, 2025 at …
"Unveiling dynamics of the Monterey Bay upwelling shadow front: Insights from Dorado AUV time series analysis" A Thesis Defense by Kieran Claassen MLML Physical Oceanography Live-Stream June 9th, 2025 at 12:00 …
"It shucks to be inbred: Effects of small population sizes on genomic diversity of hatchery-reared Olympia oysters (Ostrea lurida)" A Thesis Defense by Anna Heasley MLML Invertebrate Ecology Live-Stream | May …
"Comparing mercury accumulation and the macroalgal microbiome between coastal and estuarine populations of sea lettuce (Ulva spp.)" A Thesis Defense by Shelby Penn MLML Phycology Live-Stream | May 9th, 2025 at …
"Advancing Benthic Survey Methods: A Novel Application of Diver-Operated Stereo Video to Survey the Influence of Benthic Habitat Variation on Urchin and Macroalgae Populations in California Rocky Reefs" A Thesis …
