Defenses

GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS DEFENSES

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...

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Recent Thesis Defenses

  • Thesis Defense by Kieran Claassen – June 9th

    Thesis Defense by Kieran Claassen – June 9th

    "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 …
  • Thesis Defense by Anna Heasley – May 15th

    Thesis Defense by Anna Heasley – May 15th

    "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 …
  • Thesis Defense by Shelby Penn – May 9th

    Thesis Defense by Shelby Penn – May 9th

    "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 …
  • Thesis Defense by Travis Leggett – May 8th

    Thesis Defense by Travis Leggett – May 8th

    "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 …
  • Thesis Defense by Noah Kolander  – May 5th

    Thesis Defense by Noah Kolander – May 5th

    "Abalone and seaweed co-culture: growth and shell biomineralization of an iconic California gastropod" A Thesis Defense by Noah Kolander MLML Phycology Live-Stream | May 5th, 2025 at 4:00 pm PDT …
  • Thesis Defense by  Celine de Jong – May 6th

    Thesis Defense by Celine de Jong – May 6th

    "The Influence of Rhodolith Algae on Life History of the Painted Urchin, Lytechinus pictus" A Thesis Defense by Celine de Jong MLML Invertebrate Ecology Live-Stream | May 6th, 2025 at …
  • Thesis Defense By Bennett Bugbee – May 8th

    Thesis Defense By Bennett Bugbee – May 8th

    "EFFECTS OF DENSITY ON MORPHOMETRICS AND REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY IN THE BULL KELP (NEREOCYSTIS LUETKEANA), AN ANNUAL FOUNDATION SPECIES" A Thesis Defense by Bennett Bugbee MLML Phycology Live-Stream | May 8th, …
  • Thesis Defense by Dylan Sarish – May 1st

    Thesis Defense by Dylan Sarish – May 1st

    "The Influence of Maternal Size/Age Effects On the Physiological Responses of Adult Female Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) to Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia" A Thesis Defense by Dylan Sarish MLML Ichthyology …
  • Thesis Defense by Keenan Guillas – May 1st

    Thesis Defense by Keenan Guillas – May 1st

    "DRIVERS OF RHYTHMIC CONTRACTIONS IN THE TEMPERATE DEMOSPONGES TETHYA CALIFORNIANA AND HYMENIACIDON PERLEVIS" A Thesis Defense by Keenan C. Guillas MLML Invertebrate Ecology Live-Stream | May 1st, 2025 at 2:00 pm PDT   …
  • Thesis Defense by Marcel Peliks – February 7th

    Thesis Defense by Marcel Peliks – February 7th

    " A COST EFFECTIVE MULTIBEAM SYSTEM YIELDS HIGH TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL RESOLUTION BATHYMETRIC MAPS OF THE MONTEREY CANYON HEAD" A Thesis Defense by Marcel Peliks MLML Geological Oceanography Live-Stream | February …