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...
Jason Gonsalves's thesis defense on "ENSO-Induced Oceanographic Anomalies and Their Potential Impacts on Coral Species in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area" is Thursday, April 30th, 2026 from 9 - 10am PDT. The …
Marisol Figueroa's thesis defense on "Internal Waves, Wind, and Biogeochemistry at the Head of the Monterey Bay Submarine Canyon" this Monday, March 2nd, 2026 from 12 - 1pm 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
"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 …
