By Emily Montgomery, MLML Phycology Lab 2021 was a complex year to be a graduate student, with global societal issues demanding our attention and energy alongside our usual scientific workload. The emergence of the COVID-19 vaccines brought with it the hope of being able to safely socialize in-person with our …
During her tenure at MLML, alumna Erin Loury ’11 researched the impacts of marine protected areas (MPAs) on the trophic ecology of gopher rockfish. In the decade since she graduated, Erin has conducted research on fisheries throughout the world and now works as the Communications Director & Fisheries Biologist at …
Congratulations to SJSU/MLML alumna June Shrestha on her selection as a 2021 California Sea Grant State Fellow! This competitive program matches recent grads with municipal, state, or federal host agencies in California for year-long fellowships that provide training at the interface of science, communication, policy, and management. June received her …
By June Shrestha, MLML Ichthyology Lab 2020 was a big year. We saw a global pandemic, protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, and wildfires raging across the state. Despite all of this, we had nine students pull through to defend their thesis research in 2020! Please join me …
Congratulations to MLML alumna Sharon Hsu who recently accepted a fantastic new job with the Center for Coastal Studies as an aerial observer on their North Atlantic right whale team! Sharon received her MS in Marine Science from SJSU/MLML in 2020. Her thesis research in Dr. Gitte McDonald's Vertebrate Ecology Lab …
Congratulations to SJSU/MLML Ichthyology Lab alumna Devona Yates on the recent publication of her thesis research in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series! Devona’s paper, co-authored by Professor Scott Hamilton, examines the effects of marine reserves on predator-prey interactions in central California kelp forests. Read the full paper here: https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v655/p139-155/
"Fish pee in the sea: a surprising source of limiting nutrients in California kelp forests" A Thesis Defense by June Shrestha The Ichthyology Lab MLML Live-Stream | December 9, 2020 at 12 pm Growing up, June always loved being underwater. Long summer days were spent at the local pool …
"Habitat Associations of Catshark Egg Cases (Chrondrichthyes: Pentanchidae) off the U.S. Pacific Coast" A Thesis Defense by Amber N. Reichert Pacific Shark Research Center MLML Live-Stream | December 7, 2020 at 4 pm Thesis Abstract: Many marine species select sites for reproduction based on habitat suitability, environmental tolerances, and …
"Maternal environment drives larval rockfish gene expression (Sebastes spp.)" A Thesis Defense by Jacoby Baker The Ichthyology Lab MLML Live-Stream | December 4, 2020 at 4 pm Jacoby has always had an affinity for the water. Even so, he tried to escape the calling of the water and started …
"Compartmentalization & seasonal variability in storage compounds of Pterygophora californica" A Thesis Defense by Lindsay Cooper The Phycology Lab MLML Live-Stream | December 1, 2020 at 12 pm While other children told their parents they wanted to be ballerinas or firemen, from the get go, Lindsay claimed she would …
