{"id":20598,"date":"2020-10-07T12:18:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T19:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/?page_id=20598"},"modified":"2021-01-14T16:10:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T00:10:36","slug":"alumni-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/alumni-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-20598\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-20598-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-20598-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-20598-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-d3a30c78e0fa-20598\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAlumni Spotlight\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-20598-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-20598-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><style>.rpwe-block ul{\nlist-style: none !important;\nmargin-left: 0 !important;\npadding-left: 0 !important;\n}\n\n.rpwe-block li{\nborder-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\nmargin-bottom: 10px;\npadding-bottom: 10px;\nlist-style-type: none;\n}\n\n.rpwe-block a{\ndisplay: inline !important;\ntext-decoration: none;\n}\n\n.rpwe-block h3{\nbackground: none !important;\nclear: none;\nmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\nmargin-top: 0 !important;\nfont-weight: 400;\nfont-size: 18px !important;\nline-height: 1.5em;\n}\n\n.rpwe-thumb{\nborder: 1px solid #eee !important;\nbox-shadow: none !important;\nmargin: 2px 10px 2px 0;\npadding: 3px !important;\n}\n\n.rpwe-summary{\nfont-size: 14px;\n}\n\n.rpwe-time{\ncolor: #bbb;\nfont-size: 11px;\n}\n\n.rpwe-comment{\ncolor: #bbb;\nfont-size: 11px;\npadding-left: 5px;\n}\n\n.rpwe-alignleft{\ndisplay: inline;\nfloat: left;\n}\n\n.rpwe-alignright{\ndisplay: inline;\nfloat: right;\n}\n\n.rpwe-aligncenter{\ndisplay: block;\nmargin-left: auto;\nmargin-right: auto;\n}\n\n.rpwe-clearfix:before,\n.rpwe-clearfix:after{\ncontent: \"\";\ndisplay: table !important;\n}\n\n.rpwe-clearfix:after{\nclear: both;\n}\n\n.rpwe-clearfix{\nzoom: 1;\n}\n<\/style><div id=\"panel-20598-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rpwe_widget rpwe_widget recent-posts-extended panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">MLML Thesis Defenses and Alumni Updates<\/h3><div  class=\"rpwe-block \"><ul class=\"rpwe-ul\"><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2022\/02\/20\/fourteen-students-defend-thesis-research-in-2021\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb rpwe-default-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/placehold.it\/45x45\/f0f0f0\/ccc\" alt=\"Fourteen students defend thesis research in 2021!\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2022\/02\/20\/fourteen-students-defend-thesis-research-in-2021\/\" title=\"Permalink to Fourteen students defend thesis research in 2021!\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fourteen students defend thesis research in 2021!<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2022-02-20T17:59:31-08:00\">February 20, 2022<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">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 &hellip;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/03\/12\/erin-loury\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/03\/Erin-Loury-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"MLML alumna Erin Loury &#8217;11 featured in Diversity in Action magazine\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/03\/12\/erin-loury\/\" title=\"Permalink to MLML alumna Erin Loury &#8217;11 featured in Diversity in Action magazine\" rel=\"bookmark\">MLML alumna Erin Loury &#8217;11 featured in Diversity in Action magazine<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2021-03-12T15:08:26-08:00\">March 12, 2021<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">During her tenure at MLML, alumna Erin Loury \u201911 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 &amp; Fisheries Biologist at &hellip;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/02\/08\/june-shrestha-named-2021-california-sea-grant-state-fellow\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/02\/June-Shrestha-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ichthyology Lab alumna June Shrestha named 2021 California Sea Grant State Fellow\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/02\/08\/june-shrestha-named-2021-california-sea-grant-state-fellow\/\" title=\"Permalink to Ichthyology Lab alumna June Shrestha named 2021 California Sea Grant State Fellow\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ichthyology Lab alumna June Shrestha named 2021 California Sea Grant State Fellow<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2021-02-08T12:41:16-08:00\">February 8, 2021<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Congratulations to SJSU\/MLML alumna June Shrestha on her selection as a 2021 California Sea Grant State Fellow!\u00a0 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 &hellip;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/01\/22\/2020-defenses\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/01\/2020-graduates-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Nine students defend thesis research in 2020!\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/01\/22\/2020-defenses\/\" title=\"Permalink to Nine students defend thesis research in 2020!\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nine students defend thesis research in 2020!<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2021-01-22T09:52:51-08:00\">January 22, 2021<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">By June Shrestha,\u00a0MLML 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 &hellip;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/01\/14\/sharon-hsu\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/01\/Sharon-Hsu-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Vertebrate Ecology Lab alumna Sharon Hsu starts new job as right whale aerial observer\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/01\/14\/sharon-hsu\/\" title=\"Permalink to Vertebrate Ecology Lab alumna Sharon Hsu starts new job as right whale aerial observer\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vertebrate Ecology Lab alumna Sharon Hsu starts new job as right whale aerial observer<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2021-01-14T16:07:39-08:00\">January 14, 2021<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">Congratulations to MLML\u00a0alumna 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 &hellip;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/01\/14\/devona-yates\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/01\/Devona-Yates-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ichthyology Lab alumna Devona Yates publishes thesis results in MEPS!\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2021\/01\/14\/devona-yates\/\" title=\"Permalink to Ichthyology Lab alumna Devona Yates publishes thesis results in MEPS!\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ichthyology Lab alumna Devona Yates publishes thesis results in MEPS!<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2021-01-14T15:58:04-08:00\">January 14, 2021<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">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\u2019s 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\/\u00a0<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2020\/12\/10\/21060\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/12\/02-CA-SheepheadCredit-Kameron-Strickland-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Thesis Defense by June Shrestha &#8211; December 9th\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2020\/12\/10\/21060\/\" title=\"Permalink to Thesis Defense by June Shrestha &#8211; December 9th\" rel=\"bookmark\">Thesis Defense by June Shrestha &#8211; December 9th<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2020-12-10T13:06:10-08:00\">December 10, 2020<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">&nbsp; \"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 &hellip;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2020\/12\/10\/thesis-defense-by-amber-reichert-december-7th\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/12\/Picture1-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Thesis Defense by Amber Reichert &#8211; December 7th\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2020\/12\/10\/thesis-defense-by-amber-reichert-december-7th\/\" title=\"Permalink to Thesis Defense by Amber Reichert &#8211; December 7th\" rel=\"bookmark\">Thesis Defense by Amber Reichert &#8211; December 7th<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2020-12-10T12:01:38-08:00\">December 10, 2020<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">&nbsp; \"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 &hellip;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2020\/12\/10\/thesis-defense-by-jacoby-baker-december-4th\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/12\/FB_IMG_1494798410141-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Thesis Defense by Jacoby Baker &#8211; December 4th\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2020\/12\/10\/thesis-defense-by-jacoby-baker-december-4th\/\" title=\"Permalink to Thesis Defense by Jacoby Baker &#8211; December 4th\" rel=\"bookmark\">Thesis Defense by Jacoby Baker &#8211; December 4th<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2020-12-10T11:55:55-08:00\">December 10, 2020<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">&nbsp; \"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 &hellip;<\/div><\/li><li class=\"rpwe-li rpwe-clearfix\"><a class=\"rpwe-img\" href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2020\/12\/10\/thesis-defense-by-lindsay-cooper-december-1st\/\"  rel=\"bookmark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rpwe-alignleft rpwe-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2020\/12\/20170701_224034-2017_12_25-00_18_16-UTC-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Thesis Defense by Lindsay Cooper &#8211; December 1st\"><\/a><h3 class=\"rpwe-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2020\/12\/10\/thesis-defense-by-lindsay-cooper-december-1st\/\" title=\"Permalink to Thesis Defense by Lindsay Cooper &#8211; December 1st\" rel=\"bookmark\">Thesis Defense by Lindsay Cooper &#8211; December 1st<\/a><\/h3><time class=\"rpwe-time published\" datetime=\"2020-12-10T11:17:30-08:00\">December 10, 2020<\/time><div class=\"rpwe-summary\">&nbsp; \"Compartmentalization &amp; 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 &hellip;<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><!-- Generated by http:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/recent-posts-widget-extended\/ --><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumni Spotlight MLML Thesis Defenses and Alumni UpdatesFourteen students defend thesis research in 2021!February 20, 2022By 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. 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