Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Vega Thurber on being selected as a recipient of the 2024 International Coral Reef Society Mid-Career Scientist Award.

This award recognizes the excellence in research by a mid-career scientist (ten to twenty years post-PhD).

Rebecca Vega Thurber is a microbial ecologist and coral reef scientist. She is the Pernot distinguished chair of microbiology at Oregon State University since 2020. She is a team leader of the Tara Pacific expedition and co-producer of the coral reef documentary Saving Atlantis.

The Marine Science community proudly welcomes Dr. Thurber as Director of the Marine Science Institute at UC Santa Barbara starting on July 1st, 2024.