MSI Faculty

Marine Science Institute

Earth Science
Biography Dr. Jackson earned his BS in at Yale University and his PhD in Geology and Geophysics at the MIT-WHOI Joint Program. His PhD work focused…
Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology

College of Creative Studies
The overall goal of my research is to reveal the role of infectious diseases in ecosystems. Our system for intensive investigation is the salt…
Marine Science Institute

Marine Ecologist, Western Ecological Research Center, US Geological Survey

Adjunct Faculty, Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
As a marine ecologist for the US Geological Survey, I support the research needs of the Department of Interior specifically and the federal…
Earth Science

Affiliate Faculty, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
David Lea is Professor in the Department of Earth Science, Affiliate Faculty in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, and a member…
Applied Ecology

Community, Fisheries, and Restoration Ecology

Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
Hunter Lenihan’s primary research interests lie in the fields of applied population and community ecology, especially in connection with human…
Earth Science
My research focuses on computational approaches to the interpretation of paleoclimate records. I believe that the integrated analysis of widely…
Department of Geography
I am a Professor of Geography at UCSB where I direct the Human-Environment Dynamics Lab. I received a PhD in Geography from the University of North…
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
Andy MacDonald is a broadly trained ecologist who leverages field, lab and data driven approaches to understand how disease risk and transmission…
Professor, Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
My research investigates the physical limnology of lakes and the biogeochemical and ecological consequences of changes in mixing dynamics. Studies…
Mellichamp Chair of Sustainability Science for Emerging Technologies

Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management

Professor (by courtesy), Department of Mechanical Engineering
Eric Masanet holds the Mellichamp Chair in Sustainability Science for Emerging Technologies in the Bren School, with a courtesy appointment in the…