MSI Research Scientists
Assistant Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute
I received my B.S in Zoology from the University of Florida (2002) and Ph.D in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology from the University of…
Assistant Researcher, Marine Science Institute
Kat is a marine ecologist with a strong applied focus in restoration ecology of coastal habitats (seagrass, salt marsh, kelp forest). After finishing…
Project Scientist, Earth Research Institute
I use a combination of remotely sensed imagery, advanced statistical models, and field and laboratory observations to understand how coastal marine…
Associate Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute
My main areas of research are marine and community ecology, and my work has largely focused on nearshore marine ecosystems; rocky intertidal, kelp…
Assistant Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute & Bren School of Environmental Science and Management;
Program Director, Environmental Market Solutions Lab, Ocean & Fisheries Program
Program Director, Environmental Market Solutions Lab, Ocean & Fisheries Program
My research aims to find actionable solutions for conservation challenges in the ocean, with a particular focus on marine predators. I work with NGOs…
Project Scientist, Marine Science Institute
Director, Carpinteria Salt Marsh, UC Natural Reserve System
Director, Carpinteria Salt Marsh, UC Natural Reserve System
I am a population and community ecologist with additional expertise in fisheries ecology. My most recent work focuses on the relationship between…
Visiting Researcher
A Southern California native, Ann was brought up on the ocean and worked as a deck-hand for her father during commercial fishing and charter boat…
Assistant Researcher, Marine Science Institute and Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
I am interested in fisheries, marine ecology, conservation biology, coastal resource management, marine spatial planning, and complexity science,…
Research Biologist - Marine Science Institute
My research is broadly focused on Marine Conservation and reef ecology. I currently work in both coral reef and kelp forest ecosystems studying…
Aquatic Resources Specialist/Research Scientist, California Sea Grant & Marine Science Institute
As a Sea Grant Aquatic Resources Specialist and UC Research Scientist my program focuses on conducting research and sharing information that…
Ph.D. Student in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology
I am researching how the ecologically and commercially relevant red sea urchin, Mesocentrotus franciscanus, can rapidly adapt to marine…
Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute
BS & PhD at UCSB w/ extended stay at Oregon State University for MS in Aquatic Entomology, Research/Lecturer at Arizona State Univ., UC Berkeley…
Associate Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute
As a coastal marine ecologist with broad interests in community and population dynamics, I study basic questions concerning the influence of…
Assistant Researcher, Marine Science Institute
Kyle Emery is Research Faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has a PhD in Marine Science from the University of California,…
Oceanographer, Marine Science Institute
Brian Emery conducts research that aims to improve the maps of coastal ocean currents measured with High Frequency (HF) radar, through the adaptation…
Post-doctoral Scholar
I am a marine ecologist and NSF Postdoctoral Scholar at the Marine Science Institute, UCSB. I joined the McCauley lab in 2018 after completing my PhD…
Assistant Researcher, Marine Science Institute
Chris Free is Research Faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has a PhD in Oceanography from Rutgers University and a BA in…
PhD
Marine Science Institute
Marine Science Institute
Anita is a postdoctoral researcher who conducts quantitative spatial modeling of kelp forest to identify the best environmental and biotic variables…
Research Biologist, Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory, and Marine Science Institute
Since the late 1980s I’ve been doing research out of the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory. I first started scientific research in the…
Assistant Researcher, Marine Science Institute
I grew up fishing and camping among the prairie pothole lakes of northeastern South Dakota and competed my B.Sc. (1998) and M.Sc. (2002) at…
Research Biologist, Marine Science institute
Restoration Affiliate, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Restoration Affiliate, Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
I am an applied ecologist with a focus in coastal, riparian, and wetland ecosystems. My research addresses the following areas: 1) biological…
Researcher, Marine Science Institute
Dr. Charles Lester is the director of the Ocean and Coastal Policy Center in the Marine Science Institute at UC Santa Barbara, where he researches,…
Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute
Dr. Milton Love is a research biologist at the Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara. He has conducted research on the…
Postdoctoral Researcher, Marine Science Institute
I am broadly interested in the causes and consequences of diversity in natural systems. Currently, I investigate patterns of diversity in surf zone…
Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute
My research interests are in coastal marine ecology, particularly spatial and temporal patterns in marine communities and the processes that create…
Assistant Project Scientist
I am a molecular biologist interested in evolution and ecology. My graduate work was based on studying the recent evolution of distinct sex…
Associate Specialist, Marine Science Institute
I am a microbial systems biologist specializing in the structure and function of natural bacterial communities in aquatic habitats such as coral…
Research Geophysicist, Marine Science Institute
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Earth Science
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Earth Science
Basic research interests include: seismotectonics of intraplate and interplate regions; induced earthquakes; analysis of earthquake data to invert…
Technology Specialist, Marine Science Institute
I am currently the information manager for the Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research project (SBC LTER). I coordinate and implement…
Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute
My research interests are focused within three areas: (1) food web dynamics in coastal habitats, including near shore reefs, salt marshes, and sandy…
Project Scientist, Marine Science Institute
Education Director, Materials Research Laboratory
Education Director, Materials Research Laboratory
My research focuses on identifying changes in past ocean temperature, salinity and circulation on time scales of hundreds to millions of years.…
Post-doctoral Scholar, Marine Science Institute / Chemical Engineering
My primary research interests lies in marine biogeochemistry and microbial ecology. I direct my efforts towards understanding elemental cycles (in…
Assistant Research Faculty, Marine Science Institute
Lecturer, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
Lecturer, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
Anastasia Quintana is a professional researcher at UCSB's Marine Science Institute studying the human dimensions of small-scale fisheries management…
Assistant Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute
Dr. Andrew Rassweiler is a marine ecologist who combines field experiments, data analysis and mathematical modeling to address both basic and applied…
Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute
Deputy Director, Marine Science Institute
Deputy Director, Marine Science Institute
My primary research interests pertain to the ecology on coastal marine ecosystems and the ecological and physical processes that structure them. Much…
Research Ecologist Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
Adjunct Professor Department of Biology, San Diego State University
Adjunct Professor Department of Biology, San Diego State University
My research interests include the ecology of rocky intertidal and subtidal and coastal wetland habitats. A key element in much of the work is its…
Assistant Researcher, Marine Science Institute
Dr. Rachel Smith is a marine scientist who applies principles of community ecology to better understand how to restore and manage coastal ecosystems…
Post-doctoral scholar
I am interested in infectious disease ecology, with a special focus on marine and aquatic ecosystems. My past projects have focused on the…
Postdoctoral Scholar, Marine Science Institute
I am interested in the ecological and evolutionary forces that shape subtidal animal and algae communities through space and time and how these are…