Personnel
Principal Investigator
| Affiliation | Areas of Research | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell J. Schmitt | UC Santa Barbara | Population dynamics of fishes and invertebrates | 805 893-2051 |
Co-Principal Investigators
| Affiliation | Areas of Expertise | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Carpenter | CSU Northridge | Coral reef metabolism, ocean acidification | 818 677-3256 | |
| Peter Edmunds | CSU Northridge | Coral reef ecology, coral ecopohysiology | 818 677-2502 | |
| Sally Holbrook | UC Santa Barbara | Community ecology of fishes | 805 893-3956 |
Investigators
| Affiliation | Areas of Expertise | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Adam | UC Santa Barbara | Community ecology of coral reefs | 805 893-7625 | |
| Alice Alldredge | UC Santa Barbara (Emerita) | Zooplankton ecology | 805 893-3997 | |
| Giacomo Bernardi | UC Santa Cruz | Population genetics of fishes | 831 459-5124 | |
| Cherie Briggs | UC Santa Barbara | Theoretical ecology and systems biology | 805 893-2199 | |
| Andrew Brooks | UC Santa Barbara | Population and community ecology of reef fishes | 805 893-7670 | |
| Deron Burkepile | UC Santa Barbara | Community ecology of coral reefs | 805 893-3067 | |
| Craig Carlson | UC Santa Barbara | Marine microbial ecology / organic cycling | 805 893-2541 | |
| Ruth Gates | U Hawaii / HIMB | Population genetics of coral and symbionts | 808 236-7420 | |
| Mark Hay | Georgia Institute of Technology | Chemical Ecology, Reef Ecology, Consumer-Prey Interactions | 404 894-8429 | |
| Jim Hench | Duke University | Shallow water physical oceanography | 650 759-6639 | |
| James Leichter | UC San Diego | Physical - biological coupling | 858 822-5330 | |
| Hunter Lenihan | UC Santa Barbara | Marine stressor - demography linkages | 805 893-8629 | |
| Stephane Maritorena | UC Santa Barbara | Remote sensing of coral reefs & ocean waters | 805 893-4308 | |
| Craig Nelson | U Hawaii / HIMB | Marine microbial ecology and organic cycling | 808 956-0566 | |
| Roger Nisbet | UC Santa Barbara | Ecological modeling | 805 893-7115 | |
| Hollie Putnam | University of Rhode Island | Coral ecophysiology and epigenetics | 401 874-9510 | |
| Rob Toonen | U Hawaii / HIMB | Biogeographic patterns with genetics | 808 236-7401 | |
| Rebecca Vega-Thurber | Oregon State University | Environmental microbiology | 541 737-1851 | |
| Libe Washburn | UC Santa Barbara | Coastal physical oceanography | 805 893-7367 |
Post Doctoral Associates & Researchers
| Affiliation | Areas of Expertise | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Doo | CSU Northridge | Ecophysiology of calcifying organisms, coral reef metabolism | ||
| Leila Ezzat | UC Santa Barbara/Oregon State University | Impacts of anthropogenic forcing on trophic interactions in coral reef ecosystems | ||
| Caitlin Fong | CSU Northridge | Benthic community ecology | ||
| Erik Muller | UC Santa Barbara | Modeling: ecological & dynamic energy budget | ||
| Chiara Pisapia | CSU Northridge | Drivers of coral reef recovery after disturbance | ||
| Georgios Tsounis | CSU Northridge | Community ecology of corals |
Information & Data Management
| Affiliation | Role | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastil Gastil-Buhl | UC Santa Barbara | MCR Information and Data Manager | 805 893-2071 | |
| Chris Gotschalk | UC Santa Barbara | Oceanographic data analsyis | 406 314-1046 |
Education and Outreach
| Affiliation | Role | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Brooks | UC Santa Barbara | Education and Outreach Coordinator | 805 893-7670 | |
| Dana Cook | UC Santa Barbara | Development of educational and outreach materials | ||
| Sammy Davis | UC Santa Barbara | Educational research development | 805 893-7472 |
Graduate Students
| Affiliation | Research Topic | Advisor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Duvall | Duke University | Interactions between reef topography and hydrodynamics | Jim Hench | |
| Corinne Fuchs | UC Santa Barbara | Impacts of local anthropogenic stressors on coral reef community structure and resilience | Deron Burkepile | |
| Ashtyn Isaak | CSU Northridge | Effects of ocean acidification in coral reef communities | Robert Carpenter | |
| Anna James | UC Santa Barbara | Microbial Oceanography | Craig Carlson | |
| Erika Johnston | University of Hawaii | Mechanisms structuring scleractinian coral populations | Rob Toonen | |
| Grace Klinges | Oregon State University | Mapping biogeographic variation of the coral holobiont | Rebecca Vega-Thurber | |
| Mark Ladd | UC Santa Barbara | Understanding the important drivers of coral reef community recovery. | Deron Burkepile | |
| Becca Maher | Oregon State University | Impacts of environmental stressors on coral-microbe interactions | Rebecca Vega-Thurber | |
| Adriana Messyasz | Oregon State University | Role of viruses in coral health, disease, and biogeochemical cycling | Rebecca Vega-Thurber | |
| Kyle Neumann | UC Santa Barbara | Nutrient dynamics in kelp forests and coral reef ecosystems. | Deron Burkepile | |
| Lansing Perng | CSU Northridge | Interactive effects of OA and fleshy algal associations on coralline algae | Robert Carpenter | |
| Ashley Potter | CSU Northridge | Peter Edmunds | ||
| Krissy Remple | University of Hawaii | Microbial oceanography | Craig Nelson | |
| Mallory Rice | UC Santa Barbara | Effects of environmental stressors on the physiology and ecology of calcifying organisms. | Deron Burkepile | |
| Jayslen Serrano | CSU Northridge | Effects of ocean acidification on coral reef interactions | Robert Carpenter | |
| Bridget Shayka | CSU Northridge | Anthropogenic impacts on coral reef algae | Robert Carpenter | |
| Alicia Siravo | CSU Northridge | Coral reef ecophysiology | Robert Carpenter | |
| Kelly Speare | UC Santa Barbara | Effects of anthropogenic stressors on coral recruitment and juvenile coral survival. | Deron Burkepile | |
| Daniel Sternberg | CSU Northridge | Reproductive and demographic ecology of scleractinians | Peter Edmunds | |
| Eric Tong | U Hawaii | Marine biodiversity and genetics | Rob Toonen | |
| Walter Torres | Duke University | 3D circulation and wave modeling around Moorea | Jim Hench | |
| Arien Widrick | CSU Northridge | Effects of macroalgae on young life stages of coral | Peter Edmunds | |
| Erin Winslow | UC Santa Barbara | Coral community dynamics | Hunter Lenihan | |
| Sigfrido Zimmermann | CSU Northridge | Peter Edmunds |
Field and Laboratory Technicians
| Affiliation | Role | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Ginther | CSU Northridge | Coral reef ecology/Ocean acidification | ||
| Kaitlyn Landfield | UC Santa Barbara | Reef nutrient dynamics | ||
| Katrina Munsterman | UC Santa Barbara | Coral reef ecology/Nutrient dynamics | 805 893-2009 | |
| Emily Schmeltzer | Oregon State University | Coral microbial ecology | ||
| Keith Seydel | UC Santa Barbara | MCR Lead Technician/Diving Safety Officer | 805 893-3104 | |
| Juliette Verstaen | UC Santa Barbara | Physical and biological oceanography | 805 893-3116 |
Current Collaborators
| Affiliation | Areas of Expertise | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allgeier | University of Michigan | Role of fish derived nutrients in coral reef ecosystems | ||
| Scott Bainbridge | Australian Institute of Marine Science | Coral reef sensor networks | ||
| Marissa Baskett | UC Davis | Ecological modeling | ||
| Steeve Comeau | University of Western Australia | Impacts of climate change on calcium carbonate budgets of coral reefs | ||
| Ross Cunning | University of Miami | Coral symbiosis ecology and modelling | 305 421-4357 | |
| Tung-Yung "Tony" Fan | National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (Taiwan) | Coral reef sensor networks | ||
| Melanie Fewings | U of Connecticut | Physical oceanography & modeling | 860 405-9080 | |
| Tony Fountain | SDSC / CalIT2 | Sensor Network Middleware | ||
| Erik Franklin | U Hawaii / HIMB | Coral reef ecology & informatics | 808 236-7466 | |
| Dan Holstein | Duke University | Population connectivity modeling | 252 504-7636 | |
| Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez | UC Santa Barbara | Biological oceanography | 805 893-4680 | |
| David Jacobs | UC Los Angeles | Coral reef paleontology | ||
| Geoff Jones | James Cook University (Australia) | Ecology of reef fishes | ||
| Mohsen Kayal | UC Santa Barbara | Coral community resilience | ||
| Michel Kulbiki | Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) (France) | Ecology of Reef Fishes | ||
| Matthieu Leray | Smithsonian, Post-Doctoral Scholar | Genomics of coral reef organisms | ||
| Fang-Pang Lin | National Center for High-speed Computing (Taiwan) | Coral reef sensor networks | ||
| Sally MacIntyre | UC Santa Barbara | Hydrodynamics & ecosystem ecology | 805 893-3951 | |
| Vanessa Messmer | James Cook University (Australia) | Ecology of reef fishes | ||
| Chris Meyer | Smithsonian | Genomics of coral reef organisms | ||
| Phil Munday | James Cook University (Australia) | Ecology of reef fishes | ||
| Margaret O'Brien | UC Santa Barbara | SBC-LTER Information Manager | 805 893-2071 | |
| Serge Planes | CRIOBE (France) | Genomics of coral reef organisms | ||
| Emily Rivest | UC Santa Barbara | Ocean acidification and ecological physiology | 804 684-7942 | |
| Johanna Rosman | UNC Chapel Hill | Shallow water physical oceanography | ||
| Andy Shantz | Pennsylvania State University | Impacts of nutrients on coral reef mutualisms | ||
| Wade Sheldon | University of Georgia | GCE-LTER Information Manager | 706 542-5955 | |
| Mark Steele | CSU Northridge | Ecology of marine fishes | 818 677-3340 | |
| Susan Williams | UC Davis | Nutrient dynamics in reef environments | 707 875-1950 |