Professor, University of WashingtonDepartment of Biology
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
(360) 298-1304
sebens@uw.edu
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Research Technologist
Sebens Lab
Lab: (206) 616-0699
tdwyer@uw.edu
tdwyer00@gmail.com
AB, Biology and Environmental Studies, Bowdoin College
MSc, Biology (Research), Northeastern University
My duties as a research tech in the Sebens lab compliment my interests in marine science in several ways. Professionally, the lab’s long-term research in benthic sub-tidal community ecology generates datasets that offer opportunities for addressing my curiosity with biodiversity loss, invasion ecology, preserve design and fisheries biology. Ongoing surveys begun in Massachusetts in the late 1970s and in the San Juan Islands marine preserves in 2006 lay the groundwork for targeted manipulations. Though these studies are mensurative in nature, it’s fascinating to participate in the collection, analysis and synthesis of these data and to lend a hand in the design and implementation of experiments that develop from the patterns we see.
On a personal level, the lab’s field-based approach to research provides access to the wind-in-your-hair marine biology that I dreamed about as a kid. Above and beneath the waves, the Salish Sea merges with surrounding islands, mountains and weather to form a landscape that is simultaneously overwhelming and subtle in its beauty. In operating small boats in these waters and working within them, I see something new on every outing. And it simply never gets old.
Ph.D. awarded October, 2012
Biology
http://students.washington.edu/elahi/
elahi@uw.edu
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Ph.D. awarded May, 2013
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
I am generally interested in subtidal marine ecology. I am currently researching fatty acid content of a diverse assemblage of NE pacific macrophytes and invertebrates. The goal of this work is to track differing sources of primary production through subtidal marine food webs using essential fatty acid biomarkers. To initiate this work I collected and extracted fatty acids from a phylogenetically broad list of 40 macrophyte taxa to ask whether macrophyte taxonomic groups (phyla, orders, families) differ in their fatty acid content. My past work includes forays into terrestrial ecology, resource management/public outreach, investigations of ungulate/cougar spatial use, pinniped spatial use, and subtidal population surveys of geoduck clams and sea cucumbers.
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Ph.D. Candidate
Ph.D. CandidateBiology
http://www.biology.washington.edu/users/derek-smith
benthos@uw.edu
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Ph.D. Candidate
Ph.D. StudentBiology
I earned my B.S. in Marine Biology at UCLA and promptly migrated north to join the Sebens Lab in 2014. I am primarily interested in understanding the effects of climate change – especially temperature change – on the ecology of intertidal populations and communities. Research aside, I enjoy reading, drawing, and getting outdoors.
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FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Harvard University:
Philip S. Lobel, Ph.D. (1977-79): Coral reef fish ecology
Kent Redford, Ph.D.(1977-83): Ecology of myrmecophagous mammals
Richard R. Olson, Ph.D. (1978-84): Larval ecology of ascidians
Richard Aronson, Ph.D. (1979-85): Ecology and behavior of octopus, ophiuroids
Colleen Cavanaugh, Ph.D. (1979-85): Biology of bacteria-invertebrate associations (with J. McCarthy, co-advisor)
Mark Patterson, Ph.D. (1979-85): Biomechanics of benthic marine organisms. (with T. McMahon, co-advisor)
Northeastern University:
Kathleen Durante, M.S. (1985-88): Reproductive ecology of ascidians
C. Shannon Briscoe, M.S. (1986-88): Predatory effects of sea urchins
Julia S. Miles, Ph.D. (1985-92): Coelenterate agonistic behavior and energetics
Douglas Updike, M.S. (1988-92): Larval ecology of octocorals
Brian Helmuth, M.S. (1989-91): Particle capture by corals
Krista Graham, M.S. (1989-92): Spatial patterns of larval dispersal
Laura Savina, M.S. (1989-92): Coral symbiosis physiology
Maria Abate, Ph.D. (1992-98): Coral reef fish ecology (with F. Davis, co-advisor)
Katherine Paull, Ph.D. (1992-2000): Crustose algal ecology (with C. Ellis, co-advisor)
Jan Witting, Ph.D. (1992-2000): Suspension feeding by anthozoans (with J. Ayers, co-advisor)
University of Maryland:
Karla Heidelberg, Ph.D. (1992-99, MEES): Feeding biology of anthozoans (with J. Purcell, co-advisor)
Matt Mills, Ph.D. (1993-2000, BIOL): Suspension feeding by corals
Kelton Clark, Ph.D. (1993-2001, MEES): Predator prey interactions in estuaries (with A. Hines, co-advisor)
Thomas Shyka, M.S. (1993-2000, MEES): Nutrient ecology of coral reefs
Andrea Mandella, M.S. (1994-96, ZOOL): Molecular biology of corals
Kimberley Benson, M.S.(1997-98, MEES): Water flow effects on benthos
Brian Badgley, M.S. (1997-2001). nutrient effects on reef corals (M. S.) UMCP Graduate Fellowship recipient, 1997 - 1999. MEES
Elizabeth Jewett, Ph.D. (1998 - present, BIOL): Biology of invasive species
Ruth Kelty, Ph.D. (1998-2000, MEES): Phosphorus uptake by reef corals
Tanja Slota, M.S.(1999-2002, MEES): Zooplankton dynamics on coral reefs
Mark Lupisella, Ph.D. (2000-06, BIOL): Models of community structure
*(ZOOL – Zoology, BIOL – Biology, MEES – Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences Program)
University of Washington:
Robin Elahi, Ph.D. (2006-12. BIOL): Ecology of subtidal rock wall communities
Aaron Galloway, Ph.D.(2007-12, SAFS): Trophic ecology of subtidal communities
*(BIOL - Biology, SAFS - School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences)
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS :
Mark R. Patterson, Ph.D. (1984-85), Harvard University
Jon D. Witman, Ph.D. (1985-86), University of New Hampshire
Amy Johnson, Ph.D. (1986-88), University of California at Berkeley
Peter Edmunds, Ph.D. (1989-90), Glasgow University
Joaquim Garrabou, Ph.D. (1998-2000), Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Karla Heidelberg, Ph.D. (1999-2001), University of Maryland at College Park
Sarah Gilman, Ph.D. (2005-07), Stanford University (UW FHL Postdoc)
Svetlana Maslakova, Ph.D. (2006-07), George Washington University (UW FHL Postdoc)
Hannah Stewart, Ph.D. (2007-08), University of California at Berkeley (UW FHL Postdoc)
Michael O'Donnell, Ph.D.(2007-09), Stanford University (UW FHL Postdoc)
Robin Kodner, Ph.D. (2008-10), Harvard University (UW FHL Postdoc)
Chris Newfeld, Ph.D. (2011-12), University of Alberta (UW FHL Posdoc)
*(FHL postdocs are supervised by the Director of FHL and also work with other FHL faculty)