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Adapting Marine Science Research During COVID-19

9/22/2020

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COVID-19 has created challenges for us all, but we've found creative ways as a lab community to adapt and continue pursuing research and marine science education in a sage setting.

We're presenting research at virtual conferences, adapting undergraduate summer research positions to focus on building student's skills in fisheries data analysis and scientific communication, and finding creative ways to continue engaging students in hands-on research in a socially distanced setting. 

Check out Dr. Ben Ruttenberg teaching 'BIO 322: Ichthyology' undergraduate students about fish dissections in a pop-up outdoor lab! We imagine this is a major improvement to the olfactory system as students learn about the anatomy and identification of these "pickled" fishes.
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Offshore Wind Energy: A Promising New Renewable Energy Source for California?

9/18/2020

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Research led by postdoc Dr. Yi Hui Wang in the Marine Conservation Lab demonstrates the promising potential of offshore wind energy as a renewable energy source in California.

​She found that offshore wind energy supply peaks seasonally in Spring and Summer and daily in the evenings, when there is a high consumer demand for energy, but production of energy from other renewable sources, such as solar, is lower.

These findings highlight the strong potential of offshore wind energy and provide an important framework for future studies on the spatiotemporal dynamics of this renewable energy source.

Read the Cal Poly news article here and publication here.

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Welcome to the lab, Marissa!

9/15/2020

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Our lab is excited to welcome Marissa Bills as a Master's student in September of 2020. Before joining the Cal Poly Marine Conservation Lab, Marissa  was a Laboratory Assistant for California Sea Grant. Marissa's past research has focused on marine aquaculture and conservation. She will be continuing the lab's research on Pismo clams populations in California and is exploring the aquaculture potential of this species.

​Welcome, Marissa!

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Hannah successfully defended her master's thesis! Congratulations!

9/3/2020

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Hannah Rempel defended her master's thesis on 'Quantifying the ecological drivers and impacts of parrotfish predation on Caribbean coral communities' today! She and collaborators have conducted research across three regions of the Caribbean, she has mentored over 20 undergraduates these past three years, and her research represents an important contribution to our understanding of the capacity of corals to heal from parrotfish predation scars, as well as ecological factors of coral reef communities that influence patterns of parrotfish corals predation intensity. 

We are excited to announce that Hannah is starting her PhD studying the trophic dynamics of herbivorous fishes using behavioral and molecular techniques with Dr. Jordan Casey's lab at the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute this Winter!
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Congratulations Hannah!
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