Research Scientists

Sebastian Schmidt-Roach

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Evolution, Epigenetics, Coral Taxonomy

Jesus M. Arrieta

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Marine Genetic Resources​​, Carbon cycling, Biological oceanography, Global Change, Microbial ecology

Nathan Geraldi

Research Scientist

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Fisheries, Invasive Species, Anthropogenic Impacts

Postdoctoral Fellows

Larissa Frühe

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Environmental DNA, Ecosystem Monitoring, Conservation biology

Tahira Jamil

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Data Visualization, Geospatial data analysis, Machine Learning, Statistical Analytics, Metagenomic Analysis.

Gauri Mahadik

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Copepod Ecology, Behaviour, Taxonomy

Isabelle Schulz

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Marine phytoplankton, Marine Food Webs, Biological oceanography

Michael Cusack

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Atmospheric Science, Air Pollution, Aerosol science

Neus Garcias Bonet

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Seagrass Ecology, Nitrogen fixation, Nitrogen Cycle, Marine Biology, Bacteria

Vincent Saderne

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Benthic ecology, Biogeosciences, Carbonate Chemistry

Andrea Anton

Post-doctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Coral reef ecology, Seagrass Ecology, Global Change, Community metabolism

PhD Students

Alejandra Ortega

PhD Student

Research Interests: Marine Biology, Marine Conservation, Marine Ecology

Hanan Almahasheer

PhD Student

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Mangrove Ecology, Remote sesnsing, Taxonomy, Plant Ecology

Roslinda Mohamed

PhD Student

Research Interests: Genomics, Biological Networks and Interactions, Bioinformatics, Marine Ecology

Veronica Chaidez

PhD Student

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Thermal stress, Genomics

Cecilia Martin

PhD Student

Research Interests: Microplastics, Plastic Pollution, Marine Debris

Nojood Aalismail

PhD Student

Research Interests: Airborne, Metagenomics, Dust, Microbes

Silvia Arossa

PhD Student

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Coral Reefs, Environmental pollution

Susann Diercks

PhD Student

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Animal Physiology, Clams, Autoecology

Masters Students

Jessica Breavington

Masters Student

Research Interests: Blue carbon, Marine Protected Areas, Connectivity, Climate Change, Marine Conservation

Celina Burkholz

Masters Student

Research Interests: Seagrass Ecology, Marine Ecology, Marine Conservation

Kimberlee Baldry

Masters Student

Research Interests: Analytical Chemistry, Marine Science, Oceanography, Applied Mathematics, Carbon cycle, Air-Sea interface, Carbonate Chemistry

Malak Abdullah

Masters Student

Research Interests: Marine Biology, Conservation, Biodiversity

Maryam Qashqari

Masters Student

Research Interests: Ecology, Carbon, Marine Science

Michael Weinzierl

Masters Student

Research Interests: Climate Change, Geochemistry, Warm-water Carbonates, Metabolomics

Razan Yahya

Masters Student

Research Interests: Genomics, Biotechnology, Healthcare

Research Group Staff

Altynay Kaidarova

Visiting Researcher - Senior Research Scientist of Caspian Seals Research and Rehabilitation Center

Research Interests: underwater monitoring, electronic sensors, sustainability

Jenn Thomson

Research Specialist

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Conservation, Ecosystem restoration, Microgravity analogues, Extreme environments, Oceans for spaceflight

Isidora Mendia

​Laboratory Assistant

Research Interests: Sequencing, lab management

Paloma Carrillo de Albornoz Nuño

Research Technician​

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Ecosystem budgets, Total Organic Carbon, Global Change, Biogeochemistry

Ruben Diaz Rua

Research Technician​

Research Interests: Genomics, Molecular biology, Proteomics

Vijayalaxmi Dasari

L​ab Technician

Research Interests: Analytical Chemistry, Metal analysis, ICP OES

Fadiyah Baalkhuyur

Research Specialist

Research Interests: Marine pollution, Microplastics

Reny Devassy

Research Specialist

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, marine Biodiversity, Phytoplankton Taxonomy, Zooplankton dynamics

Interns

Alex Aubach

Intern

Yuhee Seo

Intern

Christopher Wassif

Intern

Research Interests: Marine spatial planning, Marine Ecology, Conservation, GIS, Habitat Mapping, Sustainable development, Coastal resilience, Climate Change

Carl Pigeon

Intern

Research Interests: Carbon Dynamics, Robotics, Product Development, Deep Sea

Felix Ivo Roßbach

Intern

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Air-Sea CO2 Fluxes, Benthic habitats, Climate Change, Macro algae

Janna Leigh Randle

Intern

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Climate Change, Global Warming, Coral Reefs

Lauren Shea

Intern

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Climate Change, Reef Ecology, Marine Conservation

Mallory Sea

Intern

Research Interests: Marine Ecology, Climate Change, Biogeochemistry

Bashaer Algethami

Field assistant technician