President: Hails Tanaka
Oceanography PhD Student
lht23@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Biography: Hails is a 3rd-year PhD Student. His interests include larval ecology, bio-physical interactions, and the impacts of climate change on invertebrate communities and populations.
Vice President: Jake Kuenzli
Oceanography PhD Student
jacob.kuenzli@marine.rutgers.edu
Biography: Jake is a 2nd-year PhD student in Oceanography, and their research explores the shifting distribution and ecology of coastal elasmobranchs. Outside of research, Jake can be found surfing!
Treasurer: Alex Ambrose
Oceanography PhD Student
aa2130@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Biography: Alex is a PhD Student in Oceanography, and her research focuses on habitat interactions between shellfish aquaculture and local ecosystems. She also has an interest in community and educational outreach.
Secretary: Sophia Piper
Ecology and Evolution PhD Student
sp2272@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Biography: Sophia Piper is a 3rd year PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolution at Rutgers University. Her interests lie broadly in benthic community composition and dynamics. Her current research projects focus on developing baseline characteristics of benthic communities in offshore wind lease areas and in understanding predator-prey dynamics in shellfish communities.
Advisor
Daphne Munroe
Associate Professor
dmunroe@hsrl.rutgers.edu