Happy first day of spring quarter! I hope you all had a restful spring break and you get some time to see the cherry blossoms today or this week. Around the advising offices, Dani and I are happy to welcome another adviser to our team: Derya Gumustel. Dani is still working online, but she plans to be out soon for about 9 months to welcome a new baby (congrats Dani)! Derya will be joining our team from now until December 15 of this year as the Marine Biology Adviser.

Here’s a quick note from Derya:

“Hi everyone, I’m excited to be here! I’m a UW alum from the School of Oceanography, and I’m looking forward to helping you all navigate your time here in the Marine Biology program. My interests in oceanography ranged from ocean acidification to ecological modeling to studying our very own California Current System. I’ve also spent some time teaching Python programming and data analysis, so if you’d like to talk about any of those topics or more, please swing by the office!”

You will find Derya working in Dani’s office (FSH 208B) for this time and you will start to see Derya in advising appointments and emails. Dani and I are super excited to work with her and we hope you get a chance to work with her soon!