Faculty & Instructors

E. Virginia “Ginger” Armbrust
- Director, School of Oceanography
 - Professor, Oceanography
 - Oceanography
 - Marine Microbiology
 - Genetics/Genomics
 - armbrust@ocean.washington.edu
 - Website
 
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Andrew Berdahl
- Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
 - Faculty Member, UW QERM Graduate Program
 - berdahl@uw.edu
 

Trevor Branch
- Associate Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
 - Faculty Member, UW QERM Graduate Program
 - tbranch@uw.edu
 

Randie Bundy
- Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Marine Microbiology
 - rbundy@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Andrea Burton
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Marine Biology and SAFS
 - burtona@uw.edu
 

Emily Carrington
- Professor, Biology, Friday Harbor Laboratories
 - Climate & Global Change
 - Invertebrates
 - ecarring@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Jody Deming
- Professor, Oceanography
 - Professor, Astrobiology
 - Arctic Ecology
 - jdeming@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Megan Dethier
- Associate Director of Academics and the Environment, Friday Harbor Labs
 - Research Professor, Biology and Friday Harbor Labs
 - Invertebrates
 - mdethier@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Curtis Deutsch
- Associate Professor, School of Oceanography
 - cdeutsch@uw.edu
 - Website
 

Tim Essington
- Director, Quantitative Ecology & Resource Management
 - Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Fish
 - Quantitative Ecology & Modeling
 - essing@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Alex Gagnon
- Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Tropical Ecology & Corals
 - Climate & Global Change
 - gagnon@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Corey Garza
- Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of the Environment
 - Professor, SAFS
 - cgarza2@uw.edu
 

Daniel Grünbaum
- Associate Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Quantitative Ecology & Modeling
 - grunbaum@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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José Guzmán
- Assistant Teaching Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
 - jmguzman@uw.edu
 

Lorenz Hauser
- Associate Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Fish
 - Genetics/Genomics
 - lhauser@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Susan Hautala
- Associate Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Oceanography
 - Climate & Global Change
 - hautala@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Ray Hilborn
- Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Salmon
 - Fish
 - Quantitative Ecology & Modeling
 - rayh@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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John Horne
- Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Quantitative Ecology & Modeling
 - jhorne@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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George Hunt
- Research Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Arctic Ecology
 - Seabirds
 - geohunt2@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Anitra Ingalls
- Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Marine Microbiology
 - Climate & Global Change
 - aingalls@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Rick Keil
- Professor, Oceanography
 - Marine Microbiology
 - Oceanography
 - rickkeil@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Julie Keister
- Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Climate & Global Change
 - jkeister@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Deborah Kelley
- Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Oceanography
 - kelley@ocean.washington.edu
 - Website
 
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Ryan Kelly
- Assistant Professor, School of Marine & Environmental Affairs
 - Genetics/Genomics
 - rpkelly@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Terrie Klinger
- Director, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
 - Professor, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
 - Conservation
 - tklinger@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Kristin Laidre
- Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Arctic Ecology
 - Climate & Global Change
 - Marine Mammals
 - klaidre@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Evelyn Lessard
- Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Climate & Global Change
 - elessard@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Mikelle Nuwer
- Senior Lecturer, School of Oceanography,
 - Salish Sea Ecology
 - mrasmuss@uw.edu
 
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Claudia Mills
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Friday Harbor Labs
 - Evolution & Adaptation
 - Conservation
 - Invertebrates
 - cemills@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Robert Morris
- Associate Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Genetics/Genomics
 - morrisrm@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Kerry Naish
- Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Director, Marine Biology Program
 - knaish@uw.edu
 - Website
 

Jan Newton
- Principal Oceanographer, Applied Physics Lab
 - Affiliate Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Climate & Global Change
 - newton@apl.washington.edu
 - Website
 
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Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño
- Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
 - jpgamino@uw.edu
 - Website
 

Julia Parrish
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of the Environment
 - Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Conservation
 - Seabirds
 - jparrish@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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André Punt
- Director, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - aepunt@uw.edu
 - Website
 

Thomas P. Quinn
- Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - tquinn@uw.edu
 - Website
 

Steven Roberts
- Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
 - sr320@uw.edu
 - Website
 

Gabrielle Rocap
- Associate Professor, School of Oceanography
 - Chair, Marine Biology Minor Steering Committee
 - Evolution & Adaptation
 - Genetics/Genomics
 - rocap@ocean.washington.edu
 - Website
 
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Jennifer Ruesink
- Professor, Biology
 - Adjunct Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Invertebrates
 - ruesink@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Kenneth Sebens
- Professor, Biology, Friday Harbor Laboratories
 - Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - Tropical Ecology & Corals
 - sebens@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Sasha Seroy
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Oceanography
 - Salish Sea Ecology
 - sseroy@uw.edu
 
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Joseph Sisneros
- Professor, Psychology
 - Animal Behavior
 - Fish
 - sisneros@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Adam Summers
- Professor, Biology, Friday Harbor Laboratories
 - Sharks
 - Fish
 - Marine Mammals
 - fishguy@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Billie Swalla
- Director, Friday Harbor Labs
 - Professor, Biology
 - Genetics/Genomics
 - Invertebrates
 - bjswalla@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Luke Tornabene
- Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
 - ltorna1@uw.edu
 - Website
 

Amy Van Cise
- Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
 - Acoustics
 - Conservation
 - Genetics/Genomics
 - Marine Mammals
 - Teaching: FISH 497A: Evolutionary Ecology in Marine Mammals
 - avancise@uw.edu
 - 206-221-6118
 - Website
 
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Aaron Wirsing
- Associate Professor, School of Environmental & Forest Sciences
 - Animal Behavior
 - Sharks
 - Quantitative Ecology & Modeling
 - wirsinga@uw.edu
 - Website
 
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Marjorie Wonham
- Associate Teaching Professor, SAFS, Marine Biology and FHL
 - Marine
 - Ecology
 - Organismal Biology
 - mwonham@uw.edu
 
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Chelsea Wood
- Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
 - chelwood@uw.edu
 - Website
 

Graham Young
- Executive Director, Western Regional Aquaculture Center
 - Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
 - grahamy@uw.edu
 - Website
 

Jodi Young
- Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography
 - youngjn@uw.edu
 - Website