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E. Virginia “Ginger” Armbrust

E. Virginia “Ginger” Armbrust

Director, School of Oceanography
Professor, Oceanography

Focus areas:

Marine Microbiology
Oceanography
Genetics/Genomics

armbrust@ocean.washington.edu
Website

Andrew Berdahl

Andrew Berdahl

Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Faculty Member, UW QERM Graduate Program

Focus areas:

Animal Behavior
Resource Management
Salmon
Quantitative Ecology & Modeling

berdahl@uw.edu

Trevor Branch

Trevor Branch

Associate Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Faculty Member, UW QERM Graduate Program

Focus areas:

Resource Management
Conservation
Marine Mammals
Quantitative Ecology & Modeling

tbranch@uw.edu

Randie Bundy

Randie Bundy

Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Marine Microbiology

rbundy@uw.edu
Website

Andrea Burton

Andrea Burton

Assistant Teaching Professor, Marine Biology and SAFS

burtona@uw.edu

Emily Carrington

Emily Carrington

Professor, Biology, Friday Harbor Laboratories

Focus areas:

Climate & Global Change
Invertebrates

ecarring@uw.edu
Website

Jody Deming

Jody Deming

Professor, Oceanography
Professor, Astrobiology

Focus areas:

Arctic Ecology

jdeming@uw.edu
Website

Megan Dethier

Megan Dethier

Associate Director of Academics and the Environment, Friday Harbor Labs
Research Professor, Biology and Friday Harbor Labs

Focus areas:

Invertebrates

mdethier@uw.edu
Website

Curtis Deutsch

Curtis Deutsch

Associate Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Oceanography
Climate & Global Change
Quantitative Ecology & Modeling

cdeutsch@uw.edu
Website

Tim Essington

Tim Essington

Director, Quantitative Ecology & Resource Management
Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Fish
Quantitative Ecology & Modeling

essing@uw.edu
Website

Alex Gagnon

Alex Gagnon

Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Tropical Ecology & Corals
Climate & Global Change

gagnon@uw.edu
Website

Corey Garza

Corey Garza

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of the Environment
Professor, SAFS

Focus areas:

Ecology
Coastal and marine
Marine
Statistics and Modeling
GIS
Diversity in STEM

cgarza2@uw.edu

Daniel Grünbaum

Daniel Grünbaum

Associate Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Quantitative Ecology & Modeling

grunbaum@uw.edu
Website

José Guzmán

José Guzmán

Assistant Teaching Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Salish Sea Ecology
Science Communication
Resource Management
Fish
Genetics/Genomics

jmguzman@uw.edu

Lorenz Hauser

Lorenz Hauser

Associate Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Fish
Genetics/Genomics

lhauser@uw.edu
Website

Susan Hautala

Susan Hautala

Associate Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Oceanography
Climate & Global Change

hautala@uw.edu
Website

Ray Hilborn

Ray Hilborn

Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Salmon
Fish
Quantitative Ecology & Modeling

rayh@uw.edu
Website

John Horne

John Horne

Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Quantitative Ecology & Modeling

jhorne@uw.edu
Website

George Hunt

George Hunt

Research Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Arctic Ecology
Seabirds

geohunt2@uw.edu
Website

Anitra Ingalls

Anitra Ingalls

Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Marine Microbiology
Climate & Global Change

aingalls@uw.edu
Website

Rick Keil

Rick Keil

Professor, Oceanography

Focus areas:

Marine Microbiology
Oceanography

rickkeil@uw.edu
Website

Julie Keister

Julie Keister

Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Climate & Global Change

jkeister@uw.edu
Website

Deborah Kelley

Deborah Kelley

Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Oceanography

kelley@ocean.washington.edu
Website

Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly

Assistant Professor, School of Marine & Environmental Affairs

Focus areas:

Genetics/Genomics

rpkelly@uw.edu
Website

Terrie Klinger

Terrie Klinger

Director, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
Professor, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs

Focus areas:

Conservation

tklinger@uw.edu
Website

Kristin Laidre

Kristin Laidre

Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Arctic Ecology
Climate & Global Change
Marine Mammals

klaidre@uw.edu
Website

Evelyn Lessard

Evelyn Lessard

Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Climate & Global Change

elessard@uw.edu
Website

Mikelle Nuwer

Mikelle Nuwer

Senior Lecturer, School of Oceanography,

Focus areas:

Salish Sea Ecology

mrasmuss@uw.edu

Claudia Mills

Claudia Mills

Affiliate Assistant Professor, Friday Harbor Labs

Focus areas:

Evolution & Adaptation
Conservation
Invertebrates

cemills@uw.edu
Website

Robert Morris

Robert Morris

Associate Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Genetics/Genomics

morrisrm@uw.edu
Website

Kerry Naish

Kerry Naish

Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
Director, Marine Biology Program

Focus areas:

Evolution & Adaptation
Salmon
Climate & Global Change
Fish
Genetics/Genomics
Invertebrates

knaish@uw.edu
Website

Jan Newton

Jan Newton

Principal Oceanographer, Applied Physics Lab
Affiliate Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Climate & Global Change

newton@apl.washington.edu
Website

Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño

Jacqueline Padilla-Gamiño

Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Tropical Ecology & Corals
Climate & Global Change
Conservation

jpgamino@uw.edu
Website

Julia Parrish

Julia Parrish

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of the Environment
Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Conservation
Seabirds

jparrish@uw.edu
Website

André Punt

André Punt

Director, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Resource Management
Conservation
Quantitative Ecology & Modeling

aepunt@uw.edu
Website

Thomas P. Quinn

Thomas P. Quinn

Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Salmon
Fish

tquinn@uw.edu
Website

Steven Roberts

Steven Roberts

Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Resource Management
Conservation
Genetics/Genomics
Invertebrates

sr320@uw.edu
Website

Gabrielle Rocap

Gabrielle Rocap

Associate Professor, School of Oceanography
Chair, Marine Biology Minor Steering Committee

Focus areas:

Evolution & Adaptation
Genetics/Genomics

rocap@ocean.washington.edu
Website

Jennifer Ruesink

Jennifer Ruesink

Professor, Biology
Adjunct Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Invertebrates

ruesink@uw.edu
Website

Kenneth Sebens

Kenneth Sebens

Professor, Biology, Friday Harbor Laboratories
Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Tropical Ecology & Corals

sebens@uw.edu
Website

Sasha Seroy

Sasha Seroy

Assistant Teaching Professor, Oceanography

Focus areas:

Salish Sea Ecology

sseroy@uw.edu

Joseph Sisneros

Professor, Psychology

Focus areas:

Animal Behavior
Fish

sisneros@uw.edu
Website

Adam Summers

Adam Summers

Professor, Biology, Friday Harbor Laboratories

Focus areas:

Sharks
Fish
Marine Mammals

fishguy@uw.edu
Website

Billie Swalla

Billie Swalla

Director, Friday Harbor Labs
Professor, Biology

Focus areas:

Genetics/Genomics
Invertebrates

bjswalla@uw.edu
Website

Luke Tornabene

Luke Tornabene

Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Evolution & Adaptation
Animal Behavior
Tropical Ecology & Corals
Fish
Genetics/Genomics

ltorna1@uw.edu
Website

Amy Van Cise

Amy Van Cise

Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Acoustics
Conservation
Genetics/Genomics
Marine Mammals

Teaching: FISH 497A: Evolutionary Ecology in Marine Mammals
avancise@uw.edu
206-221-6118
Website

Aaron Wirsing

Aaron Wirsing

Associate Professor, School of Environmental & Forest Sciences

Focus areas:

Animal Behavior
Sharks
Quantitative Ecology & Modeling

wirsinga@uw.edu
Website

Marjorie Wonham

Marjorie Wonham

Associate Teaching Professor, SAFS, Marine Biology and FHL

Focus areas:

Ecology
Organismal Biology
Marine

mwonham@uw.edu

Chelsea Wood

Chelsea Wood

Assistant Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Marine Microbiology
Climate & Global Change
Conservation
Invertebrates

chelwood@uw.edu
Website

Graham Young

Graham Young

Executive Director, Western Regional Aquaculture Center
Professor, School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Focus areas:

Salmon
Fish

grahamy@uw.edu
Website

Jodi Young

Jodi Young

Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography

Focus areas:

Evolution & Adaptation
Marine Microbiology
Arctic Ecology

youngjn@uw.edu
Website

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