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Sean Ryan
PhD Candidate BS - 2018 - Biology - Binghamton University Sean joined the Matassa Lab from Binghamton University, where he studied the effects of anthropogenic chemicals on aquatic systems. As a graduate student, he is investigating algal-herbivore interactions across environmental gradients, sean.n.ryan@uconn.edu |
Halle Berger
PhD Student MS - 2020 - Oceanography - UConn; BS - 2018 - Marine Biology - Northeastern University Halle is co-advised by Prof. Samantha Siedlecki and recently completed her MS assessing the climate change vulnerability of Dungeness crab. Her PhD will focus on the social and ecological vulnerability the Atlantic sea scallop fishery. Halle was a 2021 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow. halle.berger@uconn.edu |
Riley Pena
PhD Student MA - 2020 - Biology (Ecology & Evolution) - Stony Brook University BS - 2019 - Marine Biology, Ecosystems & Human Impact - Stony Brook University Riley joins us from Stony Brook, where he completed his Masters' studying the cost of sexually selected traits and thermal stress in fiddler crabs. For his PhD, Riley is interested in examining the impacts of climate change on benthic communities. riley.pena@uconn.edu |