Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

Project Lead Investigator

Name	Scientific Domain	Email	Phone
Bob Miller	Marine Ecology	rjmiller@ucsb.edu	805-893-6174

Project Co-Investigators

Name	Scientific Domain	Email	Phone
Gretchen Hofmann	Eco-physiology	hofmann@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-6175
Dan Reed	Kelp Forest Ecology	danreed@ucsb.edu	805-893-8363
Dave Siegel	Oceanography and Modeling	davesiegel@ucsb.edu	805-893-4547
Adrian Stier	Ecosystem biodiversity and resilience	astier@ucsb.edu	805-893-5467

Associate Investigators

Name	Scientific Domain	Email	Phone
Tom Bell	Applied ocean physics & engineering	tbell@whoi.edu
Mark Brzezinski	Biological Oceanography	mark.brzezinski@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-8605
Deron Burkepile	Community Ecology	deron.burkepile@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Craig Carlson	Marine Microbial Ecology	craig.carlson@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-2541
Max Castorani	Marine Ecology	castorani@virginia.edu
Kyle Cavanaugh	Remote Sensing	kcavanaugh@geog.ucla.edu
Jenny Dugan	Coastal marine ecology	j_dugan@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-2675
Erika Eliason	Fish ecology and evolution	erika.eliason@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-2966
Kyle Emery	Kelp forest and sandy beach ecology	emery@ucsb.edu
Sally Holbrook	Marine Community Ecology	sally.holbrook@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-3956
Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez	Phytoplankton Ecology	iglesias@ucsb.edu
Thomas Lamy	Marine biodiversity	thomas.lamy27@gmail.com
Hunter Lenihan	Applied Marine Ecology	hlenihan@ucsb.edu	805-893-8629
Sally MacIntyre	Limnology and Oceanography	sally@eri.ucsb.edu	805-893-3951
John Melack	Hydrology and Biogeochemistry	melack@bren.ucsb.edu	805-893-3879
Paige Miller	Evolutionary biology	paigemiller@ucsb.edu
Holly Moeller	Community structure and function	holly.moeller@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-3216
Nick Nidzieko	Coastal physical oceanography	nidzieko@ucsb.edu
Carter Ohlmann	Physical and Optical Oceanography	carter@eri.ucsb.edu
Daniel Okamoto	Community Ecology	dkokamoto@berkeley.edu
Mark Page	Marine Community Ecology	page@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-7568
Andy Rassweiler	Kelp Forest Community Ecology	rassweiler@bio.fsu.edu	805-893-7823
Leonel Romero	Coastal Circulation and Mixing	leonel.romero@uconn.edu
Alyson Santoro	Microbial nitrogen cycling	asantoro@ucsb.edu	805-893-5318
Rachel Simons	Hydrodynamics and Transport	simons@eri.ucsb.edu
Tom Turner	Evolutionary Biology and Ecology	tturner@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Libe Washburn	Physical Oceanography	washburn@eri.ucsb.edu	805-893-7367
Lizzy Wilbanks	Microbial metabolism and biogeochemistry	elizabeth.wilbanks@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-2601

Affiliated Investigators

Name	Scientific Domain	Email	Phone
Filipe Alberto	Kelp Genetics	albertof@uwm.edu
Ed Beighley	Hydrology	r.beighley@northeastern.edu	617-373-3368
Claudia Benitez-Nelson	Marine Biogeochemistry	cbnelson@geol.sc.edu	803-777-0018
Scott Cooper	Stream Ecology	scooper@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-4508
Carla D'Antonio	Plant Communities, Wildfire	dantonio@es.ucsb.edu	805-893-2796
Kristen Davis	Ocean processes and nearshore ecosystems	freckles@stanford.edu
Steve Gaines	Marine Science, Sustainable Fisheries	gaines@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-3764
Brian Gaylord	Hydrodynamics and Biomechanics	bpgaylord@ucdavis.edu	707-875-1940
Anita Guerrini	Environmental Restoration/History	anita.guerrini@oregonstate.edu	541-737-1308
Jim McWilliams	Nearshore Circulation Modeling	jcm@atmos.ucla.edu
Dar Roberts	Terrestrial Biophysical Processes	dar@geog.ucsb.edu	805-893-2276
Josh Schimel	Ecosystem Ecology	schimel@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-7688
Russ Schmitt	Marine Community Ecology	russ.schmitt@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-2051
Steven Schroeter	Kelp Forest, Intertidal and Wetland Ecology	schroete@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Alex Simms	Coastal Geology	asimms@geol.ucsb.edu
Dick Zimmerman	Algal Physiology and Ecology	rzimmerm@odu.edu	757-683-5991

Project Coordination

Name	Scientific Domain	Email	Phone
Jenny Dugan	Coastal marine ecology	j_dugan@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-2675

Information Management

Name	Scientific Domain	Email	Phone
Li Kui	Data management and analysis	lkui@ucsb.edu

Education and Outreach

Name	Scientific Domain	Email	Phone
Carol Blanchette	Marine Biodiversity	blanchet@ucsb.edu
Scott Simon	Outreach Coordinator	scott.simon@ucsb.edu	805-893-8765

Postdoctoral Associates

Name	Scientific Domain	Email
Michael Cornish	Marine biodiversity	cornish@ucsb.edu
Daniel Dauhajre	Ocean circulation	ddauhajre@atmos.ucla.edu
Emily Donham	Kelp forest ecology	edonham@ucsb.edu
Anna James	Bacterioplankton, carbon cycling	ajames@ucsb.edu
Maowei Liang	Plant Community and Ecosystem Ecology	maowei.liang@virginia.edu
Heili Lowman	Biogeochemistry	heili.lowman@duke.edu
Margaret Siple	Population ecology and fisheries	siplem@ucsb.edu

Graduate Students

Name	Scientific Domain	Email	Advisor
Billie Beckley	Marine Ecology	billiebeckley@ucsb.edu	Miller
Ricky Brokaw	Physical Oceanography	rbrokaw@ucsb.edu	Siegel
An Bui	Community ecology, functional ecology	an_bui@ucsb.edu	Stier and Moeller
Luke Carberry	Physical oceanography and phytoplankton	lcarberry@ucsb.edu	Nidzieko
Kate Cavanaugh	Remote sensing	kccavanaugh@g.ucla.edu	Cavanaugh
Jannine Chamorro	Ecophysiology	jdchamorro@ucsb.edu	Hofmann
Julia Cox	Marine ecology	juliacox@ucsb.edu	Miller and Page
Raine Detmer	Community Ecology and Mathematical Modeling	adetmer@ucsb.edu	Moeller
Natalie Dornan	Kelp Forest Biogeochemistry	nataliedornan@ucsb.edu	Santoro
Nathalie Eegholm	Kelp forests and modeling	nathalie.eegholm@geog.ucsb.edu	Siegel
Chance English	Microbial community	cje@umail.ucsb.edu	Carlson
Sevan Esaian	Microbial ecology	sevanesaian@ucsb.edu	Moeller and Wilbanks
Hayley Goss	Population genetics	hgoss@ucsb.edu	Page and Siegel
Karina Johnston	Beach & Dune restoration and climate adaptation	karinajohnston@ucsb.edu	Gaines and Dugan
Ethan Kadiyala	Marine Ecology	qkz8dd@virginia.edu	Castorani
Katrina Malakhoff	Sea urchin ecology	kmalakhoff@ucsb.edu	Miller
Inez Mangino	Marine ecology	inez@ucsb.edu	Miller
Adriane McDonald	Eco-physiology	adrianemcdonald@ucsb.edu	Hofmann
Kristen Michaud	Benthic Community Ecology	kmmichaud@ucsb.edu	Miller
Billy Ray	Benthic Community Ecology	william_ray@umail.ucsb.edu	Miller
Amelia Ritger	Population and Community Ecology	aritger@ucsb.edu	Hofmann
Samuel Rivera	Coastal ecology	samuelrivera@ucsb.edu	Emery, Nidzieko
Leeza-Marie Rodriguez	Marine ecology and conservation	leeza-marie@ucsb.edu	Hoffman
Jade Sainz	Applied marine ecology and aquaculture	jadesainz@umail.ucsb.edu	Gaines
Jordan Snyder	Coastal oceanography	jordan_snyder@ucsb.edu	Nidzieko
Cailan Sugano	Ocean Acidification	cailan.sugano@lifesci.ucsb.edu	Hofmann
Cecily Tye	Coastal physical oceanography	cecily@ucsb.edu	Nidzieko
Emelly Villa	Kelp forest ecology and remote sensing	emivilla@g.ucla.edu	Cavanaugh
Zoe Welch	Ocean acidification	zwelch@.ucsb.edu	Iglesias-Rodriguez
Jose Zenteno	Aquaculture	jzenteno@bren.ucsb.edu	Lenihan and Gaines

Staff

Name	Scientific Domain	Email	Phone
Elisa Wallner Halewood	Oceanography and Microbiology Sampling and Analysis	elisa.wallner@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-8087
Stuart Halewood	Oceanographic Sampling and Data Analysis	halewood@eri.ucsb.edu	805-893-7295
Nick Jarymowycz	Reef Sampling and Intern Coordinator	njarymowycz@umail.ucsb.edu
Janice Jones	Oceanographic Sampling and Data Analysis	ja_jones@lifesci.ucsb.edu	805-893-7061
Sylvia Kim	Phytoplankton	sylvia_m_kim@ucsb.edu
Clint Nelson	Reef Sampling and field coordinator	scubaclint@ucsb.edu	805-893-7295
Jacob Ogawa	Field sampling and lab assistant	jacob06@ucsb.edu
Keri Opalk	Phytoplankton and Carbon Cycling Sampling and Analysis	keri.opalk@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Frankie Puerzer	Marine ecology	fpuerzer@ucsb.edu
David Salazar	Oceanographic Sampling and Management	salazar@msi.ucsb.edu	805-893-5822