Summer Students and Interns 2020

REUs - Research Experiences for Undergraduates

 

Mariah Daniel
California State University, Monterey Bay
Major: Marine Science
Minor: Statistics

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PROJECT: VISUAL HUNTING STRATEGIES OF WHITE SHARKS (CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS)
Taylor Chapple, Advisor

 

 

Maddie Gulick
University of Iowa
Major: Environmental Science (Bioscience Track)
Minor: Geographic Information Systems

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PROJECT: DRIVERS OF WHITE SHARK (CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS) COASTAL DYNAMICS IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Taylor Chapple, Advisor

 

 

Megan Osgood
University of Tampa/Arizona State University
Majors: Marine Science Biology/Conservation and Ecological Biology

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PROJECT: ASSESSING HOW MALE AND FEMALE WHITE SHARK (CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS) INDIVIDUALS DIFFER IN HABITAT RESPONSE, GENERAL BEHAVIORS, AND FOOD RESPONSE ACROSS REGIONS
Taylor Chapple, Advisor

 

 

Jessica Rodgers
University of South Carolina
Major: Marine Science

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PROJECT: ASSESSING THE HUNTING STRATEGIES OF WHITE SHARKS (CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS) BASED ON PREY AVAILABILITY ACROSS REGIONS
Taylor Chapple, Advisor

 

 

Melina Grace Wettstein
University of Washington
Majors: Marine Biology/Mathematics

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PROJECT: STUDYING BEHAVIOR AND PREDATION OF ADULT AND SUB-ADULT WHITE SHARKS (CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS) OFF CALIFORNIA, CAPE COD, AND SOUTH AFRICA VIA ANIMAL-BORNE VIDEO
Taylor Chapple, Advisor

 

 

 

 

 

Oregon Sea Grant Summer Scholar

 

Natalie Holsclaw
Northern Kentucky University
B.S., Biology

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PROJECT: LOOKING AT WATER QUALITY ACROSS AN ESTUARINE GRADIENT IN WILLAPA BAY AND NETARTS BAY
Brett Dumbauld, Advisor