Principal Investigator
Dr. Alexis pasulka
Education
B.S., Arizona State University (Biology)
Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego (Biological Oceanography)
Postdoc, California Institute of Technology (Microbial Ecology and Geobiology)
Contact: apasulka@calpoly.edu
Ian Robbins - Senior Research Scientist
Ian oversees Cal Poly’s Ocean Observing Laboratory and the CalHAPMAP Program in the PECO Lab. His interests include the ecology and dynamics of phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms, long term ocean observation data sets (“underwater weather”), HF Radar and sea surface currents, autonomous aerial and underwater vehicles, scuba diving and all the technology that supports those platforms.
Education:
B.A. Marine Science, University of Hawaii, 2000
M.S. Biology, Cal Poly, 2006
Contact: irobbins@calpoly.edu
CURRENT Undergraduate Students
Nick Gammal, Marine Science
Sarah Lord, Biology
Lucy Nelson, Biology
Jaden Hansen, Microbiology
Kelly Pi, Biology
Isabel Weibel, Biology
Sedona Fugitt, Biology
Maddi Kwon, Biology
Chase Bent, Marine Science
Sydney Yium, Biology
Christina Benetiz-Ruiz, Biology
Ben Mashburn, Marine Science
Sophia Catania, Marine Science
LAB ALUMNI
Undergraduate Students
Eva Kokkino, Biology, ‘23
Jessie O’Neal, Biology, ‘23
Erin Schneider, Marine Science, ‘23
David Nyberg, Mechanical Engineering
Gage Hansen, Marine Science, ‘23
Emily Hupe, Marine Science, ‘23
Josiah Gilbert, Statistics ‘22
Jonathan Hood, Physics and Astronomy ‘22
Emily Milton, Marine Science ‘22
Will Hammond, Biology ‘21
Nick Soares, Marine Science ‘21
Catie Cleveland, Marine Science ‘21
Schuyler Wilson, Marine Science ‘21
Robert Moon, Marine Science ‘21
Reagan Bartholomew, Biology ‘21
Julia Kallet, Biology ‘21
Julia Bjornstad, Biology ‘21
Jackie Killam, Biology ‘20
Matthew Nadybal, Biology ‘20
Alex Barth, Marine Science ‘19
Mason Wright, Biology ‘19
Hannah Allen, Biology ‘19
Mia Chevez, Animal Science ‘19
Laura Lodolo, Biology ‘19
Clay Villars, Biology ’19
Domenique Banta, Biology ‘18
Graduate Students
Dana Michels, M.S. Biology ‘21,
California Sea Grant Fellow (21-22), Currently an Environmental Specialist with the US EPA