Research

Braden Foulks ’25 has been working with Professor Becky Sideman and Professor Iago Hale on their respective research.

Caylin Grove is a genetics: genomics major from Hollis, New Hampshire, who is researching the presence of two diseases that affect oysters in Great Bay.

Matthew Farbaniec is a genetics major from Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Matthew has been working in Assistant Professor Anna O’Brien’s lab.

Dakota Mako is an environmental sciences: ecosystems science major who has worked in Professor Heidi Asbjornsen's and Professor Mark Ducey's labs.

Nicolas Forestell is a double major in forestry and French who is working in Professor Heidi Asbjornsen's Ecohydology Lab.

Current doctoral student Olivia Williams graduated from UNH in 2022 with her bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences: medical microbiology and earned her master’s degree in molecular and cellular biotechnology (MCBT) from UNH in 2023.

Ryan Adams is trying to understand the degree of upstream passage through historical dam sites and other barriers to migration.

Hannah' is examining on how changes in climate will alter interactions between commercially valuable shellfish and phytoplankton that cause harmful algal blooms.

Marjorie Mednikova is a wetland ecologist researching salt marsh restoration throughout New England.

Jess examines the anthropogenic impacts on seals in the Gulf of Maine, using survey data and acoustic recordings to better understand these impacts.

Rachel's work involves using bioacoustics (passive acoustic monitoring) and environmental sea ice data to understand shifts in bearded seal breeding phenology and calling behavior in relation to climate change in Alaska. 

Alex Zager, a zoology major, explores bullfrog vocalizations and the effects of temperature on their activity during mating season.