People

Current Lab Members

Simone Schuster, PhD Student

Research focus: Sequestration of reactive nitrogen in coastal ecosystems.

Alix Urban, Environmental Chemistry

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) student focused on soil carbon and nutrients in the Apalachicola River Delta.

Sarah Jensen, Environmental Science

WIMSE (Women in Math, Science, Engineering) student focused on restored mangrove soils.

Lab Alumni

Erin Tilly, Biology and Environmental Science Double Major

Honors Thesis: Evaluating intertidal oyster reef condition in Franklin County, Florida, using oyster shell clusters, live oysters, and sediment physicochemical properties

Now: Aquatic Biogeochemistry M.S. Student at University of Central Florida

Kevin Engelbert

M.S. Chemical Oceanography, August 2024

Thesis: Tracing the Historical Increase of Sediment Organic Carbon in Apalachicola Bay, FL: Insights From Dual Analytical Approaches.

Rachel Biton

M.S. Biology, December 2024

Thesis: Investigating regional-scale differences in the physical structure of mangroves at an expanding range limit in northern Florida

Selma Squafi

M.S. Biology, December 2024

Research: Investigating Spatiotemporal Variation of Sediment Organic Carbon within Coastal Sand Dunes in Saint George Island, FL, USA

Website

Dr. Havalend Steinmuller, Post-doc: 2021-2022

Now: Assistant Professor, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

Undergraduate Researchers

Jake Renner (2023-2024)
Samantha Hight (2022, 2024)
Jayna Hankin (2023, 2024)
Jesse Thomas, UROP (2022)
Anna Jacoby, UROP (2022)
Taylor Smith (2022)
Amina Sublaban, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021)
Kamri Colvin-Reece, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021)
Katarina Hennessey, Research Assistant (2021)
Sydney Rodetsky, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021)
Kindle Hon, Undergraduate Research Assistant (2021)