Educating students has been important feature of research activities in the NGA.
K-12 Students
Check the Education portion of this websites for developing programs for K-12 students.
Undergraduate Students
Though the NSF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program, the NGA LTER will be offering REU positions at both UAF and WWU. More information on these will be posted as it becomes available.
Graduate Students
Over the years, field activities in the NGA have provided research opportunities and data to numerous graduate students. With several cruises a year, there is plenty of work to be done. Additionally, the targeted research of the GLOBEC years provided subjects and data for theses and dissertations.
Advanced Degrees Produced
| Name | Description | Advisor | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Mazur | M.S. | Dr. Strom | 2020 | Comparing the bioavailability of a natural and synthetic iron source: do past experiments accurately model phytoplankton response to episodic iron addition? |
| Heidi Mendoza-Islas | M.S. | Dr. Hopcroft | 2020 | Abundance, composition and distribution of predatory gelatinous zooplankton in the Northern Gulf of Alaska |
| Jessica Pretty | M.S. | Dr. McDonnell | 2019 | Particles in the Pacific: how productivity and zooplankton relate to particles in the deep sea |
| James Kelly | M.S. | Dr. Weingartner | 2015 | An examination of hydrography and sea level variability in the Gulf of Alaska |
| William Williams | Ph.D. | Dr. Weingartner | 2003 | Idealized Modeling of Seasonal Variation in the Alaska Coastal Current |
| Markus Janout | Ph.D. | Dr. Weingartner | 2010 | Heat and Freshwater Controlling Processes on the Northern Gulf of Alaska Shelf |
| Alya Doubleday | M.S. | Dr. Hopcroft | 2013 | Seasonal and interannual patterns of larvaceans and pteropods in the coastal Gulf of Alaska, and their relationship to pink salmon survival |
| Hui Liu | Ph.D. | Dr. Hopcroft | 2006 | Growth rates of calanoid copepods in the northern gulf of Alaska, and their relationships to temperature, chlorophyll and body size |
| Alexei Pinchuk | Ph.D. | Dr. Hopcroft | 2006 | Distribution, growth and egg production of euphausiids in the Northern Gulf of Alaska |
| Amy Childers | M.S. | Dr. Whitledge | 2001 | Major nutrient distribution in relation to the physical structure of the Gulf of Alaska shelf |
| Amy Childers | Ph.D. | Dr. Whitledge | 2005 | Major nutrient distribution in relation to the physical structure of the Gulf of Alaska shelf |
| Laura Slater | M.S. | Dr. Hopcroft | 2004 | Development, growth, and egg production of Centropages abdominalis and Neocalanus flemingeri from the eastern subarctic Pacific |
| Jessica Turner | M.S. | Dr. McDonnell | 2015 | Investigating marine particle distributions and processes using in situ optical imaging in the Gulf of Alaska |
| Leandra de Sousa | Ph.D. | Dr. Coyle | 2011 | Seabird habitat use and zooplankton abundance and biomass in relation to water mass properties in the Northern Gulf of Alaska |
| Georgina Gibson | Ph.D. | Dr. Musgrave | 2004 | Non-linear dynamics of marine ecosystem models |
| Kerri Fredrickson | M.S. | Dr. Strom | 2004 | The role of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) as a microzooplankton grazing deterrent in northern Puget Sound and the coastal Gulf of Alaska |
| Kristen Shake | M.S. | Dr. Mathis | 2011 | Hydrographic controls and seasonal variability on the carbonate system in the northern Gulf of Alaska |