The KrillSeeker Lab
Exploring our changing ocean through the eyes of krill
PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN THE LAB
Professor
Kim leads the KrillSeeker Lab. She is a Biological Oceanographer and a National Geographic Explorer. Outside of research, she loves being outdoors in wild places.
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Julia Fontana
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Julia is a postdoctoral scholar studying energy allocation and reproductive development in Antarctic krill. Her research explores how krill prioritize energy reserves under varying food conditions. Outside of the lab, she enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, and spending time at the beach.
Giulia Wood
Graduate Student
Fall 2024 - present
Giulia is a Master's student looking at the impacts of changing environmental conditions (like ocean temperature) on the prey quality of krill in New Zealand. Her work is a part of project SAPPHIRE. In her free time, she enjoys dabbling in the arts and reading a good sci-fi novel.
Maya Baker
Undergraduate Research Intern
Maya is an intern in the KrillSeeker Lab assisting on various projects. Her work includes processing acoustic data and imaging zooplankton and aquatic invertebrates.
Matoska Silva
Undergraduate Research Intern
Matoska is an intern in the KrillSeeker Lab. He has been involved in several projects centered on the use of acoustics to map krill distributions off the coast of Oregon. His future research interests include studying polar organisms and ecosystems in a changing climate. Outside of research, he enjoys playing music, fishing, and looking at maps.
Garrett Caffee
Undergraduate Research Intern
Garrett is an intern in the KrillSeeker Lab. He is searching the scientific literature from 1960's to present to mine information about the physiological response of key euphausiid species to environmental change. In his spare time, Garrett enjoys games, playing disc golf, reading sci-fi/fantasy and backpacking.
Ben Simpson
Undergraduate Research Intern
Ben is an intern in the KrillSeeker Lab assisting with a project that investigates salp populations and ocean color in New Zealand. He is a senior in Oceanography + GIS Cert and comes from Monterey, California. Outside of the lab, he enjoys SCUBA diving, hiking, traveling, and cooking.
Mahaley Still
Undergraduate Research Intern
Mahaley is an intern in the KrillSeeker Lab assisting Antarctic zooplankton identification using ZooScan. She is studying Oceanography with a minor in Marine Biology. Outside of school she likes to fish, climb, and go camping !
Sage Bus
Undergraduate Research Intern
Sage is an intern in the KrillSeeker Lab examining ROV footage to explore Antarctic krill behavior at the seafloor. He is a junior in Oceanography and in his spare time enjoys making music, running, and reading science fiction.