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PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN THE LAB

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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.

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Rachel Kaplan

PhD Candidate

Fall 2020 - present

NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Rachel is a PhD candidate in Ocean Ecology and Biogeochemistry studying spatial relationships between krill and baleen whales, off the west coast of the United States and the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Outside of research, she enjoys baking bread, doing yoga, and being outside with friends.

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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.

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Abby Tomita

Research Technician, II

Abby started off in our lab as an undergraduate researcher where she joined our 2023 winter field season in Antarctica. After graduating, she spent the Antarctic summer at Palmer Station working on the Palmer Long Term Ecological Research project. Abby is now back with us in the KrillSeeker Lab as a temporary Research Technician processing our archived zooplankton samples on the ZooScan.

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Maya Baker

Undergraduate Researcher

Maya is an intern in the KrillSeeker Lab assisting on various projects. Her work includes processing acoustic data and imaging zooplankton and aquatic invertebrates.

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Matoska Silva

Undergraduate Researcher

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.

The KrillSeeker Lab is led by Dr. Kim Bernard, Professor of Biological Oceanography at Oregon State University.

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