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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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