Randi Barton, rlbarton@ucdavis.edu
Randi joined the University of California in early 2021 as a Laboratory Assistant. She monitors acute and chronic toxicity tests, maintains cultures of marine and freshwater toxicity test organisms, and contributes to the overall operation of the lab. Randi also helps conduct seasonal, statewide field collections of watershed sediment samples for the Stream Pollution Trends (SPoT) Monitoring Program under SWAMP. Randi is a graduate student at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories working on her M.S. in Marine Science. She is deeply interested in population genomics and ecology, and their applications in conservation management. Randi's thesis work involves genetic analysis of marine parasite population structure and dispersal capacity and how they may be affected by human impacts such as biodiversity loss.
2020 B.S. Biology, California State University, Monterey Bay
2020 B.S. Biology, California State University, Monterey Bay
Bushra Khan, bhkhan@ucdavis.edu
Dr. Bushra Khan is an Assistant Project Scientist. Her current work includes environmental monitoring and application of toxicological evaluations towards enhancing our knowledge of patterns and effects of chemical contaminants in waterbodies across California. With the use of current and new monitoring tools, she aims to support and expand the efforts of the Stream Pollution Trends Monitoring Program at MPSL. Bushra received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Zoology from the University of Delhi, India. She obtained her doctoral degree in Biological Sciences at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte where she investigated sublethal biomarkers of environmental stress in aquatic ecosystems. Upon completion of her PhD, she worked at the US EPA’s Atlantic Coastal Environmental Sciences Division as a National Research Council postdoctoral associate for four years and as a research participant with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for two years. Her work at the EPA included bioaccumulation and toxicological assessments of exposures to emerging contaminants including pharmaceuticals, nanomaterials, plastics, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Robert Luckert, rlluckert@ucdavis.edu
Robert joined the US Army reserves in 1984 as a light wheeled mechanic but spent most of his
time there working with improved ribbon bridges and with AVLB bridges with the 13 th Engineer
Battalion 7th infantry. He then worked as a carpenter and a maintenance technician for
Radionics Corporation. In 1994, he became a general contractor/builder working on homes
large and small and commercial buildings all over the Monterey Bay area. During that time, he
earned his credentials as an ICC Building Inspector as well as a Building Plans Examiner. Here at
Granite Canyon Robert takes care of the maintenance and capital improvements of the 5 acre
grounds, and the facilities of 7 buildings and seawater pumping station.
time there working with improved ribbon bridges and with AVLB bridges with the 13 th Engineer
Battalion 7th infantry. He then worked as a carpenter and a maintenance technician for
Radionics Corporation. In 1994, he became a general contractor/builder working on homes
large and small and commercial buildings all over the Monterey Bay area. During that time, he
earned his credentials as an ICC Building Inspector as well as a Building Plans Examiner. Here at
Granite Canyon Robert takes care of the maintenance and capital improvements of the 5 acre
grounds, and the facilities of 7 buildings and seawater pumping station.
|
Katherine Molinari, klmolinari@ucdavis.eduKat joined the laboratory in June 2022 as a Laboratory Assistant. She monitors acute and chronic toxicity tests, maintains cultures of marine and freshwater toxicity test organisms, and contributes to the overall operation of the lab. Kat also helps conduct seasonal, statewide field collections of watershed sediment samples for the Stream Pollution Trends (SPoT) Monitoring Program under SWAMP. Kat is working towards an M.S. in Environmental Science at California State University, Monterey Bay and is interested in the local population of Coast Horned Lizards and how they navigate a rapidly changing environment.
2021 B.S. Biology (with an emphasis in ecology, evolution and organismal biology), California State University, Monterey Bay |
Bryn Phillips, bmphillips@ucdavis.edu
Bryn Phillips has been a Research Specialist with the University of California since 1992. He designs and conducts research projects to assess ambient water and sediment quality in marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. His projects include: integrating and interpreting synoptic data from chemical and toxicological, developing toxicity assessment techniques, evaluating acute and chronic effects of pollutants, and coordinating and conducting aquatic and sediment toxicity tests and research projects. B.S. Zoological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach (1989). M.S. Marine Sciences, San Jose State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (1995).
Katie Siegler, csiegler@ucdavis.edu
Katie Siegler works on coastal watershed research and policy. She assists the sampling and logistics for the Stream Pollution Trends (SPoT) Program, a statewide monitoring program under the umbrella of SWAMP. She has previously worked with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary as the Agriculture Water Quality Coordinator, and in laboratory and field research positions in California, Alaska, Mexico, and Central America.
1996 B.A., Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz,
2001 M.S., Environmental Science & Management, The Bren School, UC Santa Barbara
1996 B.A., Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz,
2001 M.S., Environmental Science & Management, The Bren School, UC Santa Barbara
Ron Tjeerdema, rstjeerdema@ucdavis.edu
Dr. Tjeerdema is Associate Dean/Professor of the college of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis.
Uma Phillips
|
Mercury and Bud Barton
|
Stevie Molinari
|