Ron Tjeerdema, rstjeerdemaATucdavis.edu
Dr. Tjeerdema is Associate Dean/Professor of the college of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis (click here.)
Katie Faulkenberry, faulkenbATucdavis.edu
Katie has been a Laboratory Assistant with the University of California since 2018. Brought on to help facilitate the Stream Pollution Trends (SPoT) Monitoring Program, she takes part in Granite Canyon’s statewide sediment sampling efforts. In addition to maintaining laboratory equipment and culturing marine and freshwater toxicity test organisms, Katie assists in running acute and chronic toxicity tests and sampling seawater for the Scripps Institute of Oceanography’s Marine Shore Stations Program.
New to the field of toxicology, Katie’s background is in the field of biogeochemical oceanography. Her first experience with research was at the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Santa Catalina Island as an undergraduate. On the island, she helped explore the proliferation of the invasive macroalgaeSargassum horneri and the species’ impact on benthic nutrient cycling. In 2017, she conducted independent undergraduate research in the laboratory of Dr. Wiebke Ziebis on the impacts of organic carbon loading on estuarine sediments. The research explores the subsequent changes in benthic oxidative processes with a focus on the role of hydrogen sulfide. Katie joined the team at Granite Canyon in order to explore the nexus between her knowledge of the environment’s biogeochemical response to nutrient overloads and the actual, larger-scale impacts of anthropogenic pollution to California’s water systems.
Education
2017 B.S. Environmental Science and Health, University of Southern California
New to the field of toxicology, Katie’s background is in the field of biogeochemical oceanography. Her first experience with research was at the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Santa Catalina Island as an undergraduate. On the island, she helped explore the proliferation of the invasive macroalgaeSargassum horneri and the species’ impact on benthic nutrient cycling. In 2017, she conducted independent undergraduate research in the laboratory of Dr. Wiebke Ziebis on the impacts of organic carbon loading on estuarine sediments. The research explores the subsequent changes in benthic oxidative processes with a focus on the role of hydrogen sulfide. Katie joined the team at Granite Canyon in order to explore the nexus between her knowledge of the environment’s biogeochemical response to nutrient overloads and the actual, larger-scale impacts of anthropogenic pollution to California’s water systems.
Education
2017 B.S. Environmental Science and Health, University of Southern California
Robert Luckert, rlluckertATucdavis.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 7 th 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 stations.
time there working with improved ribbon bridges and with AVLB bridges with the 13 th Engineer
Battalion 7 th 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 stations.
Laura McCalla, lmccallaATucdavis.edu
Laura has been a Staff Research Associate I with the University of California since 2015 at the Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory – Granite Canyon. She assists with the culture of marine and freshwater toxicity test organisms, receiving, processing, and organizing environmental samples (aquatic and sediment) for the application of acute and chronic toxicity tests, and calibrating, operating, and maintaining analytical equipment. Laura also contributes to planning the logistics and carrying out seasonal, statewide field collections of watershed sediment samples for the Stream Pollution Trends (SPoT) Monitoring Program under SWAMP. Additionally, she performs data management and quality control, as well as GIS mapping projects.
Previous research experience includes conducting salmonid spawning surveys and quantitative habitat assessments in Northern California, assisting with determining the effects of various experimental diets on red drum fish under laboratory conditions designed to mimic seasonal fish hatchery settings, and aiding with population assessments of the Comal Springs riffle beetle within the Edwards Aquifer system of Central Texas. Laura also spent several years teaching outdoor-based marine science programs on the Texas Gulf Coast, Catalina Island, and the Maine Coast.
Through her graduate research, Laura assessed pharmaceutical, pesticide, and herbicide occurrences in groundwater within the vicinity of a future large-scale housing development and associated golf course. She also monitored stormwater runoff within a drainage basin of the study site. Laura enjoys merging this knowledge of aquatic pollution with her marine biology background to aid in the preservation of freshwater, estuarine, and marine environments on the West Coast.
Education
2008 B.S. Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston.
2012 M.S. Aquatic Resources, Texas State University - San Marcos.
Previous research experience includes conducting salmonid spawning surveys and quantitative habitat assessments in Northern California, assisting with determining the effects of various experimental diets on red drum fish under laboratory conditions designed to mimic seasonal fish hatchery settings, and aiding with population assessments of the Comal Springs riffle beetle within the Edwards Aquifer system of Central Texas. Laura also spent several years teaching outdoor-based marine science programs on the Texas Gulf Coast, Catalina Island, and the Maine Coast.
Through her graduate research, Laura assessed pharmaceutical, pesticide, and herbicide occurrences in groundwater within the vicinity of a future large-scale housing development and associated golf course. She also monitored stormwater runoff within a drainage basin of the study site. Laura enjoys merging this knowledge of aquatic pollution with her marine biology background to aid in the preservation of freshwater, estuarine, and marine environments on the West Coast.
Education
2008 B.S. Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston.
2012 M.S. Aquatic Resources, Texas State University - San Marcos.
Bryn Phillips, bmphillipsATucdavis.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 (for a more thorough description, see Brian Anderson's profile). His research identifies sources and causes of toxicity through watershed assessments and toxicity identification evaluations. His work includes:
- Integrating and interpreting synoptic data from chemical and toxicological analyses conducted at cooperating laboratories
- Developing toxicity assessment techniques
- Evaluating acute and chronic effects of pollutants
- Coordinating and conducting aquatic and sediment toxicity tests and research projects
- Data management and quality control
Education
1989 B.S. Zoological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach
1995 M.S. Marine Sciences, San Jose State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
- Integrating and interpreting synoptic data from chemical and toxicological analyses conducted at cooperating laboratories
- Developing toxicity assessment techniques
- Evaluating acute and chronic effects of pollutants
- Coordinating and conducting aquatic and sediment toxicity tests and research projects
- Data management and quality control
Education
1989 B.S. Zoological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach
1995 M.S. Marine Sciences, San Jose State University, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Katie Siegler, csieglerATucdavis.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.
Education
1996 B.A., Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz,
2001 M.S., Environmental Science & Management, The Bren School, UC Santa Barbara
Education
1996 B.A., Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz,
2001 M.S., Environmental Science & Management, The Bren School, UC Santa Barbara
Uma Phillips
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