People In the Lab

Lead Principle Investigator

Dr. Antonietta Quigg, Assistant Professor

Office: Fort Crockett Campus
Room 164
Tel.:+1 (409) 740-4990
Fax.: +1 (409) 740-5001
E-mail: quigga@tamug.edu

Research Interests: Phytoplankton ecophysiology, physiological adaptation, photosynthesis, biological oceanography, biochemistry and biophysics, molecular biology, plant physiology, evolution.

Post-doctoral Fellow

Dr. Miao Aijun, TIO Post-doctoral Fellow (Co-advisor, Dr. Peter Santschi)

Office: Fort Crockett Campus
Room 200E
Tel.:+1 (409)740 4772
Fax.: +1 (409)740 4786
E-mail: aijunm@tamug.edu

Research Interests: Phytoplankton-trace metal interactions, phytoplankton physiology, trace elemental cycles in the environment.

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Graduate students

Ms. Nicole Towers, Masters (Department of Biology). Co-chair with Dr. Robin Brinkmeyer.

Office: Fort Crockett Campus
Room 259
Tel.:
Fax.:
E-mail: intowers@utmb.edu

Project: Exotic and invasive species around the world: Invertebrate species and concerns for Texas.

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Ms. Elizabeth Neyland, Masters (Department of Biology)

Office: Currently at TAMU, College Station.
Started courses Fall 2006.
E-mail: alainn_beth@yahoo.com

Project: Exotic and invasive species around the world: Bacterial species and concerns for Texas.

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Mr. Federico Alvarez, Masters (Department of Oceanography)

Office: Currently at TAMU, College Station.
Started courses Fall 2006.
E-mail: federico.alvarez3@gmail.com

Project: Nutrients. irradiance and zonation as factors regulating primary production in coastal waters impacted by the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers.

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Ms. Amanda Thronson, Masters (Department of Biology)

Office: Currently at TAMU, College Station.
Room 166
Tel.:+1 (409) 740 7172
Fax.:+1 (409) 740-5001
E-mail: athronson@tamu.edu

Project: Determining the effect of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and low dissolved oxygen concentrations on red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) mortality.

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Ms. Leslie Rulon, Masters (Marine Resource Management

E-mail: leslierulon@yahoo.com

Project: Process 100's of samples collected on research cruises and various field trips.
Keep the laboratory running smoothly by ensuring everyone picks up after themselves, request supplies as needed. Train new undergraduate students.

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Ms. Jamie Steichen, Masters (Department of Ocenaography)

E-mail: jls4513@neo.tamu.edu

Project: Collecting and processing samples for ballast water project: Exotic and invasive species around the world: Phytoplankton species and concerns for Texas.

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Under Graduate Students

Ms. Tina Nieto, Volunteer

E-mail: latina2lovable@yahoo.com

Project: Assist with processing 100's of samples collected on research cruises and various field trips.

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Just Some of the Alumni


Allison Skinner Between Projects	Linda Roehrborn National Guard Officer Training	Tyra Traywick Laboratory Assistant, Sugarland

Whitney Krey Now Graduate student at MIT/WHOI	Jo Goodman Now Graduate student UCSB	Brad Grimmit Now at Texas Parks and Wildlife (Dickinson Office)	Derek Shulz Now experiencing life ..	Larissa and Katie Continuing undergraduate program at TAMUG