Undergraduate Researchers

Oregon State University offers its undergraduate students a plethora of research opportunities in the marine sciences. Undergraduate researchers engage in hands-on scientific exploration by working alongside professors in a meaningful and collaborative manner. Below you will read about several of our current undergraduate researchers investigating marine science related topics.

Annika Swanson

Department/Discipline:

Dept. of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology: Environmental & Molecular Toxicology

Degree Sought:

Honors B.S. in Biochemistry & Biophysics

Research Adviser:

Dr. Robert Tanguay, Dept. of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology

Research Topic:

Investigating the Toxicity of Oxygenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (OPAHs) in Developing Zebrafish

Mee-ya Monnin

Department/Discipline:

Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife: Fisheries & Wildlife

Degree Sought:

B.S. in Fisheries & Wildlife Science

Research Adviser:

Dr. Markus Horning, Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife

Research Topic:

Thermoregulation in Weddell Seals, Leptonychotes weddellii

John McClung

Department/Discipline:

Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife: Fisheries & Wildlife

Degree Sought:

B.S. in Fisheries & Wildlife Science; B.S. in Biology, Marine Biology option

Research Adviser:

Dr. Scott Baker, Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife

Research Topic:

Whales of Polynesia

Tamsen Polley

Department/Discipline:

Dept. of Microbiology: Microbiology

Degree Sought:

Honors B.A. in Microbiology

Research Adviser:

Dr. Jerri Bartholomew, Dept. of Microbiology

Research Topic:

Supplemental analysis of Myxobolus squamalis based on small ribosomal subunit DNA sequencing

Jessica Flesher

Department/Discipline:

Dept. of Zoology: Zoology

Degree Sought:

Honors B.S. in Biology, Marine Biology option

Research Adviser:

Dr. Virginia Weis, Dept. of Zoology

Research Topic:

Coral Bleaching using symbiotic Aiptasia pallida

OSU Marine Sciences

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