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Graduate Students

Name Year Degree Awarded
Sile Kafrissen                          2023                                M.Sc. UVic EOS
Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Subarctic Northeast Pacific Ocean During the 2019 Marine Heatwave
Karina Giesbrecht                  2019                                Ph.D. UVic EOS
Biogenic silica dynamics of Arctic marine ecosystems
Lucianne Marshall                 2018                                M.Sc. UVic Biology
Progression of marine phytoplankton blooms and environmental dynamics from sea-ice coverage to open waters in the coastal Arctic: Comparing experimental data with continuous cabled observations
Jennifer Long                          2015                                M.Sc. UVic Biology
Shining a light on silica production in the oceans: Using a fluorescent tracer to measure silica deposition in marine diatoms
Marcos Lagunas                     2015                                M.Sc. UVic Biology
Expression and activity of the enzyme nitrate reductase in the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana: Light and nutrient effects
Adrian Cefarelli*                    2014                                Ph.D. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
Influence of icebergs on the abundance and composition of phytoplankton in Antarctic open waters
Arielle Kobryn                        2012                                M.Sc. UVic Biology
Development of harmful algal blooms in a coastal lagoon: The influence of physicochemical processes and phytoplankton ecophysiology
Ian Wrohan                            2011                                M.Sc. UVic EOS
Phytoplankton production and biomass in Arctic and sub-Arctic marine waters during the summers of 2007 and 2008
Flavio Paparazzo*                 2011                                Ph.D. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spatial and temporal distribution and phytoplankton utilization of nutrients in the Argentinian Sea, Drake Passage and Antarctic Peninsula
Brianne Kelly                         2008                                M.Sc. UVic Biology
Biological cycling of carbon, nitrogen and silicon in Arctic and sub-Arctic marine waters: Insights from phytoplankton studies in the laboratory and the field
Valeria Willers                       2008                                M.Sc. UVic Biology
Effect of zinc availability on the morphology and nutrient physiology of a coastal and an oceanic diatom
Damian Grundle                  2007                                M.Sc. UVic Biology
Temporal and spatial variations in primary productivity, phytoplankton assemblages and dissolved nutrient concentrations in Saanich Inlet, a British Columbia Fjord

* indicates co-supervised

Post-doctoral Fellows

Name Period of Supervision
Dr. Charlotte Beucher*
(Ph.D. from University Bretagne, France)
08/2010-01/2012
Dr. Jill Sutton
(Ph.D. from Australian National University, Australia)
08/2010-12/2011
Dr. David Crawford
(Ph.D. from University of Southampton, UK)
04/2011-12/2011
Dr. Maria Teresa Hernandez Sanchez
(Ph.D. from University of Bristol, UK)
04/2009-10/2009

* indicates co-supervised

Undergraduate Honours Students

Name                   Type of Supervision and Student Affiliation Date of Graduation
Brandon McNabb          Biology – UVic                                                                                   2019
Investigating the physiological and morphological effects of ocean acidification on a marine diatom
Sile Kafrissen                  Biology/EOS -UVic                                                                           2018
A high-resolution study of primary productivity and nutrient dynamics in Saanich Inlet, a temperate fjord
Curtis Martin                   Biology/EOS – UVic                                                                          2015
Benthic-pelagic coupling of particulate flux and nutrient stoichiometry in Saanich Inlet
Robert Izett                     Biology – UVic                                                                                   2014
Ecophysiological responses of marine phytoplankton communities and cultured diatoms to induced ocean acidification
Pam Dheri                       Biochemistry and Microbiology – UVic                                        2014
Combined effects of temperature and irradiance on nitrogen metabolism in the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana
Shea Wyatt                      Biology – UVic                                                                                   2010
A pan-Arctic perspective on the contribution of siliceous phytoplankton to autotrophic biomass in Canada’s oceans
Emma Brownlee             Biology – UVic                                                                                  2006
The effect of temperature on macronutrient uptake rates in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana

NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award Students
Unless otherwise indicated, students are affiliated with UVic

Name Type of Supervision and Student Affiliation Period of Supervision
Hannah Dobbs Biology USRA 05-08/2020
Sile Kafrissen Biology/EOS USRA 01-04/2019
05-08/2017
Brandy Biggar Biology/EOS USRA & Work Study 09/2017-08/2018
Kyle Bailey Biology/EOS USRA, Directed Study & Work Study 09/2015-12/2016
Curtis Martin Biology/EOS USRA 05-08/2015
Lincoln Hood Biology/EOS USRA 01-04/2015
Pam Dheri Biochemistry and Microbiology SURA 05-08/2013
Robert Izett Biology USRA 05-08/2013
Rhiannon Pretty Biology USRA & Directed Study 01/2012-08/2012
Joel White Biology USRA 05-08/2011
Shea Wyatt Biology USRA 05-08/2010
Rohanna Gibson EOS USRA & Work Study 05-12/2009
Emma Brownlee Biology USRA 05-08/2006
Leah Sauchyn Biology USRA – University of Saskatchewan 05-08/2005
Lindsay Richier Biology/EOS USRA & Directed Study 05/2004-08/2005

Undergraduate Directed Study, Work Study, and Volunteer Students
Unless otherwise indicated, students are affiliated with UVic

Name Type of Supervision and Student Affiliation Period of Supervision
Directed Studies
Benjamin Fortini Biology 01-05/2019
Karl Topping Biology 09-12/2017
Lynn Wong Biology 01-04/2017
Saskia Kowallik EOS 09-12/2016
Claudia Gaither Biochemistry and Microbiology 01-04/2012
Anna Kondrashova Biology Directed Study & Work Study 09/2008-04/2010
Brian Murray Biology 01-04/2009
Sarah Holberg Biology 01-04/2005
Work Study
Emma Coleman Chemistry 09/2021-04/2022
Hannah Dobbs Biology 10/2020-04/2021
Carmen Holmes-Smith Earth and Ocean Sciences 09/2019-04/2020
Taylor Restall Biology 09/2018-04/2019
Edward Gawne EOS 09/2016-04/2017
Velina Milkova Biology 01-04/2015
Sarah Garner Biochemistry and Microbiology 09/2013-04/2014
Pam Dheri Biology 09/2012-04/2013
Veronica Norbury Biology 09/2011-04/2012
Orla Osborne Biology 09/2010-04/2011
Ashley Hickey Chemistry 09/2008-04/2009
Ulla Jensen EOS 09/2007-04/2008
Amanda Shepley EOS 09/2006-04/2007
Meara Crawford Biology/EOS 09/2004-04/2005
Justin Schroff EOS 09/2004-04/2005
Alex Rolland Biology & Biochemistry 09/2004-04/2005
Others (volunteer lab and field assistants)
Tasha Jasrisz Chemistry Summer 2014
Danielle Willmon Biology Summer 2010
Claire Andrews Biology Summer 2010

Technicians

Name Dates  
Karina Giesbrecht 2011-2012  
Joeclyn Gile 2009  
Samantha Robbins 2008  
Linda White 2008  

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