Graduate Students
| Name | Year | Degree Awarded |
| Michael Livingston 2024 Ph.D UVic Biology Transparent Exopolymer Particles and Phytoplankton Nutrient Physiology in the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans |
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| Rebecca Crawford 2024 M.Sc. UVic Biology Spatial and Seasonal Variability in Eukaryotic Phytoplankton Composition in the Arctic Ocean Revealed with Metabarcoding Analysis |
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| Olivie Melville 2024 M.Sc. UVic Biology The Role of Siliceous Rhizaria in the Silicon Cycle in the Northeast Subarctic Pacific Ocean |
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| Sile Kafrissen 2023 M.Sc. UVic EOS Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Subarctic Northeast Pacific Ocean During the 2019 Marine Heatwave |
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| Karina Giesbrecht 2019 Ph.D. UVic EOS Biogenic silica dynamics of Arctic marine ecosystems |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Arielle Kobryn 2012 M.Sc. UVic Biology Development of harmful algal blooms in a coastal lagoon: The influence of physicochemical processes and phytoplankton ecophysiology |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Valeria Willers 2008 M.Sc. UVic Biology Effect of zinc availability on the morphology and nutrient physiology of a coastal and an oceanic diatom |
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| 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 |
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* indicates co-supervised
Post-doctoral Fellows
| Name | Period of Supervision |
| Dr. Sheryl Murdock (Ph.D. from University of Victoria, Canada) |
09/2023-08/2024 |
| 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 |
| Maddy Mazur Biology – UVic 2024 Examining Seasonal Changes in the Diversity of Saanich Inlet’s Phytoplankton Communities Using Machine Learning Assisted Imaging Flow Cytometry |
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| Nimrod Rozen SEOS – UVic 2023 Concentrations and Distributions of Phytoplankton-Derived Carbon Gels in the North-East Pacific and Arctic Oceans |
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| Brandon McNabb Biology – UVic 2019 Investigating the physiological and morphological effects of ocean acidification on a marine diatom |
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| Sile Kafrissen Biology/EOS -UVic 2018 A high-resolution study of primary productivity and nutrient dynamics in Saanich Inlet, a temperate fjord |
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| Curtis Martin Biology/EOS – UVic 2015 Benthic-pelagic coupling of particulate flux and nutrient stoichiometry in Saanich Inlet |
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| Robert Izett Biology – UVic 2014 Ecophysiological responses of marine phytoplankton communities and cultured diatoms to induced ocean acidification |
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| Pam Dheri Biochemistry and Microbiology – UVic 2014 Combined effects of temperature and irradiance on nitrogen metabolism in the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana |
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| Shea Wyatt Biology – UVic 2010 A pan-Arctic perspective on the contribution of siliceous phytoplankton to autotrophic biomass in Canada’s oceans |
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| Emma Brownlee Biology – UVic 2006 The effect of temperature on macronutrient uptake rates in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana |
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NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award Students
Unless otherwise indicated, students are affiliated with UVic
| Name | Type of Supervision and Student Affiliation | Period of Supervision |
| Nimrod Rozen | UVic SURA & SEOS USRA | 09-12/2022 05-08/2023 |
| 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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