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University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (2019-Present)
PhD Student : Marine Biology
GPA: 3.91
Classes:
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Aquaculture Production
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Literate Programming using R Studio
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Marine Conservation Biology
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Quantitative biology
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Systematics and Evolution
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Quantitative Genomics and Evolution
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Awards:
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Hawaii Conservation Conference 2020 Scholarship $180
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Lorde Scholarship 2019 $2,500
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Lorde Scholarship 2020 $1,000
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Ruth Gates Scholarship 2020 $1,000
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Robinson Fellowship 2020 $5,000
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Watson T. Yoshimoto Fellowship $5,000
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NPS Cooperative Ecosysystem Studies Unit $17,562
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Sea Grant Biennial Grant $72,513
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California State University: Monterey Bay (2012)
Wildland Studies Field Quarter
Coral Health Monitoring Across the Thailand/Malaysia Peninsula
GPA: 4.0
Classes:
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[ENVS 370] Environmental Wildland Studies
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[ENVS 371] Environmental Field Surveys
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[ENVS 370] Wildlands Ecological Evaluations
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[ENVS 370] Wildlands Environment & Culture
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University of California: Santa Cruz (2009 - 2014)
Bachelors of Science
GPA: 3.14
April - June 2013 : Research Site in Betty’s Bay, South Africa
Experimental study on-site fidelity of intertidal goby species Caffergobius caffer
Sept - Dec 2012: Hopkins Marine Life Refuge, Pacific Grove, CA
Observational study on drifting rates of detached giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera
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Anzar High School (2006-2009)
GPA: 3.71
Extracurriculars:
Varsity Baseball (2004-2009),
Student Council (2008-2009)
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