State of the California Central Coast Symposium

On February 27th through March 1st, the Nielsen Lab will be attending the symposium on the State of the California Central Coast. At this conference, the Marine Protected Areas of the California Central Coast will be discussed, with focus on the most recent five years. 
Learn more here: MAP Website

Mallory Rice

Sonoma State University; Biology (B.S.)

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Mallory is in her third year at Sonoma State University, and has made a fantastic effort to strive among her peers. As Senator of the School of Science and Technology, her involvement in her major has made her an excellent scholar. Additionally, as a member of Sonoma State University's McNair Scholars Program, Mallory has produced two separate research projects thus far; One with Dr. Derek Girman of the SSU Biology Department, and one with Dr. Karina Nielsen.

Elena Meza

Sonoma State University; Biology (B.S.)

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Elena has been infatuated with the ocean for as long as she can remember. In this past year she has dove into the vast world of marine invertebrates, focusing her attention on the causes and effects of harmful algal blooms and phytoplankton. She is currently working on the completion of her paper, entitled, "Surfzone Phytoplankton and Oceanographic Seasons" and was a collaborator in the "Synopsis of the Sonoma Harmful Algal Bloom" presentation. Currently she is in her sixth year at Sonoma State University, and has been a part of the Nielsen lab for the past three years.  Elena will be joining Dr. Robert Carpenter's lab at CSU Northridge in the Fall. 

Contact information: mezael@seawolf.sonoma.edu