Team
The SALT project is a collaboration between the University of Oregon, Western Washington University, and North Carolina State University.
Dr. Craig Young
University of Oregon, lead PI
email: cmyoung@uoregon.edu
Specialty: Deep-sea larval development and reproduction
Dr. Shawn Arellano
Western Washington University, Co-PI
email: shawn.arellano@wwu.edu
Specialty: Deep-sea larval ecology and physiology with an emphasis on seep mussels and molecular identification of larvae
Dr. David Eggleston
North Carolina State University, Co-PI
email: dbeggles@ncsu.edu
Specialty: Marine population connectivity, ecology, and conservation; laser ablation studies
Dr. Ruoying He
North Carolina State University, Co-PI
email: rhe@ncsu.edu
Specialty: Physical oceanography and ocean modeling, including extensive research on ocean circulation dynamics and transport modeling in the region of interest
Dr. Luciana GĂ©nio
University of Aveiro, Co-I
email: luciana.genio@gmail.com
Specialty: Marine bivalve taxonomy, including biogeochemical signals and shell microstructure in juvenile molluscs
Other Project Personnel
Ahna Van Gaest
WWU
Graduate Students
Ian Grace
NCSU
Tianning Wu
NCSU
Daniel Bowling
NCSU
Richard Lyon
NCSU
Tessa Beaver
WWU
Lauren Rice, Caitlin Plowman, Avery Calhoun of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology and University of Oregon