Andrew Thurber, Ph.D
Principal Investigator
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Andrew’s Jan 2022 CV
Andrew is an Associate Professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and in the Department of Microbiology, College of Science at Oregon State University. His research looks at the trophic linkages between microbes and metazoans in marine habitats and how that impacts ecosystem function, or how animals that eat bacteria can impact how the world works. His research is focused on deep-sea and polar soft-sediment habitats as they both experience long periods of time with no photosynthetic production and create a model system to understand how communities are able to persist in food-poor environments. In addition, these habitats are not only the least known on the planet but they cover 63% of the globe.
Graduate Student:
Jacob Wynne
PhD Student in Microbiology
2022-current
Sarai Alvarez
PhD Student in Ocean Ecology and Biogeochemistry
2023-Present
Paula Santiago Padua
MSc Student in Ocean Ecology and Biogeochemistry
2023- Present
Dexter Davis
MSc Student in Ocean Ecology and Biogeochemistry
2023-Present
Lab Alumni:
Lila Ardor Bellucci
Masters Student in Oceanography
2020-2022
Currently: Knauss Marine Policy Fellow
Kevin Rice Jr.
PhD Student in Microbiology
2022-current: Joined Dr. Maude David’s Lab at OSU
Milo Cummings
PhD Student in Microbiology
2019- current: Joined Dr. Byron Crump’s Lab at OSU
Sarah Seabrook
PhD Student in Oceanography
2015 – 2019.
Current Position: Marine Biogeochemist, NIWA Wellington, New Zealand
Erica ‘Rickie’ Ewton
Accelerated Masters Student in Microbiology
2019-2021
Current Position: PhD Student at University of Rhode Island
Katie McConnell
MSc Student in Microbiology
Fall 2017 – Summer 2019.
Thesis title: Reef Microbiomes of Moo’rea, French Polynesia, a Socio-Ecological Island System.
Katie Darr
Katie Darr MSc Student in Marine Resource Management
Fall 2017 – Spring 2019.
Thesis title: The deep sea and me: A design-based research study to advance public literacy of the deep sea using an exhibit at a public marine science center.
Undergraduate Student Lab Alumni:
Hannah Robinson
Microbiology – Now Research Technician at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Heather Hirsch
Microbiology – Now PhD Student at Northeastern University
Bethany Whitten
Oceanography
Alexandria Montgomery
Microbiology
Naomi Ford
Microbiology
Dylan Swift
Microbiology
Akshar Patel
Microbiology
Claire Andrade
Oceanography
Laura Baker
Oceanography
Matthew Borchers
Microbiology
Grace D’Angelo
Honors College
James Preston
OSU Undergraduate
Emma Armstrong
OSU Undergraduate
Leyia Johnson
2015 Summer REU
Tuesday Moats (now Simmons)
2014 Summer REU Went on to complete a Ph.D. at UC Berkeley
Daisy Castillo
2013 & 2014 Summer REU Went on to complete a Ph.D. at UC Berkeley
Nick Davies
2013 Summer REU
Interested in Joining the lab?
I accept students for graduate work through both the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) and the Department of Microbiology, College of Science at Oregon State University. If you are interested in joining the research group please read about both programs and contact me with your interest.