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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.

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