Hails Tanaka
Hails Tanaka is a graduate of the College of Charleston with a Bachelor’s in Marine Biology. He started the Rutgers Oceanography PhD program in the fall of 2023, focusing on
Graduate Students
Sophia Piper
Sophia Piper is a recent graduate from Stockton University with a Bachelor’s in Environmental Science. In the fall, she will begin a Ph.D. in the Rutgers Ecology & Evolution program.
Alexandria Ambrose
Alexandria Ambrose, is a masters student in the Oceanography Program in the Munroe Lab. She graduated from Savannah State University with a B.S. in Marine Sciences in the fall of
Janine Barr
Janine joined the Munroe Lab as a graduate student in 2019 where I studied the water quality benefits farmed and wild oysters provide in the mid-Atlantic and how climate change
Emily Manuel
Emily joined the Munroe lab in 2019 as a Master’s student in the ecology and evolution program to study the influence of salinity on larval oyster swimming behavior and early
Sarah Borsetti
I am interested in understanding marine population dynamics and ecological interactions among fished stocks. My research has focused on providing comprehensive science to inform fisheries management. My graduate research documented
Michael Acquafredda
Michael Acquafredda is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory where he is studying the feasibility and sustainability of multitrophic
Joseph Caracappa
As a life-long inhabitant of the U.S. northeast, Joe is particularly interested in regional marine ecology. During his doctoral research in the Munroe Lab, he studied maternal influences on larval
Jason Morson
PhD Student
Jason Morson’s research interests include population dynamics, stock assessment, and fisheries management. I try to understand how and why fish and shellfish populations change to enable better marine resource management
Charlotte Bramich
Charlotte is a Rutgers Marine Science graduate who first worked with us as an undergraduate, then joined as a summer technician in 2023. Her interests in marine science have now