VIMS Celebrates Three Zooplankton Graduates
This past summer, three PAL students from the Zooplankton group at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science successfully defended their theses. This defense-a-palooza included…
Tor Mowatt-Larssen (Ph.D.)
June 9, 2026
Dissertation Title: Temporal change and vertical structure in mesopelagic fish larvae across contrasting ocean ecosystems
Meredith Nolan (M.S.)
June 25, 2026
Thesis Title: Physiological mechanisms influencing Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) distribution and abundance along the western Antarctic Peninsula
Maya Thomas (Ph.D.)
July 8, 2026
Dissertation Title: Zooplankton Production of Particulate and Dissolved Organic Matter in the West Antarctic Peninsula
Maya’s research was also recently featured in a VIMS alumni profile.
Congratulations to Tor, Meredith and Maya on their amazing work! And to Dr. Steinberg for advising all three.
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