Marine Primary Production Group
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Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Marine Science Institute University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610 USA 805-893-4319 (lab) 805-893-4724 (fax) |
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artwork by Kristine
Leonard Arnodeo
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STEVE McKAGAN
Update - Steve has taken a job as a Fisheries Bilogist on the Island of Saipan but can still be reached at smckagan@hotmail.com. Hafa Adai!
Educational Background
1998: Completed B.S. in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Freshwater Chemistry from Western Washington University.
Additional minors earned: Chemistry, Philosophy, and Religion at WWU
2000: Completed MESM (Masters of Environmental Science and Management) at the Bren School, UCSB
2001: Completed beginning and intermediate IDL programming courses in Boulder, COResearch Experiences
1998: Completed a year-long research project at the Shannon Point Research Center working with Giselle Mueller-Parker and other undergraduate SEARUN students looking at the implications of ultraviolet light on tropical corals.2000: Completed Masters thesis project at Port Hueneme in Ventura, Ca creating an ecological risk assessment for the local impacts of MTBE plumes associated with a leak in an underground storage tank
2000-present: Pursuing oceanography research in the Prezelin Lab, focusing on the relationship between solar radiance and production success of microbiota predominantly through the use of IDL modeling
April 2007 - Has taken a job in Saipan as a Fisheries Biologist working with the local government to protect and preserve the local fisheries and reef ecosystems.
