Current members
Tom DeCarlo, lab leader
Tom received his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 2016. He is interested in how our ocean is rapidly changing today and the consequences of these changes on marine life. His work has included carbonate geochemistry, Raman spectroscopy, paleoceanography, remote sensing, and sclerochronology. Although his research has used a wide range of techniques, the unifying theme has always been a connection to coral reef ecosystems.
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Tom received his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 2016. He is interested in how our ocean is rapidly changing today and the consequences of these changes on marine life. His work has included carbonate geochemistry, Raman spectroscopy, paleoceanography, remote sensing, and sclerochronology. Although his research has used a wide range of techniques, the unifying theme has always been a connection to coral reef ecosystems.
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Jordyn Cotton, Master's student
Jordyn received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tampa in 2017. She is interested in studying the ever-changing health of coral reef ecosystems and is looking forward to studying the Hawaiian reefs with the goal to help protect these precious ecosystems.
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Jordyn received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Tampa in 2017. She is interested in studying the ever-changing health of coral reef ecosystems and is looking forward to studying the Hawaiian reefs with the goal to help protect these precious ecosystems.
Hannah Whitaker, Master's student
After several years doing hurricane relief after graduating from UNC Wilmington in 2019 with degrees in Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences, Hannah is thrilled to return to research. For her Master's thesis, she is examining the ways in which tropical corals record the details of thermal stress events in their skeletons.
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After several years doing hurricane relief after graduating from UNC Wilmington in 2019 with degrees in Marine Biology and Environmental Sciences, Hannah is thrilled to return to research. For her Master's thesis, she is examining the ways in which tropical corals record the details of thermal stress events in their skeletons.
Jess Hankins, Master's student
Jess is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.S. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and a focus in marine biogeochemical dynamics. Following two years of computational research at CU, a 3-month-long research excursion in Thailand, and a 1.5 year long position as a laboratory tech in the Mote Marine Laboratory’s Ocean Acidification Lab, she will be conducting her graduate thesis on utilizing Raman spectroscopic techniques to analyze the implications of ocean acidification on coral calcifying fluid. In her free time, Jess loves to play guitar, and adventure in both the mountains/ocean.
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Jess is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.S. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science and a focus in marine biogeochemical dynamics. Following two years of computational research at CU, a 3-month-long research excursion in Thailand, and a 1.5 year long position as a laboratory tech in the Mote Marine Laboratory’s Ocean Acidification Lab, she will be conducting her graduate thesis on utilizing Raman spectroscopic techniques to analyze the implications of ocean acidification on coral calcifying fluid. In her free time, Jess loves to play guitar, and adventure in both the mountains/ocean.
Hanna Mantanona, Master's student
Hanna is an alumnus of Hawaii Pacific University and is now pursuing a B.S. degree in Marine Biology in the Sclero Lab. She is interested in studying how chemical processes and anthropogenic influences impact corals in hopes of informing how to better protect reef ecosystems.
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Hanna is an alumnus of Hawaii Pacific University and is now pursuing a B.S. degree in Marine Biology in the Sclero Lab. She is interested in studying how chemical processes and anthropogenic influences impact corals in hopes of informing how to better protect reef ecosystems.
Kathleen Matthews, post-bachelor's researcher
Kathleen received her B.S. in Environmental Science from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in summer 2022. She is interested in how corals are responding to changes in the environment caused by anthropogenic impacts.
Kathleen received her B.S. in Environmental Science from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in summer 2022. She is interested in how corals are responding to changes in the environment caused by anthropogenic impacts.
Piper, lab mascot
Piper is from Perth, Australia and enjoys chasing sticks on the beach. She doesn't like the ocean, and she doesn't know what a coral is, but she does provide moral support to the lab.
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Piper is from Perth, Australia and enjoys chasing sticks on the beach. She doesn't like the ocean, and she doesn't know what a coral is, but she does provide moral support to the lab.
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Alumni
Fiza Zahid, Master's student
Fiza completed her MSMS thesis in the Sclero lab in 2022 on the effects of upwelling and heat stress on damselfish otolith increments in the Red Sea. Fiza now works as a Lab Technician II at MassBay Community College.
Fiza completed her MSMS thesis in the Sclero lab in 2022 on the effects of upwelling and heat stress on damselfish otolith increments in the Red Sea. Fiza now works as a Lab Technician II at MassBay Community College.
Susie Jones, undergraduate senior
Susie worked as an undergraduate in the Sclero lab on otolith processing and analysis for her capstone project. Susie now works for Hawai‘i Marine Animal Response.
Susie worked as an undergraduate in the Sclero lab on otolith processing and analysis for her capstone project. Susie now works for Hawai‘i Marine Animal Response.
Caitlyn Ogbaekwe, Master's student
Caitlyn spent time on various projects in the Sclero lab as an undergraduate. Caitlyn is now a marine science master’s student at Hawai’i Pacific University. She is interested in ocean circulation, plastics, and paleoclimatology. She enjoys singing, painting, and going to the beach. She’s currently designing the lab logo and merchandise featuring our mascot, Piper.
Caitlyn spent time on various projects in the Sclero lab as an undergraduate. Caitlyn is now a marine science master’s student at Hawai’i Pacific University. She is interested in ocean circulation, plastics, and paleoclimatology. She enjoys singing, painting, and going to the beach. She’s currently designing the lab logo and merchandise featuring our mascot, Piper.