Elisa Halewood

Specific Project Info:
Dr. Halewood's research involves the ongoing collection and chemical analysis of seawater samples to explore bacterial communities in the ocean using molecular approaches. Students will assist with chemical analysis, data collection, and the study of microbial communities. Additionally, students may have the opportunity to go to sea on research vessels to observe and participate in field sampling. The work will expose students to a range of techniques, including analytical chemistry and DNA sequencing.
Required Skills: No prior experience required, but interest in marine science and environmental research is ideal.

Bio:

Elisa Halewood is the laboratory manager at the Carlson lab at UCSB, where she oversees projects in microbial oceanography and the biogeochemical cycling of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Having joined the lab as an undergraduate and become a technician in 2004, Elisa earned her M.S. in Microbial Oceanography from UCSB in 2010. Her research focuses on the impact of heterotrophic bacterioplankton processes on nutrient distribution in marine ecosystems. Her Master's research involved studying the variability of organic nutrients and bacterioplankton dynamics in the Santa Barbara Coastal ecosystem through detailed oceanographic cruises and measurements.