Dr. Michael Mallin, Laboratory Director

  Ph.D. Marine and Estuarine Ecology, UNC Chapel Hill

  M.S. Environmental Science, University of Florida

  B.S. Botany, Ohio University

  - Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2007

  - Aldo Leopold Environmental Leadership Fellow, 2001

  - President, Southeastern Estuarine Research Society, 2004-2006

  - President, North Carolina Lake Management Society, 2018-2019

Matthew R. McIver, Laboratory Manager

  M.S. Marine Biology, UNC Wilmington

  B.S. Microbiology and Genetics, North Carolina State University

Amy Grogan, PhD Candidate

M.S. Coastal Marine and Wetlands Science, Coastal Carolina University

B.S. Marine Biology, Richard Stockton University

Nick Iraola, Master's Candidate

Thesis Topic: Tributary Nutrient Delivery Dynamics in Eutrophic Greenfield Lake, Wilmington NC

B.A. Environmental Studies, Siena College

Kimberly Breen, Research Technician

B.S.  Chemistry, University North Carolina Wilmington

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