Casey Saenger (he/him)
Assistant Professor of Geology
Marine and Coastal Science (MACS)
PhD 2009, MIT/WHOI Joint Program
BS 2002, Bates College
Jonathan Chan (he/him)
Geology M.S.
PETM paleohydrology
Maya Nichols (she/her)
MACS B.S.
Foraminiferal ocean acidification proxies
Karenna Merritt (she/her)
Geophysics B.S.
Coral-based Marine Heat Waves
Carlos Jimenez-Diaz (he/him)
Research Assistant
North Pacific Pliocene Marine Heatwaves
Past Group Members
Emily Giedraitis, research assistant 2019-2021 (co-advised with UW’s Alex Gagnon).
Nitrogen isotopes and coral bleaching. Now at CU Denver
Sara Sanchez, postdoc 2018-2020 (co-advised with UW’s Greg Hakim).
Coral-based data assimilation. Now at CU Boulder
Anne Gothmann, postdoc 2015-2017 (co-advised with UW’s Alex Gagnon).
Relating trace metal ratios in corals to carbonate chemistry. Now at St. Olaf College
Karen Valladares, REU 2017
Spatial variations in ∆17O of Washington tap waters
Alissa Luk, REU 2015
Reconstructing tropical climate from sclerosponge isotopes