2026-2028 Funded Projects

  • Principal Investigator:

    • Jennifer Jay, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

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  • Principal Investigators:

    • Jessica Jaynes, Ph.D., California State University, Fullerton
    • Ken Schiff, Deputy Director, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

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  • Principal Investigators:

    • Julia Schwartzman, Ph.D., University of Southern California
    • Ryan Guillemette, Ph.D., Southern California Coastal Water Research Program

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  • Principal Investigators:

    • Brice Semmens, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
    • Dr. Erica Jarvis Mason, Research Fish Biologist, NOAA Fisheries
    • Dr. Allison Dedrick, Senior Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    • Dr. Helen Killeen, Senior Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    • Dr. Rasmus Swalethorp, Associate Project Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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  • Principal Investigator:

    • Ian Walker, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

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2024-2026 NOAA Marine Debris Project

  • Principal Investigators: 

    • Clay C. C. Wang, Ph.D., University of Southern California
    • Travis J. Williams, Ph.D., University of Southern California
    • Karla Heidelberg, Ph.D., USC Sea Grant, University of Southern California
    • Joe Árvai, Ph.D., Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, University of Southern California
    • Richard W. Roberts, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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2024-2026 Funded Projects

  • Principal Investigator:

    • Luke Miller, Ph.D., San Diego State University

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  • Principal Investigators:

    • Roman Barco, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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  • Principal Investigators:

    • Andrew Gracey, Ph.D., University of Southern California
    • David Hutchins, Ph.D., University of Southern California

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  • Principal Investigator:

    • Daniel Pondella, Ph.D. Occidental College

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  • Principal Investigators:

    • Stephen Palumbi, Ph.D., Stanford University
    • Violet Sage Walker, Northern Chumash Tribal Council

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2023-2026 NOAA Marine Debris Projects

  • Principal Investigators:

    • Jill Murray, City of Santa Barbara
    • Amalia Almada, Ph.D., USC Sea Grant, University of Southern California

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  • Principal Investigators: 

    • Theresa Sinicrope Talley, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
    • Amalia Aruda Almada, Ph.D., USC Sea Grant, University of Southern California

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2022-2025 Sporeless Kelp Project

  • Principal Investigators: 

    • Sergey Nuzhdin, Ph.D., University of Southern California
    • Co-PI Scott Lindell, Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
    • Co-I Amalia Almada, Ph.D., USC Sea Grant, University of Southern California
    • Co-I Joshua Reitsma, Ph.D., WHOI Sea Grant, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

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