Victoria Elizabeth Assad
Marine Science B.S. + Social & Behavioral Sciences – Archaeology B.A. | CSU Monterey Bay 2020
Current Oceanography PhD student | University of Hawai’i at Manoa
A Few Research Experiences in Photos
My presentation at the 2017 Annual Summer Research Symposium through my work the the Monterey Bay Regional Ocean Sciences Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
My last day of work at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History where I worked in the Invertebrate Zoology department.
My senior capstone course undergoing some fieldwork in Pacific Grove, CA. During this class our research was on abalone & urchin populations at different sites in Monterey.
My Experiences in Numbers
3
undergrad summer research experiences
10
conference presentations
54
days at sea
12
countries I’ve had the privilege to travel to!
A Few Quick Facts About Me
- I started my marine science career in high school as a VolunTEEN & VolunTEEN Mentor at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach
- My sophomore year of undegrad I studied abroad at the National University of Ireland – Maynooth to take some archaeology electives
- I was a Science Mentor for the WATCH program at Monterey Bay Aquarium
- I did sea turtle work in Costa Rica during a two week summer intensive! You can see a hatchling above!
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