- Conduct research: discover and synthesize relevant literature; compile, analyze, and synthesize data; disseminate results in presentations and peer-reviewed publications
- Extend/develop a typology for how marine biodiversity is relevant to companies
- Identify sectors of the economy that rely on/benefit from ocean biodiversity and synthesize data on sector characteristics
- Identify gaps between existing ocean biodiversity knowledge and current organizational activity to understand needed research
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- Evaluate student work, including assigning grades and offering constructive feedback, as directed by lead faculty instructor.
- Maintain ongoing communication with the faculty instructor and instructional team throughout the course, which may include regular synchronous Zoom meetings during business hours.
- Meet synchronously (via Zoom) with students individually or in small groups as needed to assist with mastery of course content.
- Moderate discussion boards as needed.
The School of Life Sciences is well known for being the home of cutting-edge science, from massive biotechnology labs and innovative cancer research, to being at the forefront of ancient DNA sequencing and housing one of the biggest social insect research groups in the world.
Note: This story is part of an ongoing series profiling graduate students in the School of Life Sciences. See January's featured students here.
Marc Fontánez Ortiz – Environmental Life Sciences PhD
Marc Fontánez Ortiz, a PhD student in the Environmental Life Science program, never could have pictured what his career would look like.
A group of 12 Arizona State University students traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, in February for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the largest general science conferences in the world.
Mehreen Tahir –– Environmental Life Sciences PhD
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