Education
B.S. Biology & Environmental Science, Cumlaude with Honors, The College of William and Mary, 2010.
Research Interests
My research is part of the Palmer LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) in the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP). I am interested in zooplankton ecology and biogeochemical cycling. My masters project will examine copepod community structure along the WAP, as well as the importance of copepods in carbon cycling. I am also interested in vertical flux and the role of zooplankton fecal pellets in flux.
Field and Research Experience
Teaching Assistant, Field Studies in Coastal Marine Environments, VIMS Eastern Shore Lab, Wachapreague, VA. May 2012 & 2013 (expected).
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2008-2011), Virginia Institute of MarineScience, Gloucester Point, VA.
- Zooplankton Ecology Lab. Advisor: Dr. Debbie Steinberg
Senior Honors Thesis, The College of William and Mary/Virginia Institute ofMarine Science.
- Time series of vertical flux of zooplankton fecal pellets on thecontinental shelf of the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Advisor: Dr. Debbie Steinberg
R/V Knorr (June 2010) Tropical S. Atlantic, AmazoniNfluence on the Atlantic: CarbOn export from Nitrogen fixation by DiAtomSymbioses (ANACONDAS). Zooplankton sample collection and analysis.
R/V L.M. Gould (January 2009) West Antarctic Peninsula, PalmerLTER. Zooplankton sample collection and analysis.
R/V L.M. Gould (January 2009, 2012, 2013) West Antarctic Peninsula, PalmerLTER. Zooplankton sample collection, analysis and experiments.
Honors and Awards
2012-2013, Kelley Watson Fellowship, Virginia Institue of Marine Science.
2011-2013, Juliette B. & Carroll Owens, Jr. Fellowship, Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
2009 & 2012, Antarctica Service Medal of the United States of America, presented by The National Science Foundation.
Publications and Presentations
Gleiber, M.R., Steinberg, D.K., Ducklow, H.W. (in press) Time series of vertical flux of zooplankton fecal pellets on the continental shelf of the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Gleiber, M.R., Steinberg, D.K., Ducklow, H.W., 2012. Time series of vertical flux of zooplankton fecal pellets on the continental shelf of the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Oral Presentation at 2012 TSO/ASLO/AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting. Poster presented at 2012 LTER All Scientists Meeting.
Elliott, J., Patterson, M., Gleiber, M., 2012. Detecting ‘Island Mass Effect’ through remote sensing. Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium.
Steinberg, D.K., Ruck, K., Price,L., Gleiber, M, Cope, J., Ducklow, H. 2009. Zooplankton export oforganic matter in the West Antarctic Peninsula. Poster presented at the 2009 LTER All Scientists Meeting.
Certifications
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor
PADI Master Scuba Diver
Emergency First Response CPR/AED/First Aid Instructor
