VIMS

Smith Research Group

Primary Investigator

Juliette Smith, PhD Associate Professor

Scientists

Marta Sanderson, MS Marine Scientist/Analytical Chemist

N. Ayache 100x100  Nour Ayache, PhD Assistant Research Scientist

Graduate Students (Current)

Isabelle Castro Photo Isabelle Castro

 Josh Garber  Joshua Garber

Olivia Castro Photo  Olivia Hernandez

Recent Graduates

Vanessa Strohm: M.S. Spring 2023

Sarah Pease: Ph.D. Spring 2022. NOAA Knauss Fellow.

Michelle Onofrio: M.S. Spring 2020.

Jaclyn Friedman: M.S. Spring 2019.

C. Taylor Armstrong: M.S. Spring 2017. NOAA Knauss Fellow.

Postdoctoral Researchers

Nour Ayache, PhD. 2019 - 2022

I-Shuo (Wade) Huang, Ph.D. 2019 - 2021

Visiting Graduate Students

Gao Han: Ph.D. graduate, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, China (Advisor: Dr. Mengmeng Tong)

Undergraduate Interns

Jordon Mercer (William & Mary): 2022 - present

Amy Menegay (William & Mary): 2022 - present

Maya Casey (Haverford College): NSF REU 2021

Madison Powell (William & Mary): 2019 to 2020

Jessica Klinkam (William & Mary): 2019

Caroline DeMent (William & Mary): 2017 to 2019

Jeffrey O'Brien (William & Mary): 2017 to 2019

Karina Donahoe (U. Mary Washington): 2017

Gabrielle Campbell (Lynchburg College): 2017

Shannon Jones (Northeastern University): NSF REU 2015