{"id":166,"date":"2024-05-09T13:13:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T17:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2026-01-01T10:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:40:57","slug":"lab_people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/lab_people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id166_ced5e4-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id166_ced5e4-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id166_ced5e4-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id166_ced5e4-b9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id166_ced5e4-b9 > 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2026\/01\/headshot2025_MegEstapa_small-846x898.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2026\/01\/headshot2025_MegEstapa_small-951x1009.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/585\/2026\/01\/headshot2025_MegEstapa_small-1268x1345.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2413px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Meg Estapa<\/p><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\">Associate Professor, Oceanography<br>margaret.estapa@maine.edu<br>207.563.8176<br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/marine\/people\/margaret-estapa-ph-d\/\">Department bio<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/estapalab\/resource\/estapa-cv-3\/currentcv\/\">CV<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > 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BS Marine Science capstone student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ella Offerdahl<\/strong>.  BS Marine Science honors thesis student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Julia Rourke<\/strong>. BS Marine Science capstone student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Emily Stricklin<\/strong>. BS Marine Science capstone student and research assistant<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading166_6d682c-63, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading166_6d682c-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading166_6d682c-63\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading166_6d682c-63 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading166_6d682c-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading166_6d682c-63\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading166_6d682c-63 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading166_6d682c-63[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading166_6d682c-63\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading166_6d682c-63 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading166_6d682c-63\">Lab alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grace Copeland.  <\/strong>BS Marine Science student research assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Justin Clark<\/strong>. BS Marine Science capstone student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gregory Hull.  <\/strong>BS Marine Science student research assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Camille Stiverson<\/strong>.  BS Marine Science student research assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mikayla Clark. &nbsp;<\/strong>MS Oceanography, 2024. &nbsp;Thesis: Mesopelagic microplastic transport interactions with the biological carbon pump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andi Rudai. &nbsp;<\/strong>BS Marine Science with Honors, 2024. &nbsp;Thesis: Evaluating the Accuracy of Different Remote Sensing Methods Used to Derive Absorption from Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Maine Estuaries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Camille Michaud<\/strong>. &nbsp;BS Marine Science with Honors, 2024. &nbsp;Thesis: &nbsp;Using CDOM optical properties to estimate its source, distribution, and DOC concentration in Maine estuaries<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sydney Loper. <\/strong>BS Marine Science, 2024.  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