Kate Liberti

Contact Information

Phone: 401-595-0170

Email: kate.liberti@maine.edu

Lab website: Link to Brady Lab Website

Address: 
Darling Marine Center
Walpole, Maine 04573

Advisor: Dr. Damian Brady

Education

Ph.D. Oceanography, University of Maine, current
M.S. Biological Oceanography, University of Rhode Island
B.S. Environmental Science and Management, University of Rhode Island

Description

Kate Liberti is a PhD candidate in Oceanography and also manages the Aquaculture Water Quality Testing lab, which provides sampling and analysis of many water quality parameters as well as other oceanographic services to interested aquaculture companies. For her dissertation, she studies carbonate chemistry, production dynamics, and climate impacts in the oyster aquaculture growing area of the Damariscotta River.  Kate started working in an oceanography lab while in highschool and has continued in the field since. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Rhode Island and a M.S. in Biological Oceanography from the URI Graduate School of Oceanography. Kate lives in Boothbay and enjoys spending time with her family hiking, sailing, snowboarding, and baking in her free time.