The Schwieterman lab is committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive, and welcoming environment for all lab members. We condemn the institutional racism that exists in academia, and are committed to dismantling the discriminatory biases within ourselves and in the broader STEM community. We encourage individuals across all ethnic, racial, religious, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic, caregiver and family commitment, political affiliation, age, and disability identities to join our team. Together, through our diverse perspectives and experiences, we can creatively tackle complex environmental problems.
Who We Are
Gail Schwieterman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, School of Marine Science, Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, University of Maine, Orono
email: gail.schwieterman “at” maine.edu
Phone: 207.581.2602
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Emma Smith – PhD Student
Emma graduated with a BSc in Marine Biology from UC San Diego where she worked on several projects including long term monitoring for harmful algal blooms, research on hemoglobin-oxygen binding in rainbow trout, and assisting with hydroid surveys in local kelp forests and rocky reefs. After graduation, Emma continued working as a research assistant at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for one year before moving cross-country to begin her PhD in Marine Biology at the University of Maine. Her research interests for her doctoral studies include hemoglobin-oxygen binding and reproductive physiology in elasmobranchs.
email: emma.alyssa.smith “at” maine.edu
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Madeleine Yung – Master’s Student
Madeleine graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BSc in Aquatic Biology. During her time there, she assisted in research looking at the interactions between dietary fatty acids and thermal tolerance in opaleye. She also worked on a project examining salmon heart tissue composition and its relation to en route mortality. During the course of her MS in Marine Biology at the University of Maine, Madeleine aims to assess potential impacts of different bait types on lobster physiology and thermal tolerance in the face of climate change.
email: madeleine.yung “at” maine.edu
Olivia Durham – Undergraduate
Olivia is a senior at the University of Maine majoring in Marine Sciences with a concentration in Aquaculture and a minor in Fisheries. She is currently conducting her capstone with Dr. Walt Golet’s Pelagic Fisheries Lab, researching potential unknown spawning areas of Atlantic bluefin tuna by examining PSAT data for behaviors associated with spawning in verified spawning grounds. In our lab, she is working on an aquaculture system for chain pickerel and will assist with their collection and husbandry.
email: olivia.durham1 “at” maine.edu
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