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MCCLELLAND, JAMES W  
Professor, Department of Marine Science 
 

jimm@utexas.edu
Phone: 361-749-6756
Office Location
L339

Postal Address
University of Texas Marine Science Institute
750 Channel View Drive
Port Aransas, TX 78373

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jRd24DQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra


Graduate Students:

Photo of graduate student Emily Bristol.
Emily Bristol- Emily is a biogeochemist that studies how arctic ecosystems respond to climate change. In particular, she is interested in the linkages between terrestrial and aquatic carbon cycling, studying the fate of mobilized permafrost organic matter and consequences for greenhouse gas production. Emily’s master’s thesis investigates shoreline erosion of permafrost soils along the rapidly retreating Alaskan Beaufort Sea coast. She is quantifying erosional carbon and nutrient fluxes to the ocean, and using laboratory experiments to examine the biodegradability of permafrost organic matter in seawater. Before moving to Texas, Emily completed her BA in Biology at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, where she studied stream biogeochemistry in Minnesota and southwest Alaska.


Photo of graduate student Aquanette Sanders.
Aquanette Sanders- Aquanette is a PhD student in Marine Science. At UTMSI, Aquanette’s research interests include how permafrost thaw affects mobilization of nutrients to aquatic systems and emission of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere in the Arctic. She graduated from the University of NC-Wilmington in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry. She hopes to use her knowledge and position to inspire and educate minority children in STEM disciplines and help create a more diverse community of Arctic scientists in the future.


Research Assistants:


Kylie Holt Kylie earned her Bachelor of Science in Marine and Freshwater Biology from the University of Texas at Austin. Her previous experiences span coral reef, estuary, and wetland ecosystems investigating community ecology and ecosystem dynamics. She currently works as a laboratory technician at UTMSI in both the McClelland and Erdner labs.


Former Graduate Students & Postdocs:

  • Rae Mooney, M.S.
  • Karen Bishop, M.S.
  • Stephanie Smith, M.S.
  • Matt Khosh, Ph.D.
  • Claire Griffin, Ph.D.
  • Craig Connolly, Ph.D.
  • Hengchen Wei, Ph.D.
  • Xin Xu, Ph.D.
  • Tara Connelly, Postdoc
  • Amy Townsend-Small, Postdoc

Undergraduate Research Supervision:

  • Allison Savoie (Wright State University), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2017
  • Spyder Julian (UT Austin), undergraduate research for credit, Spring 2017
  • Grayson Barker (Appalachian State), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2016
  • Ana Salamanca (TAMU – Corpus Christi), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2016
  • Kylie Holt (UT Austin), undergraduate research for credit, Spring 2016
  • Tricia Light (Scripps College), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2015
  • Sierra Melton (Colorado College), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2015
  • Mike Ward (UT Austin), undergraduate research for credit, Summer 2014
  • John O’Connor (Villanova), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2014
  • Eric Atwood (UT Austin), undergraduate research for credit, Spring 2014
  • Jonathan Avila (UT Austin), undergraduate research for credit, Spring 2014
  • Jessica Smith (Trinity College), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2013
  • Steven Cao (UT Austin), undergraduate research for credit, Summer 2011
  • Jessica Casillas (UT Austin), undergraduate research for credit, Summer 2011
  • Jennifer Klingshirn (UT Austin), undergraduate research for credit, Summer 2011
  • Steven Cao (UT Austin), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2010
  • Dylan Brandenberg (Black Hills State University), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2009
  • Brian Peters (University of Miami), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2009
  • Katherine Napier (UT Austin), undergraduate research for credit, Summer 2008
  • Stephanie Bulloch (UT El Paso), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2008
  • Nicholas Klein (Augustana College), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2008
  • Chad Wagoner (Western Washington U), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2007
  • Stephanie Diaz (California State, Fullerton), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2007
  • Philip Riekenberg (UT Austin), undergraduate thesis project, Summer-Fall 2006
  • Breton Frazer (MIT), NSF-REU intern, Summer 2006