I am a Ph.D. student at the University of Rhode Island in the Puritz Lab of Marine Evolutionary Ecology. My research aims to understand the evolutionary responses of marine organisms to multiple anthropogenic stressors. I believe that research should be accessible and reproducible in order to increase productivity and progress in the scientific field. If you have questions about my research, please contact me at amaeliazyck@gmail.com.
If you would like to find more information about the Puritz Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island, please visit http://marineevoeco.com/.
Curriculum Vitae
Last updated: September 5, 2019
Amaelia H. Zyck
Phone: 630.926.4179 | Email: amaeliazyck@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2018-2023 (expected) ~ Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Dr. Jon Puritz
2014-2018 ~ B.Sc. Marine Science, University of South Carolina, Dr. Jerry Hilbish & Dr. Alexander Yankovsky
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2018-Present ~ Research Assistant, Dr. Puritz, Assessing the evolutionary response of oyster larvae to multiple anthropogenic stressors: a mechanistic approach. University of Rhode Island
2016-2018 ~ Principle Investigator, Dr. Hilbish, Spatial and Temporal Variation in Larval Availability: Success in the Plankton and Maintenance of Connectivity among Adult Mussel Populations. University of South Carolina
June-Aug ‘17 ~ Hollings Scholarship Intern, Dr. Chambers, Coupled effects of pCO2 and dissolved oxygen on early life stages of Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia). Sandy Hook, NJ
May-Aug ‘16 ~ Field Technician, Dr. Hilbish, Density-dependent mortality in Semibalanus balanoides: Uncoupling settlement and recruitment at regional spatial scales. University of South Carolina
2015-2016 ~ Independent Study, Dr. Hilbish, Mussel settlement and post settlement dynamics. University of South Carolina
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
(first author only)
2018 ~ Conflicts in Scale: Temporal and spatial variation in larval settlement and post-settlement growth in marine mussel populations, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX
2017 ~ Coupled effects of pCO2 and dissolved oxygen on early life stages of Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia), NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Symposium, Silver Spring, MD
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
(first author only)
2019 ~ Understanding the impacts of sewage effluent on the genomic diversity and population connectivity of the Fiddler Crab (Uca rapax), Evolution Meeting, Providence, RI
2018 ~ Coupled effects of pCO2 and dissolved oxygen on early life stages of Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia), Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, OR
2017 ~ Spatial and Temporal Variation in Larval Availability: Success in the Plankton and Maintenance of Connectivity among Adult Mussel Populations, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Myrtle Beach, SC
2016 ~ Mussel settlement and post settlement dynamics, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Portland, ME
2016 ~ Mussel settlement and post settlement dynamics, Southeastern Ecology and Evolution, Tallahassee, FL
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
Fall 2019 ~ Invertebrate Zoology (BIO 354), University of Rhode Island
Summer 2019 ~ Marine Invertebrates of Southern New England (BIO 355), University of Rhode Island
Spring 2019 ~ Introductory Biology (BIO 104), University of Rhode Island
Fall 2018 ~ Invertebrate Zoology (BIO 354), University of Rhode Island
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2016-2018 ~ NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship: prestigious scholarship awarded by NOAA for undergraduates pursuing a career in STEM. Scholarship: $9,500. Full-time paid summer internship
2017-2018 ~ Magellan Scholar Grant: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Larval Availability: Success in the Plankton and Maintenance of Connectivity among Adult Mussel Populations. AH Zyck, P.I., $2500. Awarded by University of South Carolina Office of Undergraduate Research
2017-2018 ~ Magellan Apprentice Grant: Spatial and Temporal Variation in Larval Availability: Success in the Plankton and Maintenance of Connectivity among Adult Mussel Populations. AH Zyck, P.I., $1000. Awarded by University of South Carolina Capstone Scholars Program
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Marine Science: Invertebrate Zoology; Marine Ecology; Biology of Marine Organisms; Chemical Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Principles of Biological Oceanography; Ichthyology; Processes of Global Environmental Change
Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Genomics; Evolutionary Biology; Ecology and Evolution; Cell and Molecular Biology; Fundamental Genetics
Stats and Computer Science: Multivariate Statistical Methods; Programming for Scientists; Mixed Effect Models; Bioinformatics Algorithms; Ocean Data Analysis; Statistical Methods
Writing: Graduate Writing in Life Sciences
MENTORING
2019 ~ Melati Tarrant, Coastal Fellow
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Society for the Study of Evolution
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
OUTREACH AND SERVICE
2019 ~ Save the Bay Education Program, Volunteer