Name: Bennett Van Horn
Position: President
Pronouns: He/Him
Program: Geology, PhD
Year: 3rd
Advisor: Adam Kent and Frank Tepley
Project: Isotopic survey of Aleutian Arc volcanics
A Fact: I played alto saxophone and bassoon through high school and undergraduate.

Name: Sarah Beethe
Position: Vice President and Treasurer
Pronouns: She/Her
Program: Geology, PhD
Year: 5th
Advisor: Anthony Koppers
Project: Using 40Ar/39Ar geochronology to understand volcano-tectonic relationships in submarine environments
A Fact: I unconsciously stick my tongue out when I’m trying to concentrate on something

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Name: Joshua Blockstein
Position: Awards Chair
Pronouns: He/Him
Program: ESGP, PhD
Year: 3rd
Advisor: Jenna Tilt
Project: Assessing disaster resilience among Oregon Latinx coastal communities using a community capitals framework
A Fact: Humans have climbed 8,849 meters (summit of Mt Everest) without the assistance of a vehicle, but have only dived 332.25 meters deep without a vehicle.

Name: Anna Hughes
Position: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) Chair
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Program: OEAS – OEB, PhD
Year: 5th
Advisor: Clare Reimers
Project: Regional Class Research Vessel Project
A Fact: I have an identical twin!

Name: Kelsey Lank
Position: Social Outreach Chair
Pronouns: She/Her
Program: Marine Resource Management, MS
Year: 2nd
Advisor: Tracy Crews
Project: Evaluating the efficacy of informal science in addressing community knowledge gaps surrounding marine renewable energy
A Fact: I know the word for “banana” in Indonesian

Name: Jace Bell
Position: Social Outreach Chair
Pronouns: He/Him
Program: MRM, MS
Year: 2nd
Advisor: Steve Dundas
Project: Economic impacts of sea level rise on housing markets
A Fact: I can hold a conversation in Indonesian about the difference between bananas in the U.S. and Indonesia

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Name: Hannah Steele
Position: Geography Representative
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Program: Geography, PhD
Year: 4th
Advisor: Mark Raleigh
Project: My research explores novel methodologies to improve measurement and modeling of snowpack and water resources in the western United States.
A Fact: This summer I learned how to use plants to create natural fabric dyes! 

Name: Dylan Heppell
Position: Marine Resource Management (MRM) Representative
Pronouns: He/Him
Program: MRM, M.S.
Year: 2nd
Advisor: Mark Lomeli
Project: Bycatch reduction through collaborative conservation engineering in two U.S. West Coast fisheries
A Fact: I am an avid fisherman here on the Oregon Coast.

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Name: Juan Gerardo Gutierrez Bravo
Position: Ocean Ecology and Biogeochemistry (OEB) Representative
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Program: OEAS – OEB, PhD
Year: 2nd
Advisor: Lorenzo Ciannelli 
Project: Pink shrimp larval ecology
A Fact: I like running

Name: Eliza Lerman 
Position: Physics of Oceans and the Atmosphere (POA) Discipline Representative Pronouns: She/Her
Program: POA, PhD
Year: 2nd
Advisor: Melanie Fewings and Jim Lerczak
Project: Temperature variability in the Columbia river estuary
A Fact: One phrase I like to live by is “you never regret a swim” – and so far, I haven’t!