Amy Maas

Amy Maas is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University (ASU), holding joint appointments in the School of Ocean Futures and the School of Life Sciences. She is also a Senior Global Futures Scientist. Her research focuses on the ecological and biogeochemical roles of zooplankton in marine systems and the impacts of climate change on these organisms.

Education:

• B.A. in Biology, Hiram College (2006)
• PhD in Biological Oceanography, University of Rhode Island (2011)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2011–2015)
• Assistant Scientist, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (2015–2022)

Research Interests: Amy studies how marine invertebrates, particularly pteropods, respond to environmental stressors like ocean acidification, temperature changes, and hypoxia. Her work integrates comparative physiology, ecology, and oceanography to understand zooplankton contributions to carbon cycling and ecosystem resilience.

Key Projects:

• BIOSSCOPE: Investigates diel changes in plankton diversity and biogeochemistry.
• NASA EXPORTS: Focuses on zooplankton-driven carbon flux predictions.
• NSF Grants: Explores circadian rhythms, zooplankton size dynamics, and oxygen-temperature dependencies.

Awards:

• EPSCOR Fellowship (2009)

Teaching: Courses include Animal Physiology, Individualized Research, and Ocean Futures.

Labs: Director of the Invertebrate Physiology Lab at ASU.