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Emily F. Brownlee is an Associate Professor of Biology at St. Mary's College of Maryland specializing in plankton ecology, bio-optics, and genetics. Her research investigates mixotrophic dinoflagellates, phytoplankton dynamics, and microzooplankton grazing in estuarine and marine systems, with fieldwork in Chesapeake Bay and the Arctic.
She holds a BA (2010) and PhD (2017) in Environmental Biology and Biological Oceanography from Hood College and MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Her work employs advanced techniques like imaging flow cytometry and gene expression analysis to study trophic strategies.
Research Focus: Mixoplankton ecology, phytoplankton bloom dynamics under sea ice, and developing observatory systems for estuarine phytoplankton. Recent publications emphasize integrating empirical data with models to predict climate change impacts on aquatic microbes.
Contributions: Demonstrated high cryptophyte grazing rates in Chesapeake Bay, revealed under-ice Arctic blooms, and pioneered methods for plankton classification. Leads collaborative projects like PhytoChop to advance phytoplankton monitoring.
