The Lab

  • Nick Ray

    Dr. Nicholas Ray

    Nick is an Assistant Professor and oversees the research group. His research interests center on the biogeochemistry and ecology of aquatic ecosystems and how these ecosystems respond to change. Nick earned his Ph.D. in Biology at Boston University and B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland. Prior to joining the School of Marine Science & Policy at the University of Delaware, he was a postdoc at Cornell University and Stockholm University.

  • Hollin Williams

    Hollin Williams

    Hollin is a first year M.S. student in the lab. She graduated with a B.S. in Geobiology with a minor in Marine Science from Penn State University. During her time at Penn State, she worked in a geochemistry lab studying stable isotopes of coral fragments. As a M.S. student at the University of Delaware, she will be completing projects involving gas emissions of small ponds and the influence of bioturbating animals on nitrogen cycling.

  • Elise Lanahan

    Elise is an REU student in the lab in summer 2025!

  • Ernest Charles

    Ernest is an REU student in the lab in summer 2025!

  • Anna Tevald

    Anna is a Summer Scholar in the lab in summer 2025!

Lab Alumni:
Fiona Buck (REU - Summer 2024)
Dr. Simone Cardoso (Sabbatical 2024-2025)
Autumn Newman (BS 2025)