Congratulations to Susan Pit for completing her Qualifying Exam, and advancing to candidacy! Whoohoo!
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Congratulations Dr. Jacobs!
Congratulations to Dr. Jim Jacobs and for completing his successful dissertation defense “Effects of Sea Level Rise and Extreme Precipitation on Groundwater Emergence and Contaminant Migration”.
Devon Receives URST Award
Devon Baker-Berry has won a 2025 Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology (URST) Award. The URST Award program provides funding and support for undergraduate research in science and technology. The award supports research costs, travel, and can also include a stipend. Congratulations Devon!
Leah & Zoe Awarded Daniel Briggs Memorial Scholarships
Leah Van Dyke and Zoe Beaver have been awarded Daniel Briggs Memorial Award Scholarships. The Daniel Briggs Memorial Award Scholarship supports students and their sponsoring faculty annually as part of UCSC’s Keeley Coastal Scholar program and uses the same criteria to select recipients. It provides financial assistance to underrepresented students from California with an unmet Read More…
CCCR Video Highlight
The Paytan Lab Research team has been highlighted on the UCSC CCCR Youtube Channel in this video: “Carbon Dynamics in Coastal Wetlands: Understanding Controlling Processes to Assess Wetlands Nature-Based Climate Mitigation Potential, led by Adina Payton and the Payton Lab at UCSC
Adina Paytan Awarded ASLO Edmondson Distinguished Service Award
Adina Paytan has been awarded the Tommy and Yvette Edmondson Distinguished Service Award by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) for her international research leadership. The award recognizes those advancing international research collaborations for early-career scientists through the ASLO Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange (LOREX) program. Read more HERE
Leah Awarded CCCR Grad Fellowship
Leah Van Dyke has received Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) Grad Fellowship funding. The Center supports projects that bring together researchers and practitioners to build innovative climate solutions. Leah’s project “Microbial Communities Driving Carbon Sequestration in Coastal Estuarine Wetlands” looks at the role of Microbial Communities in carbon cycling through wetland soils and the Read More…
🎁Lab White Elephant Party🎁
The Paytan Lab celebrated the recent holidays with a White Elephant party! Thank you Madio for hosting!
Thanks to Elkhorn Team!
This weekend, many members of the lab helped out in a 24-hour sampling campaign in Elkhorn Slough! The coordinators (Aliya and Zoe) had this to say: “Special shout out to the morning crew who helped us set up for the day, work through kinks and initial growing pains; Adina for negotiating with the pick n Read More…
ONCE Representatives Visit UCSC
Representatives from the Global Once (Ocean Negative Carbon Emissions) visited UCSC and gave a great talk to members of the Paytan Lab! Find out more about the organization on their website.