Sydney Waloven
Major Advisor:
Jianguo "Jack" Liu
Background:
Sydney grew up in a small town in central New York near Lake Ontario. Now a PhD student in the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability advised by Jianguo "Jack" Liu, Sydney's research investigates the ecology of arctic marine mammals and human-wildlife interactions in the dynamic environment of the Bering Strait. She attended SUNY Oswego where she earned her bachelor's degree in biology with minors in geology and sustainability studies. Her undergraduate research focused on the applications of environmental DNA to conservation issues in the Great Lakes. After graduation in May of 2020, she took a gap year and moved to Albany, New York to work as a QC microbiologist. In her free time, Sydney enjoys hot yoga, weightlifting, volleyball, and sunny weather.
Related Work
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Two fellowships support PhD student’s Arctic studies
Published on April 5, 2023
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Changing climate in Bering Sea makes policies more urgent, complicated
Published on March 28, 2023
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AMBIO - Global gateways as telecoupled human and natural systems: The emerging case of the Bering Strait
Published on March 28, 2023