Anitra Ingalls (MS, 1998 / PhD, 2002)

Anitra Ingalls is a Professor of Oceanography at the University of Washington College of the Environment who completed both her MS in 1998 and PhD in 2002 from what was previously the Marine Sciences Research Center (now SoMAS) at Stony Brook University.

“I highly recommend Stony Brook and the Marine Sciences Research Center to prospective students. The faculty here are not only first-rate researchers; they sincerely care about seeing graduate students achieve their career goals in science. Students come to the SoMAS from a variety of backgrounds and with a broad range of interests. This diversity is on of the SoMAS’s greatest strengths. Students can pursue their interests in all areas of oceanographic research, and have the opportunity to participate in and design projects in locations ranging from the Long Island Sound to the Atlantic Ocean. Living near the water is an added plus. While some students rely on the sound as a study site, others are happy to go kayaking, swimming, sailing, and fishing there when they are not in the lab.”