Natalie Aranda

Education: B.S., Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, minor Environmental Engineering, UCLA; M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

PhD Adviser: Diane McKnight

Area of Emphasis: Aquatic and Terrestrial Environmental Systems

Research: I study the ecology and trophic interactions of diatoms that live in the streams in the McMurdo Dry Valleys to better understand how they can be used as bioindicators.