Lauren employed high resolution CT scanning to quantify the morphology of the olfactory organ in various elasmobranch species.

Laura measured the magnetic field around a commercial magnetic shark deterrent and modeled the effective range of the device. She also tested the efficacy of a magnetic deterrent with wild sharks in the field.

Rachel created animated maps in ArcGIS of the satellite track data gathered from tagged blacktip sharks to aid in visual analysis of the annual blacktip migration. She also assisted in outreach events and field work such as shark tagging

Isabella extracted data from aerial drone footage to quantify the swimming kinematics of free swimming blacktip sharks in the wild.

Savannah analyzed 10 years worth of shark catch data to quantify the sex and size distribution of aggregating blacktip sharks in Southeast Florida.

Beth studied the annual migration of blacktip sharks along the eastern seaboard of the United States. She employed conventional tagging, acoustic telemetry, and energetics modeling to examine how much energy is required for these long distance movements.

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Celia was a non-thesis MS student in the Marine Science and Oceanography program.

Caroline tested how blacktip sharks respond to underwater sounds. She played sounds of various frequencies through an underwater speaker and used an aerial drone to film the response of the sharks. She was able to quantify the distance at which the sounds elicited a response by the sharks.

Ryan studied the fine-scale behavior of blacktip sharks that overwinter in southeast Florida. He deployed pop-off data loggers on the sharks to record environmental data which he used to determine when sharks are found at various depths and temperatures.

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Mackenzie analyzed blockcam footage to quantify the seasonal abundance, richness, and diversity of bait fish along the beach where blacktip sharks are known to inhabit.