The OSU Marine Mammal Institute does much more than research. It develops resourceful graduate students who become successful professionals in state and federal government, academics, and research. For individual lab information, please contact the PI directly. Most of the faculty hold academic appointments in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.

Dr. Bruce Mate is a Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife. Graduate students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. please review this letter from Dr. Mate to see how your goals would fit with his research. Dr. Mate often teaches as a guest lecturer at the OSU campus. (Read this form letter for more information about becoming a graduate student with Dr. Mate.)

Dr. Scott Baker is Associate Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife and is broadly interested in the evolutionary and ecological pattern and process in whales and dolphins, including their abundance, population structure, genetic diversity and systematic relationships. Scott is particularly interested in projects that bring together both molecular and demographic approaches to improve the conservation of these species. Please contact him directly regarding graduate student opportunities.

Dr. Markus Horning is Assistant Professor of Fisheries and Wildlife and his research focuses on ecology, behavioral physiology, and conservation biology of pinnipeds. Please contact him directly regarding graduate student opportunities.