This year’s Outstanding Staff Award has been presented to two exemplary colleagues who went above and beyond in their work in the face of a UW-wide financial system transition: Kenyon Foxworthy and Taylor Draper.
Based in the SAFS admin suite, Kenyon is the Operations Finance Manager and Taylor is the Front Desk and Fiscal Supervisor. Both have been recognized for their patience and perseverance with the roll-out of the new UWFT system. 

From corals, birds and salmon to microplastics, otolith microchemistry and fisheries management, join us for a day full of grad research from around the world. 

The National Diversity in Stem Conference (NDiSTEM) organized by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) is the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the U.S., serving to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM.
At the 2023 event held in October in Portland, SAFS graduate student, Nicole Doran, won the research presentation prize for Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation in the field of Ecology and Evolution, and recent Marine Biology graduate, Olivia Anderson, won a Native American/Indigenous Student Research Abstract Award. 

The University of Washington Whale and Dolphin Ecology lab and the Genetics and Evolution lab at NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center are seeking to hire a Research Scientist/Engineer II – Molecular Genetics Technician to support projects assessing marine mammal and fish population genetics using a wide variety of genetic lab techniques. The position will primarily support the genetic analysis of killer whale diets using fecal samples, with additional opportunities to work on various fish and marine mammal genetics projects expected. 

As part of the Trout Unlimited annual awards, SAFS Professor Tom Quinn has received the Jack Williams Award for Applied Conservation Science. Read about why Tom was selected for this award in the write-up below, reposted from Trout Unlimited.

Recently retired from full-time teaching and research at the University of Washington, Professor Tom Quinn deserves massive thanks for the huge body of research and writing on Pacific Rim fisheries and especially on salmon and trout of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. 

Returning on Tuesday 10 October at 3.30pm, join your fellow SAFS community for hot drinks, tasty treats, and conversation each week during the Fall Quarter.
Are you a student? Staff member? Faculty? Researcher? Take a break from your day and get to know others working at SAFS. All are welcome!
Tuesdays at 3.30pm in the second floor kitchen area near the patio. 

Settling into her new role as Associate Director and Graduate Program Coordinator of SAFS, Chelsea Wood is excited to help SAFS scale up its efforts to build community. “Learning and growth happen when people feel a sense of belonging, and that can be fostered by embedding them in a strong community,” she says. “Strong academic communities are tightly networked, with many and robust connections between individual people and across lab groups. 

He obtained a Ph.D. in Fisheries Science from the University of Washington in 1972, and his research focused on marine mammal biology. 

Welcoming the newest SAFS Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the College of the Environment, we spoke with Corey Garza. He shares his plans to enhance College diversity, what he’s most excited about by joining SAFS, and insight into his world of research using drones.
What plans do you have for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) as Associate Dean? 

Position now closed
A new position is opening for an Aquatic Food System Data Scientist in incoming Professor Jessica Gephart’s lab.
The Aquatic Food System Data Scientist will join an interdisciplinary team focused on aquatic food production and trade. Aquatic food plays an important role in global food security, providing nearly 20% of global animal protein and supplying essential fatty acids and micronutrients.