Max Castorani
Associate Professor
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMax Castorani is an Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia who leads an interdisciplinary marine ecology research program focused on the population and community dynamics of coastal ecosystems. With nine years of faculty experience and prior postdoctoral work at UCSB, he studies kelp forests, seagrass meadows, and oyster reefs using long-term observations, experiments, and models to link species distributions across scales. His work bridges disciplines—from biogeochemistry and hydrodynamics to remote sensing and mathematics—aiming to advance fundamental ecology while informing coastal conservation and restoration. Max’s team blends field-based natural history with quantitative modeling, producing insights that are directly applicable to management. Based in Charlottesville, he maintains active international collaborations and a track record of translating complex, multi-scale data into actionable strategies for shorelines under stress.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology at University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology at San Diego State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Evolution and Ecology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Evolution and Ecology at The Ohio State University
Github Skills (6)
tla9
synthesis8
idris8
linear-models6
r-language6
glmmtmb5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
maxcastorani/sbc_lte
Oct 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 81 pushes, 3 branches in 5 months
maxcastorani/songs
Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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