Sophia Wassermann
Research Fish Biologist at NOAA Fisheries
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolSophia Wassermann is a quantitative marine conservation biologist with nine years' experience applying computational and statistical methods to fisheries and climate-change questions, currently researching mackerel collective behaviour as a PhD student and serving as a Research Fish Biologist at NOAA Fisheries in Seattle. She has led groundfish data collection in the Bering Sea and developed model-based indices for stock assessment, and has contributed to multispecies management strategy evaluation work with UW and NOAA. Her academic background includes an MSc (Distinction) in Biodiversity & Conservation from Trinity College Dublin and a Fulbright-funded project in Iceland modelling capelin migration, reflecting a strong blend of fieldwork, modelling, and policy-relevant science. She also brings teaching, science communication, and editorial experience—from tutoring and writing-centre work to editing for the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society—and a history of organizing international marine conservation congresses. Notably, she has hands-on SCUBA research and invasive-species survey experience in tropical field stations, giving her practical insight into survey design and stakeholder engagement.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biodiversity and Conservation, First Class Honours (Distinction), Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biodiversity and Conservation, First Class Honours (Distinction) at Trinity College DublinEnvironmental Studies, Environmental Biology, Environmental Studies, Environmental Biology at Vassar CollegeHigh School, High School at Sandy Spring Friends SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Earth & Ocean Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Earth & Ocean Science at National University of Ireland, Galway
Github Skills (23)
mesa10
simulation9
agent-based-modeling9
simulation-framework9
agent-based-simulation9
gis9
modeling9
cellular-automata8
survey8
agent7
python7
tmb6
comparable4
goa2
javascript2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
sowasser/shoal-model-in-R
Aug 2017 - Sep 2021
Contributions:285 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 2 months
sowasser/my-cv
May 2019 - Jul 2022
CV built in LaTeX using the deedly-resume template
Contributions:2 PRs, 58 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 2 months
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