Summary
Zach Quinlan is an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow and biogeochemist combining coral reef biology, microbial ecology, and data science to quantify how ocean alkalinity enhancement and shifting carbon regimes affect coastal ecosystems and atmospheric CO2. With a 2023 PhD focused on dissolved organic matter bioavailability and practical reef restoration tools, he develops CDR verification methods and 'omic data-processing tools that bridge lab science and policy-relevant monitoring. A former NSF Graduate Research Fellow and technical reviewer for Stripe, Frontier, and Spirals Protocol, he brings nine years of interdisciplinary research experience and active open-science practice. Based in Boulder, he pairs field-focused conservation insight with reproducible computational workflows to make complex ecosystem changes measurable and actionable.
9 years of coding experience
PhD - Cell and Molecular Biology, Dissolved organic matter characterization and enhancing coral reef conservation and restoration, PhD - Cell and Molecular Biology, Dissolved organic matter characterization and enhancing coral reef conservation and restoration at San Diego State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Marine Biology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Marine Biology at University of Hawaii at Manoa