Christopher D. Wells, Phd Email & Phone Number

Brunswick, ME, US

Brunswick, Maine, United States

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Durham, New Hampshire, United States

New Gloucester, Maine, United States

Charleston, Oregon, United States

Instructor of Record for Seaweed Biology and Ecology (Biology 457/557) at Oregon Institute of Marine Biology.

Newport, Oregon, United States

Instructor of Record for Biology of Captive Invertebrates (Aquarium Science 220)

Buffalo, New York, United States

Our project had two overarching themes. First, we extended a now 6 y time-series analyses of octocoral communities on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands in order to characterize the pattern and pace of change in community structure. Second, we conducted hypothesis-driven experiments focused on octocoral settlement that uncovered some of the mechanisms allowing.

Seattle, Washington, United States

I have taught Introductory Biology three times with Drs. Scott Freeman, Mary Pat Wenderoth, Jennifer Doherty, and Jon Herron; Invertebrate Zoology three times with Drs. Amanda Schivell, Kenneth Sebens, Megan Schwartz, and Kevin Kocot; and Biology of Fishes twice with Dr. Adam Summers and Matthew Kolmann.Publications:2022 - Wells et al. DNA metabarcoding.

Durham, New Hampshire, United States

Characterize benthic subtidal marine habitat structure through the use of remote sensing under the advisement of Dr. Jennifer A. Dijkstra with the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping.Publications:2017 - Dijkstra et al. Invasive seaweeds transform habitat structure and increase biodiversity of associated species. Journal of Ecology. 105:1668-1678.

Durham, New Hampshire, United States

I taught Animal Behavior with Dr. Leslie Curren, Ichthyology with Dr. W. Hunt Howell, Aquatic Zoology with Dr. Larry G. Harris, and Aquatic Botany with Drs. Arthur C. Mathieson and Alan Baker.

Durham, New Hampshire, United States

My responsibilities included collecting animals for research, extensive SCUBA diving support, training and managing a large team of undergraduates, and caring for laboratory cultures (e.g. sea urchins, clam worms, sea anemones, oysters). I also was heavily involved in the experimental design of urchin-worm-oyster-algae multi-trophic aquaculture experiments.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

I helped organize and carry out the 2013 New England Rapid Assessment Survey (RAS). The 2013 RAS was a six-day effort to collect, identify and catalog marine organisms in coastal waters from Maine’s mid-coast to Cape Cod and Rhode Island and consisted of an international group of scientists. I was then tasked with writing the government report synthesizing.

Durham, New Hampshire, USA

My responsibilities included SCUBA diving support, caring for laboratory cultures (particularly sea anemones), and fabrication of scientific apparatus.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biology, Gpa: 3.84

Dissertation: "Biology and Ecology of Hexacorallians in the San Juan Archipelago". Publications: 2017 - Wells, C.D., and K.P. Sebens..

Master Of Science (Ms), Zoology, Gpa: 3.91

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Representative (faculty meetings) Thesis: "The Failed Introduction of the Sea Anemone Sagartia.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marine And Freshwater Biology, Gpa: 3.26 (Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: Biological Sciences Honor Society