Dr. Jess Brandt, PI
Jess is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment & the Center for Environmental Science and Engineering. She earned both her BA in Public Health Studies and MHS in Environmental Health Science from Johns Hopkins University, and her PhD from the University Program in Environmental Health at Duke University.
Anika Agrawal, PhD Candidate
Anika is a PhD student in UConn NRE. After her B.S. in Environmental Toxicology at UC Davis, she completed her M.S. in Marine Biology at Texas A&M Galveston. She is interested in how pollutants affect marine and coastal ecosystems. In her free time you can find her cooking, baking, or reading the latest queer YA novel.
Dr. Margot Grimmelpont, Postdoc
Margot is a postdoctoral research assistant in UConn NRE. She earned her PhD from La Rochelle University (France). Through a multi-disciplinary approach, her research aims to better understand the effects of co-stressors, particularly contaminants and temperature, on the health of coastal organisms.
Lab Alumni
Postdocs
Noëlie Molbert, PhD (2022 - 2024) - Research Scientist Gratis, University of Connecticut
Kaitlyn Campbell, PhD (2021-2024) - Now at the Washington State Department of Ecology
Graduate students
Chloé Zampetti, MS 2024 - Now an Environmental Scientist with WSP
Raul Flamenco, MS 2023 - Now a Research Associate with the National Academies’ Gulf Research Program
Alison Baranovic, MS 2022 - Now an Environmental Scientist with Fuss & O’Neill
Undergraduates
Jensen O’Meara, BS 2025
Lauren Hymes
Natalie Donlon
Jackie Baron
Stef Payares Arteaga, BS 2025
Elizabeth Davis, BS 2024
Julia Michnowicz, BS 2023
Claudia Harris, BS 2022
Madison Platow, BS 2021
Technicians
Jenna Bartholomew, 2023-2024