We were delighted to host John Ryan, Ph. D., Senior Research Specialist at MBARI for this fascinating presentation.
What do the songs of the rorqual family of baleen whales tell us about their ecology - how they live and interact among themselves and within their environment? In this fascinating presentation, Dr. John Ryan, Senior Research Specialist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, shared what we are learning through studying their songs as well as the process and advancements in techniques of song analysis.
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ABOUT JOHN RYAN
Dr. John Ryan received a B.S. degree in biology from the University of Massachusetts in 1988. He worked in ocean science and terrestrial wildlife biology before pursuing graduate studies. Dr. Ryan received a Ph.D. degree in biological oceanography from the University of Rhode Island in 1998. His graduate research focused on phytoplankton ecology in the northwestern Atlantic and was supported by fellowships from the Office of Naval Research and NASA.
Dr. Ryan began a postdoctoral fellowship at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in the fall of 1998, working across biological and chemical oceanography research labs. He was awarded a NASA New Investigator grant during his postdoctoral research. Appreciating the strong science and engineering collaborations at MBARI, John remained there and is now a Senior Research Specialist. His research focus is on relationships between ecosystem processes and marine life — from plankton to whales.
