El Hobson
Position
MSc Student (John Dower & Cat Stevens)
Earth and Ocean Sciences
Contact
Credentials
BSc (UVic)
Area of expertise
Trophic ecology; dietary compositions; mesopelagic fish; lipids; zooplankton; myctophids; mesopelagic ecology
Thesis topic:
Investigating diet in two species of myctophid, Diaphus theta and Stenobrachius leucopsarus, from waters around Vancouver Island, Canada
Awards:
- 2023 – NSERC: Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master’s
- 2022 – University of Victoria Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award (JCURA)
- 2022 – John J. Dobrocky Scholarship
- 2022 – Maud Leveson-Gower Scholarship
- 2022 – Sinclair Farris Award
- 2021 – Harper Scholarship in Biology
- 2020 - Stantec Scholarship
- 2019 – Melva J. Hansen Scholarship