Sarah Henkel, received her doctorate from UC Santa Barbara in which she studied the invasive kelp Undaria pinnatifida for her thesis and was dubbed Weed Queen by her lab-mates for her enthusiasm for seaweed science.
Sarah Henkel worked with the California Ocean Science Trust. She participated in an aquatic invasive species risk assessment for six “vectors” – ways in which invasive species are introduced and spread – besides ballast water, which helped to assemble an aquatic invasive species expert panel to evaluate the state’s invasive species program.
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Associate Professor, Oregon State University