People

Raised in and around Washington, D.C., Jake decided to pursue a Ph.D. in Oceanography despite a lifelong predisposition to seasickness. He tries to keep in mind the ancient maxim, “A dreamer has a philosophy: the entire grill is hot."

I graduated in 2020 from the University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in Ecology and Evolution and in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. After graduating I worked for the USGS as a laboratory assistant at the Boulder Nitrogen Lab. I am still trying to figure out my research interests, but one thing I am interested in is paleoproteomics. 

I enjoy reading, rock climbing, and hiking.

I earned an MS in Environmental Science from DePaul University and a BS in Biology from Indiana University. I like cats and bees.

I earned an BS in Microbiology from UCSB and then worked for a microbiotech startup.