University of South Carolina
Assistant Professor, School of Earth, Ocean and Environment
Ph.D. in Geosciences, Princeton University
B.A. in Environmental Studies, Connecticut College
B.A. in Economics, Connecticut College
Madeleine received her B.S. in Marine Biology from Texas A&M University at Galveston. She likes to travel and scuba dive. She also loves to cook and adventure outdoors!
Email: mthomposon@seoe.sc.edu
Birch received his B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Syracuse University. He enjoys cooking, painting, and staying active by biking, skating, or playing soccer.
Email: blmurphy@seoe.sc.edu
Tian received her B.A. in Chemistry and Environmental Science from St.Olaf College in Minnesota. She likes foraging, making crafts, and hiking. She also enjoys swimming and learning about fish.
Email: qnong@email.sc.edu
Juliana is a sophomore with a major in Marine Science. She enjoys listening to music and visiting the beach.
Hannah is a junior with a major in Marine Science. She enjoys scuba diving, reading, and going on runs.
Tressa is a junior with a major in Marine Science. They enjoy going to the beach and playing music.
Lily received her B.S. in Marine Science from the Honors College at USC (2025) with a minor in Spanish.
Julianne received her B.S. in Marine Science at USC with a leadership distinction (2023). She was the President of the SCUBA Club. Julianne was also a postbaccalaureate trainee in 2024. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in Biological Oceanography at Florida State University.
Sydney received her B.S. in Marine Science from the Honors College at USC (2024). She was a Hollings Scholar. Sydney is currently pursing a master's degree at the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University.
Dylan received his B.S. in Biology with a minor in Marine Science from the Honors College at USC (2022). He has published his senior Honors Thesis. Dylan is going to pursue an M.D. at the Medical University of South Carolina.
Samantha received her B.S. in Environmental Science from the Honors College at USC (2023). She was the captain of the Quidditch Team. Sam is currently pursing a master's degree in ESG Management at King’s College London.
Margaret completed a Master's thesis at USC studying marine fungi using genomics (2023). She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island.
Heather received her B.S. in Biology from the Honors College at USC (2023). She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Marine Science at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.