Peng Lab in Marine Microbial Ecology

Xuefeng "Nick" Peng

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

CV, Google Scholar

Madeleine Thompson

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 Lazo-Murphy

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

Sydney Staines

Sydney is an Honors College senior with a major in Marine Science. She likes going to the beach, reading, and spending time with her dog.

Lily Bosch

Lily is an Honors College junior with a major in Environmental Science and minor in Spanish. She enjoys hiking, playing with her dogs, and going to the beach.

Liam Kellogg

Liam is an Honors College junior with a major in Marine Science. He enjoys fishing, backpacking, traveling, and cooking.

Hannah Lewis

Hannah is a sophomore with a major in Marine Science. She enjoys scuba diving, reading, and going on runs.

Tressa Redmann

Tressa is a sophomore with a major in Marine Science. They enjoy going to the beach and playing music.

Julianne McHenry

Julianne received her B.S. in Marine Science at USC with a leadership distinction (2023). She was the President of the SCUBA Club.

Dylan Lane

Dylan received his B.S. in Biology with a minor in Marine Science from the Honors College at USC (2022).

Samantha Larson

Samantha received her B.S. in Environmental Science from the Honors College at USC (2023). She was the captain of the Quidditch Team.

Margaret Bernish

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 Bruck

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.