Christopher S. Murray Fisheries & Evolutionary Ecology Department of Marine Sciences University of Connecticut 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT, 06340-6048 Christopher.Murray@uconn.edu EDUCATION Department of Maine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Avery Point, CT PhD Oceanography, expected 2019 School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY MSc Marine Science, spring 2014 GPA 3.80/4.00 Robins School of Business, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA BScBA Management, spring 2010 GPA 3.07/4.00 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Department of Marine Science, Avery Point, CT Graduate research assistant School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook, NY Graduate research assistant Master’s research focused on the effects of ocean acidification on fish early life stages. Worked under Dr. Hannes Baumann. 2014-current 2012-2014 PUBLICATIONS Murray, C.S., Malvezzi, A., Gobler, C.J., and Baumann, H. (2014) Offspring sensitivity to ocean acidification changes seasonally in a coastal marine fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series (to be published as a Feature Article in 5/2014). Malvezzi A.J., Murray C.S., Chapman D.D., Feldheim K.A., DiBattista J.D., Gobler C.J., and Baumann, H. Using a quantitative genetic approach to assess the potential for evolutionary adaptation to high CO 2 oceans in a coastal marine fish. Submitted to Evolution. PRESENTATIONS Murray, C.S., Malvezzi, A., Gobler, C.J., and Baumann, H. 2014 Offspring sensitivity to ocean acidification changes seasonally in a coastal marine fish. Gordon Research Conference on Ocean Global Change Biology 6-11 July 2014, Waterville Valley, NH. Murray, C.S., December, 2013. The effects of elevated CO2 on early life survival and growth in the Atlantic silverside, Menidia menidia. Stony Brook University Master’s Thesis presentation. Murray, C.S., Malvezzi, A., Depasquale E., Gobler, C., Baumann, H. 2013. Seasonal variability in CO2 sensitivity in early life stages of a coastal marine fish: A case of transgenerational plasticity? CERF biannual meeting 3-7 Nov 2013, San Diego, CA Murray, C.S., Malvezzi, A., Depasquale, E., Gobler, C.J., and Baumann, H. 2013. Survival and growth at elevated CO2 conditions in Atlantic Silverside eggs and larvae: evidence for seasonal variability. ASLO Annual meeting 17-22 February 2013, New Orleans, LA Malvezzi, A., Murray, C.S., DiBattista, J., Feldheim, K., Chapman, D., and Baumann, H. 2013. Is resistance against elevated CO2 levels a heritable trait in the Atlantic Silverside, Menidia menidia? ASLO Annual meeting 17-22 February 2013, New Orleans, LA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, University of Connecticut Laboratory instructor for two sections of Principles of Biology: II Full responsibility for planning lessons and assignments, class discussions, and grading Supervised group experiments for final laboratory project Fall 2014 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Earth Watch, Glover’s Reef, Belize Volunteer research assistant Assisted in research projects assessing the health Belize’s barrier reefs. Worked under Dr. Demian Chapman. Summer 2012 Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Montauk, NY Volunteer Assisted in a research project collecting data on migratory whale species. Supervised by Dr. Arthur Kopelman. Summer 2011 Long Island Horseshoe Crab Network, Long Island, NY Volunteer Preformed beach surveys to estimate numbers of breeding horseshoe crabs. Supervised by Dr. John T. Tanacredi. Summer 2011 AWARDS Student Gordon Research Conference Fellowship Grant Awarded a fellowship to attend the 2014 Gordon Research Conference on Global Change Biology RELEVANT GRADUATE COURSEWORK Biological Oceanography Physical Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Geological Oceanography Ecology of Fishes Quantitative Fisheries Ecology Marine Conservation Scientific Communication Paleoceanography & Paleoclimatology Statistics with R SPECIAL SKILLS Laboratory Microscopy (light and dissecting) Microscopic photography EGM-4 Environmental Gas Analyzer Honeywell Durafet II pH Electrode and UDA pH Analyzer ColeParmer Gas Proportionating System Spawning and rearing marine fish Field Small-craft operation (13 – 22 ft.) CTD casts Transects/quadrats Beach seine and tow-netting Seawater sampling and preservation Photography Time-lapse photography Software Microsoft Office SigmaPlot R version 2.11.1 SPSS 20 ImagePro 6.0 CO2SYS SharePoint Final Cut Pro X (Mac) Adobe Photoshop Time Lapse Assembler 1.5.3 (Mac) Quantitative Analysis Digital imaging and related software Parametric and nonparametric univariate techniques Multivariate analyses Randomized and re-sampling statistical approaches