About

Max is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School for Marine Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He has a Ph.D. and M.S. in Oceanography from the University of Connecticut and a B.S. in Marine Biology from the University of Rhode Island. His reserch broadly examines the eco-physiology, and life history traits of marine organisms, how they may react to anthropogenic changes to the environment, and what these potential implications may be for aquaculture and fisheries. This includes changes in pH (ocean acidification), temperature (global warming), energy development (offshore windfarms), and fisheries exploitation. He utilizes an intrdisciplinary approach which includes experimental, field, and modeling approaches.

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Honors

Sandra E. Shumway Outstanding Student Paper Award
National Shellfisheries Association (United States, Connecticut), 2025
Tracy I. Storer Best Poster in Ichthyology
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (United States, Lawrence) - ASIH, 2024
Alan Ansell Outstanding Poster Presentation, 23rd International Pectinid Workshop
National Shellfisheries Association (United States, Connecticut), 2024
Gorden Gunter Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, 116th Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association
National Shellfisheries Association (United States, Connecticut), 2024
Young Outstanding ONE Health Researcher in Aquaculture and Fisheries
Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Ecuador (United States, Charlotte), 2024

Organizational Affiliations

Department of Fisheries Oceanography, School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Past Affiliations

University of Rhode Island (United States, Kingston) - URI

Hollings Scholarship Intern, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (United States, DC)

University of Connecticut (United States, Groton)

Education

Oceanography
08/2020–05/20/2024, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Connecticut (United States, Groton)
Oceanography
08/2020–12/31/2023, Master of Science (M.S.), University of Connecticut (United States, Groton)
Marine Biology
09/2016–05/14/2020, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), University of Rhode Island (United States, Kingston) - URI