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Noe Castaneda

Goleta,CA

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Aquatic Ecology/Vert. Biology Teaching Assistant

University Of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
09.2025 - Current
  • Led students into the field to conduct biodiversity surveys and identify local vertebrate species.
  • Delivered lectures related to field methods in ecology and scientific writing techniques.
  • Guided students through statistical analysis and creating figures in R.
  • Evaluated student writing assignments and provided constructive feedback.

Graduate Student Researcher

University Of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
06.2024 - 09.2025
  • Assisted with lab wide projects through data collection and experiment construction/maintenance.
  • Led a research team to a number of sites via a boat.
  • Cleaned and managed fish survey data and benthic photos.
  • Processed photos to be processed through machine-learning.
  • Mentored undergraduate students and facilitated independent research projects.

Teaching Assistant

University Of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
09.2020 - 06.2021
  • Delivered lectures on introductory biology topics and laboratory techniques in ecology and evolution.
  • Evaluated students writing assignments and provided thorough feedback.
  • Facilitated lab activities through discussion with students.

Maximizing Access to Research Internship

University Of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
06.2017 - 06.2019
  • Engaged in hands-on lab work focused on functional morphology of fishes.
  • Collaborated with a faculty member to design and conduct an independent research project.
  • Presented a poster at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference.

Campus Dining Hall Employee

University Of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
09.2015 - 06.2017
  • Assisted lead cooks with food preparation.
  • Cleaned dining areas.
  • Washed dishes.
  • Served student and staff food.

Education

Ph.D. - Ecology, Evolution And Marine Biology

University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
06-2026

Bachelor of Science - Marine Biology

University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California, CA
06-2019

Skills

  • R studio
  • QGIS
  • Boating
  • Scientific diving
  • Identifying coral reef fish

Timeline

Aquatic Ecology/Vert. Biology Teaching Assistant

University Of California, Santa Barbara
09.2025 - Current

Graduate Student Researcher

University Of California, Santa Barbara
06.2024 - 09.2025

Teaching Assistant

University Of California, Santa Barbara
09.2020 - 06.2021

Maximizing Access to Research Internship

University Of California, Santa Cruz
06.2017 - 06.2019

Campus Dining Hall Employee

University Of California, Santa Cruz
09.2015 - 06.2017

Ph.D. - Ecology, Evolution And Marine Biology

University of California, Santa Barbara

Bachelor of Science - Marine Biology

University of California, Santa Cruz
Noe Castaneda