Jamie Wagner

I am a deep-sea biologist currently working as a PhD student in the Biology Department at Duke University in North Carolina.  I study deep-sea biology, focusing on chemosynthetic habitats - where bacteria convert chemicals into energy for the start of the food chain (as opposed to photosynthetic habitats - where plants convert light into energy).  I am interested in the ecology and community structure of the animals found at and around these unique deep-sea ecosystems.  I especially enjoy the field aspect of my work, going out to sea on research ships and working with robotic vehicles or small submersibles to explore habitats beyond the depths that humans could otherwise reach.

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Contact: jamie.ks.wagner@duke.edu