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Sean Anderson, Ph.D. is an American conservation biologist, restoration ecologist and professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM) at California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). He was educated at the University of California Santa Barbara, University of California Los Angeles and Stanford University.[1] Anderson embraces education and research alike, managing projects from California to Oceania and the Middle East. His aptly named "PIRatE Lab" (an acronym for the Pacific Institute for Restoration Ecology) conducts a wide range of coastal monitoring, ecological restoration, and conservation efforts. He is known for award-winning teaching, innovative approaches to emerging conservation challenges, his ability to pull together interdisciplinary groups with often divergent stakeholders, and his infectious and energetic enthusiasm for nature and science.[2][3][4][5]

Dr. Anderson's projects are often broad in scope and typically grapple with evolving or novel environmental challenges. Examples of his wide-ranging work include: wetland restoration in Turkey[6] and New Orleans[7], Cook Islands coral reef monitoring[8], ecotoxicological and socioeconomic impact of major oil spills such as the 2010 Deepwater Horizon[9] and 2015 Refugio[10] spills, and quantification of microplastic pollution across the planet[11]. Anderson frequently leverages bleeding edge technologies including novel environmental sensors, modified commercial hardware, and open-source software in various Remotely Piloted Systems (drones and ROVs) that are effective tools for both conservation and education. This passion for technology-infused field science and conservation birthed a new interdisciplinary research group at CSUCI in 2012. Anderson co-directs this Aerial and Aquatic Robot Research (AARR) team which has now grown into a large group of multidisciplinary faculty and students working on various coastal efforts from over the horizon monitoring of Marine Protected Areas to long-term oil seep impacts from wildfires.[12]

The character of Sean Anderson (played by actor Josh Hutcherson) in the Journey to the Center of the Earth franchise, was named after Anderson.[13]

Anderson currently chairs the ESRM Program at CSUCI.[14]

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  1. ^ "Faculty Profile: Sean Anderson". CSU Channel Islands. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. ^ "CSUCI Students Announce Maximus Awards Winners - News Releases - CSU Channel Islands". www.csuci.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  3. ^ Moore, Jean (15 October 2010). "Environment is CSUCI professor's classroom". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  4. ^ Alexander-Bloch, Benjamin (19 February 2013). "Plaquemines Parish woodlands get some support for invasive species removal". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Environmental Science professor receives teaching award from Maritime Alliance - News Releases - CSU Channel Islands". www.csuci.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  6. ^ Şekercioğlu, Çağan H.; Anderson, Sean; Akçay, Erol; Bilgin, Raşit; Can, Özgün Emre; Semiz, Gürkan; Tavşanoğlu, Çağatay; Yokeş, Mehmet Baki; Soyumert, Anıl (2011-12-01). "Turkey's globally important biodiversity in crisis". Biological Conservation. 144 (12): 2752–2769. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2011.06.025. ISSN 0006-3207.
  7. ^ "Course Overview". Service Learning in New Orleans. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  8. ^ "CI in CI". CI in CI. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  9. ^ Adams, E. Eric; Tjeerdema, Ronald; Taylor, Caz M.; Spies, Robert B.; Somasundaran, Ponisseril; Powers, Sean P.; Meffert, Douglas; Mate, Bruce; Lambrinos, John (2012-05-01). "A Tale of Two Spills: Novel Science and Policy Implications of an Emerging New Oil Spill Model". BioScience. 62 (5): 461–469. doi:10.1525/bio.2012.62.5.7. ISSN 0006-3568.
  10. ^ Perel, Larry (5 May 2015). "Santa Barbara oil spill and its effect on the channel". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Why microplastic debris may be the next big threat to our seas". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  12. ^ "Understanding Wildfire in California: What the CSU is Learning | CSU". www2.calstate.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  13. ^ "CI Professor inspires 'Journey 2'". Ventura County Star. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  14. ^ "Dr Anderson". Pirate Lab. 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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