CHARLOTTE SEID
MUSEUM SCIENTIST
DIRECTORS OFFICE-SIO
Collection Manager, Benthic Invertebrate Collection
Research Interests
- Marine invertebrate biodiversity and biogeography
- Marine invertebrate phylogenetics and taxonomy
- Deep-sea biology
- Chemosynthesis-based ecosystems (methane seeps, hydrothermal vents, organic falls)
Collection Management
- Specimen acquisition, preservation, cataloguing
- Loaning specimens and serving data to the global research community
- Digitization of legacy specimens
Education
- B.A., Harvard University
- PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology