Dr. Stuart Sandin is a community ecologist who has worked broadly in the fields of wildlife study, management, and conservation across the insular tropics. Dr. Sandin is a professor of marine ecology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), UC San Diego, where he is the Oliver Chair in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation and serves as the director of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation. His research laboratory at SIO conducts research to understand the interactions among marine organisms with a focus on coral reef communities. Among the flagship programs from his lab, the Scripps 100 Island Challenge provided a comprehensive view of the variability of coral reef community structure across the tropics and through time, providing a benchmark of understanding to help inform the efforts of coral reef management and conservation professionals globally.
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