Aaron Hasenei

Growing up in a small, rural town along the Atlantic coast of the United States, Aaron always had an intimate connection with the natural world and its wonders. Given his proclivity towards nature and wildlife, it was only innate that he gravitated towards a career within the biological sciences. His bachelor’s and master’s degree experiences solidified the connection of his skills and passions by exploring how environmental stressors influence the performance of marine organisms through their physiology, which mechanistically links an individual to its environment.

Here, in Australia, Aaron continues this exploration through a PhD program at James Cook University investigating how future ocean warming impacts resilience potential within one of the most critical yet vulnerable groups of animals within our oceans, sharks. His research will provide invaluable insights of the capacity for adaptation within shark species under future climate change to enhance conservation initiatives in an uncertain future.