Noam Altman-Kurosaki

Postdoctoral researcher - Smithsonian MarineGEO

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Smithsonian MarineGEO at Smithsonian Institution
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Investigating reef fish community responses to environmental change

  • Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      Jun 2021 - Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      • Investigating how anthropogenic stressors affect interactions between corals, algae, and consumers in Mo‘orea, French Polynesia

    • Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2020 - Jun 2021 · 11 mos

      • BIOS 2301: Ecology Lab (Fall 2020) • BIOS 2300: Intro to Ecology (Spring 2021) • APPH 1060:Flourishing: Strategies for Well-Being and Resilience (Spring 2024)

  • Biostatistician at Research Corporation of the University of Hawai'i
    Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos

    • Designed experiments and analyzed data for projects investigating the effectiveness of various intervention strategies for the management of two invasive species of algae in Hawai‘i

  • Data Analyst at Hawaii Act 132 Cesspool Working Group
    Dec 2020 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Investigated priority areas for cesspool and sewage upgrades throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands using algal stable isotope data • Results were presented in an executive summary for review by the state legislature

  • University of Hawaii at Manoa (2 yrs 2 mos)
    • Graduate Student Researcher
      Aug 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      • Conducted fish, urchin, and benthic surveys investigating the impact of O‘ahu’s marine protected areas on herbivorous fish and urchin populations • Performed turf assays to investigated differences in algal turf communities across sites and protected areas

    • Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2017 - Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      • BIOL 265L: Intro to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology lab (Fall 2017, 2018) • BIOL 301L: Intro to marine ecology and evolution (Spring 2018, 2019) • BIOL 101L: Biology and Society (Summer 2018)