Corey Garza

@profcgarza

Associate Dean of Inclusive Excellence University of Washington College of the Environment & Professor School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences. Director @uwmlel.bsky.social marine drone program. Star Wars fan.

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Corey Garza@profcgarza· 10d

Wrapping up our annual work in British Columbia. Lots of healthy looking Pisaster though we did see one that seemed to have signs of wasting disease and looked like it was being eaten by an anemone. #seastar #pisastwr

Ochre seastars crawling up an intertidal wall.

Ochre seastars that has signs of wasting disease.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· 19d

We are now accepting applications for GeoFutures, a conference based mentoring program that provides full travel support for geoscience undergrads attending the 2026 @agu.org meeting. Application link below. Apps due Aug 21. @uwenvironment.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...

Flyer for the AGU GeoFutures program, a conference based mentoring program for geoscience undergraduates. Students receive full mentoring and travel support for the 2026 AGU conference. Students must be currently enrolled in a geoscience related degree program. Applications due August 21.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· 21d

The sunsets at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in British Columbia are always some of the best.

Sunset over the water with trees and mountains in the distance.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· 26d

Heading out for another day of field research in British Columbia. #drone #drones #dronesforscience @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

Corey Garza@profcgarza· 28d

First two days of intertidal drone surveys at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in British Columbia in the books. Back at it tomorrow. #drone #drones #dronesforscience

Image of a student catching a drone on a boat out at sea.

A drone getting ready to take off from the rocky intertidal.

Students smiling while sitting in a boat.

Aerial picture of students conducting research in the rocky intertidal.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Jun 20

Flying like the Freebird after the second goal for Team USA. #worldcup2026 #seattle

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Jun 20

Got to attend my first ever World Cup Match to see the USA play Australia in Seattle. It was a great experience made all the better with the U.S. defeating Australia 2-0.

Collage of images from the U.S. playing Australia in the World Cup in Seattle.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Jun 14

One more day until the first World Cup match in Seattle. The city is busy with activity. #worldcup2026

Collage of different World Cup scenery from around Seattle.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Jun 14

When you’re Mexican-American and it’s time for the World Cup.

Picture of Mexico and U.S. soccer/futbol kits shown side by side to each other. The post’s author is Mexican-American and showing how his team loyalties are split during the World Cup.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Jun 11

Vamos El Tri!!!! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

Woman carrying Mexico flag during World Cup opening ceremony.

Mexico national team during national anthem.

Mexico team celebrating with fans after winning their first game of the World Cup.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Jun 10

My favorite World Cup moment so far. An Instagram account trying to dunk on Doubletree Hotel and Doubletree and its supporters flexing on the account in the comments. 😂

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Jun 4

Apply to present your work at the 2026 @sacnas.bsky.social conference during their summer application period. This is ideal for students conducting summer research & are looking for a student friendly conference for their first presentation. @uwenvironment.bsky.social www.sacnas.org/conference/r...

Flyer advertising the summer application period for student to present their research at the 2026 SACNAS conference. Go to the following link for application instructions and program details. https://www.sacnas.org/conference/research-presentations?utm_campaign=255352515-2026%20RP%2FTS&utm_content=439928554&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-95033

Corey Garza@profcgarza· May 16

Great job by the undergrads in our lab with their poster presentations today at the UW Undergrad Research Symposium. Bella Andre presented her work using thermal imagery to study pinniped ecology. Brian Lam presented his work using machine learning & drone imagery to measure coastal biodiversity.

Bella Andre standing next to her poster.

Brian Lam standing next to his research posters.

The entrance to Mary Gates Hall with a sign for the undergraduate researchers symposium over the entrance.

The main hall in Mary Gates building with students standing next to their research posters.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· May 8

Pictures can tell a powerful story. Our drone work in S. California is helping demonstrate how coastal communities have changed over time Picture 1 depicts the intertidal in Laguna Beach in 1973. The second image shows the same location surveyed by drone in 2026 now devoid of seastars & mussels.

Image form the rocky intertidal at Laguna Beach, California in 1973 depicting large numbers of seastars foraging on mussels.

Recent drone image showing the same intertidal bench from photo 1 in 2026. The location is now devoid of seastars and mussels.

Zoom out image of Laguna Beach intertidal showing the locations where the first and second photo are from.

Zoom out of rocky intertidal at Laguna Beach.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· May 4

Time for the best day of the year. May the 4th be with you. #starwarsday #maythe4thbewithyou #thisistheway

Collage of characters from the Star Wars universe celebrating Star Wars Day (aka May the 4th be with you).

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Apr 4

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Mar 27

Conducting drone surveys today on Catalina Island with my former undergrad & postdoc mentor Carlos Robles & my lab’s lead drone tech Jason Ching. We visited sites on Bird Rock that Carlos started studying in the early 1980s.

Carlos taking photos while Jason flies a drone.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Mar 27

Thanks to our research permit we were able to turn the no drone zone into a “yes, drone zone!!!”

Sign posted at a beach next to our study site indicating a no drone zone.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Mar 25

Conducting drone surveys with my former postdoc advisor Carlos Robles in So. Cal. this week. First up Laguna Beach before heading to Catalina Island on Friday.

Two people watching a drone survey the rocky intertidal.

Drone flying through the air with a palm tree in the background.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Mar 21

There’s this bright thing in the skies over the UW campus. It hurts the eyes.

Image of the sun over the University of Washington campus.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Mar 19

Funny enough UNLV used to have a shark mascot on the sidelines during their heydays in the 80’s & 90’s even though the team name is the Rebels. If I recall correctly the head coach’s nickname was Tark the Shark.

UNLV shark mascot with two UNLV players.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Mar 12

We held the first networking event for students in our Valiant Near Peer Mentoring Program. The program supports first gen college students in @uwenvironment.bsky.social As a first gen college student myself, I enjoy being able to develop these types of programs. environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...

Collage of first generation college students at a professional networking event.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Feb 26

Looking forward to talking about drones, AI & pinniped ecology today @ 2:30 @ the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social #drone #drones #dronesforgood #OSM26

Title slide for a talk about using drones to study pinniped populations. The slides has a photo of sea lions along with logos for different research groups.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Feb 25

One of the cool ways that the Ocean Sciences Meeting solved a space limitation issue has been through the use of “silent” talk sessions where talks are broadcast through wireless headphones. This let the organizers set up 7 talk stages in one of the exhibit halls.

People listening to a talk via wireless headphones.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Feb 13

The deadline for our ASPIRE working group RFP is coming up on February 27. The program supports early career geoscientists interested in conducting community-based research. Funding includes $30,000 for research & $10,000 to support community partners. aspiregeoscience.org/programmatic...

Flyer for the community geoscience program ASPIRE (Active Societal Participation in Research and Education). Apply for research funding here https://aspiregeoscience.org/programmatic-offerings/aspire-working-groups/awg-2026-request-for-proposals/

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Feb 11

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Learn more about today at the link below. www.un.org/en/observanc...

Drawing of a woman in a lab coat for International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Feb 6

We are now recruiting for the next Dean of the College of the Environment @ the University of Washington. Come lead a vibrant education & research community here in Seattle. The full job description & application instructions can be found @ the following link drive.google.com/file/d/1IXN8...

Cover page for advertisement for the next dean of the College of the Environment at the University of Washington. Click on the following link to access the full job description and application requirements. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IXN8yk8-fXG6hd7wMhCjT7PFgQh4W6db/view?usp=drivesdk

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Feb 4

Someone had an “oopsies” with their sailboat right in front of one our study sites on Catalina Island. Apparently the boat has been stuck there for a couple of months.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Feb 4

Wrapped up good last couple of days of mapping the intertidal @uscwrigley.usc.edu with our drone. Back to Seattle tomorrow.

Technician preparing a drone for a flight.

Aerial view of the intertidal as seen from a drone.

Corey Garza@profcgarza· Feb 3

Coming in for another happy landing on Catalina Island after our first day of drone mapping. Back at it tomorrow. @uscwrigley.usc.edu @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwmarinebiology.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social #catalinaisland #drone #drones