Dr. Mikelle Nuwer

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Mikelle Nuwer is a Teaching Professor in the UW School of Oceanography, where she teaches over 600 students each year in the field of marine sciences. Her courses focus on the geologic history of the Pacific Northwest, the physics and chemistry of coastal waters, and the intricacies of marine food webs and ecology. She is a current member of the UW College of the Environment’s Teaching Support Team and serves as a lead coach for the Evidence-Based Teaching Program as well as a Teaching Technology Fellow. Nuwer holds both an M.S. and a Ph.D. in biological oceanography from the University of Washington, with her dissertation work concentrating on the spatial and temporal patterns of molecular genetic variation in a group of planktonic calanoid copepods.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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  • Letters of Recommendation
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  • English proficiency scores (for international students)
Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.