Christopher Powers
Research Biologist
Population & Ecosystems Monitoring & Analysis Division
Population Biology
Molecular Sequencing Data Analysis
Office: (203) 872-2170
Email: christopher.powers@noaa.gov
Christopher Powers
Research Biologist
Chris earned a BS in Marine Science and Biochemistry from East Stroudsburg University, an MS in marine science from the University of New England, and a PhD in Biological and Environmental Science at the University of Rhode Island. Chris joined the NOAA Milford Laboratory in 2024. His research involves the analysis of molecular sequencing data with a particular focus on amplicon sequencing data analysis. Chris examines ways to better optimize analysis pipelines, from taxonomic assignment to species abundance and diversity analysis.