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Hana Koilpillai

she/her/hers
Acoustician (Affiliate)
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Protected Species Division
Passive Acoustics Branch
Baleen Whale Acoustics
Email: hana.koilpillai@noaa.gov

Hana Koilpillai

Acoustician (Affiliate)

Hana earned a BS in Marine Science (Biology) and a BA in Animal Studies from Eckerd College in 2022. Through her involvement with the Frick Animal Behavior Lab, she led a study analyzing Amazon River dolphin vocalizations and investigated the parameters of rough-toothed dolphin whistles at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. She began working with the NEFSC as a NOAA Hollings Scholar in 2021, using photo-ID catalogs to study scars on North Atlantic humpback whale flukes caused by non-lethal interactions with killer whales. She continued this project as her Senior Thesis in Marine Science and presented a poster at the 2022 SMM Conference, and she is now working towards publication. In May 2023, she returned to the NEFSC, joining the Passive Acoustics Branch to conduct baleen whale acoustic analysis.