Samantha Joye

Regents’ Professor, Athletic Association Professor of Arts and Sciences

Samantha Joye explores the mysteries of the deep sea, studying the complex interplay between tiny microbes and large-scale ecological processes in oceans.

If it weren’t for donors, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do. Those funds allow me to have continuity on my senior staff. This support also allows me to do high-risk, high-reward science that leads to even more grant funding.