08/28/2026
Meet Brian Hoover, a Johns Hopkins University lecturer and seabird ecologist who spends weeks each year at sea studying how birds can reveal changes in ocean ecosystems.
As principal scientist at the Farallon Institute, Hoover tracks where seabirds feed, migrate, and nest, combining thousands of bird observations with ocean measurements to understand how biodiversity hotspots shift as conditions change.
His research takes him from the California coast to the Bering Sea and the Aleutian Islands—and sometimes includes a banjo or mandolin between sightings.
Learn how Hoover brings his research into the classroom through our MS in Environmental Sciences and Policy and Energy Policy and Climate programs ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Umqkcr.