Donal Manahan

  • Professor of Biological Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Office: (213) 740-5793

Expertise Summary

Expert in marine environmental biology, animal physiology and development, and the cold biosphere, including Antarctica

Expertise

  • environmental biology of animals (marine invertebrates)
  • study of life history stages (larvae)
  • biological adaptations to environmental change (global warming)
  • life in extreme environments, including Antarctica and deep-sea vents
  • aquaculture of mollusks, including oysters
  • polar science, International Polar Year
  • cold biosphere, including deep ocean
  • science policy and legislation
  • scientific research in California

Additional Information

Namesake of Manahan Peak, a 6,000-foot mountain in Antarctica National Associate, United States National Academies