Galveston’s Sea Life Facility: Salty Marine Creatures And Interesting Work

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Manager Katie St. Clair runs the on-campus center that features unique sea critters for visitors and important research for students and faculty.

Katie St. Clair has loved the ocean her entire life, and she got hooked, so to speak, on marine life at an early age. As the manager of the Sea Life Facility at Texas A&M University at Galveston, you might say she could not fathom working anywhere else – she already has her dream job.

St. Clair became manager of the Sea Life Facility (SLF) in 2015, and her plate is always full – besides running the SLF on the Galveston campus, which receives thousands of visitors each year, she also helps supervise the many research projects associated with it by both faculty and students.

“I consider it an honor to work with our researchers and students, and the most rewarding part of my job is providing hands-on training for our undergraduate students,” she said.

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