Email: jsalupay@berkeley.edu

Phone: (510) 643-5448

Her research: Jean is a first year student, and is still developing her research project. "I'm interested in octopus behavior, particularly in how they communicate with each other and their environment," she says. Very little is known about octopus communication. Octopus can change color very rapidly; they may be sending signals to other individuals. "Most octopus are solitary, so I wonder, when they do meet, what is it that they communicate to each other and how."

What drew her to science: "I've always been interested in marine biology. Growing up on the California coast, the ocean has been a constant reminder of how complex our world is and how little we know about it."

Why Berkeley? "There are so many opportunities for doing field work," says Jean. She hopes to do her field work in the tropics... or anywhere octopus can be found!