Biography

Dane Lazarus, M.S., is a Science, Research, and Policy Specialist with USC Sea Grant serving to bridge current coastal research and community stakeholders. He applies his training in coastal science and engineering to support coastal community members, planners, and managers in Southern California through the facilitation, dissemination, and interpretation of Sea Grant research findings. Prior to joining Sea Grant, Dane worked on coastal dune and wetland restoration projects at The Bay Foundation and developed unmanned vehicle survey techniques as an environmental engineering consultant. Dane received a B.S. in Ecology and Evolution from the University of California Santa Barbara, and a M.S.E. in Civil-Environmental Engineering from Loyola Marymount University.