Photo of NW CASC Faculty Fellow Sam Kastner. Sam smiles in front of a boat.

Sam Kastner

Western Washington University

Bio

Dr. Sam Kastner is an assistant professor in environmental science and marine & coastal science at Western Washington University. He is a coastal physical oceanographer interested in coastal and estuarine circulation, mixing, and transport, and the impact of related physical processes on ecosystems and communities. Sam received his doctorate in civil & environmental engineering from the University of Washington in 2020 and was a postdoctoral scholar at University of California-Irvine. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, baking, playing trombone, board games and hiking.

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