Our Mission
We here at Algae Research and Supply are committed to educating the world about our favorite living organism: algae! Algae produces over half the world's Oxygen, is the base of most marine food chains, and is a key player in the future of clean energy. Algae Research Supply wants to educate the future scientists of the world about this incredible species through fun science projects, where children can learn for themselves the properties of our biosphere.
Meet the Team!
Matthew Huber: Chief Scientist
Our founder, Matthew Huber M.S., is trained as a Biological Oceanographer. He has spent his entire life in research and development in the sciences. During the 90s he worked in pharmaceuticals (Allergan and Purdue). During the 2000s he shifted his focus to marine science. He has been heavily involved in education, teaching at Hartnell, Cuyamaca, and Mira Costa Colleges.
Matt has been working specifically with algae cultivation since January of 2000. Studying phytoplankton photosynthesis at Moss Landing Marine Labs. Later he did research on Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) for Earthrise Nutritionals in the Imperial Valley of California. Mr. Huber was also involved in the efforts to bring algae-biofuels to market, working for General Atomics, Green Reactions and several smaller startups. He was involved with building algae farms in New Mexico, Texas, California, and Hawaii. In 2009 he received a grant from the State of California to build next-generation harvesting and growing equipment for algae biofuels. To date, he has no tattoos of algae
Savannah Hatley: Laboratory and Operations
Savannah is the Laboratory and Operations Manager at ARS. She studied Marine Biology at UC San Diego and worked in a climate science research lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. After her undergrad, she moved to the Bay Area and worked in a water quality testing laboratory for the City of San Francisco. Savannah is very passionate about laboratory research, STEM education, and environmental conservation. At ARS, she is growing our algae cultures, performing research experiments, packing orders, answering questions, and helping to further develop our educational kits and programs. Her favorite microalgae strain is Tetraselmis because they are motile and always look so happy under the microscope!