Professional Education


  • PhD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Oceanography (with Certificate in Engineering Leadership and micro MBA) (2021)
  • MSc, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Oceanography (2016)
  • BSc Honours Co-op, Dalhousie University, Marine Biology and Physics (with minors in Mathematics and Ocean Sciences) (2015)

Stanford Advisors


All Publications


  • Emerging, Low-Cost Ocean Observing Technologies to Democratize Access to the Ocean OCEANOGRAPHY Butler, J., Pagniello, C. S. 2021; 34 (4): 94-96
  • An Optical Imaging System for Capturing Images in Low-Light Aquatic Habitats Using Only Ambient Light OCEANOGRAPHY Pagniello, C., Butler, J., Rosen, A., Sherwood, A., Roberts, P., Parnell, E., Jaffe, J., Sirovic, A. 2021; 34 (3): 71-77
  • Diel and Seasonal Variability in Kelp Forest Soundscapes Off the Southern California Coast FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE Butler, J., Pagniello, C. S., Jaffe, J. S., Parnell, P., Sirovic, A. 2021; 8
  • Mapping Fish Chorus Distributions in Southern California Using an Autonomous Wave Glider FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE Pagniello, C. S., Cimino, M. A., Terrill, E. 2019; 6
  • Biological Impacts of the 2013-2015 Warm-Water Anomaly in the Northeast Pacific OCEANOGRAPHY Cavole, L. M., Demko, A. M., Diner, R. E., Giddings, A., Koester, I., Pagniello, C. S., Paulsen, M., Ramirez-Valdez, A., Schwenck, S. M., Yen, N. K., Zill, M. E., Franks, P. S. 2016; 29 (2): 273-285
  • Quantifying the impact of BOReal forest fires on Tropospheric oxidants over the Atlantic using Aircraft and Satellites (BORTAS) experiment: design, execution and science overview ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Palmer, P. I., Parrington, M., Lee, J. D., Lewis, A. C., Rickard, A. R., Bernath, P. F., Duck, T. J., Waugh, D. L., Tarasick, D. W., Andrews, S., Aruffo, E., Bailey, L. J., Barrett, E., Bauguitte, S. B., Curry, K. R., Di Carlo, P., Chisholm, L., Dan, L., Forster, G., Franklin, J. E., Gibson, M. D., Griffin, D., Helmig, D., Hopkins, J. R., HOPPER, J. T., Jenkin, M. E., Kindred, D., Kliever, J., Le Breton, M., Matthiesen, S., Maurice, M., Moller, S., Moore, D. P., Oram, D. E., O'Shea, S. J., Owen, R. C., Pagniello, C. M., Pawson, S., Percival, C. J., PIERCE, J. R., Punjabi, S., Purvis, R. M., Remedios, J. J., Rotermund, K. M., Sakamoto, K. M., da Silva, A. M., Strawbridge, K. B., Strong, K., Taylor, J., Trigwell, R., Tereszchuk, K. A., Walker, K. A., Weaver, D., Whaley, C., Young, J. C. 2013; 13 (13): 6239-6261