Hopkins Marine Station (1951 - Present)
Pacific Grove, California
1950s

Also during the 1950's, an opportunity arose to gather a collection of high resolution photographs of the intertidal surrounding Hopkins Marine Station.
Faculty present in 1950s were:
- Donald P. Abbott - invertebrates (newly arrived)
- Lawrence Blinks - electrobiology & photosynthesis (director)
- Rolf Bolin - fish
- Graham DuShane - embryology (retires in 1956)
- Arthur Giese - cell physiology
- George Hollenberg - algae (newly arrived)
- Gilbert Smith - algae (retires in 1951)
- Cornelis Van Niel - microbiology
- Douglas Whitaker - embryology (retires in 1956)
1960s

Marinostat building comes on line w/ hot and cold running seawater and light controlled rooms. 1963
John Phillips spearheads the development of Biology Course 175H, introducing students to independent research. 1963
Cornelis van Niel is 1st biologist awarded the President's National Medal of Science. 1964
John Phillips become director in 1965. Princess Huniko from Japan visits. 1965
Alan Baldrige becomes librarian. 1966
Stanford purchases Hovden cannery to prevent hotel being built next door. 1968
In 1968 Julius B. Phillips, California Department of Fish and Game, retires after forty years in an office at Hopkins on the top floor of Agassiz.
The Proteus, a 90 foot tuna boat, bought in 1969 continues the work of the Te Vega, but mostly in Monterey Bay.
Faculty present in the 1960s were:
- Donald P. Abbott- invertebrates
- Isabella Abbott - algae (promoted to professor in 1961)
- Lawrence Blinks - electrobiology & photosynthesis (retires in 1965)
- Rolf Bolin - fish (retires in 1968)
- David Epel - development (arrives 1964)
- Arthur Giese - cell physiology
- Malvern Gilmartin - bio-oceanography (arrives 1967)
- Eugene Haderlie - oceanography (arrives 1962)
- George Hollenberg - algae (retires 1967)
- Welton Lee - invertebrates (arrives 1966)
- John Martin - oceanography (arrives 1969)
- John Phillips - biochemistry (arrives 1962, director 1965)
- Cornelis Van Niel - microbiology (retires in 1963)
- Norman Wessells - development (newly arrived)
1970s

Flora and Fauna - as described in the 1971 Hopkins Marine Station Bulletin
Hovden cannery closes (canning squid) in 1972. Hopkins uses it for storage.
Colin Pittendrigh becomes director in 1976. Isabella Abbott and George J. Hollenberg publish Marine Algae of California.
Boat Works becomes library, dive lockers, and front office in 1977.
Friends of Hopkins Marine Station started. Dick Berlin first chairperson, 1978.
Isabella Abbott receives Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1979.
Faculty present in the 1970s were:
- Donald P. Abbott - invertebrates
- Isabel Abbott - algae
- Charles Baxter - invertebrates (arrives 1974)
- Lawrence Blinks - professor emeritus
- Robin Burnett - ecology (arrives 1975)
- David Epel - development (returns 1978)
- Frederick Fuhrman - bio-oceanography (arrives 1973, leaves 1979)
- Arthur Giese - cell physiology (retires in 1971)
- Malvern Gilmartin - bio-oceanography (retires 1975)
- Eugene Haderlie - oceanography
- Welton Lee - invertebrates (leaves 1974)
- John Martin - oceanography (leaves 1973)
- Daniel Mazia - cell physiology (arrives 1979 as emeritus)
- John Phillips - biochemistry (retires in 1978)
- Colin Pittendrigh - circadian rythyms (arrives 1976 as new director)
- Joan Roughgarden - evolution (arrives 1978)
- Stuart Thompson - neurobiology (arrives 1979)
- Norman Wessells - development (leaves 1976)
1980s

Donald P. Abbott receives Disnkelspiel Award for Outstanding Service to ugrad edu, 1982
Hopkins Marine Life Refuge is renewed. Monterey Bay Aquarium opens. 1984
The Aquaria building is completed. 1985
Mark Denny publishes Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment, 1988
Miller Library opens. Dennis Powers is director. 1989
Faculty present in the 1980s were:
- Donald P. Abbott - invertebrates (retires in 1983)
- Isabel Abbott - algae (retires in 1983)
- Charles Baxter - invertebrates (reitres in 1982)
- Lawrence Blinks - professor emeritus (dies in 1989)
- Robin Burnett - ecology (leaves 1983)
- Mark Denny - biomechanics (arrives 1982)
- David Epel - development (interm director 1986-1988)
- William Gilly - neurobiology (arrives 1982)
- Eugene Haderlie - oceanography
- Daniel Mazia - cell physiology
- Colin Pittendrigh - circadian rythyms (retires 1985)
- Dennis Powers - molecular ecology (arrives 1989 as new director)
- Joan Roughgarden - evolution
- Stuart Thompson - neurobiology
1990s

Denny publishes Air and Water, 1993
Tuna Research and Conservation Center opens {TRCC) 1994
David Epel receives Allan Cox Medal for Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research, 1995
DeNault Research building opens, 1996
Mark Denny receives Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching. President Clinton and VP Gore visit. 1998
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Honors George Somero, 1998
Faculty present in the 1990s were:
- Barbara Block - fish (arrives 1993)
- Mark Denny - biomechanics
- David Epel - development
- William Gilly - neurobiology
- Eugene Haderlie - oceanography (retires 1995)
- Daniel Mazia - cell physiology (dies 1997)
- Dennis Powers - molecular ecology
- Joan Roughgarden - evolution (retires 1992)
- George Somero - physiology (arrives 1995)
- Stuart Thompson - neurobiology
- James Watanabe - invertebrates (arrives 1992)
2000s

Barbara Block publishes Tuna: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution, 2001
Steve Palumbi publishes The Evolution Explosion : How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change, 2001
George Somero publishes Biochemical Adaptation: Mechanism and Process in Physiological Evolution, 2002
Stanford@SEA starts and continues every other year to present, 2003
American Society for Microbiology designated Hopkins Marine Station as a "Milestones in Microbiology" site in memorial to Professor Cornelis B. van Niel's 32 years of research and teaching, 2004
Gilly, Baxter, & Burnett retrace Sea of Cortez cruise, 2004
Hopkins Marine Life Refuge name was changed to Hopkins State Marine Reserve. 2005
James Watanabe receives Western Society of Naturalists Naturalist of the Year Award, 2005
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Honors Barbara Block, 2005
James Watanabe receives the Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Western Society of Naturalists Naturalist of the Year Award, 2006
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Honors David Epel, 2006
Allan A. Cox Medal for Fostering Excellence in Undergraduate Research at Stanford University, 1995
Mark Denny & Joanna Nelson publishes Conversations with Marco Polo: the Remarkable Life of Eugene C. Haderlie, 2006
Mark Denny publishes Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores, 2007
Mark Denny publishes How the Ocean Works: an Introduction to Oceanography, 2008
Stephen Palumbi becomes director, 2008
Scott Gilbert and David Epel publish Ecological Developmental Biology: integrating epigenetics, medicine and evolution,2009
Faculty present in 2000s were:
- Barbara Block - fish
- Mark Denny - biomechanics
- David Epel - development
- William Gilly - neurobiology
- Fiorenza Micheli - ecology (arrives 2000)
- Stephen Palumbi - molecular ecology (arrives 2002, director in 2008)
- Dennis Powers - molecular ecology (retires 2001)
- George Somero - physiology (becomes director 2001)
- Stuart Thompson - neurobiology
- James Watanabe - invertebrates
2010s

Stephen Palumbi wins Benchley Award for Excellence in Science, 2011
Barbara Block given the Rolex Award for Enterprise, 2012
Stephen Palumbi & son Anthony Palumbi publish The Extreme Life of the Sea, 2014
The David Epel Microscopy Center established in the Jacques Loeb Building, 2015
Special issue dedicated to George Somero, Journal of Experimental Biology, 2015
Scott Gilbert and David Epel publish Ecological Developmental Biology: The environmental regulation of development, health and evolution, 2015
Jeremy Goldbogen receives ONR: 2016 Young Investigator Award ONR, 2016
Barbara Block receives Benchley Ocean Award—the Academy Award of the ocean COS, 2016
Steve Palumbi elected to the National Academy of Sciences NAS, 2016
Mark Denny publishes Ecological Mechanics, 2016
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Honors Fiorenza Micheli, 2017
Mark Denny becomes director, 2018
Faculty present in the 2010s were:
- Barbara Block - fish
- Larry Crowder - fisheries (arrives 2011)
- Giulio De Leo - computational ecology (arrives 2011)
- Mark Denny - biomechanics
- David Epel - development (emeritus 2010)
- William Gilly - neurobiology
- Jeremy Goldbogen - physiology (arrives 2012)
- Chris Lowe - development (arrives 2010)
- Fiorenza Micheli - ecology (arrives 2000)
- Stephen Palumbi - molecular ecology
- George Somero - physiology (emeritus 2004)
- Stuart Thompson - neurobiology
- James Watanabe - invertebrates
2020s
Fiorenza Micheli and Jeremy Goldbogen become co-directors, 2020
Stuart Thompson receives Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2022
Hopkins Marine Station become part of the Doerr School of Sustainability.
Faculty present in the 2020s are:
- Barbara Block - fish
- Larry Crowder - fisheries (arrives 2011)
- Giulio De Leo - computational ecology (arrives 2011)
- Mark Denny - biomechanics
- Robin Elahi - - invertebrates (arrives 2018)
- David Epel - development (emeritus 2010)
- William Gilly - neurobiology
- Jeremy Goldbogen - physiology (arrives 2012)
- Chris Lowe - development (arrives 2010)
- Fiorenza Micheli - ecology (arrives 2000)
- Stephen Palumbi - molecular ecology
- George Somero - physiology (emeritus 2004)
- Stuart Thompson - neurobiology
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