UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Kinetic Model Reconstruction of Phytoplankton Light-Dependent Reactions and Implementation Towards Membrane Constraints A Thesis submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Bioengineering

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