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Adam Skarke is an Associate Professor of Geology in the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State University. Prior to his current appointment, he was a scientist with the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration. Adam’s research is focused on understanding fundamental physical relationships between sediment transport, morphological expression, stratigraphy, and subsurface fluid flow in seafloor environments … Continued

Amber Henningsen is a Master student at the Institute for Geography, University of Bremen, in northern Germany. Complementing a team of biologists at INES (Integrated Environmental Solutions), which is based at the Senckenberg am Meer, Wilhelmshaven, she currently works with benthic macrofauna and megafauna from the Clarion-Clipperton-Zone. Several cruises to the Pacific let her gain … Continued

Amanda Semler graduated with a PhD in Earth System Science from Stanford University in June of 2024. She is currently working in her PhD lab as a researcher and field technician to finish a few ongoing projects before searching for jobs. Her PhD focused on characterizing the microbial diversity and geochemistry of hydrocarbon seeps – … Continued

Amy Mackintosh is a third year PhD student at Nord University in Norway. Her current research is focused on marine biogeography and projecting the impacts of future climate change on global marine aquaculture regions and species.  Amy obtained her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Marine Biology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa where her … Continued

Caterina Maria Antognazza is a biologist, currently a Postdoc researcher in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Science (DiSTA) at the University of Insubria (Italy), where her main focus is on freshwater ecosystem management, biodiversity conservation and the phylogenetic evolution of animals closely related to aquatic habitats. Her research is oriented towards biogeography, phylogenetics and … Continued

Dakota Betz is an M.S. student and lab technician at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography – University of California, San Diego. Under the direction of Dr. Greg Rouse, our lab focuses on invertebrate diversity and taxonomy in the deep sea, particularly around whale falls, sea mounts, methane seeps, and hydrothermal vents. Dakota is currently working … Continued

Davide Oppo is an Associate Professor and the Pioneer Production Endowed Professor of Geology at the School of Geosciences, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (USA), where he leads the Sedimentary Basins Research Group. Previously, he served as a Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen (UK) and the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). Davide is … Continued

Dexter Davis is a 2nd year Master’s Student at University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) under Dr. Andrew Thurber studying the role of invertebrate infauna in chemosynthesis at a young methane seep in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Using isotopes, Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME), and gut content analyses, Dexter aims to decipher the role these macroinvertebrates … Continued

Eugenio Veloso is currently the Chief of the Marine Geology and Geophysics Program at the Chilean Geological Survey (SERNAGEOMIN in Spanish), and president of the Marine Geology Group within the National Oceanographic Commission (CONA). His early research focused on the emplacement dynamics of ophiolitic bodies into continental crust, to better constrain and understand the mechanism … Continued

Eulogio Soto Oyarzún is a Full Professor at Marine Science and Natural Resources Faculty, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile, and Director of Marine Observation Center for Observation and Analysis of the Coastal Ocean (COSTAR). He also participates in Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) for Minerals and BBNJ Working Groups; Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI), Ocean Census, … Continued