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Otis Brunner is working toward his PhD at the Okinawa institute of Science and Technology, Japan. He intends to combine genetic analyses, ecological observations and geophysical models in order to predict and explain the distribution of marine species. He hopes this work can inform future conservation in the region. He completed his undergraduate studies and … Continued

Bernard Dennielou received a PhD in Marine Geology from Brest University (France) in 1997 and joined the Marine Geosciences Department at IFREMER in 1998. His research focuses on marine sedimentology. He is interested in the morphology and composition of sediments deposited on the continental margins, particularly in understanding how the transportation and deposition of sediment … Continued

Fernanda X. Oyarzún Research associate at CIBAS and Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Católica de la Ssma Concepción Research associate at Centro i~mar, Universidad de los Lagos, Chile Fernanda X. Oyarzun, PhD in Biology, University of Washington, Seattle USA, is a biologist, scientific illustrator and sculptor, who works in both worlds —science and art— … Continued

Mardi McNeil Queensland University of Technology – Brisbane, Australia Mardi completed a Bachelor of Applied Science majoring in Environmental Science and Geoscience in 2015. She is currently undertaking a PhD in Marine Geoscience at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Her interest focuses on cross-disciplinary research in Marine Geoscience, specifically biogenic carbonate sediments and … Continued

Sophie Arnaud-Haond obtained her PhD in 2000 at the University of Montpellier. After two years of post-doctoral position at Ifremer in French Polynesia, she worked five years as a post-doctoral and associate researcher the Centre for Marine Sciences in Faro, Portugal. She joined the Deep Sea Ecosystems Department (DEEP) at the French Institute for Exploration … Continued

Fabio is originally from Brazil but also holds a Spanish citizenship. He earned a PhD in Biological Oceanography from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Master’s degree also in Biological Oceanography from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. His research focuses on investigating the vast biological diversity that inhabits the ocean’s seafloor (marine benthos). … Continued

Francois Galgani earned his PhD in 1983. He is a Project manager at IFREMER, with over 25 years of research and monitoring (CNRS, College de France, IFREMER/Tahiti, Tokyo univ. Of Fisheries, Stanford Univ., IFREMER ) on  Ecotoxicology, Chemistry and Marine Litter with more than 70 scientific cruises and more than 110 peer reviewed articles. Chair … Continued

Daniela Zeppilli is a Biologist with a Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Ecology, and a  researcher at the Deep-Sea Lab, Ifremer, France. Fascinated by the world that is invisible to the naked eye, she is specialized in nematodes, a microscopic underwater phylum. Her dream as a scientist to understand the limits of metazoan life on … Continued