Andrew received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from The College of William and Mary in December, 2016. His undergraduate research was primarily focused on using visual ecological principle to design blue claw crab traps that minimized diamondback terrapin by-catch. During his undergraduate tenure, Andrew also participated in Sea Education Association’s Sea Semester program; … Continued
Aurélie Tasiemski is Associate Professor of Organism Biology and Leader of the SPICI team in the Evolution, Ecology & Paleontology unit (CNRS UMR8198) at the University of Lille in France. Her activities at the University include research, student supervision, and lectures in immunology and zoology to graduate and undergraduate students. Aurélie has defended her PhD … Continued
Emina is a Chemist with a PhD in Marine Chemistry and a researcher in Biogeochemistry and Ecotoxicology Unit in the Organic Contaminant laboratory in Ifremer, France. She conducted research on the effect and behavior of oil and chemical contaminant in the ocean and more generally on the understanding of different type of pollutant in the … Continued
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
