Nick Goumas is a senior research engineer at the Deep Robot Optical Perception (DROP) lab at the University of Michigan. He supports the development of autonomous underwater vehicles with a focus on underwater vision systems. With a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, his primary expertise is the mechanical design of … Continued
Walter Cho is a deep-sea biologist and an associate professor in the Biology Department at Point Loma Nazarene University. His research focuses on the biodiversity, biogeography, and population connectivity of marine fauna using a variety of molecular and ecological analyses. Walter received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Harvard University and received a PhD in … Continued
Sally Jarmusz is a junior at Maine Maritime Academy studying for her Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and an Associate’s Degree in Small Vessel Operations with a minor in Sail Training. Additionally, she is working towards becoming an AAUS certified Scientific Diver. She hopes to combine her love of marine science, boating, and diving … Continued
Alexander Mapa is one of R/V Falkor’s fitters.
Camilla is assistant researcher at the Hatfield Marine Science Centre in Newport on the Oregon coast, and works within various groups (Oregon State University (OSU), NOAA, CIMRS and PMEL) based in Newport and in Seattle, Washington State. She is a fairly new member of OSU and CIRMS, having started back in August 2016. She acts … Continued
Carl Maxfield is a chef on Research Vessel Falkor (too).
Originally from northern Germany, Christian is now staff researcher at the Marine Geoscience department at GNS Science in New Zealand. After finishing school in provincial northern Germany, he joined the University of Kiel to study marine geology. A few years later he received his Diploma from the University of Kiel, followed by a PhD in … Continued
Dr. Hu Wang specializes in marine chemistry at the School of Ocean and Earth Science, Tongji University, China. He has conducted research on geochemical characteristics of hydrothermal plumes. Recently, he is interested in organic iron ligands in hydrothermal plumes, and its effect on the global oceanic dissolved iron inventory. He received his M.S. in marine … Continued
Aranteiti joined fisheries in 2004, working with the Research and Monitoring Unit doing mostly coastal fisheries surveys, including fish count and invertebrate survey. In 2010 he joined the PIPA Team and also went on the 2015 PIPA Expedition. He is a member of the PIPA Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and a counterpart for visiting scientists … Continued
Tony McCann is one of Falkor’s Chief Officers and is from Paisley, Scotland.
