Dr. Christopher Kelley, the Chief Scientist for this project, is the program biologist for the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL) at the University of Hawaii. He is also graduate faculty for the Oceanography Department as well as affiliate faculty at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. As a biologist, his primary responsibilities are the identification … Continued
Mark Heckman is an Education Specialist at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) on Moku o Lo’e (Coconut Island). Mark heads development of the Community Education Program which provide access, appreciation and understanding of HIMB’s research to thousands of visitors, as well as teaching science research methodology to a broad range of students, from … Continued
Nicholas (Nick) is currently working towards a BSc Honours research degree with the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies Iat the University of Tasmania. He recently completed a BSc (Geophysics) at Curtin University in Perth, Australia as well. While working on his degree, Nick developed a keen interest in learning about the evolution and behaviour of … Continued
Andres Joshua (A.J) Reyes received his B.A in Biology from the University of Guam in 2008. AJ’s research focuses on merging marine science and cultural knowledge in the Marianas Islands. He began his research career at University of Guam Marine Laboratory, where he is now employed. Currently, he is assessing benthic marine biodiversity throughout Guam … Continued
Tomer is a hydrographer and marine geoscientist affiliated with the Department of Geology at the Israeli National Institute for Oceanography. Tomer received a Category A hydrographer’s diploma from the Ocean Mapping program at the University of New Hampshire. Tomer also holds a B.Sc in Marine and Environmental sciences from Michmoret School of Marine Sciences, and … Continued
Amelia Travers is a Masters student with the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Hobart, Australia. She has a Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Queensland in the field of Geography and has used her Masters as an opportunity to gain experience in Marine Biology and Oceanography. During this voyage, Amelia will be … Continued
Jennifer completed her undergraduate degree in Oceanography at the University of Southampton in 2013. She is currently studying ocean wave sources of seismic noise for her doctorate degree. For the last few months, Jennifer has been looking at directional characteristics of a very low frequency noise component, which is caused by the interaction of oceanic … Continued
Professor Mike Coffin, Executive Director of the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, is a marine geophysicist. His research expertise encompasses interactions between the oceanic environment and the solid Earth. Educated at Dartmouth College (AB) and Columbia University (MA, MPhil, PhD), he has pursued an international career that reflects the boundless … Continued
Andrew Hosie has been with the Western Australian Museum as the Curator of Crustacea and Worms since 2009. During this time, most of his research has focused on the crustacean diversity of the tropical shallow reefs of Western Australia’s Kimberley region and offshore atolls. Andrew has worked with many facets of crustacean biology such as … Continued
Anton joined the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies as an MSc student after completing his Honours degree in oceanography and a brief stint working in environmental management. Following the submission of his thesis on coral records of ENSO patterns in late 2013, he continued on as a research assistant. Anton is a … Continued
