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Jennifer Paduan is a Research Specialist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). She studies submarine volcanoes using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to map the seafloor at high-resolution and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to make observations and collect samples, such as of lavas, sediments and hydrothermal fluids. Her recent projects have included the historical lava flows on the Juan … Continued

Dawn Cardace is an Associate Professor of Geosciences at the University of Rhode Island, in Kingston, RI, USA. She studies biosphere-geosphere interactions in ultramafic rocks at multiple field locations, connecting mineralogy, geochemistry, and prospects for deep microbial life. At the Coast Range Ophiolite Microbial Observatory in northern CA, USA (CROMO), she led the installation of … Continued

Bekah Shepard is a scientist, science educator, and educational consultant in the greater Sacramento area.  She is passionate about communicating and sharing the excitement of scientific discovery, and specializes in designing and delivering innovative hands-on science experiences and curricula.  She has collaborated with institutions such as the Powerhouse Science Center, the Davis Art Center, and … Continued

Dr. Florian Neumann is a postdoctoral researcher at the Mexican Center for Innovation in Geothermal Energy. Florian studies heat flow and physical properties such as thermal conductivity in marine environments. At CEMIE-Geo Florian is using heat flow observations and theory to understand the geodynamics of rifting and the thermal regime in oceanic crust. On the … Continued

Giancarlo Troni is a Principal Engineer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), with a focus on the control and estimation of underwater robotics systems. He has a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and has previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at both the University of Michigan and MBARI, where he worked extensively … Continued

Raquel Negrete-Aranda earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM) School of Engineering in Mexico City. After a short period working for the industry, she reconnected with her life-long science interest and earned a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences at CICESE. Her dissertation was on magmatic evolution of volcanic … Continued

Robert Zierenberg is an emeritus professor of Geology in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California-Davis.  His research has focused on water/rock interactions in hydrothermal systems, including submarine hot springs on the mid-ocean ridge spreading centers and active geothermal systems that produce electricity with low carbon emissions.  He was an undergraduate at … Continued

As an undergrad, Ronald Spelz studied oceanography in the Marine Sciences Faculty at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) in Ensenada, Baja California, México. He worked for eight straight years in marine and coastal civil engineering projects before getting his Ph.D. in earth sciences at CICESE. Since then he’s participated in several research projects … Continued

Néstor Ramírez-Zerpa studied geological engineering in the engineer faculty at the Universidad de los Andes (ULA), in Mérida, Venezuela. He has a master in applied geophysics (CICESE) and currently is a phD student oceanography coastal in the Marine Sciences Faculty at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) in Ensenada, Baja California, México. He has … Continued