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I am Nicolaos Petropoulos and I work at the intersection of mathematics, physics, and oceanography. In my spare time, I love cooking, sailing, and, more generally, spending time by the ocean.

Dr. Meredith Meyer is a biogeochemical oceanographer who primarily studies carbon and other nutrient cycling. Much of her work focuses on modern carbon production and export studies using a variety of observational tools.

Maurício Shimabukuro is a benthic ecologist with expertise in marine biodiversity and the functioning and ecological significance of deep-sea benthic habitats. His research integrates classical taxonomy and ecological approaches with molecular tools to elucidate patterns of species diversity, connectivity, and ecosystem functioning across environmental gradients, advancing a more robust and predictive understanding of deep-sea benthic … Continued

Lucas holds a Bachelor’s degree in Oceanography and a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Technology from the Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), where he investigated the impacts of bottom trawling on deep-sea seascapes across different sedimentary basins along the Brazilian continental margin. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the same program, focusing … Continued

Kerry is Professor of Deep Sea Ecology at the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK. Throughout her career, Kerry’s research has been focused on sustainable management of the deep-sea ecosystem. Her research has supported the design of national and international marine protected area networks, including the creation of reliable habitat maps and models … Continued

Angel Perez has a bachelor degree in Oceanography, a MSc degree in Biological Oceanography (Federal University of Rio Grande University – Brazil) and a PhD in Marine Biology (Dalhousie University – Canada). Since 1995 is a Professor at University of “Vale do Itajaí”, southern Brazil, acting in the Oceanography Program. Angel started his research career … Continued

My academic path began with a degree in Biology (Universidade de Évora, July 2020), which included an Erasmus+ exchange at the University of Life Sciences in Poznan, Poland. I later completed my MSc in Marine and Coastal Systems (Universidade do Algarve, January 2023), where my thesis focused on the ecology of Arctic cold seep meiofauna … Continued

I have a background in Animal Behaviour and hold master’s degrees in Conservation and Oceanography. Between my postgraduate degrees, I worked as an ROV Image Analyst at a technology-focused marine consultancy, where I developed my passion for marine science and published my first research papers. I also worked as a Journal Specialist for the open-access, … Continued

My name is Inês Bruno, and I am a marine biologist, currently working with the Azores Deep-sea Research Group at Okeanos Institute.Within the group, my work centres on video annotation: identifying and annotating selected cold-water coral, sponge, echinoderm, and crustacean species down to the second to validate the SACFOR annotation method used by the group. … Continued

I’m a biologist; I completed my undergraduate studies in the taxonomy of polychaetes and my master’s degree in the reproduction and development of an invasive polychaete species, both conducted in the Department of Zoology at the University of São Paulo. I conducted my PhD in the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo, supervised … Continued