Fabian Cortes is a M.Sc in Oceanography student from the University of Concepcion, supervised by Dr. Montserrat Aldunate. and affiliated with the Millennium Institute of Oceanography (IMO). His previous research aimed to discern the biological, physical and chemical factors in which a phytoplankton bloom occurred. Currently, he is focused in researching the effect that anoxic … Continued
Gerardo is an Analytical Chemist (2010) from the University of Concepción and an Industrial Civil Engineer (2020) from the University of Bio Bio. He has specialized in instrumental chemical analysis and the implementation of sampling and analysis systems. Currently, he serves as the Director of Management and Laboratories at the Center for Oceanographic Instrumentation (CIO) … Continued
Taylor Heyl is a deep-sea ecologist and Research Associate in the Biology Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Her interests are focused on understanding the relationships between deep-sea biological communities and their physical, chemical and geological ecosystems with a focus on chemosynthetic ecosystems hosting hydrocarbons and the ecological and evolutionary processes that structure the … Continued
Associate Professor Laura Bristow is a marine biogeochemist at the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Gothenburg. Her interdisciplinary research is focused on the cycling of elements (notably nitrogen) and microbial community function across oxic-anoxic interfaces, like those to be found in the OMZ off the coast of Chile, that will be investigated … Continued
Montserrat Aldunate is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Concepción and the Millennium Institute of Oceanography (IMO). She is Marine Biologist, Master of Science and Doctor in Oceanography. For her doctoral studies and later for her postdoctoral research Montse awarder a fellowship from Chilean National Agency for Research and Development (ANID), Chile. Montserrat has … Continued
Morten Larsen, currently a research engineer at the University of Southern Denmark, brings a diverse skill set and extensive experience to the research team. His past roles include a position as an Assistant Professor in Marine Biogeochemistry, working as a sensor engineer, and developing underwater instrumentation, encompassing hardware, electronics, and optical trace oxygen sensors. Morten … Continued
Lizt Selene Sibila Osorio Pando is affiliated with the Metagenomic Lab led by Asunción Lago-Lestón at the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE) in Mexico, where she conducts her research focusing on the ecological role of free-living bacterial and archaeal communities in the deep-water region within the Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone … Continued
Peter von Dassow is a phytoplankton biologist and oceanographer. He has been a professor in the Biological Sciences Faculty at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile since 2010, is one of the principal investigators of the research center Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía de Chile and is an associate fellow of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn … Continued
Sina Schorn is an environmental microbiologist currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Sina is interested in the microorganisms and their activities responsible for the emission of greenhouse gases from aquatic environments, including marine coastal sediments and anoxic marine and freshwater basins. In her current position, she is investigating … Continued
Tim D’Angelo is a Senior Research Associate at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, Maine. After spending nearly eight years as a researcher in the lab of Dr. Beth Orcutt, studying the microbial ecology of the marine deep biosphere, Tim currently utilizes his experience in multiple labs within the Bigelow Laboratories. Tim … Continued
