Sebastián Rodríguez is a Research Engineer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). He has an M.Sc. from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, focusing on underwater robotics, particularly in magnetometers and gyroscopes bias calibration for enhanced underwater navigation using low-cost sensors. Currently, Sebastián works in the Control, Modeling, and Perception of Autonomous Systems … Continued
Tanja Stratmann is postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Ocean Systems at NIOZ – Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (Netherlands). She has a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Bremen in Germany, a M.Sc. in Biology from Aarhus University in Denmark, a M.Sc. in Statistical Data Analysis from Ghent University in Belgium, and … Continued
Vicente Sufán is a Mechanical Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Robotics at the same institution. Since 2021, he has been a member of the CoMPAS lab led by Dr. Giancarlo Troni. Vicente´s research is dedicated to the control of underwater robotic vehicles, with a specific focus … Continued
Profession: Aquaculture and environmental engineer, Universidad del Mar, Viña del Mar. I worked as a field researcher in oceanic islands studying the spatial and demographic distribution of the Juan Fernandez lobster (Jasus frontalis) with its associated species in the Juan Fernandez Archipelago for seven years with the Department of Oceanography, U. Concepción. Currently, I work … Continued
I am Bernardita Mutschke Lara, an undergraduate student of Marine Biology at Universidad de Valparaiso (UV). where I was a volunteer at Chondrolab (Laboratory of Biology and Conservation of Chondrichtyans) recollecting samples of different chondrichtyans species. During the last semester, I’ve developed an interest in the genomics of crustaceans. I did my investigation seminary in … Continued
Master’s Student, Elyssia (Ely) Gonzalez, is a graduate student studying Ocean, Coastal, and Earth Sciences and takes part of Erin’s Benthic Ecology and Evolution Lab at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Her research interests include coral reef genetics, benthic ecology, and deep-sea and mesophotic communities, specifically Octocorallia and Hexacorallia. She strives to … Continued
Pablo Fajardo is a member of the community of Juan Fernandez and a recently graduated marine biologist from the Universidad de Valparaiso. He is interested in the interactions between marine organisms and the biological and physical conditions of their environment. He is a Berth of Opportunity elected to participate as an observer by the community … Continued
Manuel David Chamorro Recabarren. Islander of origin Archipelago of Juan Fernandez Chile. Visual Artist graduated from the Viña del Mar Fine Arts School, as a teacher in the specialty of painting. Management in watercolor technique, anatomical drawing, and experience in sculpture. The works generally seek the balance of figure and abstraction, looking for a direct … Continued
Francisca Oyanadel is an undergraduate student studying Marine Biology at the Faculty of Marine Sciences of the Universidad Católica del Norte (FCM-UCN) and is currently completing her thesis at the Center for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands (ESMOI). She develops his research in the Biological Collections Room of the Universidad Católica del Norte … Continued
Jan Maximiliano F. Tapia Guerra is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile. He specializes in the taxonomy and ecology of benthic invertebrates, placing a particular emphasis on organisms located in remote island habitats and seamounts. His primary research revolves around characterizing the benthic habitats and fauna of the Salas and … Continued
