Maria Pachiadaki is a Marine Microbiologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), USA. Maria aims to unveil the mysteries of the microbial life of the aphotic ocean realm. She is particularly interested in the identity, function and activity of the microorganisms inhabiting oxygen-depleted marine systems, and their effects on global ecosystem processes. She also works … Continued
Alessandra Savini is Associate Professor at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, where she teaches introductory courses in submarine geomorphology. She is a marine geoscientist with expertise in seafloor imaging and mapping using geophysical data and RGB underwater still images and videos. She has contributed to the development of advanced … Continued
Gaspar González is a Geographer, currently serving as a Geographical Information System Analyst for the Continental Shelf Project of Chile at the National Department of State Borders and Boundaries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. He takes part of this expedition as an Observer designated by the State of Chile.
Tauroa Aguilera Hey (Rapa Nui, 1997) is an artist who lives and works in Easter Island, Chile. He has a degree in visual arts with a major in painting from the Finis Terrae University (Santiago, Chile). His work focuses mainly on the representation, preservation, and development of art and culture Rapa Nui; this has led … Continued
Carlos F. Gaymer is a Full Professor at the Department of Marine Biology at the Faculty of Marine Sciences, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile, and Director of the Center for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands (ESMOI). He is also Director and associate researcher of the Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA). … Continued
Monserratt Gonzalez is an oceanographer at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Valparaíso and works as a technician at the Laboratory of Greenhouse Gases (LABGEI). Their current research focuses on the distribution of microplastics in Robinson Crusoe Island and its biogeochemical conditions, along with “Endémica” Foundation. They are happy to return to the Falkor (too), open their … Continued
Marcela Cornejo was born in Santiago, Chile. She is Oceanographer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso with a Doctorate in Oceanography from the University of Concepción, Chile. Marcela is a full professor at the Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile, and director of the Laboratory of Marine Biogeochemistry of … Continued
Josefa is currently a researcher and coordinator in the participatory science program “Científicos de la Basura” (Scientists of Litter). Previously, she has participated in projects on non-native marine species in tidal pools in Chile and has worked in the area of outreach on seagrass meadows in the north-central of the country. Her professional experience focuses … Continued
Physical oceanographer, Doctor de la Universidad de Toulouse Paul Sabatier, his research areas include tropical climate variability, ocean and climate, climate change, air-sea interaction, multi-model analysis, regional biogeochemical coupled model development. Over the past 20 years, he has been involved in various projects dedicated to the study of the South Eastern Pacific, dealing with regional … Continued
Matthew Lee is a marine ecologist specialising in the study of the meiobenthos, organisms less than a millimetre in size that live in marine sediments. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Centro i~mar, Universidad de Los Lagos in Puerto Montt, southern Chile. His main research interests are the diversity and ecology of the … Continued
