Person: Michelle Reinshagen

Michelle is the Controller for Schmidt Ocean Institute.  She earned a B.S. in Accounting from the Florida State University and an M.S. in Taxation from George Mason University.  She received her CPA license in the state of Maryland.  When not engaged in matters of accounting or taxation, Ms. Reinshagen enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest with … Continued

Person: Wendy Schmidt

Wendy Schmidt is a philanthropist and investor who has spent the past 17 years creating innovative non-profit organizations to work with communities around the world for clean, renewable energy, healthy food systems, healthy oceans and the protection of human rights. The critical interconnections between human activity, the land we live on and the ocean we … Continued

Person: Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt is an accomplished technologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. As Google’s chief executive officer, he pioneered Google’s transformation from a Silicon Valley startup to a global leader in technology. He served as Google’s CEO and chairman from 2001-2011, executive chairman from 2011-2018, and most recently as technical advisor. Under his leadership Google dramatically scaled its infrastructure … Continued

Log Post: What’s in your Pocket

It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement and huge scale of an expedition to the deepest trench in the world, with big landers to go to the bottom and even bigger cranes to get them there. It’s easy to get lost in the fast paced, chaotic, constant movement and activity of the incredible … Continued

Cruise: Falkor Visits San Francisco’s Exploratorium

On July 28th, after making her first passage through the Panama Canal, Schmidt Ocean Institute’s 272-foot research vessel Falkor made its way beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and into San Francisco for the first time.

Person: Cecelia Hannides

Dr. Cecelia Hannides is a Research Scientist in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Dr. Hannides has almost 20 years of research experience in marine and biological sciences, and received her B.S. (High Honors, Biology) from the University of Michigan, her M.S. degree from Stony Brook University (Marine … Continued

Person: Matt Iacchei

Dr. Matthew Iacchei is a post-doctoral research associate in Dr. Erica Goetze’s laboratory, in the Oceanography Department at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Matt is a marine molecular ecologist who is broadly interested in how both natural and human-induced changes in ecosystems impact the abundance, distribution, and diversity of species.  Matt completed his B.S. … Continued

Person: Lauren von Woudenburg

Lauren hails from a coastal town in New Jersey, and was so interested in marine science from a young age that she attend a marine science magnet school, The Marine Academy of Science and Technology. From there, she completed her undergrad work at Eckerd College in St.Petersburg, Florida with a B.S. in Marine Science and … Continued

Person: Astrid Leitner

Astrid Leitner completed two bachelors degrees at the University of California at Santa Cruz in 2012. She has one degree in Marine Biology and another degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences. During her undergraduate career she focused mainly on coastal ecology, working for the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO). Astrid began her … Continued