María de los Ángeles Gallardo is a Marine Biologist with a PhD in Biology and Applied Ecology. Her research has primarily focused on the study of decapod crustaceans, with an emphasis on taxonomy, ecology, biological oceanogragraphy, biogeography, and ecophysiology. Over the past years, she has developed particular expertise in deep-sea fauna, exploring how environmental gradients … Continued
Celso Domingos is a PhD student of the Doctoral Program in Marine Science, Technology and Management at the University of Porto and he develop his research activities at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR-UP). In his PhD he is investigating the biodiversity of glass sponges (Class Hexactinellida) from the deep Atlantic, with … Continued
Erin E. Easton is an Assistant Professor in the School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and the Director of the UTRGV Marine Ecosystems Institute. Her research focuses on the ecology and evolution of benthic fauna (i.e., those organisms that live in, on, or in association … Continued
Eulogio Soto Oyarzún is a Full Professor at the Marine Science and Natural Resources Faculty, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile, and Director of the Marine Observation Center for Risks Studies on Coastal Environment (COSTAR). He also participates in the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) for Minerals and BBNJ Working Groups; Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI), Ocean … Continued
Javier Sellanes is a Full Professor at the Department of Marine Biology at the Faculty of Marine Sciences, Universidad Católica del Norte (FCM-UCN), Chile, and an Associate Researcher at the Center for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands. He is also the Director of the Aquarium and Museum at FCM-UCN, and its associated Biological … Continued
José Leonardo Chacón-Monge is a student at the University of Costa Rica. He is studying the taxonomy of echinoderms in Costa Rican waters, in collaboration with the Zoology Museum at the University of Costa Rica.
Valeria Naranjo-Aguilar is an advanced biology student at the University of Costa Rica. Her research interests include molecular biology, ecology, and neurobiology, as well as the importance of scientific divulgation. Valeria ventures into the micobial and microbial world associated with the epiphyte carnivorous plant Utricularia jamsoniana and, in the realm of neurobiology, she works with … Continued
Title and Institution: Research Professor of Geological Oceanography, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geoff Wheat uses chemical tracers to understand processes that influence the cycle of elements in the oceans. Much of this work focuses on the transport of fluids through the oceanic crust in a range of settings, including hydrothermal systems on mid-ocean ridges and … Continued
Elena Alonso Fernández is a visual artist from Vigo (Galicia, Spain). She studied Fine Arts at the Universities of Salamanca, Helsinki, and Barcelona. In 2018, she graduated from the postgraduate master’s program Art in Context at the University of the Arts Berlin (UdK) with Prof. Dr. Jörg Heiser. Her work has been shown at the … Continued
Observer-INCOPESCA Marine biologist and researcher at the Research Department of the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA). Graduated in Biology with an emphasis on Marine Resources Management from the National University of Costa Rica. I have worked for the fisheries institute since 2017, mainly in training processes for the fishing sector, fisheries management … Continued
