Anke Zernack is a senior researcher in the Volcanic Risk Solutions group at Massey University. She uses stratigraphic field mapping together with sedimentological and geochemical approaches to reconstruct volcanic processes, eruption histories, and magmatic evolution of long-lived stratovolcanoes, including remobilisation and resedimentation of volcanic material through debris avalanches and lahars. Her research also investigates primary … Continued
Colombina Valdés Valenzuela is a marine biologist from the Austral University of Chile and is part of the Laboratory of Biological Oceanography (LOCEB) at the same institution. Her career has focused on high-latitude research within the Center for the Dynamics of High Latitude Marine Ecosystems (IDEAL), aiming to understand the effects of climate change in … Continued
Diego Droguett Valenzuela is an undergrade student of Marine Biology. He is currently working on his undergraduate thesis, which focuses on the study of the composition of the benthic macrofauna of a fjord in Chilean Patagonia, and its relationship with sediment geochemistry. Since last year, Diego has assisted in the research of the Observation Program … Continued
Gianluca Fedele Ansaldi is an undergraduate student of Marine Biology at Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile. He is currently dedicated to studying deep-sea benthic ecology, biodiversity, and taxonomy, mostly annelids and macrofaunal communities of the Southeast Pacific Ocean, in his undergraduate thesis. He’s also a firefighter volunteer in Valparaiso, Chile. Gianluca in 2023 participated as a … Continued
Monica is a postdoctoral fellow within the Marine Geology and Seafloor Surveying Group at the University of Malta. Her research focuses on geohazards, emphasizing the integration of onshore and offshore datasets. She uses digital topography tools for detailed geomorphological mapping of subaerial and marine environments. Her work investigates markers for landscape development, especially following significant … Continued
Claudia Morales Garrido is a master’s student in Oceanography at the University of Valparaíso and the Catholic University of Valparaíso, supervised by Dr. Manuel Castillo. At the same time, she is part of the Laboratory of Physical and Satellite Oceanography (LOFISAT) at the University of Valparaíso as a data analysis technician for oceanographic and satellite … Continued
Constanza Perales is a geologist from the Volcano Surveillance Network of SERNAGEOMIN (Geological and Mining Survey of Chile), which is the country’s official institution in charge of instrumental monitoring and hazard mapping of all active volcanoes. Her work has been focused on geological studies from a field perspective and hazard volcanic assessment employing several methodologies, … Continued
Dr. Rebecca “Becky” Totten is a micropaleontologist and sedimentologist who specializes in glacial marine and coastal environments as an associate professor of Geological Sciences at The University of Alabama. Dr. Totten is excited to lead the Marine Biology Team on this expedition, and she will also work closely with the Coring Team to investigate the … Continued
Rodrigo is a Chilean professional geologist with a broad background in geosciences. After obtaining his BSc degree and professional Geologist Title at Universidad de Chile which mostly included tectonics and economic geology specialization courses, he did his MSc at the same university on Tectonics and Paleomagnetism, studying the Eocene deformation in Cordillera Domeyko in northern … Continued
Ivan Sunyé Puchol is a volcanologist and researcher at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). His research focuses on reconstructing volcanic histories through the characterization of eruption deposits, including stratigraphy, geochronology, petrology, geochemistry and geological mapping. Previously, he did a Postdoc in Tephrochronology at the University of Oxford (UK). His expertise in tephra correlation through glass … Continued
