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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

Title and Institution: Professor and researcher at the Costa Rica Volcanological and Seismological Observatory, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. Marino Protti obtained his bachelor’s degree in geology at the University of Costa Rica in 1983 and a postgraduate degree in Seismology in Japan in 1984, a MSc. and a PhD. in Earth Sciences and Geophysics … Continued

Title and Institution: Distinguished Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Andrew Fisher has been a professor at the University of California since 1995, where he runs the Hydrogeology research group in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and is affiliated with the Departments of Ocean Sciences, Environmental Studies, and Microbiology and Environmental … Continued

Title and Institution: Ph.D. student, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, USA Ryu is a PhD student at the University of California, Santa Cruz in the USA. He recently completed his undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, where his research focused on modeling the internal … Continued

Manuel “Oscar” Corpus Almacen is a graduate student from CalState Los Angeles pursuing his master’s in biology. Born in Manila Philippines, he immigrated with his family to the United States in 2006. He graduated from CalState in 2023 with his bachelor’s degree in microbiology. He joined the lab of Dr. Gustavo Ramírez during the summer … Continued

Title and Institution: Research Scientist, Center for Research on Microscopic structures (CIEMic), University of Costa Rica Fiorella Vásquez-Fallas is a marine biologist. She has an B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Costa Rica, and she is coursing a Lic. in Zoology at the same institution. She recently began to work in the Center for … Continued