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John A. Burns, PhD is a Senior Research Scientist at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences who studies how genetic information shapes the functions, behaviors, and roles of cells and organisms across the tree of life. His research ranges from the molecular to the ecological: he has developed computational tools to predict how cells feed and … Continued

I am a vision scientist trying to understand how animals see their world. This involves working out how eyes work and how they enable animal behaviour. My work involves comparing vision in a wide range of animals, such as ants and crabs, crocodiles, lizards, fish, sharks, dunnarts, and deep-sea amphipods. Born and raised in Switzerland, … Continued

Dr. Heather Judkins is a full professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. She received a Bachelors degree in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island, Masters degree in Secondary Science Education from Nova Southeastern University and her PhD in Biological Oceanography from the University of … Continued

Originally hailing from Chicago, Emily now resides on the central coast of California as a Research Engineering Technician in Kakani Katija’s MBARI Bioinspiration Lab. She supports the design and deployment of imaging systems that digitally capture ocean animals. She integrates machine learning and science communication by managing data and producing multimedia content for FathomNet programs, … Continued

Elio J. Challita is a Schmidt Science Fellow and postdoctoral researcher at the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory. He earned his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology, his MS from the University of Georgia, and his BE from the Lebanese American University. His research bridges biophysics, smart materials, and micro- and field-robotics, combining fieldwork in the … Continued

Dr. Field’s is a zooplankton ecologist. The Fields’ laboratory studies the role of zooplankton (particularly copepods) in transferring organic matter through the food web and in mediating bio-geochemical cycling in the oceans. Our approach is to understand how the mechanisms that occur at the level of the individual animal drive regional and global scale distribution … Continued

Cheryl Lewis Ames Graduated from Queen’s University (Kingston, Canada) with a degree in Biology (after trasnferring from Fine Arts), and then went on to a master’s program at the University of the Ryukyus (Okinawa, Japan) in Marine Sciences. After obatinaing another BA in French Literature at the University of Otawa (Canada), she completed her doctorate … Continued

I am a PhD student at Tohoku University (Graduate School of Agricultural Science) in Sendai, Japan, working in the International Marine Science Lab (Ames Lab). My research focuses on venom biology and multi-omics approaches to better understand and detect box jellyfish, including developing environmental DNA (eDNA)–based early warning tools. During the OceanShot 2026 Falkor (too) … Continued

Brennan Phillips specializes in the development and application of novel instrumentation for oceanographic research. His current research topics include fiber optic microtethers, distributed sensing, soft robotics, and low-cost, lightweight methods for ocean exploration. Dr. Phillips is a National Geographic Explorer and has participated in and/or lead dozens of oceanographic research expeditions around the world. Dr. … Continued