Ben Houseman is an Honours student at the University of Queensland under Dr Helen Bostock. His research project focuses on the palaeoceanography of the South-West Pacific Ocean over the Mid-Pleistocene transition by looking at proxy evidence in marine sediment cores. He previously completed a BSc in Geographical Science at the University of Queensland. Prior to … Continued
Ella Sinclair has just completed her undergraduate degree, graduating from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Biology and minoring in Earth Science and Wild Life Ecology. Ella plans on doing persuing post graduate study, focusing on Coral Reef research and Conservation Management, in tropical and coastal areas in the Pacific. … Continued
Haydn Trounce is a first year PhD Candidate at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Science at Queensland University of Technology. Haydn’s background is in atmospheric physics, particularly in aerosols. Haydn’s current research is investigating the sources and sinks of cloud condensating nuclei (CCN) in Australia’s oceans, which play an important role in Earth’s climate … Continued
Dr Helen Bostock is a marine geologist and biogeochemical oceanographer. She uses a range of different datasets to understand the modern and past changes in ocean circulation. These include bathymetric data, sediment samples and cores, plankton (microfossils), deep sea corals, hydrographic (temperature, salinity, oxygen) and other water chemistry data (nutrients and carbonate parameters). She is … Continued
Daniel Grycz is Head Chef on R/V Falkor (too).
Associate Professor Catherine Ball is a scientific futurist, speaker, and author, who has founded and led numerous ventures where emerging technologies meet humanitarian, education, and environmental needs. Catherine creates businesses and champions movements and is a sought-after voice across the start-up, futurist, and tech world. Catherine works globally across a wide range of projects, from … Continued
Kristina Gjerde is Senior High Seas Advisor to IUCN’s Global Marine and Polar Programme and adjunct professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California, where she teaches an intensive course on international marine law. For almost 30 years, Kristina has worked on the progressive development of public international law relating to the … Continued
Alan Leonardi has a multi-decade history of experience and leadership responsibilities in the ocean science, research, management, and education community. An employee of NOAA since 2003, Dr. Leonardi previously served as the Director of the Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, where he led the National Ocean Exploration Program and served as Co-Chair of the … Continued
David L. Mearns is a chartered marine scientist, award-winning author and expedition leader of deep ocean projects. He is one of the world’s most experienced and successful deep-sea shipwreck hunters having located 25 major shipwrecks with an overall 90% success rate, and has been awarded five Guinness World Records, including one for locating the deepest … Continued
