Kate Malloy is a third year student at James Cook University studying a bachelor of science majoring in marine biology. Kate has also studied at Hawaii pacific university in Oahu where she developed a special interest in physical oceanography, specifically sub surface current processes, which would be observed around the seamounts in the coral and … Continued
Roxana Gonzalez Contreras is a 2nd Engineer on Falkor (too).
Gemma Rushton recently completed her undergraduate in Natural Environment and Wilderness through the University of Tasmania, majoring in geography and ecology. She has an interest in nature conservation, particularly in seabird and shorebird populations and their habitat. She will be affiliated with BirdLife Australia on the Pinging in the New Year expedition.
Dr Eric Woehler has been undertaking research on seabirds for 40 years, primarily in the Southern Ocean and participating in summer expeditions to the Antarctic and Subantarctic. He has spent extensive periods on oceanographic vessels undertaking seabird and marine mammal surveys around Australia, the Antarctic Peninsula, and in the Arctic. Eric is currently the Lead … Continued
Mr. Kevin Mackay is a Marine Geologist based at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand, where he currently has the role of NIWA Marine Data Manager. His work focuses on the management of marine data including bathymetry, oceanography and marine biology. Since 1998, Kevin has worked on the collection, … Continued
Dr Derya Gürer is a Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland in Brisbane, and Adjunct Lecturer at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia, and a visiting fellow at the School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Queensland University of … Continued
Dr Derya Gürer is a Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland in Brisbane, and Adjunct Lecturer at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania, Australia, and a visiting fellow at the School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Queensland University of … Continued
Rebekah Bradshaw is an undergraduate student at the University of Sydney, about to undertake honours in 2021 in marine geology. She has an interest in volcanism including both active and extinct volcanoes.
Sienna Blanckensee is an undergraduate student at the University of Queensland, undertaking a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours). Majoring in geography and minoring in mathematics, her areas of interest are meteorology and oceanography. Currently, her research under Dr Helen Bostock focusses on the characteristics required for the formation of Antarctic Bottom Water. In the future, … Continued
Martin has been working for over 22 years on marine protected area and fisheries management in Australia’s oceans. He is the Manager of the Coral Sea Marine Park in the Australian Government, and worked previously as a fisheries/MPA manager with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. He is the Chair of Science and Conservation … Continued
