Amy has recently finished her undergraduate degree at Murdoch University and is currently completing her Honours at Curtin University. Her study is on the ecophysiology of mesophotic corals in the Dampier Archipelago and hopes to one day make a significant contribution to the conservation of coral reefs. Amy’s passion for conservation and sustainability grew as … Continued
Declan is a current Honours student at the University of Western Australia, where he also completed a double major Bachelor in Genetics and Zoology. His research project involves the spatial variance of microbial assemblages associated with coral in offshore communities of Western Australia. He is especially interested in the thermal tolerance of coral and its … Continued
Roi Granot is a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Ben Gurion University, Israel. He is a geoscientist with expertise in plate tectonics, geodynamics and marine magnetics. He has a particular interest in quantifying past plate motions and worked in various oceanic basins, from the Southern Ocean and Antarctica through … Continued
Lauren Huet is in her final year of her undergraduate degree at James Cook University, undertaking a Bachelor of Science majoring in Marine Biology. Her areas of interest include marine pollution, oceanography and marine geology. Lauren is a 2021 New Colombo Plan Scholar recipient and will study marine pollution and oceanography at the Goa University … Continued
Luca Magri is a PhD student at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania. He received his BSc in Geology from University of Pavia, Italy (2015) and a MSc in Geology and Territory from University of Bologna, Italy (2019), after completing an internship, through Erasmus Programme, at University of Cadiz, Spain (2017). … Continued
Bianca Keys is a final year Bachelor of Animal Ecology student at the University of the Sunshine Coast, with a special interest in geospatial analysis, marine science and ornithology. After completing her undergraduate program, she will be completing her Honour’s degree at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies investigating the presence of microplastics in … Continued
Dr Tara Jonell is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland in Brisbane. She received her BSc in Geology (with Honors) from Kent State University (2010), a MSc in Geological Sciences from New Mexico State University (2012) and a PhD in Geology and Geophysics from Louisiana … Continued
Joseph Knafelc is a PhD candidate at the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Queensland University of Technology. He received his BSc in Geology from the University of Oshkosh, Wisconsin (2014) and a MSc in Geology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (2016). Joseph is a petrologist by training and has a passion for high temperature … Continued
Dr. Carmen Gaina is a Professor in Marine Geosciences at University of Oslo, Norway, and leads the Norwegian centre of excellence: Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics -CEED). She received her BSc and MSc in Geophysics from the University of Bucharest, Romania (1987), and a PhD in Geophysics & Geodynamics from Sydney University, Australia (1999). … Continued
Emily Conn is an undergraduate student at The University of Queensland’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Currently undertaking a Bachelor of Environmental Science, majoring in Earth Resources, Emily is passionate about all things geology, especially marine geology, volcanology, and geohazards. Emily’s previous research in marine sediments was her first introduction into the world of … Continued
