Carlos Hiller (he/him/él) Title and Institution: Artist Carlos Hiller was born in Argentina. From an early age he felt a special interest in studying painting and biology. At the age of 21, he settled in Costa Rica, after having traveled South America consistently. He faces the possibility of dedicating himself fully to painting and realizing … Continued
Maila Guilhon (she/her/ella) Title and Institution: Research Assistant, Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, Germany and Fellow, Ocean Voices, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Maila Guilhon is a research assistant at the Research Institute for Sustainability – Helmholtz Centre Potsdam and a fellow with the Nippon Foundation – University of Edinburgh Ocean Voices Programme. She … Continued
Michel Droge (they/them) Title and Institution: Lecturer in Art and Visual Culture, Bates College, Maine, USA Michel Droge is a painter and printmaker whose work engages with the environment and ideas of multi-species, non-binary, and entangled life systems. Inspired by landscape, mapping, and environmental research, their abstract paintings, and drawings visually unravel existing systems and … Continued
Maarten de Moor (he/him/el) Title and Institution: Assistant Professor, Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica Maarten de Moor is a volcanologist and geochemist at the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa – Universidad Nacional (Heredia, Costa Rica). He obtained a PhD in volcanic volatile geochemistry from the University of New … Continued
Tim D’Angelo (he/him) Title and Institution: Senior Research Associate, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Maine, USA Tim is a Senior Research Associate at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, where works in the Deep Biosphere Laboratory of Dr. Beth Orcutt. Tim has a Masters degree in microbiology from the University of New Hampshire.
Emily Cowell (she/her) Title and Institution: Ph.D. student, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA Emily Cowell is a 5th year PhD candidate in the Cordes Lab at Temple University (Philadelphia, USA). She has a B.Sc in Marine Biology from Newcastle University (UK) and her M.Res from the National Oceanography Center (Southampton UK) through the University of … Continued
Sergio Cambronero (he/him/el) Title and Institution: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica Sergio Cambronero-Solano is an associate professor at the Department of Physics of Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica and director of development at local NGO Colectivo Internacional Pelagos Okeanos. He has a B.Sc in Marine Biology from Universidad Nacional, same institution where … Continued
Odalisca Breedy Shadid (she/her/ella) Title and Institution: Professor of Biology, Center for Research of Marine Sciences and Limnology (CIMAR), Universidad de Costa Rica Odalisca Breedy is a biology professor at the Center for Research of Marine Sciences and Limnology (CIMAR) at the Universidad de Costa Rica in San José, Costa Rica. Her research specializes in … Continued
Diva Amon (she/her) Title and Institution: Director, SpeSeas, Trinidad & Tobago, and Scientific Advisor, Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Bio: Diva Amon is a Caribbean marine biologist focused on the little-known habitats and animals of the deep ocean and how our actions are impacting them. She works at the nexus … Continued
Beth Orcutt (she/her) – CO-CHIEF SCIENTIST Title and Institution: Senior Research Scientist, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Maine, USA Beth Orcutt is a Senior Research Scientist and interim Vice President for Research at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in the USA. She directs the Deep Biosphere Laboratory which specializes in the study of the life … Continued
