Beatriz Naranjo is a Costa Rican marine biologist dedicated to advancing deep-sea science and conservation in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. She works as an independent consultant and collaborates on deep-sea research at Universidad de Costa Rica, where she is part of the Costa Rica Desconocida initiative, an interdisciplinary effort focused on strengthening scientific research and … Continued
Wendolyn Matamoros-Calderón (she/her/ella) Title and Institution: Research Scientist, Microscopic Structures Research Center (CIEMIC), Universidad de Costa Rica Wendolyn Matamoros-Calderón is a research scientist at the Centro de Investigación en Estructuras Microscópicas (CIEMIC- Microscopic Structures Research Center), Universidad de Costa Rica. She has a B.Sc. in Biology from the Universidad de Costa Rica, same institution where … Continued
Holly Lutz (she/her) Title and Institution: Postdoctoral Affiliate, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, The Scripps Research Institute Holly a postdoc in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research (La Jolla, CA) and a Research Associate with the Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, IL). She studies the ecology and evolution of host-symbiont systems … Continued
Rachel Lauer joined the Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment at the University of Calgary in 2015, after completing her PhD in Geoscience at the Pennsylvania State University and a postdoctoral position at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also holds an undergrad degree in Psychology from Bryn Mawr College and an M.Sc. in … Continued
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
