Henrietta Dulai

Dr. Henrietta Dulai is an Associate Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Dulai is a geochemist who studies the chemical cycles and distribution of land-based solutes focusing on coastal hydrology, as well as shelf- and ocean basin … Continued

Isabela Trumble

Isabela is currently an undergraduate senior at Boston University majoring in marine science. During her time at BU she has joined the Rotjan Marine Ecology Lab where she is investigating nutrient translocation in Astrangia poculata, a facultative symbiotic temperate coral. Her focus has been on coral physiology specifically asking questions related to symbiosis and colonialism. By … Continued

Kolos Kovacs

Kolos Kovacs is a AV/IT Engineer on R/V Falkor.

Grzegorz Kuberski

Grzegorz Kuberski is Falkor (too)‘s Head Chef and is from Wroclaw, Poland.  

Ben Lawrence

Ben Lawrence is a Second officer on Falkor (too).

Jarad Easterwood

Jarad Easterwood is one of Falkor’s ROV Pilot/ Technicians. He served in the United States Navy for 9 years as an aircraft support equipment technician. For five years he was a flight deck troubleshooter on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, and four years were served as the production manager for the Fleet Readiness … Continued

Penny McCowen

Penny McCowen is a NAGT summer intern for the U.S. Geological Survey at the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center in Gainesville, Florida. She received her B.S. degree in Biology with an emphasis on ecology and evolution from Baker University in 2019. Penny worked as an intern in 2018 at the Baker University Wetlands where she … Continued

Ryan Zeigler

Ryan majored in Geology and History at State University of New York, Potsdam, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998. He then went on to graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis, where he received a Master of Arts in 2000, and a doctoral degree in 2004. He stayed at Washington … Continued

Shelton Du Preez

Shelton is a passionate and award-winning filmmaker and photographer, specializing in documenting marine wildlife, science at sea, and life onboard ships. With over ten years experience onboard a variety of vessels, Shelton has cruised and captured some of the world’s most unique and pristine environments, with highlights including expeditions to the Northwest Passage, the Galapagos, … Continued

Jennifer McClain-Counts

Jennifer McClain-Counts is a biologist at U.S. Geological Survey’s Wetland and Aquatic Research Center in Gainesville, FL. Jennie received her B.S.degree in Marine Biology (2006) and her M.S. degree in Marine Science(2010) from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She has participated in over 20 offshore cruises in both the Gulf of Mexico and western … Continued