Dr. Oliver Wurl is a scientist and head of the group “Processes and sensing of marine interfaces” at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. His research interests include the air-sea interaction, sea surface, carbon cycling and aerosol chemistry, and using that knowledge to contribute … Continued
Antonella Wilby is a PhD student and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the Contextual Robotics Institute, UC San Diego, and a National Geographic Explorer. Her current research focuses on the development of autonomous underwater robots and vision-based algorithms for mapping and exploration of ocean environments, with the ultimate goal of better understanding and … Continued
Nicholas is currently an undergraduate sophomore at the University of Hawaii at Manoa majoring in global environmental science under SOEST (the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology). During his time at UH, he has interned with Shawn Murakawa to try and better understand the life of Hawaiian sea turtles in the pelagic areas … Continued
Kyra is a recent graduate from Hawaii Pacific University with a BS in Marine Biology. Although she originally grew up in a landlocked state, her passion for the ocean truly bloomed from the heart and took her thousands of miles away to the islands in order to to study science in college. During her time … Continued
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Jennifer Keating-McCullough is a JIMAR Sr. Passive Acoustic Associate in the Cetacean Research Program at the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. She earned her B.A. in Biological Sciences from DePauw University, and her M.Sc. in Biological Sciences from the University of California San Marcos. She has worked in the field of acoustics for 18 years … Continued
Yvonne is a PhD candidate at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned her B.Sc. degree in Aquatic Biology at the University of California Santa Barbara. She is interested in identifying trends in cetacean populations using passive acoustic technology by incorporating these data types into different statistical models. Part of her work includes developing … Continued
Artist, educator and marine advocate, Cindy Roe takes inspiration from her deep, immovable kinship with the sea to craft her unforgettable paintings and sculptures. A lifetime of living both on and next to the water has enabled her to express its serenity, history, function and vulnerability. Roe incorporates a variety of media to capture the … Continued
Robert Wood is the Charles River Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences in the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, a founding core faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, and a National Geographic Explorer. Wood’s work focuses on the mechanical side of artificial intelligence, creating novel microrobots and soft and wearable … Continued
Aly Ogasian attempts to re-orient herself in a contemporary world dominated by data and technology, where the romantic and adventurous spirit of discovery has been lost or forgotten. In these zones, science and technology give rise to the nebulous, the enigmatic, the mysterious — the primary goal is to “make sense” rather than to objectively … Continued
