Linda Welzenbach is the science communications specialist in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University. A geologist and former meteorite curator from the Smithsonian Institution who has participated on two expeditions to collect meteorites from Antarctica, she is looking forward to communicating this unique search for rocks from space aboard the … Continued
Dr. John R. Smith is an Oceanographer at the University Hawai‘i at Mānoa in the School of Ocean and Earth Science & Technology where he carries out research and a variety of specialized activities. He has used various acoustical and in situ methods to study the seafloor and sub-seafloor in many of the world’s oceans, … Continued
Becca Lensing is a Ph.D. Candidate in Marine Biology at the Center for Microbial Oceanography Research and Education (C-MORE) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She received her bachelor’s degree in Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Cornell College. Her previous work has investigated symbiotic relationships in insect and coral hosts and worked … Continued
Sarah Bingo is a research associate at the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science. She works with the Joint Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research extracting animal data from ROV video surveys of deep-water communities on seamounts and ridges. Her recent work involved extracting animal abundance data from ROV footage collected by … Continued
Abrian Curington is an illustrator specializing in light-hearted fantasy stories that champion fun, adventure, and conquering the obstacles of life. After graduating with a BA in Fine Art from WWU, she started Blue Cat Co., an independent publishing company dedicated to producing fantastical works that give people an escape from the din of the world. … Continued
Meredith Brindley is a multimedia artist from Brisbane, Australia. She is chiefly concerned with converting data into new forms to simulate reality, though more broadly she is interested in artwork about the destruction of forms of technology, the environment, and globalization. She uses the mediums of glass, artificial intelligence, data visualization, machine learning, robotics, and … Continued
Early on, Gideon Gerlt’s creativity was strongly influenced by the vibrant natural environment of rural Alaska. Exploring the wilderness in the shadow of Denali mountain with so little human contact, instilled in him a curiosity about the unseen world that existed in such great abundance and yet felt elusive. This sense of mystery has worked … Continued
Kishan Munroe is a documentarian and multidisciplinary artist whose practice comprises painting, drawing, photography, film, installation art and engineering. Fortified by a framework of extensive historical analysis he uses his structures, documentary footage and the composition of visual commentary as catalysts for social consciousness of underexplored narratives. Munroe, an avid explorer, frequently engages in anthropological … Continued
Alexis Haifley resides in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their menagerie of animals. Originally from Ohio, she received her BS in 2010 at Ashland University where she majored in Criminal Justice and Environmental Science. She is currently enrolled at the Evergreen State College in the Masters of Environmental Studies Program and is focusing … Continued
