Gabrielle “Gabby” N. Ellis is a PhD student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is a deep-sea ecologist who asks questions about community ecology dynamics over space, time, and habitat. Her specialization is on invertebrates from the abyssal Pacific (~ 4000m deep) that live in sediment, on polymetallic nodules, or in the water … Continued
Christine Lee has an interdisciplinary practice straddling art, design, science and sustainability. She draws from a variety of investigation methods where intuitive direct-hand manipulation, traditional craft processes, and computer-aided technology are the central part of her research tools. She has traveled to numerous residencies and is involved in collaborations with artists and scientists. Her work … Continued
Sydney Adams is a senior at Maine Maritime Academy finishing her B.S. in Marine Science with a minor in Small Vessel Operations. Last summer, she was an environmental technician intern in a salmon processing plant in Cordova Alaska. At school, she is part of the volleyball team and waterfront student staff. She is currently a … Continued
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 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 is a AV/IT Engineer on R/V Falkor.
Grzegorz Kuberski is Falkor (too)‘s Head Chef and is from Wroclaw, Poland.
Ben Lawrence is a Second officer on Falkor (too).
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 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
