Jessica Mitchell is in her fifth year of graduate school at Harvard University in Prof. Peter R. Girguis’s lab. She loves thinking about all of the amazing things microbes can do. For example, symbiotic associations with microbes can expand the metabolic repertoire of other organisms, influence local geochemistry and the ecosystems in which they live. … Continued
Monika Bright is a Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria and is appointed speaker of the Center of Functional Ecology at the Faculty of Life Sciences. Monika received her Ph.D. in zoology and paleontology at the University of Vienna in 1992 and her habilitation in marine biology and zoology in 2001. Her research interests … Continued
Mandy Joye is an educator, a deep ocean explorer, and an ocean and environmental advocate. She holds the Athletic Association Distinguished Professorship in Arts and Sciences and is a Professor in the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Georgia. She received her B.Sc. degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel … Continued
Allison is currently a PhD student at the University of Otago, Dunedin. She is broadly interested in the ecology and phylogeny of echinoderms. Allison received her undergraduate degree (B.Sc.) from the University of California San Diego and minored in Marine biology. She then completed her master’s (M.Sc.) degree at the University of Guam, where she … Continued
Stian has bachelors in Marine Biology and a Masters in Marine Science from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He started his career as a sub-tidal marine ecologist and laboratory manager before transitioning over to research vessel science support in 2000. Stian spent twelve years with the United States Antarctic Program’s Marine Division serving … Continued
Dan Strawser is a PhD student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at MIT focusing on planning under uncertainty. He works in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) under the supervision of Professor Brian C. Williams. His focus for this mission is the FOX planner (Fast Obstacle eXploration). FOX is a motion planner that … Continued
Darren Elvin From Jersey channel Islands Apprentice trained electrical maintenance engineer 11 years ROV experience Enjoys golf and cooking
Paraskevi (Evi) Nomikou is a marine geologist who studies the morphology of underwater volcanoes with extensive experience in marine volcanic and seafloor extruding processes. She is an Assistant Professor at the Dep. of Geology and Geoenvironment of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece). She has participated in more than 70 oceanographic cruises that focused … Continued
Lori L. Summa is a geologist with over 30 years of experience in geoscience, basin analysis research, and petroleum-systems evaluation. She retired as a senior technical consultant with ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company in 2016. In this position, she advised corporate management on strategic geoscience issues to ensure appropriate research was performed in support of business … Continued
Ben Ayton is a fourth year PhD student working in the MERS laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He studies Aerospace Engineering and is associated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute through the MIT-WHOI Joint Program. Prior to MIT, Ben received Bachelor of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Physics from the University of … Continued
