Alexis is interested in the diversity and distribution of deep-sea coral species on seamounts in the remote Central Pacific with a focus on the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA). She will be conducting a preliminary video assessment of large-scale patterns of coral abundance and diversity across seamounts in PIPA. Additionally, she is interested in cataloguing … Continued
Abby Keller is a laboratory assistant in Dr. Erik Cordes’ marine ecology lab at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Haverford College in May 2017 with a major in Biology and a minor in Environmental Studies. At Haverford, she worked in a marine biology lab to research the microorganisms that comprise the skin … Continued
As a scientist, Dr. Terry Naumann specializes in igneous petrology and volcanology, but his primary love and focus has always been as an educator in the geological sciences. He recently retired as an associate professor from the University of Alaska Anchorage, where he taught legions of undergrad courses in physical geology, volcanology, petrology, mineralogy, and … Continued
Max Rintoul is a volunteer interested in the impact that anthropogenic changes in marine chemistry and rising sea levels will have on coral reefs. Max recently graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy from the Australian National University, where he received 1st Class Honours for his research into the calcification regimes present within coral reef frameworks. … Continued
Bill Chadwick is a Research Professor at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon, and is acting-head of NOAA/PMEL’s Earth-Ocean Interactions Program. He became interested in studying volcanoes when he was in college and Mount St. Helens erupted. He majored in geology at Colorado College, where he received his B.A. After college, … Continued
Randi Rotjan, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor at Boston University in the Department of Biology and the BU Marine Program. Her research focuses mainly on marine ecology, conservation biology, and global change. Rotjan has been leading the science program for the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) since 2010. PIPA is the worlds’ largest and … Continued
Randi Rotjan, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor at Boston University in the Department of Biology and the BU Marine Program. Her research focuses mainly on symbiosis and ecophysiology, behavioral ecology, conservation biology, and urban ecology. Rotjan has been supporting the Phoenix Islands Protected Area science since 2008, and has been leading PIPA science since … Continued
Dr. Erik Cordes is a Full Professor and the Vice Chair of Biology at Temple University. He has worked on the ecology of deep-sea corals and hydrocarbon seeps for over 20 years. He has spent over 16 months at sea on over 30 research cruises, 10 as Chief Scientist. The research in his lab is … Continued
Daniel M. Vogt received the B.S. degree in computer science from the Engineering School of Geneva, in 2005, and the M.S. degree in microengineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), in 2011 with a minor in Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship. A robotics enthusiast, he achieved his M.S. thesis at Harvardís Microrobotics Laboratory, … Continued
Haunani Kane, a native of Kailua, Oahu is currently pursuing a PhD in Geology and Geophysics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Haunani uses cores taken from fossil reefs, sandy coastal plains, and wetlands to reconstruct the evolution of Pacific Islands in response to changes in past sea-level. Most reef islands across the Pacific … Continued
