Dr. Jason Westrich is a postdoctoral researcher working under the direction of Mandy Joye at the University of Georgia. Jason has been working in aquatic microbial ecology for the past decade investigating microbial structure and function in both marine and freshwater environments. Jason did his PhD at the Odum School of Ecology examining the role of trace metal … Continued
Andy Montgomery is pursuing a PhD in Marine Sciences from the University of Georgia. He is a 5th year graduate student in Mandy Joye’s lab. Andy studies how the dynamic chemistry of the ocean affects microbial activity. More specifically, he studies how carbon and nitrogen availability dictate microbial processes such as methane or ammonia oxidation. … Continued
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
