Sophie Arnaud-Haond obtained her PhD in 2000 at the University of Montpellier. After two years of post-doctoral position at Ifremer in French Polynesia, she worked five years as a post-doctoral and associate researcher the Centre for Marine Sciences in Faro, Portugal. She joined the Deep Sea Ecosystems Department (DEEP) at the French Institute for Exploration … Continued
Fabio is originally from Brazil but also holds a Spanish citizenship. He earned a PhD in Biological Oceanography from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Master’s degree also in Biological Oceanography from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. His research focuses on investigating the vast biological diversity that inhabits the ocean’s seafloor (marine benthos). … Continued
Francois Galgani earned his PhD in 1983. He is a Project manager at IFREMER, with over 25 years of research and monitoring (CNRS, College de France, IFREMER/Tahiti, Tokyo univ. Of Fisheries, Stanford Univ., IFREMER ) on Ecotoxicology, Chemistry and Marine Litter with more than 70 scientific cruises and more than 110 peer reviewed articles. Chair … Continued
Daniela Zeppilli is a Biologist with a Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Ecology, and a researcher at the Deep-Sea Lab, Ifremer, France. Fascinated by the world that is invisible to the naked eye, she is specialized in nematodes, a microscopic underwater phylum. Her dream as a scientist to understand the limits of metazoan life on … Continued
Andy brings over 30 years of experience working in a wide variety of mechanical systems and project development on vessels, both domestic and abroad. Prior to joining SOI, Andy was a Port Engineer for Lindblad Expeditions for about 25 years, having been with that company since it’s infancy. Andy has a Bachelor of Science degree … Continued
Neil McNaught is one of Falkor’s 3rd Engineers
Joey Milambiling is a Galley Steward on Falkor (too).
Molly is a visual artist, map-maker and geographer. She discovered geography at Middlebury College and the power of map-making during a world-traveling Watson Fellowship upon graduation. She went on to receive a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and Ph.D. in Human Geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder to explore the ways digital maps … Continued
Lucy Bellwood is a tall ship-sailing, dual citizen cartoonist best known for her adventurous autobiographical comics. A graduate of Reed College in Portland, Oregon, Lucy specializes in traveling the world and bringing back tales of unconventional derring-do in visual form. She is the author and illustrator of Baggywrinkles: a Lubber’s Guide to Life at Sea, … Continued
Kirsten is a scientific illustrator, children’s book illustrator-author, and is currently Artist in Residence at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, in the Maker Lab. She studied marine science at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Francisco State University and received a graduate certificate in Science Communication from the University of … Continued
