Marissa Kordal is currently a first-year Master’s student at the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute (UTMSI), where her research is focused on evaluating the health of oyster reefs using environmental DNA (eDNA).

Courtney Wheelock is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University at Buffalo, studying environmental and hyperbaric physiology.

I grew up with a predilection for tinkering with broken telephone and microwave parts to figure out how they worked. This open-ended curiosity about how things fit together is likely what drove me toward a career in science.

Lauren Paul is currently a master’s degree candidate at San Diego State University (SDSU) pursuing her career in marine microbiology.

Christina Zarrilli is a senior at Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering & Computer Science’s Innovation Leadership Honors Program majoring in Ocean Engineering.

Zaki D. Moustafa is a Sophomore at Duke University working on his Bachelor of Science Degree on a dual engineering Major that of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

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Allison Klein is a second-year Ph.D. student at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute located in Ft. Pierce, Florida.

Olivia Thomas is currently a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University where she is studying anthropology with a specialization in nautical archaeology.

Stefanie Dawn Martina is a master’s degree candidate studying kinesiology with an exercise and work physiology focus at the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN).

Anne was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska where she froze solid for the first 18 years of her life. At the age of 17 she traveled to Australia to learn about diving in a more forgiving environment, and fell in love.

Michael received his undergraduate degree in Marine Science from the University of San Diego in 2008.

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Josh is a Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he is studying biomedical engineering and conducting research in Prof. Paul Dayton’s Ultrasound lab.

Originally from Seattle, Emma Strand is currently an Evolution and Marine Biology Ph.D. student at the University of Rhode Island.

Angela Zepp is currently a master’s degree candidate at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in Central California working towards a career in marine science.

Although interested in nature from an early age, Sam’s passion for the underwater world really took hold as he began college at the University of California Santa Barbara.

An innate curiosity and an appreciation for natural processes have led David Weinstein to study a broad spectrum of scientific subjects and have ultimately led him to pursue a doctorate degree in marine geology at the University of Miami (UM).

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